All about the "D"

Today Micah sat up for the first time - all by himself! He sat there, balancing like a pro! And it wasn't just for 2 or 3 seconds... he held it for much longer than that! It was as if he was telling me by the look on his face, "C'mon Mom, don't be too surprised! Don't you know by now how super strong and super smart I am?!" :) We always knew this little guy would keep us on our toes!

Here comes a whole new world of play time for you little buddy!
And here's the proof of the pudding, so they say... I caught it all on video!

Way to go Micah! We love you!

We had lots of fun hanging out with the family. Here's a cute picture of us (without Sammy - - he was off playing...) with our brother Adam & his girlfriend Lauren. :)One of the highlights of the weekend was seeing all of the beautiful fall leaves. It was windy too, so when we looked outside, we saw "raining leaves" all around! Andrew raked them into a big pile and we all had fun jumping in all the leaves. We tried to get a picture of the two boys laying in the leaves... it was a great idea, but didn't turn out as we had hoped! :) Sammy's couldn't stop covering his eyes from the bright sun... and Micah burst into tears a few seconds after we layed him down (this photo is actually pre-tears, so not that bad!)!
We had a great weekend and are so thankful for these precious moments with our family!

So, I thought that first off, I'd share my mommy moment of the day: This morning, I found myself "Ousting" the inside my car, after realizing I had left a BIG poopy diaper in the trunk for 24 hours with the windows closed. :) Oh the joys of mommyhood! :) And I'm thankful for every moment!

Last weekend we celebrated "pre-thanksgiving" with my family. What a wonderful tradition! Lots of delicious food and precious time with the whole family together.

This was the first year we incorporated the "kid's table." Ahhh, the kids table... I have so many fond memories of sitting the "kid's table" with all of my cousins growing up!
Here is our 4th annual cousin photo... each year the number of grandkids grows and grows! :) We are looking forward to next year with the addition of Jason and Mindy's little baby boy or girl!

And the following few photos are what I am most thankful for... my darling husband and 7 1/2 wonderful years together...
...my sweet and silly Samuel, who is just loving his Sees chocolate turkey...
...and my precious baby Micah, wearing the happiest smile ever on his face!
Micah is super cute with his thanksgiving feather hat :)
Great Grandma June & her #19 :)
We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving this week! :)

Today I thought to put Micah in the outdoor swing for the first time... :) He liked it! He was really content to just sit there and swing, all while watching his big brother play around the backyard.

Sammy was having fun digging for tree roots, riding his tire swing, driving his remote control truck, and playing t-ball... :)
Here's our little tee-baller in action :)
Have a blessed day everyone!

Yay for Fun Dip! And who needs that little stick anyways? Why not just dip all your fingers in there? One of my favorite moments of the day... holding my ready-for-the-bath baby!

What a fun Halloween weekend! We'll start off this post with the most priceless & perfectly captured picture ever! :) Andrew captured all 4 kids going down the bouncy-house slide at the same time at NCCC's fall festival.
More fun at the fall festival. Sam was a champ and did allll of the bouncy structures - by himself!
At Sam's preschool there was a costume parade. All the children dressed up in costume and marched around for the parents to see. Sammy got to be the "engine" and lead his class parade, since he was Thomas the Train!

More Halloween fun - - getting ready to go trick-or-treating.


Hope you all had a fun time too! :)