Back to School

Yay for school! The kids were so excited to go back and I took tons of pictures. They are all out of order and I'm not even going to try to fix them. Jackson is in 3rd grade and Sunny is in 2nd grade this year. So, in crazy random order, here we go:

Sunny with her bff's Emery and Makayla. These three are so adorable! Unfortunately, they all three got different teachers this year.

Jackson in his line waiting for his teachers. He has two teachers that team teach. Mrs. Mair and Mrs. Spencer. We hear they are fabulous!

Sunny's line with her teachers sign. Her teacher, Miss Layne, seems to be lovely.

Her friend Emery brought her a little birthday present to school this morning. Sunny was thrilled!

My two little monsters. They loved dropping the kids off. After we left Jack and had walked a good distance away I noticed they were both looking back. I asked if they wanted to hug him one more time and they both took off running back to him and hugged him up. What sweet kids I have.

Jackson is such a dork. After not wanting to cooperate for pictures, we came in the house and he decided he actually did want me to take one of him.

Jack did not want to take pictures this morning. He can be so stubborn. Wonder where he gets that from ?!?!
Weird hand thing, but cute smile.
I'll take what I can get from him.

Finally a smile. Thanks to Keagan and Kaiden for making him laugh.

Of course Griffin wanted his picture taken too. He still does the squinty eyed smile. I love it.

We parked in the church parking lot next to the school and all walked over together. It was such a beautiful morning.

One of a million cute pictures of Sunny. The girl doesn't take a bad one. It doesn't get any better that having your birthday on the first day of school.

Her favorite new outfit that Mimi got her. Pretty cute!

Last but not least...little Lila Cate, looking like she just rolled out of bed. That girl definitely has "morning hair," but isn't she sweet :)

Sunny is Seven

Happy Birthday to the best little girl ever!

I will refrain from writing all about Sunny and how wonderful she is because it would be too long! Let's just say she is the sweetest, most helpful, best sister, best helper, EVER! I don't know what I'd do without her and I can't believe she is 7.

I asked her today if she would stay little forever and she said no. Only because she'd really like to be old enough for a cell phone, a car, and her own laptop.

Sunny has had a fabulous birthday. She bought herself a brand new big bike with her birthday money from Mok.
Mimi took her back to school shopping and she picked out tons of new outfits and a cute new backpack.
Aunt Jess and Uncle Josh got her a sparkly new shirt and a barbie that goes in the bathtub.
Her Daddy got her a wii game that comes with a baby doll that you "babysit" and do activities with.
And...the best present of all...Taylor Swift concert tickets for next month.

She is a lucky and loved little girl. I'm so glad she's mine :)

Happy 2nd Birthday G-Man

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We've celebrated little G's birthday several times over the last few weeks. He certainly loves being the center of attention, and he figured out the birthday stuff pretty quickly. I don't have any pictures from his first party, but it was the week before his birthday at Mom's house. Luckily, Jess took a few pictures that you can check out here.

On his actual birthday we had a little party at our house and invited Nana, and Mimi and Bear. I tried to think of what G would want for his special dinner, but he likes everything, so it was a bit hard. I finally settled on breakfast for dinner. We had an egg and potato casserole, zucchini bread, bacon, pineapple, and cinnamon rolls for dessert. I'm pretty sure Griffin ate his weight in food. He loved it!

Since this was his second time blowing out his 2 year old candle, G was a pro. Well, he might have needed a little help from Dad, but don't tell him that.

On Friday, Ryan and I took Lila and Griffin to G's 2 year old check up. I brought Ryan b/c I was expecting Griff to pitch a fit (He still has quite the "personality" you know :) I was pleasantly surprised when he hopped up on the scale to be weighed and let them measure his height with a big smile on his face. I definitely didn't see that one coming.

He was a bit shy with the doctor and he had a grumpy look on his face, but he didn't cry and let the doctor do what he needed to. He did get mad at the nurse when she gave him his shot, but only for a second. Then he hopped off to get his sticker. It was very easy and successful appointment.

His current stats are:

Height: 35.35 inches -- 75th%
Weight: 31 lbs 9 oz -- 86th%
Head: 18.75 inches -- 23rd%

We knew he was pretty heavy, but I wouldn't have guessed 86th%. I think he has been slimming up a little lately though. He is pretty tall and his ribs are starting to show. He is just a solid muscle man I guess. I love to compare my kids stats (weird, I know), but he is the same weight that Sunny was at her 5 year old check-up right before she started kindergarten. He also wears the same shoe size she did in K. Funny how siblings can be so different.

