Our girly girl

Lila is officially our little girly girl. Everything must be pink or purple from her clothes, cup, pillow, blanket, toothbrush...you get the picture.

Getting ready for bed!

But she still loves playing tractors with her brother and going to the farm so don't let her fool you. Here are Wade and Lila having a horse race in the living room!

Norah's 9 months old

Baby Norah (as the kids call her) is growing up so fast. She has perfected her army crawl and can easily get to wherever she wants to go. She loves her sister Lila and the feeling is sometimes mutual. We feel so blessed that she is such a good baby!

Sisterly Love

Norah's favorite thing to do these days is eat! As long as you keep food in front of her she'll sit in her highchair--her favorites are clementines, peas and corn, spaghetti and bread.

Norah's first popiscle! We gave her a taste and then couldn't pry it away from her but she was willing to share.

Visit to Santa

The kids have been so excited about Santa this year which makes it that much more fun for Luke and me! Wade and Lila know exactly what they would like him to bring too. :)

Our new puppy, Jade

Wade's new best friend-except when she's trying to chew on his toys or socks!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the Cheerleader, Football Player and Puppy Mascot!

Norah didn't quite know what to think!?!

We had a lot of fun trick or treating--the kids definitely had their fill of candy and now it's magically disappeared! Wade thinks Daddy ate it all! :)

Pumpkin Carving

The kids were a BIG help this year carving pumpkins even though Lila changed her clothes about 4 times during the process (too much slime she said!).

The finished product.

Catching Up

Wade's first day of preschool!

Lila also thought she was starting school the same day as Wade (she just started going 1 day a week last Thursday). She had to have her picture taken and bring her backpack just like her brother. She cried when she couldn't stay with Wade at school!

Some recent pictures of Norah. She's now 6 months old and just started sitting by herself this week. She's still a little wobbly but getting close!

So happy!

Miss Blue Eyes

Braving the Zoo

The kids and I braved the zoo a few weeks ago all by ourselves. It went much better than going to the grocery store with all 3 kids!

In the aquarium

One of Wade's favorite's....Bob :)

This is fun!

Iowa State Fair

We had two heifers that Faith showed at the state fair this year. The kids and I went over for one day and it rained the WHOLE day!

Faith and Annabelle

Grandma Ruth, Wade and Lila in the cattle barn

Wade and his pal Suzie. Wade helped Luke almost every morning washing the heifers, leading them around in the farm and putting them in the cooler room. He can tell you everything you would want to know about cattle and the farm!

Wade

Wade has had a blast this summer! Most mornings he helps Luke down at the farm washing the cattle and leading them around (he's not scared of anything!!). He's also had fun going to the pool and has become a really good swimmer...he puts his head underwater, jumps off the side by himself and likes to go to the deep end. He starts preschool in 1 1/2 weeks and will be going 2 days a week this year.

Lila

Lila has had quite the summer! She got glasses in July and can see so much better! She does really good wearing them and most morning asks for us to put them on.

Lila also got 20 stitches at the end of June after she fell from the stroller and into the cement. She was a brave girl though and only cried at the very end! Luckily it's right along her jaw line so the scarring shouldn't be too bad.

Norah

Norah is now 5 months old! She continues to be such a happy baby and loves Wade and Lila. She's now eating cereal, fruits and vegetables and hasn't eaten anything she doesn't like. She sleeps from 8:00 until 7:00 in the morning and most mornings we have to wake her up! She has perfected rolling over from her back to her stomach. She babbles constantly and is quite loud so she can be heard through all the chaos!

Here she is babbling or more like screeching!

The Circus

Grandma Patti, the kids and I ventured to the circus! The elephants were by far the biggest hit. When we asked Lila if she wanted to be tightrope walker when she grows up she proudly exclaimed, "Yes!"

Summer Fun!

Norah is now 3 1/2 months old. She's such a happy baby girl!

Lila is going through a pants phase. Pants must be worn at all times including with her swinsuit!!

Happy Birthday Lila!!

Happy 2nd Birthday to you!

Norah's Baptism

Norah was baptized last weekend. She wore the same dress as Lila did as well as her Grandma Patti when she was baptized.

Norah's godparents-Cari and Uncle Tim

Updated Pictures

Norah is getting so big! She is getting more and more smiley all the time and is sleeping through the night (10pm to usually 6am)! We couldn't ask for a better baby.

Wade, still the proud big brother. He usually goes about and does his own thing but every once and awhile he'll want to hold his sister, for just a moment!

Luke with his 2 turkeys he shot this season...he was pretty excited about it!!

Working on some tummy time.

All 3 kids....impossible!

We're not getting off to a very good start.

Hey, where is everyone going? What a face Lila (she obviously doesn't want her sister to be touching her!).

As good as it's going to get!