Happy Valentine's Day!!

For my Valentine's:

The best husband and daddy around.

Only wants the best for his family.

Dedicated and very hard working.

Dishes out a lot of hugs and kisses when he gets home!

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Encouraging to others.

Most thoughtful.

More loving than most.

Always helpful.

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Loving.

Energetic.

Always makes us laugh.

Huggable.

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Smiley.

Always happy to see daddy.

Rotten.

Already 5 months!!!

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These are my favorite 4 people on this earth!! I am so blessed and thank God each and every day for them. I did nothing to deserve the happiness I have in my family!! Happy Valentine's Day my sweets!!!

Five Months!

She looks like she can't believe it either!!

Wow!! We are already at 5 month. Unbelievable. I know I say it every month, but Sara Beth is growing so fast. She is really coming into her personality. She is the CUTEST little thing ever!! I know you will agree. She has really been talking (making alot of noise) more and more. She loves her sisters, and REALLY loves it when daddy comes home. When he talks to her, she smiles SO big and gets SO excited! I think we have another daddy's girl on our hands!!

We did try some cereal this past month, but I stopped. She started getting really fussy when I would give her the cereal, and it was getting stressfull for both of us. I thought it was making a difference in her sleeping, but when I didn't give it to her she slept the same. Sleeping has gotten better. She is getting me up around 2 time now. Once in the middle of the night, and once EARLY morning. I can live with that for a while. Much better than 4 times. She seems to be getting even better the last few nights, but I don't want to talk about it yet!!! She is for the most part an easy baby. She usually only cries when she is tired or hungry. I am so blessed!!

Here is one more picture of her with Todd's hat on. Emma thought is was too funny and snapped a picture. Check out those cheeks!!! Hubba Bubba!!! These are the games I play with daddy!!

Chores!

This baby is rotten and I know I only have myself to blame!! This is how we were able to get a few chores done last week. She is spoiled and has started crying when I leave the room. It is really sweet and all, and I do love it, but really, we have to get somethings done while daddy is at work. Otherwise he will think we just sit around and play all day!! Look at that face. She doesn't see a thing in the world wrong with this situation. Nothing but my hosed up back!!! It was a work out to vacuum the down stairs with this hanging from me!!

Rolly Polly!!

A week after Sara Beth rolled over from her belly to her back, she started rolling from her back to her belly. It is all over now folks!! She won't stay on her back. It is funny. Lay her down, turn around and she is flipped over. The girls get a big kick out of it. I just had to share a video of her. I had just changed her out of a big blow out, which happens several times a day. I am usually up to my ears in poopie laundry. It is gross. Anyway, that is why she is just in her diaper. We do normally keep her in clothes!! Hope you enjoy.

She is LOUD!!

Here is a very short video of Sara Beth talking. Man she can be loud sometimes. I apologize if it makes you sick. She is swinging, one of her favorite things to do. She happen to be yelling (talking), so I grabbed my camera. Every other time I have tried to record her talking she stops and tries to grab the camera!!

Congrats Uncle Travis!!

We recently went to a graduation party for Uncle Travis. He graduated from Pembroke and then from Basic Law Enforcement Training. We are so proud of him. I don't know how I managed to not get a picture of him and the girls (maybe because I was keeping up with a 4 month old), but this is Leah giving him some congrats at he party! I thought it was too sweet not to share. The girls LOVE him! He is one of those guys that will actually play with the kids! They think he is great!! He just got a job with the Burlington Police Department. We hope he enjoys his new job, and he stays safe!! Congratulations Uncle Travis, we love you lots!!

Something is Missing!!

Would you look at that!! Leah lost her first tooth. She can't be big enough for this yet!! Where does time go?? She is still just as excited about it. Everyday she goes into the bathroom, checks on the progress of the up coming tooth, comes out and reports and shows to anyone available, how much her tooth has come up out of the hole. It is too funny. My BIG girls are getting big really fast, and I don't really like it!! The tooth fairy brought her a 2 dollar bill. She says it is her SPECIAL money!! By the way, the economy must not have hit the tooth fairy. I think I got a quarter when my teeth fell out!! Why do the kids always get the better end of the stick???

Emma's Hard Work!!

Emma has been working SO hard this year (actually she has worked hard every year). She always has 1 or 2 C's on her report card. Her goal has been to get A/B Honor Roll. The first nine weeks she missed it by 1 test!! ERRR!! I was so disappointed for her. But this 9 weeks, she did it. We were SO proud of her. Emma really has to work hard in school. She is younger than all the kids in her class and she has always struggled in the test taking area. When I picked them up on the day report cards came out, I could see it all over her face. When she got in the car she immediately said, " I am not telling you anything!" I said to her, "Emma I bet you got straight F's on your report card didn't you?" She said, "I'm not telling you!!" I already knew because she was so happy!! She got 3 awards, Perfect Attendance, Outstanding Conduct, and the one she is most proud of is HONOR ROLL! I love this kid so much it is scary sometimes!!

Just for fun, this is a picture of Emma and her best friend Alyssa. They have been in the same class for 3 years in a row. I guess they were bound to be best friends. They look so cute together. They are on opposite ends of the growth chart!! Another random comment. The board they are standing in front of was the best idea. For Valentine's Day. The class had to fill out a heart about what they love about their family. Then each family member fills out a heart about what they love about the student. The teacher filled up the board with the hearts. What a great idea!! Our family really had a great time filling out our hearts. Todd told Emma he needed a really BIG heart for all the things he wanted to say. Too sweet!! I am so blessed to have such a great husband that is such a great daddy.

Swing Set Update!!

Todd has MOST of the swing set together. He is hasn't had much time to work on it, slowly but surely it is coming together. He still has to finish the roof and monkey bars. Leah was the only one home when he finished the swing beam and attached the slide. She was so excited. I sure hope ALL the girls get plenty of use out of it! This summer will be so nice when I can put them outside for a little while and they can get out some energy!!