Kate sits up in her crib!!

6-1/2 months old and sitting herself up in her crib! AHH!! She amazes me every day with new things that just seem too "advanced" or early for her to be learning. This is how I found her this morning... yep... just sitting up in her crib... talking/yelling loudly and waiting for me to come get her so that she could play with her best friend (aka Jackson).

Kate snuggling with her Daddy

She is getting SO big!

Just Jackson & Kate

Not the best picture... almost 4pm, the sun was in their eyes... but they're my two favorite little people in the whole world! xoxo

More with all 4

Maddie & Chloe, Jackson & Kate

Trying to get all 4 to at least look toward the camera... smiles are a HUGE bonus!

Cousins, cousins, cousins

I love to catch my kids asleep... so peaceful and sweet! My little baby Kate is already getting SO big! She is in the 93% for height and 95% for weight. She is VERY strong and very coordinated. Our pediatrician says to be on the look out for walking within the next few months... she suggested that Kate may just skip crawling and begin walking (which I did at 8 1/2 months). We'll see what happens. She is a very sweet and smiley little girl and we just love having her in our family! It has been especially fun to watch Kate and Jackson interact so much lately. They sure love each other! I love to listen to them giggle back and forth, doing silly things to make each other laugh. Life doesn't get any better than this... I LOVE being a MOM!!

We wanted to get pictures with the kids all together, but it's always a little (actually a lot) chaotic. It wasn't until almost 4pm that they were all awake and dressed at the same time, which meant the sun was right in their eyes. Maddie and Jackson were wiggly (as usual) and trying to do things to make the other one laugh. The little girls were not extremely thrilled that the sun was in their eyes... Kate was freezing about the time we finally got to just she and Jackson--it was only about 45 degrees outside, BURR!! It's fun to have them all together though, even if the pictures don't look professionally done.

Jackson & Maddie playing in the sandbox

Tiffany, Maddie & Chloe came to visit for the week and we sure accomplished a lot! The kids LOVE being together and it was especially fun to see our 6-month olds so interactive with each other and with the "big kids". They are growing SO quickly!

Getting 2 - 2 year olds to smile at the camera (while playing in a sandbox) at the same time is NOT easy. So, here are a few pictures to show them smiling one at a time... they sure had fun in the sand!

Fun with Family

Jackson, Maddie & Parker feeding the horses in our backyard (the pasture butts up against our backyard fence... they just love when we come out to visit). Kate & Parker snuggling... Parker tries to get in as much snuggling time as he can before they move into that independent stage where they don't want to be held down (Jackson's been there for a while now).

Enjoying Valentine's Day SUN !!