4-Months Old

My baby Blayke is 4-months old as of last Thursday. How in the world did that happen so quickly? Ay ay ay. Blayke is such a sweetheart. From her big blue eyes to her 1 1/2 dimples (it might just be one dimple, but I swear that I can see a second dimple at times depending on how she smiles) she is just the perfect lil' sweetie pie! She fits into this family seamlessly. Blayke LOVES to watch her big brother and sister all the time. As soon as they enter the room, her eyes light up and she gets a big ol' gummy grin. She started giggling last week, and it's the sweetest sound in the whole wide world. I would stand on my head and spin around if I thought I would get a chance to hear her giggle. She can roll from front to back and back to front, but chooses to use that skill sparingly. She does, however, love to roll from side to side while laying on the floor. Her fave toy at 4-months is her play mat. She could sit for quite a few minutes batting at the toys hanging above her. And Blayke loves her bumbo seat. I will put her in that while I'm cooking dinner, and she gets to act as my sous chef. Love it! This girl enjoys her bath time too. She kicks some major splashage all over the walls during her bath; she gets this serious look on her face and then just starts kicking up a storm. It completely cracks me up. By definition of sleeping through the night, Blayke does. But by my definition, she is no where near sleeping through the night. She can go a 5 or 6 hour stretch the first time around, and then she is up every three hours after. But that's okay. I know  it doesn't last forever. It's a few extra moments I get alone with my little baby girl. Precious moments. She isn't much of a napper. I think it's b/c we are always so on the go. She has learned to be a cat napper. The couple of times that she has taken some long naps, she has flipped herself over on her belly and fallen into a deep and comfortable sleep. I'm not comfortable, however, placing her on her belly myself for those long naps. The fear of SIDS is too close for my comfort. She will figure things out. Babies always do. At her 4-month appointment, she weighed 13 pounds (37%) and was 25 inches long (79%). We grow em' long and lean in this household. I love this lil' blessing more than words can express. She is definitely a gift from God...for sure.

Splash Day 2012

Dylan's last day of preschool was yesterday. It was touch and go there for a while at the beginning of the year, but she really came full circle. I'm so proud of my lil' cutie patootie. She had so much fun this year, and made some of her very own friends.

They had a Splash Day to celebrate the ending of the school year. Dylan had an absolute blast. There was a water slide bounce house, slip 'n' slides, pools, bubbles, Popsicle, face painting, a boogie woogie choo choo. The girl was in hog heaven! 

Dylan's First Pedicure

My mom recently celebrated a birthday, and the girls decided to go and get pedicures. Marc and Luke were off camping, and we thought getting a bit pampered sounded really nice (especially since my toes haven't seen a pedicure since July, yikes!). My friend and Luke's teacher recommended a phenomenol place, and the price was right so we all jumped at the chance. It was so relaxing. We all enjoyed getting our toes done up. But I'm pretty sure my oldest daughter enjoyed it a tid bit more than me and MawMaw did though. She told me after we left, "Mommy, when I'm a a mommy, I'm going to go and get a pedicure every day." I sure hope she is able to do that (and if she does, maybe she'll take her ol' momma with her...).

Warriors

Luke and Dylan had bunches of fun with my warrior hat from the race I did. Whenever they put it on though, they both morphed into little warriors with their serious facial expressions. These two manage to crack their momma up quite a bit !!! 

Easter 2012

We had a fantabulous Easter this year with my three precious pumpkins. We started the fun-filled Easter festivities with a little egg decorating. 

Our neighborhood puts on an annual Easter egg hunt. So, we attended. Marc gave Luke a grocery bag to put his eggs in so he could maximize his results. Boy did he ever!

We then went to church. The girls wore their matching Easter outfits. So sweet:)

 The Easter bunny came to our house and left a trail of eggs that lead the kiddos to...

a few goodies. 

After tearing through their Easter baskets, we attempted a picnic at the park with the whole fam. Of course, the rain didn't cooperate that day. So, we moved it to my parent's house and still had a terrific time. 
All in all, I would say Easter 2012 was a very blessed event. I know I thanked God for my blessings for sure. 

Bath Time Fun

Blayke loves loves loves taking baths! She is really into kicking the water out of the tub and all over the floor. Should be interesting to see how much damage she does when she has more than 13 pounds behind those kicks...

Tootsies

Can't beat admiring sweet lil' tootsies while nursing my punk'n...