Sunday, January 1, 2012

My Pitiful Pumpkins...

Why do all of my pictures of the kids in pumpkin patches look so awful?  They really ARE having a good time.  But if you look at their faces in the pictures, you'd think I had dragged them there kicking and screaming!


Of course, I dressed the kids in their appropriate sibling t-shirts as I just KNEW I was going to get a fabulous, festive picture of them together.  Finally. 

Yeah, right.





Like I said though, they did have fun despite the frowns.  Laney got a purple butterfly painted on her hand, and Carter got a pumpkin.  We had some yummy treats as well.  A good outing for Mommy and kiddos.



My Pumpkins' Pumpkins.... yes, still trying to catch up

First, let me clarify....

1 - Our kids rarely wear clothes.  At least not in the house.  I've tried.  Well, Laney will sometimes do the opposite.  Some days she'll go through 5 outfits just to put on something different.  But mostly, it's just her undies.  Carter...  we're lucky if Carter keeps his clothes on until he gets home.  I caught him undressing in the playground at Chick-fil-a one day.  We have at least gotten to the point that he'll stay dressed unless we're at home or either grandparents' house.  It was touch and go there for a while. 

2 - Joel does not usually have a goatee.  The guys in his office grew them out in honor of a co-worker they lost to cancer.  His goatee didn't look too awful, but for some reason he shaved the bottom and left the mustache.  THAT was awful. 

I digress...




Coleman had other plans besides carving pumpkins.

Laney loves to wear my work lanyard as a necklace.  

CJH - September






Oh my gosh... he is suuuuuch a sweet baby.  WE. LOVE. HIM.

My mom swears she still hasn't heard him cry.  He is starting to sleep longer and eat more.  I can definitely tell he has grown a lot.  He actually gained a pound in one week between 2 and 3 weeks old.  He is on Prevacid now - 3 for 3!  Coleman loves to sleep in the sunshine.  I love to watch him.  :)

CJH - October


I tried to get pictures of Coleman for his birth announcement while the big kids were napping. I made a little pallet on the floor, and he would fall asleep in the sunshine. Loved to watch him sleeping so peacefully - so warm and snuggly!






Lancome Laney

I'm gone for one itty-bitty meeting, and I come home to find my sweet baby girl has gotten into the free samples of Lancome that GranJan (aka GeeGee) brought me.  Joel said she "got a little on the carpet and in the closet."

This was just ONE part of the closet...

Rain, Rain, Glorious Rain... (October)

Lord, teach me never to complain about rain after the summer we had here!  YIKES!

First Outing...

I found an old picture and wanted to include it.  This is our first outing with all three kids in the car.  Seats have been switched a bit since then, but... it was a little strange to turn around and see this!