Friday, March 6, 2009

Adjusting to four kids

Life is certainly busier with four kids. Especially when one is a baby who is very spitty. Every time you put Taylor in his carseat or lay him down he almost imediatly spits up. This makes for a lot of outfit changes. We are hoping he grows out of this soon.

February passed quickly with two birthdays, the kids being off-track, and Valentine's Day too. We managed to make it to the local Aquarium once and the kids all loved it. Thanks to Grandma & Grandpa Drennan for the passes for Christmas!

Ashlee & Joshua are back in school and are much happier. School is very stimulating and I am afraid I am not very stimulating when I spend most of my day feeding, burping, changing, and trying to get Taylor to sleep.

Lydia is always a joy. She has such an amazing imagination. I love to listen to her conversations with her toys--she is very animated! Lydia loves to wear the same dress every day. We can't get her to change. We have bought other dresses, but she isn't interested. So, we have decided that this is one battle that we don't want to fight. Who cares if she wears the same thing every day, as long as we get it washed frequently enough-right?

Taylor will have his two month check up next week. I hope that he is growing with how much he spits up!

Mark has finished another catalog season. We are so happy that he can join us for dinner most nights again.

I can't wait for spring! I am so tired of cold weather. I want to take lots of walks so that I can loose the rest of this "baby weight".

So, life is good and wonderful and we love being a family of six!

Joshua & Jared

Joshua & Jared

Lydia & Jared

Lydia & Jared

"Dig It" the school's musical

"Dig It" the school's musical

The school's musical

The school's musical

The Easter Bunny Came

The Easter Bunny Came

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

Up in our tree

Up in our tree

Up in the playhouse

Up in the playhouse

Our family in August

Our family in August

Fun at the Aquarium on Taylor's b-day

Fun at the Aquarium on Taylor's b-day

Ashlee's birthday

Ashlee's birthday

Joshua preparing to hit the pinata

Joshua preparing to hit the pinata

Mark's playhouse

Mark's playhouse

Our "new" piano

Our "new" piano

Our newly painted kitchen

Our newly painted kitchen

Lydia loves to help Mark work

Lydia loves to help Mark work

A princess in a tent

A princess in a tent

Having a brother is so fun!

Having a brother is so fun!

Like mother like son--sucking fingers is oh so fun!

Like mother like son--sucking fingers is oh so fun!

A trip to the aquarium with a cousin

A trip to the aquarium with a cousin

We love each other!

We love each other!

Baby Taylor

Baby Taylor

Time to go home

Time to go home

Our baby arrived

Our baby arrived