Sleepy Bouncy Swing Tradition

Declan usually jumps in what the kids call "the bouncy swing" while I am making dinner. One minute I look over to see this cute, chubby smiling face...

 ...And a minute later I find him all squished up in there...fast asleep.  

 It doesn't get much cuter. Each of our babies have done this and it never fails to make me smile. Gotta love a good family tradition. :)

Potty Time

This sweet little girl has decided she loves sitting on the potty. Not actually going potty one the potty, just sitting on there. Our potty seat has Sesame Street characters on it, so I hear "Momo Potty" {i.e. Elmo Potty} at least 10 times a day. I'm hoping these constant trips will be rewarded when she is super easy to potty train. A mom can dream. :)

Quick Trip to Vegas

 Adam, Declan & I took a quick weekend trip to Las Vegas for Vision Expo. My awesome sister and sister-in-law watched the three older kids and we had a fantastic little getaway. Adam spend the days in classes while Declan and I relaxed, read, ate and napped. Then we spent the evenings together visiting all the fun stops on the strip and enjoying delicious food. It doesn't get much better than that. Unfortunately, we literally took 5 pictures the entire trip. Oops. The other 2 were even worse than these, if you can believe that. Oh well, who has time for pictures when you are having this much fun?!

The Magic Number Four

 I am absolutely enjoying having this cute little chunk around. Baby #4 has been a very different experience for me as a mom. Of course, I've loved each one of our babies, but looking back I've realized that for me baby #1 was a little stressful as I figured out motherhood, baby #2 was a little stressful as I figured out how to juggle mothering more than one, and baby #3 was a little stressful just because we had so many other big changes happening as a family. Somehow, despite having babies just 15 months apart, baby #4 has felt almost magical. I don't stress or worry about him, the adjustment as a family as been far easier than I expected and this cute little monkey just brings us all so much JOY!  

Big Kids

Look at these two cuties! How in the world did they get so big, so fast!? Since Declan was born we have started referring to our kids in two groups - the big kids and the babies. This year our big kids are in 1st Grade and Preschool. Next year I'll be sending them both off to the Elementary School. They are both doing great so far this year. We are so very proud of the incredible kids they are.