Like Father Like Sons

Adeline is not the girliest girl to walk the planet. She would trade her Barbies in for a good adventure any day. But, while she'd rather be a dog than a Barbie she's never been that into sports.

John Michael & Nicholas however. share their daddy's love for basketball. From a young age John Michael and Nicholas were obsessed with balls. They love playing with them, pushing them, chewing on them, throwing them, etc. And while John Michael's fascination with balls is maturing and developing, Nicholas' is just beginning.

Woo-hoo! I've joined the ranks of basketball lovers!



Hmm... What else could I do with this thing?



Eating it is always an option.



Yah! These things are good for so many forms of entertainment!

Friends

When raising kids you have so many dreams and hopes for them. I dream, more than anything, that my children will grow to know, love and cherish Jesus Christ with all their hearts... 

I desire that they'd be disciplined, hard working children and adults. 

I desire that they'd love, above all. 

I also desire that they would surround themselves with God loving friends. 

One of the things that is hard for me is that I know that one of the main ways to help my children become this way is to model it in my own life as well as to create opportunities and training for them to learn to become that way. I'm grateful that these things don't fully depend on me though. God, in his mercy, is the one who will cause the seeds I plant to grow.

So, one of the seeds I'm comitted to planting more in my children's lives is to spend more time with young Christian kids. And since we've been brainwashing Adeline & Faith that they're best friends since they were born I think she's a great place to start

Here are the 4 year old gals enjoying an afternoon of fun and royalty.

my family.

i love 'em.

My baby is a peanut

I took Nicholas to the doctor today for his 6 month checkup. He was so much smaller than my other two babies were at 6 months! He weighed in at 17 pounds 4 ounces (39th percentile) and was 27 1/2" long. (76th percentile)

Compared to Adeline at 6 months:

21 pounds (GREATER than the growth chart, 27 1/2" (92nd percentile)
Compared to John Michael at 6 months:

20 pounds 10 ounces (97th percentile) and 291/4" long (GREATER than the charts)

His eyes are most definitely getting brown flecks in them too. We may have a Mexican baby on our hands after all!! Well, Mexican or not he's happy to be alive. Its a rarity to see this baby unhappy... unless you're not holding him that is. :)

While we were there Addy & John Michael were weighed and measured too.

Adeline - 4 years old.

Weighs 44 pounds (93rd percentile) & is 3 feet 6 inches (89th percentile)

John Michael - 2 years and 8 months

Weighs 36 pounds (92nd percentile) and is 3 feet 3 1/2" tall (97th percentile)

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My baby is six months old.

He's the joy of our family.
He loves his pacifier, but he also loves his thumb.
He loved his sister's pink blanket until we bought him a blue one.
He loves being held more than life itself.
He lives on a schedule.

He still has his hair.

His eyes are changing colors.

I think Beth said it well when she said, "Nicholas smiles at everyone he engages with."

Its true. He's a smiler and he brings joy to all who know him.
He's Doonka.
He's Snicker.
He's Nicholas.
And he's growing up too fast.

My Ballerina

We're thinking about enrolling Adeline in ballet. She loves to twirl.

She says the cutest things all the time and I never remember them later! But one cute thing she says right now is this... instead of saying, "Hey, I have an idea!" She says, "Mommy! I have ideas!"

I have an idea... how about I package her cuteness up and make millions on ebay. :)

bathtime with the penguin-fly

Every time Johnny gives the kids a bath they always run out in their adorable towels to find me and say, "Look how cute I am Mommy!" To which I can't help but smile and agree. So, today I decided to capture a bit of that cuteness.

See if you can handle the cuteness.











My fave of John Michael:



My fave of Adeline:







My fave of them together:




And check it out, over at my photography blog Baby Triniti turned a year old. She's a princess, and I adore her! She's one of my favorite people to photograph!