Micah 4 Months!

 Getting so big!

 No smiles, but look at those chunky thighs:)

My sweet kiddos.

Sienna Festival and Rolling over?

 Elli was able to get her face painted and paint a pumpkin.  Sienna Fest was a hit for this little girl as well as all the residents.

 Micah is trying to roll over.  He gets that bootie up in the air and then doesn't know what else to do.

And he is also trying from his back.  He will arch and even get up on his side, but has not yet made it all the way over.  Boy is getting big so quickly.

Homecoming Parade at Cedarville

 Aunt Jenna representing her class of nurses:)

 Elli eating the traditional root beer float.  Yummy!

Seth caught on quickly that if you go int the road, you get all the candy that has dropped!!!!

Oct 5, 2012, Caramel Apple Night

 The gang at Kyle and Meg's to make caramel apples.

 Elli taking her turn under the watchful eye of Aunt Jenna.

 Seth's turn.

The kids like the caramel and toppings better tha nthe apples.  Actually, we all did. We boiled them a little too long.  Oops.  Oh well. We haad a great night of playing, eating, and laughing.

Cuteness, Oct 5th, 2012

 Look how big my almost 4 month old is:)

Elli is going to be Little Bo Peep for Halloween this year.  (Micah has a sheep costume)  Emilee saw Elli's costume and realized she had the same one!  Today, they both wore their costumes and played.  I love that we have such sweet neighbors and therefore a good friend for Elli so close to home.

I have waited for this day!

Growing up, I used to toss Leah around, flip her, and all sorts of fun things.  So, I have been doing some fun things like this with Elli since she was big enough to be flipped.  But, now she is big enough to do real cheerleading stunts, like this star.  I love being able to play with my girl like this.  Leah was over the other night watching me play with Elli, doing superman, etc, and asked if she was too big:)  Fun times and great memories from growing up.

Happy Birthday, Lily, Sept 29, 2012

 The birthday girl with another one of Paula's masterpiece cakes. 

 Love their sweet friendship. 

Elli decided to come home and paint with her new paints from the party as well as some of her old paints.  Lots of fun.

My Adorable kids

 He will grab your hair too if you get close enough!

 I hope he keeps that sweet surprised look.  Makes me smile!  Love his little rolls too.  Elli of course is a super big sister and well past her chubby baby rolls, though she never had them like Micah.

Looks like someone surprised him with a "peek-a-boo."

3 1/2 Months

 He was helping me with dinner.

 Look at those chins!!!!

He was so interested the first time I put the tray on his bumbo.  I love his expression in seeing his toy up there.

 And then he tried to get it in his mouth.  This is also new, trying and often succeeding to get everything in his mouth.

I could not resist this chubby face with tongue sticking out.  hehehe

Pumpkin Patch 2012

 My Little Punkins before the hunt:)

 The crew heading out to find the perfect pumpkin.  Love how Elli is holding Luka's hand.

Such a cute guy.  He was not so happy about all the wind and being wakened from his nap.

 My pretty girl is 6!

 It was nearly impossible to get a picture with all 5 cousins looking but this is more like it anyway!

Not a bad family picture.

 Poor dad.  When you gotta go, you gotta go!

 Elli wanted to "paint" the pumpkins.

She loves rides and I will let her do these things as long as she likes them.  She will soon grow out of it, so let the fun reign!

Mom and dad:)  I see some pumpkins way back there.

Every year we head out as a whole family to the pumpkin farm. This year we went to a new place called Blooms and Berries.  It was a lot of fun, with lots to do, but it was a wvery windy day!  We let Elli pick out an Elli sized pumpkin and will go another day to get more.  Such fun to see the cousins playing and laughing together.  Love these memories.

Cousin Time

 Rayna spent a couple hours with us on Sat morning while Kyle took Ellia nd Seth to Lowes to build a fire truck.  She is so sweet.

Except when she plays with Micah.  He was not diggin' her attention:)

Micah playing

 Micah is really loving his jungle gym.  He laughs at the toys, hits them, smiles at himself in the mirror and squeals when the toys swing all over.

 He gets hold of his bib a lot and sometimes hides under it. When I pull it back, he smiles so big and laughs.

Micah is sitting in the bumbo just staring at his toys, almost as if he is waiting for them to do something.  Doesn't this time go so quickly?  I know these are little things, but they are his big things right now and they go by so quickly.
On a side note, I feel like Micah looks a little more like Elli when she was at this age.

Family Night and Xenia Festival, Sept 14, 15

 Me, Elli, Leah, Wesley, Dad, Gloria, Mom, Luka.  How many people can fit on the couch?  We were watching Strawberry Shortcake while the little ones took their night time bottles. Heather and Gary are on the other couch, and I am not sure where Brwent was at this exact moment, probably looking for some place to sit, or hanging out with Micah:)

 Brent was playing with Luka where he would flip him over his legs.  Luka wanted more, more, more and was pulling Brent's hand.  Micah wanted daddy time though, so Luka had to wait.

 Leah spent the night with us.  So fun to have a sister sleepover.  We stayed up until 11:30!!!!!!!  That's right folks, we had to take a nap the next day:)  Watching us in the morning htough, trying to get the four kids and us out the door and on time for the 9:00 parade was a hoot.  We made it though and a good time was had by all.

The boys finally got out of their stroller.  They couldn't wait to walk around!  Elli is holding the bag with all the candy.  The boys don't yet know what they are missing.

A fire truck was on its way.  Look at their little faces. When Central State band and drill team went by, Wesley made a super shy little smile.  We all got a good laugh about it.

I have so loved having this moby wrap.  Micah was warm and snuggly in it.  As you can see, he also loved the parade:)  Oh wait, he wasn't even facing the right direction.  All he got was a mommy view:)  For now, he seems quite happy with that.

Happy 3 Months Micah

 Micah is still growing like crazy!  Soon this lamb will fit in his hand!

 A smile is forming...

and here it is!!!!  I LOVE his little laugh.  What a sweet boy he is.  Isn't he so cute?

 Getting some hugs from the lamb. He later was able to get it in his mouth.  He was so proud of himself as this is a relatively new thing, getting items, other than his fist, into his mouth:)

He thinks I am so funny.  Again, I love this little smile and laugh.