Halloween 2012

Halloween was filled with tons of candy, beautiful weather and awesome costumes. Rhaegan's costumes came together thanks to her friend. It was Monday and we still didn't know what she was going to be. I told her I was going to buy a costume this year so we were going to have to be creative. Her sweet friend Sienna told her to come on over and choose a costume from her "closet of costumes". There were so many to choose from but she decided on the witch because I told her I would put makeup on her. That was the selling point for her. Marlee's costume was recycled from three years ago (Rhaegan wore it when she was 3). 

 We spent the evening with our great friends Chad and Gwen and their four kids.

It was a lot of fun! 

Happy Halloween!

3 months

Harper is already 3 months old! I can't believe how fast she's growing. Well, growing is an over-statement. She is still our petite little munchkin but she is growing a big personality. She definitely has her likes and dislikes now and is by far the most smiley child ever. You just look at her and a huge grin appears across her face. Some of her likes include:

Dad

Being swaddled 

Taking a bath

Watching her sisters run around

Eating

When Rhaegan holds her

 She does have a few dislikes as well:

When her arm gets free from her swaddled position

Loud noises

Car seat

Getting out of the bath

Kids holding her

Having a messy diaper

All in all she is the sweetest little lady ever. We love her so much and seriously can't get enough of her. She's a great sleeper, a good eater and melts your heart with smiles.

Love you, Harps!

11 weeks

Little miss Harper is 11 weeks tomorrow. I can't believe how fast these last 11 weeks have gone. Harper is an absolute joy to have in our family. She is such a wonderful baby and her smiles and coos truly melt your heart.

 At her 2 month appointment she weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and was 22.5 inches long. I was so excited when they told me her weight because I felt like she wasn't growing at all. However, her weight is only in the 6 percentile (I never really listen to the percentile garbage), so she is just a petite thing. They weren't worried at all about her being so small so I won't worry either. 

I have never really been a big fan of newborns. I am always wanting my kids to grow out of that phase. But with Harper, she could stay 2 months forever and I would be happy. She is sleeping 6-8 hours straight at night and taking pretty naps during the day. She loves her daddy and smiles the minute she hears his voice. Her sisters are obsessed with her and are always wanting to play with her. One day she'll appreciate that. However, right now she definitely prefers adults to hold her. We love this little lady so much.

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Ballet

Marlee started ballet last week and I have to say she's a natural. With Rhaegan at school all day this year Marlee needed something that she could do too.

 

 She is a great listener during class apparently and comes home with new moves to show me.

My adorable little dancer!!!

Harper 1 Month

Harper is 6 weeks old tomorrow!! 

 Rhaegan has really taken on the big sister role and has become the biggest helper ever.

 My adorable little ladies!

 Daddy-Daughter moments are my favorite. Shae is definitely meant to be a dad of girls.

My blue-eyed baby! Love you Harper!

Summer Vacation 2012

This summer went by in a flash because of the new addition to our family. We were suppose to have a family reunion in Ohio in June but of course couldn't because I was way too pregnant to fly. So instead we decided to make the Ohio trip in August. Of course King's Island Amusement park was where we spent the majority of our time thanks to the season passes our parents bought us. It was a fun summer trip. Here are some highlights from it.

 

 This ride at King's Island is one of my girls favorite rides. Marlee wasn't too sure about it at first but after her first ride she was hooked.

 Quick family picture (minus Harper)

 The kids section of King's Island is called Planet Snoopy and all the characters from the Charlie Brown show visit throughout the day. Rhaegan and Marlee were so excited when Snoopy came out to play.

 Thanks to some great tennis shoes, Rhaegan was tall enough to ride most of the roller coasters in the park. You have to be 48'' or taller to ride them and Rhaegan just barely made the cut. This ride, The Racer, was her favorite. I personally think it's awful but that's just my age shining through.

 I nice teenage boy saw Marlee sitting in her stroller watching Rhaegan ride a ride which Marlee wasn't tall enough to ride and decided to give her the stuffed animal he'd won. I'm so glad to know that nice young men still exist.

 This dinosaur park was new this year and it was a hit. These life size creatures were amazing.

Marlee was scared of the dinosaurs but I was able to get this one picture.

This vacation was a great one and we are so sad to not be there anymore. My parents are moving to North Carolina so our trips to King's Island might not be happening quite as often but we will definitely be back some day.