"Mommy, I wuv my big girl bed!"

We had quite a bit of rain last week and the week before so we had to start getting creative about being indoors.

So, we had the kids running around quite a bit. Lucas says M looks like she has a choir robe on in this dress for church. Sort of. But it's a cute, smocked, choir robe!

We also did a little indoor fishing.

About two weeks ago we moved M out of the crib and into her big girl bed. We hadn't needed the crib just yet so we had let her stay in it a little longer than we did her brother so we could save to buy the twin mattresses. I'm hoping to get two cute antique bed frames for the two girls to share in a couple of years. But for right now, she and her brother are bunk buddies, and they love it!

My little miss was over the moon with her big girl bed. She tells me every night how much she loves it.

And would you believe she hasn't gotten up once after we've put her to sleep?! Success.

We also gave the brother some new airplane sheets I had found on ebay. He was in heaven.

And because she is too cute to not include in a post.

She is my smiliest, cuddliest baby.

Lots to catch up on.

Looks like I'm down to posting once a month huh? As I was looking through my photos I realized I have yet to share our Valentine's Day or the kids first snow day here in Oklahoma.

Being a mom to three has definitely kept me on my toes.

In February we had our first and only snow day here this winter. We woke the kids up shortly after we had put them to bed to watch it fall.

And here was sweet A enjoying the snow inside.

My snow angels.

Lucas left for a work trip on Valentine's Day (ugh) so I sent a card I made and his favorite candy with his suitcase.

Knowing I would be playing it single-parent style for a few days I made sure to have plenty of activities planned. First off was making heart-shaped pancakes.

Valentine's Day loot. I decided to pack a gift bag with activities for us to do together throughout the week.

I also included a box of confetti cupcake mix for the kids to make.

My kids are crazy about having little notebooks to jot all of their scribbles down in. I figured they could decorate the outside to make it their own.

N used ALL of his stickers and put them throughout his book, while M just picked a few.

My sweet baby girl on Valentine's Day.

Letting the kids mix the ingredients for play dough was a huge hit.

I think the blue and pink were the favorites of the day.

More to come...

The photo dump

Well, I'd like to claim having a third child as why I've been absent from the ol' blog. While Annabelle has been a huge blessing in our lives and we love her to pieces, she has been pretty fussy the last couple of weeks leaving me unable to do much but hold her all day long. She went to the doctor this morning so we're hoping her mood will start to improve and she won't act like she's in pain any more.

Because of my absence, I'm left with a whole bunch of photos that have yet to be shared. So here comes the photo dump.

One of the kids favorite things to do at home is play store.

The kids LOVE their baby sister and if she is awake, they are by her side or asking to hold her. For some reason every one of my babies has come out tan...and later takes on our family's pale whiteness. Too funny.

Since my mom stayed to help out after A's birth, we were also able to celebrate Nana's birthday. We went downtown to this great shop called Pinkitzel. While we probably could have purchased 100 cupcakes elsewhere for the 5 we purchased there, they were really good and a fun treat.

This birthday was a big one for my mom. Since my brother's family lives fairly close by, they were also able to come, along with my dad, to help us celebrate the big 6-0. It was a fun surprise for my mom followed by a family photo session a sweet friend of mine did for us. I'll have to post those photos when I get them.

Here are the chicklets on our first Sunday going to church as a family of 5. I think we had to start getting shoes and coats on 30 minutes prior to make it out the door on time!

Who says girls can't play Legos? By the way, have you seen the new girls Friends Legos? ADORABLE. I might buy some just for myself.

Yes, I will be "that mom" who dresses her kids alike. How could I not?

Daddy and his girl.

And here she is, all 11 pounds, 12 ounces of her.

Two Weeks

It's been exactly two weeks since our little family of four became a family of five, and we welcomed our dear Annabelle Elizabeth into the world at 8:06a.m., weighing a whopping 8lb 6oz.

We had to wake up bright and early on Dec. 29th to go in for our planned c-section. Here is Lucas getting prepped and ready to meet his baby girl!

Lucas thought it'd be funny if I gave the sign for number 3. I was too tired to disagree.

It's amazing how in an instant, a baby can be brought into your life and you wonder how you ever lived without them?

I loved that one of the nurses stamped Annabelle's footprints on Lucas' scrubs. Because this girl is definitely stamped on his heart.

I'm thankful both my mom and Lucas' parents were able to be there for Annabelle's birthday. What a great day it was to share with family.

It was love at first site for this big brother and big sister.

The first expression from M was to head straight toward Annabelle with her arms out saying, "Me hold her..."

And N's smile was huge the minute he realized he could hold Annabelle all.by.himself.

Going home.

Since being home we've been blessed with meals from friends and just taking it easy as we figure out life with three children under the age of four. It'll be somewhat of a challenge, but we're loving every minute of it (unless you count her fussy hour starting at 10p.m.).