A couple pictures...

I tried to get some cute pictures back when I took Rebekah's 7 month photos and I'm just getting around to posting them...

Elizabeth is FIVE years old!

I'm only 3 months late on this, but oh well... Life has been busy with school and running after three crazy kids... Now add summer to the mix and I've been on the move...

1. What is your favorite color? Orange

2. What is your favorite toy? my unicorn stuffed animal

3. What is your favorite fruit? blueberries and strawberries 

4. What is your favorite tv show? Alvin and the Chipmunks

 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Cheese and ham sandwiches

6. What is your favorite outfit? My new bus outfit

7. What is your favorite game? Five Little Monkeys

8. What is your favorite snack? goldfish

9. What is your favorite animal? a Husky dog

10. What is your favorite song? Nancy's Jesus Loves Me

11. What is your favorite book? Froggy Goes to the Doctor

12. Who is your best friend? Grace and Braydon

13. What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios (plain)

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play on the swing set and trampoline

15. What is your favorite drink? Milk, Water, and Orange Juice

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas and Valentine's

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Husky and my giraffe

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Larabars and cereal

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Fried Chicken

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Belle

21. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy: go on a date and play

22. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy: give cards to Daddy

23. What is your favorite thing to do with David: play games

24. What is your favorite thing to do with Rebekah: teach her to crawl, play with her, teach her to stand up, and hold her

25. Where do you go to school: preschool

26. Who are your teachers? Mrs. Swaims and Mrs. Reese

27. Where do you go to church? It's school! Mrs. Amy's classroom

28. Where do you live? College Station

David is Three and a Half!

Our sweet middle child is three and a half (actually three years and 8 months now, but who is counting!?). With Rebekah being born right before David's birthday, I let his three year post go way too long... I took these pictures over a month ago, but am just now getting around to posting this...

1. What is your favorite color? Red

2. What is your favorite toy? Star Wars storm trooper

3. What is your favorite fruit? Bananas

4. What is your favorite tv show? Superheroes

 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Sandwiches (ham and cheese)

6. What is your favorite outfit? My new John Deere shirt

7. What is your favorite game? "I don't know"

8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit snacks

9. What is your favorite animal? Dolphins

10. What is your favorite song? Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

11. What is your favorite book? Paddington the Bear

12. Who is your best friend? Carrie

13. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play on the slide

15. What is your favorite drink? Milk

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? King (a toy dog)

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cinnamon Rolls

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Tortillas

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Captain America

21. What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy: play

22. What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy: play

23. What is your favorite thing to do with Elizabeth: play games

24. What is your favorite thing to do with Rebekah: play

25. Where do you go to school: at Church

26. Who are your teachers? Mrs. Natalie and Mrs. DeNean

27. Where do you go to church? Preschool!

28. Where do you live? College Station

Rebekah Jo is 8 Months Old!

Rebekah Jo,

Where has this month gone!? It seems like I just blink and you are another month older. You have become so much more independent this month, and while you love this newfound independence that comes with crawling, you are still a Momma's girl. That makes my heart so happy that you still want to be snuggled and close to me. You are full of energy and are such a happy and content baby and I can't imagine life without you. Happy 8 months baby girl! Your daddy and I love you to the moon and back!

Love,

Mommy

Weight: 16 pounds, according to my scale

Length: 27.5 inches

Diaper size: Size 2

Teeth: Still just your bottom two teeth!

Clothes size: 6-9 months, 9 months, and even some 6-12. Time slow down!!

Sleep: You have kept up with your trend of sleeping through the night! You have one happy Mommy!! You go to bed anytime between 7-7:45 and wake up around 6:30-7:30. Most of the mornings you are happy waking up, so I let you talk and play in your crib until at least 7 (if you've woken up early). You take two good naps a day, with the morning nap being between 1-1 1/2 hours and the afternoon nap being 1 1/2- 2 1/2 hours.

Favorite activities/things: Sleeping, wiggling, smiling, talking, and eating. :)

Eating: You are pretty much on all table food now! You started refusing to let me spoon feed you, so we just did away with baby food (aside from the pouches). Breakfast is still typically a yogurt pouch and fruit pouch, but aside from that, the only time you get a pouch is if we're out and about and you are desperate. ;) And so far we haven't found a food you don't like. Your current favorites are peanut butter and jelly, cheese, and any soft veggie/fruit.

You are nursing anywhere from every 3-4 hours during the day for a total of 5 times. If we are out and about, you refuse to nurse, but are generally happy as long as we're on the go!

Nicknames: Punkin' bear, Little Bit, RJ, Wiggles

Talking: You are quite the talker! You do ba-ba-ba, da-da-da, and ma-ma-ma. I'm not quite convinced that you associate them with anything yet, though.

New adventures: Nothing new this month, but we've had a great one regardless!

New Skills: You are crawling ALL over the place and you started to pull up! You even let go every now and then. You're not quite ready to stand unassisted, but I know it'll come quick... You'll be walking before we know it. 

Rebekah Jo is 7 Months Old!

Sweet baby girl,

Yet another month has come and gone. And what a month it's been! You're becoming more and more mobile and are such a joy to parent! You've certainly blossomed this month and are even happier than you were! Your brother and sister absolutely adore you, and the same goes for Mommy and Daddy! We can't wait to watch what the next month entails!

Love,

Mommy

Weight: 15 1/2 pounds, according to my scale

Length: 27.5 inches

Diaper size: Size 2

Teeth: Your first tooth popped through 2 days after you turned six months old and your second one came in the day before you turned 7 months!

Clothes size: 6-9 months, 9 months, and even some 6-12. Time slow down!!

Sleep: You started sleeping through the night a couple days before turning 7 months old! Fingers crossed it sticks!!

Favorite activities/things: Sleeping, wiggling, smiling, talking, and eating. :)

Eating: This has been another month of eating adventures! You absolutely LOVE to eat!! We even started you eating some table food. You enjoy that, and I know before long you'll be eating tons of it! You're still eating two pouches/tubs of baby food with each meal!

You are nursing anywhere from every 3-4 hours during the day for a total of 5 times. If we are out and about, you refuse to nurse, but are generally happy as long as we're on the go!

Nicknames: Punkin' bear, Little Bit, RJ, Wiggles

Talking: You are quite the talker! You've continued with the da-da-da, but added the ma-ma-ma into the mix! I love hearing that!!

New adventures: Nothing new this month, but we've had a great one regardless!

New Skills: You are scooting ALL over the place! Still getting up on all fours and rocking, but no full on crawling yet. I know it'll be soon, though!

And here are the pictures... :)

Parent Dedication

On Sunday, we had parent dedication at church. We promised to raise our precious kiddos up to love the Lord and do what we can to show them the truth. It was such a special time. Alan and I love our church and are so grateful for the time and effort they pour into our children. We are so thankful we were able to come back to the church we started out at and that our pastor, who did our premarital counseling eight years ago is still there. I know Alan and I can't wait to watch our children grow up in this church and we are excitedly looking forward to the day they all accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior!

With our Pastor