6 MonthsOld!!!

I sound like a broken record these days.... "where did the time go?", "he's growing so fast!", "it was just yesterday that we had him!", "time flies!"....BUT IT'S TRUE!  I remember when Aiden was little and I couldn't wait for him to get to the next phase and a woman told me "Don't wish your life away".  At the time I thought time went so much slower that it wasn't possible to wish your life away...I just looked forward to so much with him!  I still do look forward to times with the boys as they get bigger and enter each new phase, but I have most definitely learned (in my old age) to not wish my life away.  It's fine to look forward to things...but don't wish for the current stage to pass.  Because without a doubt...this precious, sweet and tender phase will pass all too soon and we will forever be wanting to hold our precious little babies again. 

So...as Reid marks his 1/2 year birthday today...I have mixed emotions.  So proud of him and all he's learned to do...but sad because I know it's going by way too fast.  He's a 1/2 a year old and I don't think it should be possible!!!  So...if you don't see me blogging as much or on facebook....it's because I'm soaking up my cuddles when I get free time.  All my boys will be my precious little babies (at least in my eyes)...but they will only let me cuddle them for so long.  I don't want to wish my life away....or my cuddles away.  As tiring or trying some days may be...just soak in a little of them each day and remember they are only at this age once.

So....as I wipe my eyes (hehe), what has Reid been doing you ask??  He's rolling with the best of them, starting to reach for us, saying 'da da', making all new sounds with his mouth and just making all of us smile every day.  As he gets more mobile, the boys enjoy him more and more.  I love watching the 3 of them together.  They are so tender towards him...I can just pray it remains this way (all of us can have hope right?!)  Enjoy the pics!

 If Aiden or Max are in the room, good luck trying to get Reid's attention.  He is absolutely smitten with those two!!  Can you tell?

 Brody knows his job.  He's always right by the boys and he is so patient with them!  Reid will roll into him, grab his hair and push into his face and he just acts like it's part of his job.  Such a great boy Brody!  How are we so blessed?  It just doesn't seem fair....but I am so grateful to God for all he has provided us.

 

And here he is sucking on his fingers...his favorite thing to do!  Not such a big paci fan...but LOVES those fingers!

 
And here's Reid and Marlin playing together.  I'm sure they will be close cousins as they grow together.  There's 5 months between them...so as you can see, Reid has his work cut out for him.  Catching up to Marlin is going to be quite the job for him!  They are both so CUTE!!!!

Getting Bigger!

4 1/2 months old and Reid is getting so big!  He's rolling all over the place, loves to grab at things, anything and everything goes into his mouth and he has the most adorable little belly laugh!  Can't wait to see his personality as he comes into his own :)  Enjoy the pics!

 Time to roll! 

He did things in reverse and learned to roll from back to front first!  Now he can do both!

Craft Time

 Both boys got painting projects for Christmas so they couldn't wait to get them started!  Perfect for the last day of Christmas vacation :)  I love seeing their little hands at work...I have one righty and one lefty...so cute!

 Max is getting much more coordinated with drawing, painting and such.  And his attention stays on it much longer too.  Mommy is soooo happy her boys like to be crafty with her :)

 The little lefty at work...

 Aiden is a self proclaimed 'artist'...and I believe him.  He loves any form of art...I LOVE IT!

Awesome drawing Aiden!  After this he had to hide his treasure chest, draw a secret map (burnt the edges and all)!  Then we had a neighbor girl try to find the teasure.  It was such a fun activity!

4 months old (way past due!!)

Even though I'm extremely late with posting...the pics are actually at 4 months old :)  So....with being 4 months old came CEREAL!!!  yeah!  We were definitely more excited than Reid was.  He did NOT like the cereal very much at first, but now he is getting the hang of baby food.

 Next up...the bumbo seat!!  His neck is much stronger and he loved the bumbo seat much better than cereal!!! 

 Reid was watching Max so intently.  It was very cute to watch the two of them.  Max liked Reid in his new seat too so he could play and show him things much easier than before.  Max is really a great big brother!

Little Treasure from Max

So as we drive to daycare today (half asleep I might add) in the dreary rain, Max gave me a little treasure of mommyhood.  A completely random conversation...

Max: Momma...do you know God made rainbows to remind people of something?

Me: He did Max!  Do you know what they remind us of?

Max: No momma...I said God made rainbows to remind people of something.

Me: (let me try this again)..He did??  What does the rainbow remind us of?

Max: The rainbow reminds us of our promises.

Me: I think you are right.  I think the rainbow reminds us of God's promises too.

Max: (thinking a little bit)  And our promises!  I promise to go to bed nice a quiet.

Me: You do??  You promise?

Max:  (yelling) I promise :) (with the biggest grin ever)

Let's  hope he remembers this tonight at bedtime.  Maybe if I put a rainbow in his room he would remember???

He's so cute.  There was no rainbow today...just dreary dark rain clouds.  But Max still remembered the rainbow.  So on a yucky dreary day, Max provided me with a little shiny happy treasure on our way to school.  I love you Max!  Thanks for my sweet moments....

Christmas Cookies

Recipe for great Christmas cookies: (you must follow each one specifically)

1) Crack eggs and be careful not to get ANY shells!

2) Mix well (works so much better if you are sitting ON the counter...

3) Roll into a ball and cover with sugar....  Place evenly on the cookie sheet and place into the oven.

4) You MUST taste one to make sure they turned out okay

Now onto some helpful tips for making the best sugar cookies ever! 

1) First things first...you must make a terrible mess for mommy to clean up

2) Cover yourself, the table, the cookies (pretty much anything you can find) with powdered sugar (works better than flour)

3) Carefully cut out the cookies...

4) Don't forget to press hard so it goes through the dough!

5) Don't forget to concentrate!!

Hope our tips are helpful!!

Christmas Recap - Christmas Parade

Something new this year...we've never been to the Greensboro Christmas parade!  So off we went!  With some great friends, it made for a great day and the kids had a blast!  If you've never, you're missing out.  Lots of great bands, big character balloons and lots of floats.  We were impressed and it was well over an hour...two hours I believe.  Much longer than I expected!

Love this kid!  Such a cutie!

Max's normal stance...shoving food into his mouth!

Reid was all bundled up and oblivious to the rest of the world...until feeding time :)

Had to get a pic for Justin!  Motorcops are so cool!

All the kids having a great time!

 

 And last, but not least...the big man himself!