Good friends

The big sis


He doesn't look at all awkward


How cool are they?


Daddy took them to pose in front of two tractors. When I saw the pictures, I could not have told you they were two different tractors

So we are moving. We are lucky because we are in no hurry to leave. But I am busy. Thank goodness for friends and family. Doug's brother has donated two Saturdays to helping us. His wife came and helped me pack and clean when she should have been off having fun since her children were away. Many people have offered to help us pack and move. Yesteday two of my friends Marla and Christy spent hours cleaning the walls and baseboards. Marla held my baby so I could clean. I do not put my babies down, as many of you can attest to. So all of this has been very hard for me to do. How am I supposed to pack while holding a baby? I would have lost my mind by now if not for my great friends and family. I am very blessed. I honestly am very sad to leave because I love my neighborhood. There are many good friends like the Cowdells and Kleins and the Hams who love my children so completely. That's what a mom wants, to have her children surrounded by people who love them. Plus, I've turned a little anti-social being in my secluded neighborhood. When we go for walks, we may not see another person the whole time, except driving by in cars. Plus, I will have to clean my bathrooms for the first time in 2 years! I have loved Sandy our maid. Yes, I am spoiled. I have to leave my 2 acre backyard and patio area where my kids can ride their bikes! I am whiny and I apologize but thank you for letting me vent. Doug is very excited to move and to have projects. So I need to be excited.

Anna is getting pudgy. Doug loves pudgy babies. She does not look like a newborn to us anymore at all. We love her so much. She is so diferent from our others. She is adorable, not that our other kids were not adorable. She is fun. But she does not nap well. She has decided that midnight is an acceptable bedtime. But she sleeps well through the night. She only wakes up once or twice through the night, which is crazy for my kids. She will take catnaps through the day, which is a bit annoying. The kids try so hard to help me. I am so grateful to have kids that I actually enjoy.




Charlotte got her first haircut from my aunt. She stayed so still! She wanted it a lot shorter but I could not part with her beautiful long hair. So we just evened it out.