Happy Birthday Zane!

We celebrated Zane's 8th birthday today. I can't believe that it has been 8 years since Blake and I became parents. He brought us so much joy to us the day he was born, and he has continued to bring us much happiness. He has such a sweet spirit. He loves school - favorite subjects are science, computers, and reading. He is an excellent speller, reads extremely well (on a upper 4th grade level), and is learning how to free draw. I love how he plays with his younger brother and sister. He is such a good big brother, helping us out by watching them, playing with them, and protecting them. We are so blessed to call him our son and I pray that he has a great year, and many more birthdays to follow!
He woke me up before 6AM this morning with a big smile on his face and announced "It's my birthday!" He loves celebrating birthdays, especially his. He took mini cinnamon rolls to school to share with his classmates and I brought McDonalds lunch to him at school. He requested breakfast for his birthday dinner so Blake fixed pancakes, eggs, potatoes, bacon, and brownies for dessert. He received numerous phone calls from family members and was excited that so many people called to talk to him. It really made his day special.
What a great day! Happy Birthday Zane! We love you buddy!!!!

It's been awhile!

I have not updated our blog in quite some time and I really regret that I have missed posting some really great things happening in our family. I am staying incredibly busy with the kids, housework, my job, and well LIFE in general. By the time I have a free minute to sit down and update the blog, I am basically too tired and either want to go to bed or just relax and watch t.v. with my love! So I will give a shortened version of what has been happening in our world - a Family of Five!
Blake and I have been busy with work. He is working a couple days a week in Houston and he absolutely loves his job as a firefighter. I am so happy that he has a job that he truly enjoys. On the side, he is learning the A/C business and making some extra money on his days off. This keeps him very busy and tired! I am so thankful to have a husband who works so hard to provide for his family. I enjoy my job as well and could not imagine being in any other job. My supervisor, co-workers and the faculty/staff and students in my department are a joy to work with. Even though I would give anything to be home with my babies every day, I am thankful to have a job that provides for our needs and one that I can enjoy going to everyday.
Zane, our firstborn, is growing up so fast! I cannot believe he will be 8 years old this week. He is such a delight and is a great big brother. He loves his big brother role and is a big help to us. He is doing so well in school and this year in 2nd grade he has had 2 report cards with straight A's! He loves reading, science, and computers and has just recently taken an interest in free drawing. He has lost 3 teeth since May and has a couple that are loose. He is active in his church choir, tone chimes, RA's, and baseball so he keeps us busy...we cannot imagine what it will be like when we will have all 3 kids participating in activities!
Kade, our middle child, is a very strong-willed little boy who will be turning 3 in a few months. He challenges us as parents, but he is such a loving little boy who is constantly seeking our praise. He loves sports more than any 2 year old I know. He will ask to watch football and baseball on t.v. and even prefers sports over cartoons a lot of times. He is happiest if someone is playing ball with him or when he is cuddling and rocking with us. The boys share a room with bunkbeds, but Kade always seems to convince Zane to sleep on the bottom bunk with him and we always find them with their arms wrapped around each other. So sweet!
Macy, our baby girl, is such a joy and truly completes our family. I am so happy that we are blessed with a baby girl and I look forward to building the mother and daughter relationship with her that me and my mom have. The boys adore her and she laughs and plays with them all the time. She is 14 months old and picks up on things so quickly. She loves to imitate her brothers and has started saying so many words! She is definitely more talkative and vocal than either of her brothers were at this age. She loves cats and will call them to her and just squeal with delight. She has also started interacting with her baby dolls. It so much fun to watch her play with them.
I hope to update the blog on a more regular basis. I enjoyed doing it at the beginning and really wish that I would have been more consistent. Oh, well. I will give it another try!

Update on the Kids

Macy is now 5 months old and doing great. She is such a joy and a great baby. She weighs in at 13lbs 14oz and she really wants to roll over. It won't be long until she figures it out. She sleeps great at night and is the happiest baby in the mornings! She loves spending time in her exersaucer, sitting in her bumbo seat and watching her big brothers. She can't wait until she is big enough to join in on their fun.
Kade is 23 months and will be turning 2 years old in just a few weeks. He is talking in sentences, loves making new friends wherever we go (grocery store, restaurant, etc.), enjoys going to school and is learning his colors, and likes playing with his big brother and little sister.
Zane is anxiously awaiting the start of baseball and is doing wonderful in 1st grade. He is an advanced reader and has made a 100 on every spelling test this year as well as making an excellent rating in math. We are so proud of him. He LOVES his teacher and enjoys school. He is a wonderful Big Brother and we are thankful that he is such a big helper around the house.
Blake and I are so blessed to have such sweet, loving, and joyful children!

Happy Valentines!

Macy enjoyed her 1st Valentines Day. The boys each had a party at school and ate lots of chocolate so I know they enjoyed it as well. Kade decided he didn't want to be in this picture. I think the terrible twos have set in early!

Happy Birthday Zane!

Today our first-born turns 7 years old! Time has flown by since the day of his birth and we have been so blessed by having Zane in our lives. He is such a joy to be around and has such a caring, loving spirit about him.
Happy Birthday to a Great Son and an Awesome Big Brother! We love you sooo much Buddy!

Update

I have been keeping busy with the kids and have fallen behind on the blog so I have posted several updates at once to catch everybody up. We are all doing very well and adjusting to being a family of 5! I start back to work on Monday :( and I am sad that it is the end of my time off. I have really enjoyed being at home with my babies and spending quality time with Macy! However, I miss all of my co-workers and look forward to going back and getting back into a routine! Macy will start daycare next Thursday so I am praying that she will make a good transition. I know that Miss Carolyn will take great care of her though!
Macy is growing so fast and she LOVES to smile and coo and sleeps for 4 hour stretches at night, which I enjoy! She is a wonderful baby and we have enjoyed getting to know her personality!

Macy - 6 weeks old

Macy is doing really well. She is such a sweet girl and we are very blessed to have her. Her big brothers love her! Zane always wants to hold her and Kade is constantly asking to give her hugs and kisses! They are awesome big brothers!
This week Macy has found her voice and has been doing a lot of cooing. She has also starting smiling which is so exciting! There is nothing more sweet than the first smiles your baby gives you when they see you...and she has the most precious dimples when she smiles (thanks to daddy!). Enjoy her 6wk pictures!