love blog give-aways

just entered myself in a blog give-away to win one of these fantastic headbands for my niece, isabell. they are so stinkin cute! anyway, check out jenn at http://takeabowcreations.blogspot.com to enter yourself. she makes the cutest kids clothes- and takes great photos too! the newborn pics (that i have failed to put up here yet( were taken by her- and i can't say enough about them! she also made us an awesome blanket for miss a- i think i may need to have one made for noah too. you can sneak a peek at some of her newborn pics on her blog too- they are a few entries down. she may have red hair??? let me know what you think.....

more later on what we've been up to in the last few days... it involves buying a new vehicle (i've become a proud new van owner :) and somehow managing to get 2 flat tires in less than 24 hours- lots of fun let me tell you! and don't forget to enter!!

note to the fed ex gentleman

dear mr. fed ex delivery man,

i appreciate what you do, and thanks for bringing us a package. HOWEVER, it is NOT necessary to bang on the door, ring the doorbell TWICE, and then proceed to bang again. give a gal a second to get to the door and you might see that all that noise wouldn't be necessary. so now i get to enjoy a crabby toddler for the remainder of the day as i think the second ringing- or banging- is what woke him up (after a mere 35 minutes of napping). and here's hoping that his baby sister falls back to sleep as she too enjoyed your visit.

perhaps i should invest in a sign for the door.......

what we do while noah naps....

just can't beat a good snuggly nap with this sweet baby girl.....

passed out with thomas

so here we have a very tired boy (due to the 4:00 a.m. wake ups he has been having for the last week) who is OBSESSED with thomas the train- can't even put the book down for a nap. he fell asleep in his self made pillow fort on the "big" bed that is usually reserved for jumping on. this little deputy (thanks for the outfit auntie rachel!) would love to watch it over and over and over and over (i could go on forever) but we can only handle it so much. it's true- we are in survival mode at this time- so we do watch it 5 or 6 times a day and let me tell you- that is A LOT of thomas for one day. granted they are only about 20 minutes long- i could repeat all of them word for word. grandma and grandpa k. got to enjoy their fill of it while they were here last week too. lucky them!

2 weeks

so here is little miss at 2 weeks- a mini photo shoot by me on our couch... i am obsessed with her cute little feet. i don't know why. but i love them- and i love to take pictures of them. she'e eating well- sleeps about 6 hours at night and eats and eats and eats during the day. not noah's favorite time- but it may be hers. ok- gotta keep updating. next up- newborn pictures we had taken!

labor day catch up (the first of many updates!)

so here are some pics from labor day weekend- i know it was like 2 weeks ago.... we had my parents here for the long weekend- and then gail got to stay a few extra days (thanks!!). aaron and my dad did some work outside and then enjoyed the game from their self made "stadium" in the driveway watching the t.v. in the garage. i think aaron has accepted the fact that this is as close as he may get to a stadium this season. we'll see. anyway, we had a great time with them and showing off new baby A. i've got lots of updating to do- safe to say that this was easier to keep up to date on with only one child who eats on his own without needing me. anyway, we're doing well and i will get the rest of the updates on here shortly!

first game at "the stadium"

proud new grandpa
with grandma and grandpa h.
an afternoon at the stadium
big brother's "soft" hands- which is how we HOPE he touches her....