Kilburn McNutt Wedding!

Last weekend was spent in Savannah celebrating Brittany and Michael and the start of their life together.  Our little man was the precious ring bearer and did an awesome job!  I drove down Friday with the three kiddos by myself so Turner could make the rehearsal.  Kev had football and came down Saturday with my parents. 
  It was a fun weekend...it was a tiring weekend.  All three kids did great amd made it a lot easier than it might have been.  I am going to share a few pics from my phone, but need to do another post from my computer.  Thankful for a great mother in law who is so much help even with a hurt foot!   She had surgery a few weeks ago and still isn't fully recovered.   She is always putting everyone above herself and last weekend was no exception!  Love my Savannah family:)
  It was a beautiful wedding and Brittany was a beautiful bride!  We wish them many years if happiness.

Growing up!!

First of all-a few hours after I did Harper's 5 month post...she started sitting up!!!  She can't do it for a long period of time, but oh my stars.  She is so proud and oh so cute:)

Our second born-crazy to believe he was our baby only five short months ago.  I took that pic of him asleep and couldn't believe it.  He is so long!  He is precious and a hand full all at the same time.  So glad we have a boy to love in between our two girls.  He will be a man before we know it and I pray he has all kinds of his daddy in him.  Some girl will be lucky to have him one day!

Our first born-is turning 7 in a few short months and loves painting her toes as much as she loves doing karate in her spiderman outfit.  She went with me to a Ladies Night Out at Friday night and seemed so grown.  She wants to do her homework as soon as gets home from school yet thinks school is boring and says she doesn't want to go.  She can act so grown and little all at the same time.

I never imagined these three littles would be able to bring us this much joy!  All three different and they all belong to us!  God is good!

5 Month Pics!

Harper is 5 1/2 months now and wanted to share some pics.  She is the happiest baby and usually has a smile on her face or is laughing at Maddie and Turner.  Here are a few facts about Harper at this age:
-She almost weighs 17 lbs and is wearing mostly 9 month clothing and size 3 diapers.
-She enjoys playing in her exercauser
-She is eating baby food well.  She likes everything so far that I have made. 
-She is back to basically sleeping through the night again. I might have to go in there to give her a paci, but we rarely feed her in the middle of the night.
-Her little skin isn't as smooth as it was.  We are using excema cream and it seems to help. 
-She isn't spitting up quite as much!  Praise the Lord!
-She is a trooper.  I feel like many days are spent just getting her in and out of the car while I shuffle everyone around.  I have had to interrupt many naps and she  just goes with the flow.
-She is a blessing!!

Brotherly Sisterly Love!

Love these 3 and how they love each other!!  More to come:)

Making H's Baby Food Myself

In an effort to save money, and because I love to cook, I decided to make H's baby food instead of buying it.  So far, it is proving to be super easy and inexpensive.  I have been looking up recipes online and started with acorn squash.  I followed the tutorial on www.seevanessacraft.com and love using the ice cube trays.  I have enough squash in the freezer for probably 10 feedings.
  Harper had her first serving last night.  She wasn't super smiley, but she sure didnt turn a bite down:)  This morning I made sweet potatoes and probably have enough of them for 15 feedings.  After we get through these, I am going to make a few green veggies.  Some sites say you can freeze the food for 6-8 months amd some say only 3.  I figure if I get a 3 month supply, I will be doing well.  After all, we only have about 7 months of baby food anyway:(  Slow down time!!

Soccer, Sick, and Snaggles!!

This has been a wild week!  Started work, which I will save for another time, and just had lots going on.  Kevin is rarely home-the grass is our backyard came up to Turner's knees!!  Terrible, but between all the rain and Kev's schedule, it just took a while to get done.
  Turner began soccer last night and didnt complain once!!  He isn't a big fan of being hot and sweaty, but he worked hard and seemed to enjoy himself.  Maddie had some friends from school there to play with, and Harper was fussy.  Thankfully my parents swung by and took her home.  She normally enjoys the outside, but hasn't been at her best the past few days.
  Which brings me to the "sickness" part of post.  Other than her tummy issues at the beginning, she has yet to be sick.  She began coughing a few days ago, hasn't taken her bottle as well, and ran a low grade fever.  I took her to the dr today and she has an upper respiratory infection.  Luckily her ears looked good and she wasn't wheezing.  Those were my main concerns.  Hoping it will pass soon and not get any worse. 
  Lastly, Maddie pulled out her fourth tooth tonight.  It was a family affair and quite gross.  She had it hanging sideways and decided it wasn't ready to come out.  She wouldn't let Boo Boo or I touch it.  After much convincing, she finally got it out and is anxiously awaiting a trip from the tooth fairy:)
  Tomorrow we have soccer, gymnastics, and a get together with friends!!

Turner's First Day!

Turner had his first day at our Church's Preschool program yesterday and he had a good day!  I also began working there and I loved being able to peak in on him.  He was excited about taking his lunch.  He is such a serious student and I am so proud of him.  I pray that he always enjoys school and learning.  They actually lay down at the end of the day, which he doesn't do at his other preschool.  I was worried about what he would do/think about it.  He was conked out when I picked him up!!  Looking forward to watching him grow this year and being there with him!

Milestones!

I have been in no hurry to start baby food with baby H.  I just want time to stand still and her stay little forever.  Kev kept telling me that wasn't fair to her, so last night we did it.  She had rice cereal with a spoon.  We had to give her cereal in her bottle for a few weeks when she was first born to try and stop her diarrhea.  But this was her first time since then and her first time with a spoon.  She didn't seem to mind it, but she wasn't loving it either.  She did though make a happy plate:)  Looking forward to starting veggies soon and my plan is to make her food myself.  We will see how it goes!
  Turner begins one of his schools tomorrow so next post will be all about him!!

Harper's Check Up

This girl is a mess!  We didn't get her 4 month shots until she was almost five months old.  Not intentionally,  it just worked out that way.  She weighs a whopping 16.2 lbs and is 26 1/4 inches long!  She is off the charts-never happened before in our house.  Maddie was always small and Turner right in the midde as a baby.  She is the cutest fattest baby we ever have seen:)  Not really the fattest, but she does have lots of rolls!

  The doctor said she looked great and we should start baby food by the time she is six months.  He wasn't concerned that she STILL isn't rolling over.  She did it one time a week or so ago, but hasn't shown any interest since.  She was talking amd smiling up a storm the whole time....except the 5 seconds she screamed over her shots.  And that was it.  I loved on her and she was fine.  She wasn't as happy that night as she usually is, but she definitely handled her shots like a trooper.

Next week she turns five months old and I just can't believe it!  Her daddy was gone a lot this week with school and football and she just lights up when he comes home.  Pure sweetness!!  These are a few recent pics of our baby girl.

First Week of First Grade!

We have almost finished Maddie's first week of first grade!!!  It is taking us a minute to get back in a morning routine but I think we are going to have a great year.  Turner, Harper, and I walked Maddie to her room the first two days, but she has been on her own since then.

Her teacher seems great and she has several friends in her class.  I think it is going to be a busy year!  She is supposed to read every night, which I think she enjoys doing!  We read to the kids before bed and this week she has asked to read the last few pages of the book each night.  One of their favorite books has always been "My Lucky Day" and she reads it easily.  I am so proud of her and her reading and hope she continues to enjoy it.  I know she will also have spelling test each week, and other homework as well. 

We are amazed it is already time for first grade, but are looking forward to the year!