Baby Shower

Today my friends & family threw me & the baby girl in my tummy a baby shower. It was a day full of lots of pink good food good friends generous gifts & so much love for a baby that will be in my arms in 3 weeks. Thanks again to all my friends & family including the ones who couldn't be here today to celebrate in person. And I wanted to share this one last photo of my 3 boys giving their mama & baby sister a little love after the shower!

New Setup

In preparation for the arrival of our new baby we had to transition Jimmy out of the nursery. No time like the present so tonight was the night. After some discussions with the boys we decided that the boys would all share a room since none of them wanted to be alone. So we ordered bunk beds for the older boys & moved Jimmy to his 1st big boy bed. And once he's ready we will transition him to his very own bed that moves the mattresses off the floor. Daddy read the boys their books & I sang them bedtime songs & then it was time for photos in their new beds before lights out. They were so happy but Jimmy did ask if he could go back to his crib. And one last photo before we turned the lights out. Overall it was a successful transition. Jimmy only got out of bed once. And now we have an empty nursery & a boys room full of happy boys!

8 Months Pregnant

I am now 8 months pregnant. 6 weeks from my due date & 5 weeks from today I will be meeting my new littlest love. Johnnie & Joey are very willing to take photos hugging my belly but Jimmy must know he will no longer be the baby because he is constantly giving my belly kisses & hugs but he keeps running away from my camera. And he is now more interested in daddy than ever.

4th of July Weekend

4 days went quickly. They were jam packed with visits to the park (using Instagram app) swimming with friendsface painting at a birthday party (using Instagram app) playing with the water tablerunning through sprinklers, bbq with familyfireworks & a visit to the aquarium. So much fun had in a short amount of time & such a great way to kick off some HOT summer days & nights.

First Step

Today was Johnnie's last day of preschool. He will be starting a TEDDE program in September. It is basically a 2 year Kindergarten program to get 4 year olds ready for full time Kindergarten. The curriculum is mostly the same but the ratio of children to the teacher is really small & there is a lot of time spent helping the child grow emotionally. But before he does that we celebrated with his classmates today & he willl spend summer just playing with his classmates. This afternoon we helped him celebrate. Daddy, Grandpa & I were there. Joey is in the class so of course he was there. Johnnie loves his teachers & will be very sad to not see them everyday. But he will definitely miss his friends the most. And I spend a lot of time trying to convince him that he will make lots of new friends. We were very proud of our boy today & look forward to all his first school steps.

SUMMER

Today is the official 1st day of summer. Hopefully this means that there will be more days full of sunshine. I know there will be more time spent in the kitchen hopefully teaching the boys to cook. Johnnie & Jimmy already show a big interest, helping me make pancakes this past weekend. All the while Joey enjoyed his alone time with daddy watching Saturday morning cartoons & I think he would like to spend his entire summer doing more of that. There will also be lots of time painting & I get the feeling there are going to be lots of photos that I take where I notice pieces of clothing missing when I download them on to my computer. Funny Joey! There will be a lot of time spent playing in the water. There will be tons of hours spent bouncing in the trampoline by the kiddos & some adults. And Rick is very happy that Johnnie & Joey are showing huge interest in his favorite sport, Lacrosse. And I think he will happily spend endless hours teaching them how to play. Welcome summer. Stay awhile.

Daddy Day

Today we celebrated the wonderful dads in our lives. I am constantly surrounded by two. My loving husband who has so much patience for all our boys (most of the time) & gives so much of himself to make them happy! And my own dad who is not only wonderful to his 3 daughters but so loved by his 3 grandsons.Thank you for all you do & for all the love you give! We love you both very much!