Our week...

Consists of...

More potty training. He's doing quite well, just struggling a bit with #2. Just trying to keep him motivated. Thank heavens for the dollar store and m&ms! I love watching him run around in his little undies, so cute. It's taking some getting used to calling them undies and not panties. After two girls. 

Gave Livie some oatmeal, not to impressed.

Yote hunting with dad

Nothing beats holding a sleeping baby

Looks like she's going to fly away!

Happy Friday!

Beautiful Chaos

Finally got a picture of the 4 of them together, with no one hitting, pinching, crying, yelling. It only took me a gazillion tries.

4 kids, sometimes I can't believe it. If I wasn't living the reality of caring for these 4 little people I wouldn't believe it. I feel like most of the time we live in chaos, and I guess the reality of it, is that we do. So much going on all the time. But amidst all the chaos, the days are filled with beautiful moments that calm me down. Sometimes I watch them from afar and it really hits me, that they belong to me and what a responsibility it is to be their mom. I just hope and pray that I can do each one of them justice in my role as their mother. I love these 4 little people more then words.

4 months

Happy and naked, before shots

4 month stats:

 weight-15 lbs. 8 oz. 79%

  Height- 25 in. long 55%

Goings on

Man, time is sure flying by. I can't believe here we are in mid January and Christmas has come and gone. The days are so full and sometimes run together I usually don't even know what the date is. Christmas was fun and so nice to be with family. We also ventured up north to Grandma and Grandpas for the first time with Livie. We had a great time, I have to say that traveling with 4 kids is quite the production! Fitting the whole house in one car isn't easy. 

Oh those cheeks! Love mugging on them all day long. 

           Mom's bday

          Sadie's bday, 7!

              Christmasing

      The kids took this one, superman!

          Snuggle snuggle

       And that about sums things up 

       around here the last while. 

Puzzles, cookies, and snow

Trying to keep this little man busy on a super cold and super snowy day.

Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning, so much to do and I can't ever get ahead. The days are packed with feeding and snuggling a baby, entertaining a three year old, diapers, mountains of laundry, a sink full of dishes, toy scattered all over, mess after mess, and then when the girls are home there's homework, piano lessons and practicing, the sibling fighting, oh and that one thing called dinner. It's so overwhelming to me some times. Some days I'm able to squeeze in some exercise and a shower. And on a really good day, makeup and hair fixed and jeans not sweats. It all leaves me wondering, how do people do it, this thing I'm struggling to do each day??? I'd really like to know. I think of my mom often and wonder how she did it. I remember things always seeming so put together and her remaining so patient and calm. I try and channel her and just breathe. Sometimes I even lock myself in the bathroom for a few and eat a piece of dark chocolate from my stash in my underwear drawer. (Shhh) The other night I was telling Jake how I just feel like it's all to much and I can't do it all and do it well. He reassured me that I am doing it and doing it well and that someday I will long for these days when my babies are still babies. I am thankful for these days, even though they are long and sometimes hard. There are sweet little moments that present themselves each day when I'm aware enough to notice them. 

Three

This boy turned three yesterday. We went to basketball games, a choir performance, enjoyed the snow and ate a dump truck cake of course!

"Happy birthday cha cha cha..."he sang before blowing out the candles.

Love this little man and all fun and adventure he brings to our family.