Meet the Flintstones...

Wilma, Fred, Pebbles, Bamm Bamm, and Baby Dino are...


Wishing you a Yabadabadoo Halloween!


Lots of love...straight from the stone ages :)

milestones, picnics, smiles, boundaries, and a little celebration

i bet you're thinking that the boundaries refers to one of my sweet littles.  well, you're wrong...ha!  the boundaries are for me.  i'm the one that needs them.

without them, i don't get a whole lot done.  you might be wondering what exactly i'm talking about.  let's go with everything.  it applies to all of it.

let's take laundry.  i let it pile up.  not intentionally, but it happens.  and with five of us, it turns into a holy terror.  so, i made a rule.  laundry on mondays...all put away by sunday.  now, it gets done.  crazy, but true.

now for the blog.  i let it go too.  and i don't want to.  i like it here.  and i like watching my kids grow up.

so, here's my new rule...blogging every thursday...to recap the week.  let's see if it sticks.

it's thursday, and i'm here, so i guess that's step one :)

rewind to last weekend....


we all got together to celebrate my sweet sister ashley and her upcoming wedding to cameron.  we would have probably named landon...cameron, if it wouldn't have been for the ring and the date :)


it was a rare occasion for all of us to be together and we all enjoyed our day.  none of us wanted to leave, but we had a little one with us and quite a drive home :)


i actually have some more pics to share...i got a new camera!!  cue the hallelujah chorus.  my sweet hubby bought it for me.  i'm thinking he figured...buy her the camera or check her into the looney bin...seriously.

i swear, a camera is a part of my soul, and i just can't live without one...especially with a new baby in the house.


we all love him.


sweet emma was my first shoot.  i owed her a seven year birthday shoot...last month, but i had a baby :)    it tends to throw things a bit off kilter.  so, here we are...you can see some of the pics here.


next up was my little nugget...


he was due for his one month pics...sigh.  they grow too quickly.


he's still officially one month, but more like 1.8 months :)  hmmm...maybe i need a rule for that too.


he's so sweet and snuggly...


he's our little bucket of love.


he was quite cooperative too...


love the age where they don't talk back...


and you don't have to bribe them with candy :)  i think this one's my fave...


i took these two to the park last night for a picnic.  rob was out of town, so i didn't cook :)  the train came, which is the. most. exciting. thing. ever. for my little boy blue.  it made his night.


it's the little things that make little ones happy.  love that.


little things like raspberries.  they are his favorite.  he puts them on his fingers like claws.  he's the only little dude in the whole world that can turn the word claws into a 14 syllable word.  seriously.


i shot this one and loved it...


then i shot this one and loved it even more.  baby smiles are the best.

seven

you are...


and you are a beautiful little girl inside and out.


you are independent and wonderful helper to our family...


you have a vivid imagination and love all things magical...especially fairies and reindeer.


and you are always happy.  always.


these past seven years have gone by faster than i can even process, but you've grown into the sweetest little first grader that i could've ever imagined.


you enjoy things...like we all should.  you're never in a hurry, which i'll admit makes me crazy.


but, sometimes i think that God gave you to me for that reason.  i'm not the best at stopping to smell the roses or always jumping in the puddles, but you are teaching me.  i am learning.


you just started taking tumbling and you love it.  you are in girl scouts this year too.  i figured that was a good match for my little nature girl :)


you are a wonderful blessing to our family and we love you to pieces.  my birthday wish for you is a life filled with happiness, love, and magic :)  if you look close enough, there's a little magic in everything...

here & there

rob took the kids there for the weekend...


while landon and i stayed here...


my camera was giving me fits...


so then, i finally threw in the towel and enjoyed my nice. quiet. weekend.  it was so quiet.  did you hear me?  so incredibly quiet.  my brain had time to think and recharge.  it was wonderful.

i didn't get done what i thought i could...i think i forgot just how much time it takes to nurse a baby.  it's a full time job folks.  i added up the hours myself.  so, we nursed and snuggled and i did get a few things checked off of my list...


the kids played hard...


so hard that this is them napping...


and they swam...in their clothes and ate s'mores and did all of the things that you're supposed to do when you go camping.  and grand-dad met them, so rob had an extra set of hands.  thank goodness for that.


they ate lots of yummy stuff...


and one night, a raccoon ran off with the entire bag of oreos.  emma told me the story when they got home.  she said, "he took the. whole. bag, mom."  and i said, "really?"  and she said, "yes, he took the whole bag....double stuffed."

all i've got...

no camera equals no photos folks.  so if that's what you're looking for, then maybe y'all should consider following me on instagram...



you might have better luck there :)))  rob was in the attic digging for camping gear, so that's how we managed to get a bit of our fall decor put up around the house.  emma and carson enjoyed decorating our little tree...


and since my photos are lacking, i thought i'd show y'all this one.  this is how he sleeps...my little nugget :)  his face is red only because of the flash, not because he's in a straight jacket....i promise.  hopefully, we'll have something reliable in the camera department soon.

dear little landon,

oh my goodness, we can't believe that you're a month old...already.


the days that we spend with you go by entirely too fast.


you've got a big sister who loves you to pieces...


and is always willing to help out.


and you've got a big brother who can't wait to play dump trucks with you.  he's already decided which one you can have, and it just so happens to be the yellow one.  you should probably try to remember that.


you were our grand finale baby, which is so bittersweet.  you made our family complete, and our house is full of love for you...


your birth announcements have been mailed...


and although we both had a bit of a rough entry, it's been wonderful getting to know you.  you are so sweet. you sleep pretty well.  and for the most part, i think we've all adjusted.


you are the biggest baby that i've ever had, so i guess my milk is doing its job.  i think you are averaging about one five hour stretch every night.  so, if i nurse you at 9, you are up again around 2, and then again at 5.  you aren't the best nurser.  i have to work really hard to keep you eating, but you are definitely getting in the calories.


your reflux is pretty much under control.  you like to be held upright, and both your crib and changing table are elevated.  you sleep in your crib...swaddled, of course.  our house sleeps better and safer when you are in your room.


you don't cry a lot.  but, you are the loudest breather that i have ever met :)  you breathe a little quicker when you want something...like a feeding.


on your one month birthday, you smiled at me.  and the day before that, you smiled and laughed at your big sister.  it made her day.


you've had a couple of bottles.  you don't seem to mind them.  it would help if your momma had some milk in the freezer, but she hasn't had time to pump.


you enjoy your baths now.


and you've gotten a lot chunkier...


we've moved on to size 1 diapers.  and i think that size 2's are in our near future.


your 0-3 clothes are getting quite snug...sniff, sniff.


and you're already wearing some 3-6.


we think you are going to be a big boy.


i've got three babies now.  some days, i still don't believe it.


all three of you are a blessing to our family...


and i love being your momma...


welcome to our family little buddy.  you are in for a fun ride...


here's your official one month photo...a bit late. can't take them without a camera :) here you are, our bucket of love, still one month old, but officially, you're 7 weeks :)