Around Here+ Iphone Pics

This goofy girl thought it was hilarious that she kept her hair in her face for the photos. Either way, she's absolutely gorgeous.

Freckles are the best.

Being a newly-turned-5-year-old is tricky. Especially when you are asked to clean something up WITHOUT the help of your big sister--oh the horrors. It all ended in an impromptu nap, which I found endearing in spite of the tantrum.

Russ finds library story time very entrancing.

Daddy being home is always the best.

It was cold for a couple of weeks. Cold enough that when I made the executive decision that we had too many meals without another adult and we needed chik-fil-a and a playground--this poor guy was cold!!

I babysat these three boys (they are getting a sister soon!) and they were angels. And I wondered if maybe their mom wouldn't mind training mine while she was at it?

A couple quick photos from Will's birthday.

At the Gentri concert.

This guy and sleeping lately is the most beautiful thing.

He may have eaten some dirt and leaves. I'm calling it good parenting--preventing allergies.

Bike riding is so hard when you are sitting in a trailer the entire time.

I got a book shelf off a delray beach garage sale site for $20. The guy ended up living about half a block away and he dropped it off for me (thank you! Not having a husband around can be tricky!) and I have been super surprised at how IN LOVE with it I am. Our other bookshelf, which only had two shelves, has been moved to the kids' room to hold toys. We now have all the shelves for our kids' books without them all falling all over the floor. Plus another shelf---for more books!!!

Russ loves Ruthie soooo much! He also really loves the piano-future piano virtuosos right there!

This guy. SOOOO big!!!

Ruthie was reading her school book to dad, and had to keep nudging him for help on the difficult words. Eventually she gave up and came and gave me a hug and went to sleep. Haha.

This was the sweetest. Our library had a Mo Willems party on Saturday (which of course I HAD to attend because we love him!!!) and Ruthie sat beside Russ and fed him goldfish the entire time. Sweet siblings.

I may have been avoiding a two hour stake conference in the fold-up chairs with my three other hooligans. Actually, Sterling said our kids were good, it was the three other kids he managed to adopt during the meeting that made things difficult-ha! But this face---I literally would keep him this size forever if I could!

This makes me want a million more-stat. Those soft cheeks and floppy ears and baby sweetness. It's all perfection.

Russ-8 months

I feel like my boys have done this-chunk up and then grow tall and stretch out. Russ has cycled through that a few times, but he is definitely stretching out right now--he seems so loooooong and lean lately and it makes him seem so big!!! Also--Will handed him this gun when I asked him to get Russ a toy to make him happy because "He won't choke on it because it is big." haha---we've been talking a lot about keeping tiny things away from the baby since Will got so many legos for his birthday--I'm glad it's sinking in!

(Those legos all over my floor?!?!?) This big sister. She is SUCH a good one. We are the luckiest to have her around!

I cannot believe that this little man is 8 months. Cannot believe it!!!! I pulled him out of his car seat and put him on my hip to walk into church yesterday and I told Sterling I want a baby this size for the rest of my life. One that has dimples and smiles and is soft and round and sits just so on my hip and cuddles right into my lap and only gets up 1-2 times a night and can pack in the real food but still nurses---it's just absolute perfection. He laughs and plays Peek-a-boo, he waves and gets excited, he scoots around on the floor and gets stuck under the piano bench, he gets excited to see his siblings and he gives the BEST big bear hugs. He is scooting around and he is starting to crawl--he gets up on his hands and pushes himself off the ground, and then he gets up on his knees, and without using his arms, slides forward from his knees with his head on the carpet---which is a hilarious worm crawl that I am loving, but I am sure will only last a few days before he gets his arms up and going. He takes great naps and is still happy when he gets interrupted naps from taking his siblings around and running errands. His cheeks are the most perfect thing for kissing! Please don't grow up baby Russ! 

And now, for a whole lotta pictures from Sunday afternoon:

Sibling kisses.

Cutie pie Molly. We got professional pics taken the other day and I curled her hair and she looked in the mirror and got all grumpy and I asked her what was wrong, she said "Mom, I look too silly." haahaa!!!

K. Will's smile here and the brotherly love is just killing me.

You can see his top two teeth poking out here! Will keeps saying that his middle one hasn't grown in yet, haha. He doesn't realize that the gap will probably close when the side ones come in.

More of me trying to catch his teeth.

Aww Mister Russ, we all love you SOOOOOO much! You are such a wonderfully happy part of our family!