Porter the Paparazzo

Some recent finds on the camera

I don't even want to know

The view from the couch

Showing off his sister's handiwork

The Wrath of the Lizzie!!!!!!

Tonight, Laura and I are making Lizzie sleep in her room. She is in her bouncy seat so that the princess may be inclined. Her royal highness does NOT like to be laid flat! However, Dad recieved a grim notice from the slumbering diva. She was not pleased with having to sleep away from mom and dad.

Wakin' up is hard to do

At our house, once they are asleep, you could send a marching band through their room and they wouldn't wake up.

Things we have done in their room while they are asleep:

1) Clean- I'm talking about vacuuming, picking up blocks, putting up clothes in their dresser. Anything really.

2) Re-hang a picture- hard to believe but true

3) Have a normal conversation at normal voice volume. We've had people over before that want to see the kids after they've gone to sleep and they can't believe how you can stand their and talk and they don't even move.

Lizzie's proving to be much the same way- I vacuumed UNDER her pack and play while she was sleeping in it the other day and she didn't flinch. If only they were this calm when they were awake. . . I'll keep dreaming.

In case you forget what you named all your kids. . .

. . . invest in some of these t-shirts. Not only does it help ME remember their names, it helped our new 12 year old neighbor learn all the names in no time flat. And this kid spoke Spanish! So, monograms really do have more than just one use.

Papa and Nana. . . and a VAN!

Brice's dad arrived safely Friday night bearing baby presents, birthday presents for Riley, and perhaps most importantly, our new van! Yes, we've made that all important transition into the world of minivans. Brice's dad and stepmom found this van for us in Florence, AL, and we bought the thing sight unseen! So it was good to finally see our new wheels and the kids were very excited over the flip down movie screen. Riley even got a new coloring table that she's thinking about sharing with Porter. We had a fun weekend with Papa and Nana!

A visit from Mr. Ernie

Lizzie got her middle name from our dear friend Mrs. Jane Hoffman who passed away last year. She was a huge influence on our lives, and very dear to our children, so we wanted to honor her! Her husband, Mr. Ernie, got to come visit Lizzie last week, and it was so special. Mr. Ernie does NOT normally hold babies, so Lizzie should feel very special to have this picture on record.

In case you forget what you named your kid. . .

. . . these little monogrammed onesies sure come in handy. A friend at church made Porter, Riley and Lizzie some matching white threads with their names handily printed on the front. . . just in case we mix them up. Here's Lizzie sporting hers. Hopefully we'll get a picture of all of them together in all their monogrammed glory soon!