3 months!

My baby Livi is 3 months old!! waaahhhh!!! I'm still hoping to stop time somehow. She is so much fun and brings so much light into our home and for being so tiny at birth she has completely caught up and then some! She is a total chub and I like to sit and nibble on her all day. She smiles and lights up at anything. If she sees her Daddy....she about turns inside out for him, but she is still 100% mama's girl. When she was born we thought she had her own little look, but the older she gets the more she is looking like Easton. At church yesterday, I had a ton of people say, "She looks like her brother, with a bow!" The one thing about Olivia that is totally different from my other two are her eyes. They are the coolest color right now. They are a steel grey/green and I'm really hoping they stay that way. She has the funniest little laugh. It's one of those laughs that if you hear it, you can't help but laugh back. I've been trying to get her laugh on video and I finally got it.
So here you go......(I sound completely annoying, but she likes my voice that way and she likes it even better when I tell her she is pretty. haha! )

Pillow Talk

I was always a little worried that maybe Allie and Easton wouldn't accept any new members into their sibling club. They have always been so close that I wondered, "Will they make room for another?" I didn't need to worry. They are obsessed with this little girl. In fact, not only has she made their club, I believe she will be president of this three-person-posse! This morning I had laid Olivia on the bed to go and grab a new diaper and when I came back into the room I found the three of them like this. I hurried and grabbed my camera and just took a bunch of pictures. I love how it's completely real. They are all three in their jammies and have that "just woke up look." And just so I'm keeping it "real" in blogger world....about twenty minutes after this picture was taken Allie and Easton were both in their rooms for one hour because of the UFC style fighting that occured over a scooter. *sigh* How many more days until school starts again??! ;)

Run! Wait!....the other way!!

Hahaha!! Watching a 4 year old play T-Ball is just as hilarious as you can imagine. They don't have a clue what they are doing and it's pure entertainment for us parents. Easton's game was last Thursday. Three nights of the week we are at the ballpark for games or practices. My crock-pot is going to be used alot this summer!

(This is a true picture. Paul went in to check on him and found him like this. We had to get a picture of it.)

We bought Easton his very own blue and orange Easton baseball bat. ("Hey, my name is on the bat mom!" ) Anyway, Easton is in LOVE with this bat. He calls it his lucky bat and the first night he got it, he fell asleep with it in his bed. Well, you all know how territorial Easton is and at the game some of the little boys wanted to use his bat and we feel like if you take your bat to the game, your gonna have to let others play with it. Easton didn't like this at all. So here is what happens when a four-year-old is determined to not let others use his "lucky-bat." Oh, I almost peed my pants laughing!

Most of the game is spent yelling things like, "Run!...the other way!" "No! GO Back! Go back!" "Stand up! Don't take your shoes off!" "Stop throwing grass!" "Don't throw the ball at him!" "First! NO...that's third!" Like I said. Pure entertainment. :)

Really though, Easton is pretty good for his age. We took him to the batting cages with Allie and he got in there and could hit those balls! Once he has a clue which way to run....he will be really good. haha! ;)

The other day, the sun actually came out and made for a nice warm day. We pulled out the sprinkler and let the kids run through it. It was such a nice change from all the rain!


I'm glad we enjoyed that single,solitary,sunny day because the very next day is rained cats and dogs. And here is how we feel about THAT!......

Sunshine

"Let it rain, let it pour....for I've got sunshine in my soul."

Hey batter,batter,batter...

We just got home from Allie's softball game and THEY WON!! We were all so excited, especially after the game we had last week. Paul is the head coach this year and he does such a good job with these girls. The balls are pitched by a machine and they come out of there pretty dang fast! Our first game hardly any of the girls(Allie included)could hit the ball, but after a few practices and a trip to the batting cage we are seeing improvement! GO GRASSHOPPERS!! Anyway, here is some highlights of Allie tonight.
We have to work on her running the minute she hits the ball-she is absolutely stunned everytime she hits it-hahaha!!

Easton's game is later this week and I will post video of that too. THAT should be hilarious-a bunch of 4-year-olds trying to play ball!

Smile!

If this doesn't make you smile I don't know what would! She wants to talk so bad! She is becoming such a fun baby and don't hate me, but she sleeps 10-12 hours EVERY single night. Cute and considerate of my sleep. We are so in LOVE.

Enjoy.....

p.s.- I realize I say, "say hi" about 400 times, but she somtimes imitates the exact sound and it sounds like she is saying Hi! I was trying to get her to do it for the camera.

Thankful...

"To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude."

~Albert Schweitzer~

Oh, here I go again! Sittin' in my yard with a camera. Last Fall, my mother-in-law gave me a start of a butterfly bush and oh how it brings the flutterbys! Me and Easton were sitting on the front porch when this massive, beautiful butterfly flew onto the bush. I was so glad I had my camera!

I'm overflowing with gratitude tonight and I'm so thankful for everything in my life. I could write one thousand posts on everything I'm grateful for but for tonight I will narrow it down to these(In no particular order):

1. My health. (So far, so good.)
2. My husband-who coaches 7 year-old softball and accepts my neurotic ways.
3. My seven year old daughter who plays softball and is to me, the definition of sweet.
4. My little boy who tells me that he will live with me forever and shoot birds for our dinner. :)
5. A baby girl(who has my nose) and needs me as much as air and formula.
6. My parents. Love them.
7. A phone call from my Grammy Mel tonight.
8. My sisters and brothers.
9. My home-always comfortable, always a refuge.
10. My faith that most of it is good. :)

Ballet

As girly as our Allie is, it seems fitting that she ONLY wants to do ballet. Her ballet recital was this last week and I always love to watch her perform. I'm a proud mama and I sure am glad she is mine.

A Swan Maiden

Dad trying to do ballet...lol!

Gaga &Papa

And of course.....a flower for the dancer.