Sadie and Dakota

Nothing very new is going on with Sadie and Dakota! Sadie is getting ready to celebrate her 5th birthday so stay tuned for details on that! Dakota is finally starting to talk a lot more. He is putting sentences together really well! The phrase he says most often right now is, "mama i see......(fill in with whatever he sees)". It was really cute to hear him say this when we were going over the big bridge at the beach, "MAMA, I see the water, Mama I see the water, Mama I see the water" Until we finally got to the other side and then he saw the ocean and didn't know what to say! I must honestly say that I am one proud mom, these two love each other so much. Dakota thinks the world of Sadie and Sadie does the same! Precious times!:)

Chloe 8 Months

Chloe is now 8 months old. She is still a blessing and pleasure to be around. She hasn't really done too many new things this month. She is definitely cooing and caaaing more. She says "dada", she loves to sit and play with legos. She continues to love mum-mums and yogurt snacks. She will basically eat anything we give her, but she really loves the sweet things (wonder where she got that from?). She is just now getting over her first sickness and it was a really bad one. She got some kind of viral infection. Her temperature went as high as 104.8 in which we had to take her to the doctor. She had to get blood drawn, cath, pokes and prods, and then an antibiotic shot. She is finally doing much better today. Oh yeah, and just like the other kids, Chloe loves to be playing outside and doing something all the time. She is a wonderful sleeper as she goes down at 9:00 and sleeps until around 7:00. Not sure about her height but she weighed 15lbs 11 oz as of 4-18-12. Hopefully she will continue to grow. We love her and are so blessed to have her at this stage of life!:)

Bath Time at Nana's!

Gotta love bath time at Papa and Nana's! Chloe get the sink and the kids get the big garden tub. Savannah even got to come in until she was tackled and had to be removed from the scene:)

Spring Break with Radez's!

We went to the beach this year with our dear friends, "The Radez's". We had such a wonderful time relaxing and watching our kids play together. They really played so well together, we were even shocked at how well they entertained themselves. It was a bit cold to begin with, but we still made the best of it and enjoyed our time together so much. We can't wait to live closer to our dear friends!:) We were also able to take some really cute family pictures on the beach. It was of course almost impossible to get all three of my kids to look at the camera, but it was still fun. Hopefully after I edit them we will have at least one with everyone looking!:)

Pullen Park

I used to go to Pullen Park in Raleigh when I was little. Recently they finished some construction and upgrades to the park. Over spring break we decided to take the kids for the first time. They had a blast. Chloe even enjoyed it as she rode in the stroller all day. I will definitely be spending a lot more time here in the near future!:)

Easter 2012

We had a wonderful Easter 2012 this year! We spent in with family friends and it was filled with lots of food, fun, and many egg hunts. We enjoyed the time so much. We are actually looking forward to next year where we will hopefully be living a lot closer to family and it will be a lot less traveling. Here are a couple of videos with lot's of pictures!

Sadie Playing Softball

Sadie is playing softball for the first time this year. She is really enjoying playing for the Pitt County Girls Softball League. She is learning more and more everyday. Being the social butterfly that she is, she tends to lose a little focus at times. This is actually not tee-ball and they encourage kids to hit off a toss from the coach. Sadie is finally starting to catch and she can do it every once in a while. Being so little, she has trouble swinging the bat. We are proud of her and how well she does. Her friends, Haven, Aubry, and Kaleigh are on her team, so she loves that more than she does playing the game!:)

My friend Elizabeth and I have our friends Mike and Sarah a baby shower. We were so glad to welcome Ramsey John Robbins everyone loved meeting the little guy!

Papa's Birthday

Last week we celebrated my dad's birthday. We went to Kickback Jacks and had dinner and had a wonderful time together. We are so thankful and blessed to have him as an amazing father and Papa! Hoping for many more years together!:) I found these shirts at Old Navy for the kids, which I LOVE! Although my kids didn't cooperate very well, the pictures are still cute! They love their Papa and Nana so much! They can't wait until they can live closer to them one day!

Chloe-Almost 8 months old

On April 3rd Chloe will be 8 months old. I am not sure how busy I will be then, so the update is coming now!:) Chloe is doing great. She is sleeping so very well. She has such a sweet personality. She never cries except for when she is sleepy or hungry. Words cannot express how truly blessed we really are. She just smiles at everyone when they see her and she is trying her hardest to talk. She is still babbling and saying "DADA". I think she is really trying to say other things, but they just won't come out. She got her first tooth sometime last week, so that's pretty cool. She likes to eat most any kind of baby food, especially if it is sweet (must take after me). She LOVES to snack on puffs and mum-mums! A couple of weeks ago she learned how to sit up on her own, so she loves playing with toys in front of her now. I must say that she has nothing to do with laying down now! (unless of course she is sleepy) She is on a very good schedule is just really seems to be doing great! She has finally made her way into 3-6 months clothes, although I think it will be short lived because she is growing quickly these days. Here are some cute pictures of our special little girl. I will keep you posted on her weight and growing chart when we have another doctor's appointment!:)