The girls at 6 months

Caroline, Hallie, and Annabelle at 6.5 months. I love that we got to recreate the same photoshoot at the same age for each girl.

B&W Photo Shoot and Radio Flyer

Sidewalk Sight Word Races

We had fun this morning practicing our letters, numbers, and sight words! To differentiate, I scattered 1/2 letter sight words for Hallie and numbers for Annabelle. The girls started behind the 'start' line and then I called out a word for Hal and a number for Belle. They had to repeat their assignment back to me and then I said 'ready, set, go!' and they dashed to their word/number. They then got points on the score board for correct answers. After we exhausted the first game boards, we searched for more shade and played again. This time it was 3 letter sight words for Hallie and letters for Annabelle. What an easy way to be outside, have fun, and learn :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was all YELLOW!



Me: "Annabelle, what do you want your birthday theme to be, butterflies, flowers, princesses?"

Belle: "Yellow."

Me: "Like yellow butterflies?"

Belle: "No, just yellow."

 

Caroline 6 Months

Half a year old sweet girl! You are trying so hard to sit up, you are almost there but the occasional topple still occurs. You are very active in your playing and need to be entertained all the time now. Just like your sisters, you are in your paper stage now. A single piece of paper can entertain you for 10 minutes! You also enjoy throwing toys off your high chair try and seeing how fast your sisters can replace them. Only Hallie and Annabelle know how to make you giggle the best (there is something about the phrase 'chicken blastoff' that makes you go wild with giggles, thank you Hal for discovering that!).

 

Caroline, Annabelle, and Hallie at 6 months

 

Caroline Paige, 6 months

First Signs of Summer

Outside time, bathing suits, red faces, grilling... summer is almost here!

Mother's Day 2013

Mommy got her favorite breakfast, french toast, and coffee served to her in bed. A few little munchkins requested to join the party :) What a great way to start the day!

After church, we gathered at the Holecek's for brunch, yuum!

Caroline 5 Months

Welcome to 5 months Caroline! You were introduced to solids this month and you LOVE them. So far you've tried green beans (yum), sweet potato (yum), avocado (yuck, for now), and bananas (yum but oh man, your tummy did not like them later that night!). You are a happy smiley girl just like your sisters were. Every morning you smile like crazy when you see Mrs. Delma at preschool. You smile with your tongue. If someone walks up to you and you stick your tongue out, that is the biggest compliment you can pay them! You like to stay active and always have someone to watch. If we ever, heaven forbid, leave you alone, boy do you let us know! You turn your head to follow voices around and you definitely recognize familiar voices. We are so blessed to have you in our family sweet girl.

 

 

Can't finish a post without a sister comparison!

 

 

Misc March

Daddy Daughter Time  

 

 

 

Fun with Friends!

 

 

Practicing the Soccer Skills

 

Soccer Time!



The Girls

The girls before church.

 

Caroline, top right: hallie, bottom right: Annabelle

(I think Hallie is winning the look alike contest!)

 

 

Love you Baby Girl!

 

 

 

Spring Break Fun

What a GREAT Spring Break we are having! Unfortunately haven't taken many pictures to chronicle our adventures. It started with a visit from Grana, Grandad, and Uncle Blake. We took a long walk to the new duck pond, smoked a chicken (thanks Jason!), attended Mass, had lunch and playtime at McDonalds on a rainy day, had yummy breakfasts and lots of laughter :)

The weather has been perfect since Monday. We have taken many walks, many trips to parks and many hours with the back door wide open. I love this time of year!

 

Whoa, I'm in need of some sun! But I looove cuddling with my little Caroline!

 

 

 

Lots of firsts for our 3.5 month old! First time in the Bumbo and first time in the stroller sans an infant seat!

 

 

Hallie and her patient, Caroline. This is a cute picture of them but what I cannot get over is Belle in the background!!! She was cold so she was sitting in the sunlight to warm up, haha! She looks like she is off praying in the corner, maybe we have ourselves a little nun to be!

 

 

Easter Dress sneak peak! We just got these in the mail from Gap and had to try them on to make sure they fit. I love that I can order the same size (4T) for both girls and they can just decide on a given day which color they feel like wearing! Some brands Hallie needs a 5T but its so much easier when you don't have to look at the tag before dressing them :)

 

 

Caroline 3 Months

Happy 3 months Caroline! You are the sweetest little girl and we adore you. You are still working on sleeping through the night. You tend to go for about a 4-5 hour stretch but then go right back to every 3 hours. You have an extra tough time sleeping on nights that you have a stuffy nose or lots of gas! You take more predictable naps now, about 3 a day. You are cooing up a storm and working on mastering tummy time :) You love to watch your sisters, they provide constant entertainment! Your cute little cheeks keep growing, they look as if they are about to fall off!

On Trend

Finally got some good pictures of the older girls in their teal skinny jeans! Now to get some with me in my matching ones! We went to my goto spot, the backyard by the fence. Not because we have a beautiful fence but becuase I love the natural light and the uncluttered backdrop :)

Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day! This year, Aunt Cat and Hallie made shirts for each girl for Valentines Day. The girls loved wearing them to school. Lots of love and lots of sweets were enjoyed this week!

PJ Photoshoot

Just having fun in our PJ's before our weekly movie night!