Happy Birthday G-Man. We love you. And...I hope you've enjoyed all the attention you've gotten from being the baby for the last 2 years because life as you know it is about to change:)

Sunny Bunny

A few weeks ago I took Sunny to get her hair trimmed. She has been growing it out for a year and a half and it really needed a little sprucing up. She got just a smidgen taken off of the length and had a few layers put in.

The lady asked if she wanted it styled, and Sunny did. She asked for curls like Taylor Swift. It turned out so cute that I couldn't resist a few pictures.

She just might be the sweetest thing ever.
Peace!

Griffin's Modeling Career

I have slowly been replacing some of our old pink diapers as I find good deals and sales. Today we got a package that we've been waiting for for a couple weeks. I got two diapers, a brown and a white, a free pair of baby legs, and a free newborn size diaper. I went to put the brown diaper on G and he refused. He wanted the white one, and he wanted pictures of it.

I'm glad he likes the white. Truth be told, he loves the pinks... especially the hot pink one we have, he chooses it first every time. But, I hope to introduce him to some colors that are a little more manly.

I know most of these are blurry, but for those of you that know Griffin, you know he never stays still. He kept wanting more pictures taken and to see them right away. So, for his inner model, this post is all about him :)

Outside Time

Isn't she a beautiful little girl? She is growing up so fast. I wish I could freeze her in time.

We were outside all morning and had to hurry up and close up shop when it started hailing. Really, hail in July?

My zucchini and tomatoes look like they are on steroids. My poor little strawberries are getting buried by leaves and my green pepper is completely covered in tomato vines. I can't wait to start harvesting.

Griffin is such a hilarious little guy. He reminds me so much of his Bear. Give them a yard and a hose (and perhaps a lawn mower) and they are happy. Griffin could play outside with just the hose for hours.

Also, don't you love his squinted eyes? That's his "smile!"

The big 3 were playing tennis. Well, Jack was at least. Looks like the girls were just posing with their rackets.

Again with the hose. He really wanted me to take a picture of him biting it. He is weird, what can I say?

The biggest news of all, as you can probably see, is that our fence is almost finished. The guys finally got out here last week and got most of it up. Unfortunately, they have been a no show so far this week, so while we have a partial fence, there is no gate and it is open on both sides by the front of the house. They also have to finish up some detail work on the posts and a few more boards that go along the outside. Even not finished, I am enjoying it so much, and so are the kids.

28 Weeks

The top one is with Cameron, the bottom one is Griffin. Mark this down in the record books...my belly is measuring a week ahead! That has never happened before. With Griffin I was measuring about 4 weeks behind. So, I think it is a pretty big difference, but I still feel and look pretty small.

And...Cameron was adorable as usual. He is looking perfect and is a tiny little guy at 2 lbs 11 ozs. That is actually the 54th %, so he is measuring perfectly, but it is a little small for my kids. Usually my belly is a month behind and the babies are a few weeks ahead (Lila and G were both around 3 - 3 1/2 pounds at 28 weeks). That has made for some uncomfortable times for me.

This time, I told Ryan before the ultrasound that I was feeling like Cam is small. I'm not hurting at all (except where his head is jammed up in my left ribs). Turns out I was right. Me measuring a little big and him being normal sized feels so much better. I feel like I have room for him, and I can breathe and I really enjoy not being in constant pain from fitting big babies into my little belly.

I was diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes 2 weeks ago and have already met with the nurses and dietitians a few times. I have some experience with it, as I had it with Sunny, and I remember it being horrible. That has not been the case this time. I've been able to control my numbers very well and am doing fine with it.

My blood pressure is still high, and I imagine it will continue creeping upwards the further along I get. It's not too terrible yet, but it does make me not feel well. I can't explain it specifically, but I felt the same when I was pregnant with Jackson and Lila (the other two I had high blood pressure with). It is just a general yucky/sick/headache feeling all the time. The only things that help are resting and walking (as ironic as that sounds). Problem being, I don't get much rest with my 4 munchkins running around, and I'm not really able to exercise much because I've been having lots of contractions.

But, I'm almost there, and if I can just tough it out for 9-10 more weeks, little Cam will be here. He is definitely worth all the discomforts and bad health.