I am going to miss this someday

We're going to be blessing Bella in church in a few weeks, so we had her picture taken today in her blessing dress. This was the same dress I was blessed in many moons ago! I'm so glad my Mom kept it. Bella hated it, even though she looked so pretty! I think it was uncomfortable & there were lots of hanging ribbons to get little fingers tangled in, but she slept the whole time anyway. I actually wanted a pic with her eyes open! Darn it! She is so sweet & cuddly right now, in fact I've hardly put her down in 4 weeks! Len has totally spoiled me by taking a ton of time off work & taking great care of the boys when they were sick. So, then when he went back to work a few days ago...reality hit me hard! I needed to lay Bella down & get Noah off to school, while Sam & Mack were whining for breakfast. Bella, of course, wouldn't have anything to do with her bed because I've been holding her non-stop! It was total chaos pretty much the whole day. After 3 hours of trying to get the baby to nap in her crib, I ended up calling the neighbor & asking if Sam & Mack could come over for an hour so I could concentrate just on her. After 2 more hours, it worked & now she's sleeping in her bed great. Phewwww! It was worth 4 weeks of bliss for 1 super crazy day! I know I will miss the kids being little & the craziness someday!

These are my handsome (& now healthy) boys playing in the snow a few weeks ago. I just like this picture, so I had to add it! Now it feels like 80 degrees outside! I hope it snows again soon after Thanksgiving, so it feels like winter :) What a bunch of cuties!

Blogging to pass the time

You always hear "once you're kids are in school- you're always sick!" Well, it's so true! Unfortunetely, Noah started off last week with what he calls a "scratchy voice", cough & sore throat that he passed on to Mack & now Sam- only their version came with 104 degree fevers! So, Isabel & I have been quaratined to the bedrooms upstairs until Len finally took Sam to the doctor yesterday. He said the doctor's reaction to the news that we have a 3 week at home scared him & now Isabel & I are living at my parents house! I feel like such a slug- having my Mom bring me lunch while I sit on the couch watching daytime TV (which really sucks by the way)! I would usually enjoy this kind of break, but not when I know Len is home taking care of our 2 sick boys (Noah's better now). Thank goodness for great Daddy's! I think Len's enjoying being home with the boys all day, even though it's under yucky circumstances! I can't wait to get home too!

Girly girl

Nobody's going to have to wonder if Bella's a girl!!!

Happy Halloween!

We had such a fun Halloween! I pictured me staying home by the fire with Isabella, while the boys went out trick or treating in the snow. It turned out to be like 70 degrees! It reminded me of my Halloween's in back Scottsdale running from house to house in boxers & a t-shirt (unfortunetely boxers were the style back then- it wasn't just me!) I wasn't crazy enough to take Bella out trick or treating, even with the good weather, but we did go to my parents for chili! It was fun! Noah was Luke Skywalker or Obi One Kinobi, depending on which day you asked him. Sam & Mack were fireman & Bella had a cute costume that we put on for a second to take this picture & then put in the DI pile. I guess I should've saved my money! She did look soooooooo cute in it though! I still don't know for sure what kind of animal it is supposed to be! She's so cute it doesn't matter! Did I mention that she's REALLY good too? Seriously- I don't want to jinx it, but she is so mellow so far! We are all loving having her around- she has a slimy head most of the time from all the little boy kisses :)