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Baptism

September 2, 2015

On Sunday (Maxwell’s birthday!) we had Samantha’s baptism. It was a slightly rainy, muggy, wonderful day!  🙂  We had lots of family in town for the special occasion and couldn’t have asked for better behaved kiddos. I took terrible pictures all day but had a photographer come take some family photos of all of us that I will share once I get them.

The house was all fixed up and ready for a party!

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baptism

The boys looked the cutest ever in their outfits.

baptism

Samantha was the sweetest, prettiest baby girl wearing the same dress her cousin Delaney was baptized in.

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Most of the pictures I got were from the time we were waiting for church to start. Not the best lighting in the bridal suite! ha!

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baptism

baptism

Our little family!

family

Samantha did great during the service. She even gave Dr. Carl a little smile when he held her. There was another baby being baptized that day as well who was actually born only 1 day earlier than Samantha! At the end of the baptism, Dr. Carl held both babies and walked them up and down the aisle. He then commented that the baby in his right arm (my chubby Baby Mantha!) was a liiiiitle heavier than the baby in his left arm!  🙂  That’s my squeezable baby!

Spencer was a bit of a wiggle worm all day but actually did a fantastic job during the service standing in front of the church. He chewed on his hand a little but that was just fine. Maxwell stood there like a perfect gentleman, of course! We had a great lunch at the house afterward and were so grateful so many family members could come!

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By the time church and pictures and all the activity was over, Samantha was worn out! She was such a happy baby the whole day…

baptism

She eventually got a little too tired though…

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but, hey, it was her party so…you know.

A very special day for a very special baby girl!

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7 months!

September 1, 2015

Lucky 7! Samantha is the sweetest, cutest, most lovable 7 month old baby girl that ever was!

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Maxwell at 7 months…

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and Spencer at 7 months…

All happy and all precious! She’s a great baby. She’s sleeping all night – from about 7:00 pm to 6:30 am. I love going to get her up in the morning because she’ll just bust out the happiest smile as soon as she sees me! No better way to start the day! She takes 2 naps – one around 9am and one around 1pm. Naps usually go just fine but we’ve had a few rough ones that past two weeks thanks to some teeth that must be making their way in. She’s been doing a lot of chewing on everything these days!

skb 7 months

That said, she’s handled any pain like a champ and is still too sweet for words.

skb 7 months

skb 7 months

She’s nursing 4 times a day and has been loving all the fruits and veggies I’ve been feeding her. Carrots, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas – everything has been a hit! She also loves to chew all over an orange slice…it keeps her happily entertained while we eat dinner!  🙂

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skb 7 months

She’s a happy little thing and is always entertained by her brothers. She can get going on the cutest little giggle and and still smiles with her entire mouth wide open! She’s a healthy little thing too – lots of fantastic rolls on those legs and arms… and don’t even get me started on her cheeks!!  I probably kiss them 100 times a day!

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Hanging with Honey Bunny!

skb 7 months

I still don’t know what color her hair is. It’s got some red in it in certain lights but I won’t be able to tell for sure until it gets a little thicker. We’re still working on that bald spot in the back and the hair on top definitely likes to curl up in the humidity!

skb 7 months

skb 7 months

I just stare at her and can’t believe how perfect she is.

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My sweet, perfect, wonderful Baby Mantha!!

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Oh I love her so! Happy 7 months sweet baby girl!

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Brothers

August 31, 2015

We have so much going on around here! Samantha turned 7 months, we had her baptism this weekend with tons of family in town, and school starts today! Phew! Lots of fun stuff! I’ll get to it all as quickly as I can but today I’ve got some funny brother pics for you.

I’m always trying to get a good picture of the boys together. Except, on this day I was wanting pictures of just Maxwell for this birthday. Obviously the one time I didn’t want Spencer in the pictures is the one time he wanted to be in all of them! ha!

spencer and maxwell

Maxwell had no problem giving him a little shove to get him out of the picture…

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But Spence just came right back! he wanted to be 5 too!

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Maxwell was quick to tell him that he was only 2!

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Spence did his best to get those 2 fingers up!

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5 and 2! yay!

5 and 2

I kept trying to take pictures of Maxwell and Spence kept sneaking in…

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So, I finally said it was his turn and took some pictures of just him!

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He still really wanted to be 5. 🙂

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I love these sweet brothers!

brothers

brothers

Have a great Monday!

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Happy 5th Birthday Maxwell!

August 28, 2015

First, Happy Birthday to the wonderful Mrs. Susan today! We hope it’s a Fantastic Friday for you!

Second, On Sunday, Maxwell will be 5! How did we get to FIVE?! It’s all gone too fast…

Just born…

just born

One year old…

mob one year old

Two years old…

two years old

Three years old…

3 years old

Four years old…

four years old

and now FIVE YEARS OLD!

mbb 5 years old

I don’t know how to describe how much I love him. I’m just amazed at how smart and curious and sweet he is. He loves tigers and fire trucks and wants to learn as much about everything as he possibly can. He’s super observant of the world around him and always taking in information that he’ll ask me about later. He’s sensitive and a people pleaser and wants to do things right. He’s a rule follower and does not like to get into trouble. He’s precocious – so precocious. He talks to my adult friends (and really any adult) in such a mature way – definitely beyond his little 5 years! He loves his buddies – Lila, Max, Towns – but his brother and sister are total tops in his book. Baby Mantha might be his most favorite person on this earth and he would rather play with Spencey than anyone else. He’s caring and kind and thoughtful. He is such a good, good kid.

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And while he is FIVE…

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he’s still just five and that’s still little. He’s so mature for his age that I often have to stop and remind myself that he’s ONLY five and he’s still got a lot of growing up to do. I’m just doing my best to enjoy every second.

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A little interview at 5 years old:

Favorite book – If I Could Drive a Firetruck
Favorite tv show – Power Rangers
Favorite movie – Alvin and the Chipmunks
Favorite color – orange
Favorite number – 5
Favorite restaurant – Orange Mexaurant (Not Moe’s?!)
Favorite thing to eat – refried black beans
Favorite drink – blueberry juice and lemonade
Favorite friend – Lila and Max
Favorite toy – Fire truck
Favorite animal – Wild cats
Favorite dessert – Kit Kats
What do you want to be when you grow up? Fire fighter

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Happy, happy birthday Maxwell!

mbb 5 years old

We love you, we’re proud of you, and we’re so incredibly grateful that you are ours!

mbb 5 years

Cheers to FIVE!

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Party leftovers

August 27, 2015

Just a few more pictures from before and after the party when we hung out with family!

Maxwell and Daddo putting together the LaFerrari Lego car.

legos w daddo

legos w daddo

and when I say “Maxwell and Daddo” I mean Maxwell only! ha! The set is for 7 to 14 year olds and he didn’t need hardly any help at all. He put that thing together in one day!

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legos

Go Maxwell! I can’t wait to tell you about the huge Lego fire station he built!

Me with my Super parents…

super parents

Me and GJ with some SUPER babies…

super babies

and Maxwell with his SUPER new toy space gun from Towns!

space gun

Thankfully for Spencer, Maxwell also got a second space gun from Ben and Hayes!

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It was just a fun day all around celebrating Mr. Maxwell!

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