Happy Halloween from Bane, Princess Tiana, and Elmo!

Spaghetti Night!

Colin has really been eating A LOT lately!  I'm sure he will be hitting a big growth spurt soon with all he has been eating!!  Look at those baby blues too, he will be a real ladies man someday!

Luke's First Day of 1st Grade!

Luke is now a big 1st grader!!  He was excited to start school, and see his friends every day again!  Last year he had a big adjustment with leaving home for the whole day for the first time, and having a baby brother born right before school started!  I think this year is going to be a whole lot smoother for Luke!  I'm excited to see all he will learn this year!! Gabby sure wishes she was going to school this year, but I am keeping her home one more year with me!  She will start preschool next year!

Colin Jeffrey is 1!

My baby boy is 1 year old!  What a beautiful day we had for his 1st birthday!  After last summer being the hottest I can remember on record, his birthday was a beautiful, breezy, perfect day!  We had lots of family over to the park for his party!  He LOVED his cake!  Colin is such a wonderful blessing to our family!  He is the most laid back, sweet, loving baby!  Colin was a surprise blessing to us, but now I can't ever imagine my life without him in it! 

Happy 6th Birthday Luke Stephen!

Happy Birthday Luke!!!  We love you so much!!!  Thank you for bringing so much love and light into our lives!  You've been a blessing far greater than we could have ever imagined! 

Gabby's 3rd Birthday Party!

Gabby wanted to have a birthday party at McDonald's like Luke had for his birthday, so we did!  She invited her cousins and Luke's friend Ryan and his little brother Kevin who is Gabby's friend!  She had a great time at her Princess Party! 

Gabby's special egg free cupcakes from Naturally Yours

Waiting patiently for her guests to arrive while keeping an eye on her special cupcakes!

Gabby and Kevin

Excited about her presents!

Hugging her cousin Lauryn!

party guests

Gabrielle Susan is 3!!

Gabrielle Susan turned 3 on January 11th!!  Since she got so many gifts for Christmas, we decided to go to downtown Chicago and go to the American Girl Store to get a Bitty Baby for her main present!  She loved getting her Bitty Baby, and last year they came out with a red head baby with blue eyes!  Of course that is the one Gabby picked!  We also went to the Disney Store and got lots of princess stuff for really great prices!  Luke had a great time at the Lego Store.  Yes, it was a bit of an interesting trip with 3 small children, a little different than when we used to go before kids!  The important thing is the kids had a great time!  Even Colin enjoyed looking around at all of the buildings and people!  Gabrielle is such an independent, bright, and funny little girl.  She is a bit sassy at times, but still the sweetest little girl I have ever met!  She loves dancing, playing with baby dolls, copying everything her big brother does, and singing pop and country songs!  I look forward to her being 3 this year, and all she will learn, and how she will change!  I love you so much Gabs!