Saturday, February 16, 2013

Ellie 5 months old!


We got about 2 inches of snow in the middle of February!  It only lasted a couple of hours, but the boys enjoyed playing in it!



"Mommy, I eat snow for greafast"



He made a scorpion with the washcloths he folded.


Valentine's Day party at school



5 months old!


Apollos' snow angel



A week before we got the snow, it was in the high 60s so we had lunch at the park!



Climbing on our neighbor's big rocks!






Making a snake


We had a major rainstorm come through and turned our yard in to a lake!




Playing in the rain!






 Ellie playing with her brothers in her new bounce toy!











This has been a crazy month with weather!  February started out with really warm, spring weather and spring like storms.  By the middle of the month we had snow!  The kids have had a blast playing in both!  Ellie is now 5 months old and is becoming very active.  She can roll over both directions.  Her brothers couldn't roll over either direction at this age!  She is also a lot smaller than they were though.  She has learned how to "razz" and loves to do it back and forth.  She also loves the attention from her brothers.  She is more sensitive than the boys were and doesn't like to rough house as much as they did.  Khaliel is now 2 1/2!  He is such a sweetheart!  He counted to 20 the other day and only missed a few numbers!  I was shocked as I have never heard him try to count that high before.  He can recognize his letters and is starting to recognize his name.  He LOVES puzzles.  He can do 12 piece puzzles by himself and is starting to try and do the 24 piece ones.  Apollos is now 5 1/6.  He is reading and becoming quite the little man.  He loves to play super heroes, transformers, and dinosaurs.  He is an awesome big brother!  It is so cute to watch the kids play together.  They are all such a joy!

Friday, January 25, 2013

Ellie is 4 months old!


Sleepy boys after a full day of shopping with Mommy and Daddy
Khaliel singing Wheels on the Bus with Ellie


I am 4 months old and can hold my head up!




Apollos crying because he didn't like supper.

Ellie is now 4 months old!  I can't believe how fast it is going!  She is 13 lbs 11 oz (40th percentile), 23.7 inches long (25th percentile), and her head is in the 75th percentile.  She has rolled from her belly to her back a couple of times.  She is now holding her head up really well and will play on her stomach for short periods of time.  She loves to sing and coo and play with her older brothers.  She also likes to put her hands on the top of her head.  She has started on a little bit of baby food at night since she has started to wake up again.  So far she has had carrots and squash and doesn't mind either.  She is very sensitive to loud noises and gets scared easy in places she is not familiar with.  She is such a joy to have in our family!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Christmas!


Decorating a Christmas Train Rice Krispy treat



Eating the icing is so much more fun!


The boys got to open a game on Christmas Eve to play with Nana and Poppi




Christmas morning!



Ellie watching her brothers open their presents





Playing with his new construction site



Ellie at 3 months old at her first Christmas


Ellie and her great grandma Brooks


Cute little feet in Christmas socks








The boys did a scavenger hunt to find their Christmas Eve gift



Graduation and IL Fun


Ellie talking to Apollos

The kids at Daddy's graduation.  The lasted about 2 hours before they started to lose it.  








Solomon getting his Master's degree!!!  So proud of him!



The boys sleeping at Nana's house.  They have been sleeping in the same bed lately.


Dinosaur Apollos turning 5!!


After he had his birthday cupcake, he saw his face and said, "I look like a meat eater dinosaur after it ate."


Apollos opening his birthday present from Nana and Poppi



We went to see the lights at the Shrine on Apollos' birthday.  We were inside, they got to play with Legos and make some crafts.




Sleeping beauty


Apollos putting together his birthday Legos


The whole Rapter Chase Lego set.  Apollos put almost the whole thing together by himself!



Putting together our Gingerbread Train


Khaliel just ate the candy instead of putting it on the train



One of Apollos' favorite things about going to IL is taking a bath in the Jacuzzi