Kids grow up too fast!

Kade is now 5 months old and is getting so big! He has two teeth now, so i have to watch out when i feed him! Watch out, he bites! He scoots everywhere and can sit up by himself. In fact, the other day he was on his stomach and he moved into a sitting position all by himself! So much for him being my slow one! I was hoping to have at least one that wasn't so eager to move. Maybe my next one will be mellow. We'll see! Kade can also lift himself up onto his hands and knees. He's going to be crawling soon i just know it!

I have also been feeding him the rice cereal but he does NOt like it so i tried real baby food. He LOVED it! He downed the carrots and squash in no time. He would cry everytime i took the spoon out of his mouth. I couldnt' feed him fast enough!

He loves to play peek-a-boo and loves to get attention. Sometimes he gets too much from his siblings, in which i have to come to the rescue! I've found Vince sitting on his face, jumping off his back, Leah and Sadie carrying him by his arms and legs, rolling around with him, Vince trying to feed him pretzels/other snacks! You name it, i've caught my children doing it to him! Kade is one tough kid! If i had Leah, Sadie, and Vince has my older siblings i would make that same face!

Vince is now 21 months old and is starting to talk so well. He says thankyou all the time and has started using sentences. For instance, i asked if he wanted some left over dinner and he said, "No, it's hot mom!" I was surprised! He also LOVES trains and cars. My worst nightmare came true when he brought me the Thomas the Train movie and says, "Choo-CHoo mom. Choo-choo!" (i can't stand that movie!) But he does like "Cars" too, so i try to convince him to watch that instead. He just keeps on getting cuter and cuter every day. I love my little buddy!

Sadie's Birthday Party

Sadie just had a birthday. She turned 3! Can you believe it?! I had a small party for her but she still had fun. Her cousins Kate and Annie, and a good friend, Naomi, came over for it. I had this crazy idea to make her a princess castle cake because she loves princesses! I don't think i'll do that again unless Isaac is home. It was no "Amber" cake but it turned out alright and she loved it. That's all that matters, right? She had a ton of fun dressing up in her new snow white dress and crown, and playing with her new walkie talkies. She also got a little cat from Kate which caused constant bickering between sadie and leah because leah LOVES it too!

What happens when Dad is gone!

Isaac has been out in Washington State working the last month and so my life at home as been nothing but crazy! I do pretty well at keeping a journal so I thought I would list a couple of things that I have dealt with since He's been gone.

1. Do you remember the "skip-it"? We inherited one from a family party because Leah had to have it. Well, someone (i won't say any names...SADIE!) forgot to flush the toilet one day and Vince took the "skip-it" and was trying to plunge the toilet. I suppose he saw that it needed to be cleaned and the "skip-it" was the closet thing he found to do the job with!



2. I was outside weeding and I finally got Kade asleep in the bouncer outside with me. I thought everything was great until Sadie took the hose and started spraying Kade! Needless to say, he woke up and I got no more weeding done!



3. Leah sprayed her eyes with sunscreen



4. After my neighbor watched my kids, i thought I would be able to go home and relax while they took a nap. Well, i was wrong! Sadie pooped in the car before we got home! I was SO mad! Not only that, but Vince also spilt lemonade all over my seat, which my seat belt still sticks! So, no I did not get to relax but I had to clean the inside of my car!



5. Leah and Sadie have found a new toy, their toothbrushes! I find them everywhere and when I ask them why they're playing with toothbrushes they tell me, "We're pretending they're people!"
6. Lastly, Vince jumps off tramp before I can get to him and does face plant onto grass! Don't worry he was fine!