All My Children!!

It is a rare occasion that I can get all of my children to sit down for a picture. I love these two pictures, this first one because all three of my girls are in one picture. This is such a precious picture. I caught Mikaeli and Kaerli a little too soon. Just after this was taken they both kissed Baeli, it was so sweet!

Again this was a rare occasion, yes this is a posed picture but it is still so sweet. They get along so well together. Especially Mikaeli. She loves Baeli. She comes into my room if Baeli is crying, and she tells me that she will take care of her. Mikaeli changes her diaper and sings her songs. She does very well to calm Baeli down when she cries. I am very proud of her.

Kaleb and Kaerli are still learning when it comes to handling Baeli. Softness is something we have to work on EVERY day. But it is a work in progress. Right now the main thing we are working on is how to hold her properly.

Having Baeli is an adjustment. She still has her days and nights mixed up, although we are getting better at sleeping a good part of the night.

I am very thankful that she is loved by her brother and sisters. I had my concerns at first, but my older children are amazing with her.

Halloween BOO!!!

The kids had a blast this Halloween! Mikaeli went as a Nurse/Raggidy Ann, Kaleb was Spiderman, and Kaerli was a Tiger.

Baeli was a pumpkin, she actually wore the same pumpkin outfit that my mom made for Mikaeli (we left it at my in-laws house, and therefore didn't have it when we took the picture... I will get one of her in it and post it). This is a costume that all 4 of my children have worn for their first Halloween.

Kaleb had a blast being Spiderman. He didn't like the hood, so Dan painted Kaleb's nose to make it so he was Spiderman turning into the Venom monster. He thought that was a cool idea.

Kaerli we had a difficult time with in terms of her costume. We have had this tiger costume since Mikaeli was Kaerli's age. Kaerli is the first one to use it. At the last minute Kaerli decided that she wanted to be a princess. I didn't have a princess dress for her to wear, so we made up a story that a tiger was the only thing that could beat up Spiderman... She thought that was AWESOME so she agreed to be a tiger...

Mikaeli was so cute. My mom made the scrubs for Mikaeli, out of fabric that I picked. She has worn them to bed ever since she got them. Mikaeli is already picking out what she wants to be for next year. She is debating on Pippi Longstocking or a Ghost.

In this picture the kids are having a doughnut eating contest with their cousin Emma. I think that Mikaeli was the only one who fully grasped the idea that you were supposed to eat the doughnut off the string WITHOUT using hands... I think Mikaeli won.

Mikaeli's Birthday Party!!!

MY BABY JUST TURNED 7!!!! Mikaeli's birthday was on October 19th. And yes she is 7 years old. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!! Where has the time gone!?!?!

This year Mikaeli got to have her first Co-Ed party (with boy/friends from school) aside from Ryan and Keagan. We went to Storybook park. They had so much fun. We had relay races and the kids had a blast!

We also had a family birthday party, where the kids bobbed for apples. They had never bobbed for apples before and thought it was AWESOME!!!

So I thought that I would share these pictures. Kaleb and Kaerli had a little bit of a hard time because the bowl was kindof deep for them.

Kaleb and Kaerli thought that it was cool because they got to get wet and no one yelled at them.