4 weeks

not many things cuter than a baby sleeping...


cute bubble outfit from target! love that collar :)
her brother wanted to join in the fun...he looks photoshopped in there

i also happen to think crying babies are really cute...she has got the pouty lip thing down!

not so cute in this one...but please look at the animal in the background. probably in just a diaper...pool float around neck (very safe)...smearing jello all over the table.

where i will be in 37 days

the abacos...bahamas :) thanks to my in-laws who are taking us and my parents (that means you too dad!!) who are watching the kids (ALL THREE!) for us. i know i will have a teeny tiny two month old baby...but i also have a mom who i swear does a better job with my kids than i do. i will owe her big time...and i have a feeling she won't let me forget it ;) right mom?

also, she could have totally screwed me over by NOT reminding me that my passport had expired. but she didn't :)

a vacation WITHOUT my kids??? i am not sure i will know what to do!

i guess i deserved it :)

how funny is this picture?!?! after way too many clicks of the camera, emery did this:

it looks like she is totally giving me the bird! and a mean face to go with it :)

bonkers

beckett is bonkers. totally crazy. he likes things his way...as most kids do...but his way is sooo not normal. for instance, when he goes to bed at night or down for a nap, he has four "snuggle blankets" that he wants on him. he doesn't want his feet sticking out, and he wants them pulled up to his neck. when i tell him he is going to get hot, he replies, "i like it hot".

he also uses his crib bumpers as a pillow...he has done this since he was a baby. but one night a couple of weeks ago, he asked for a big pillow in his bed. fine by me. but here is where he gets real crazy... he now wants the pillow in the high chair with him while he eats breakfast!

he LOOOOVES going to bed. though he wasn't always this happy about it :)

tonight he asked for a queen down comforter to join him in bed...

and the pillow. as you can see, it doesn't even have a pillowcase.


crazy!

well traveled

emery made her first trip to austin!!! she loves riding (sleeping) in the car so it was no big deal at all. i even gave her a bottle while in her car seat...i don't think she even woke up. i never would have done that w/ my first child (would have pulled over)...by the third child you get really adventurous!!! she loved austin...lunch at maudies, a little shopping, drinks on the porch...the usual :) brandon took the kids (minus emery) to the UT baseball game @ 2 on saturday...right during beckett's normal nap time...i was afraid for brandon...very afraid. but he said beckett was a champ. it doesn't hurt that beckett LOVES any type of sporting event. my first two are officially in love with austin and the texas longhorns...gotta get emery started early on the road trips to our favorite city...she will be spending lots of time there :)

somebody else likes to sleep in the car too :) bebe just got a new car that has tv's in the headrests...each with their own DVD player. niiiiiiiice.

one little...

2 little...

3 little longhorns :)

hook 'em!!!!!!

sleeping beauty

3 weeks old...

ready for bed...dressed in what her big brother came home from the hospital wearing :)

pony party re-do

remember the purple pony party ellis and beckett went to while i was in the hospital having emery?? well...would you believe the pony lady called one hour before and cancelled?? how rude!!! they still had the party, just no ponies were in attendance :( BUT... to make it up to her daughter, my friend jill had a pony party re-do!!!


thanks to my friend cynthia, the kiddos had the perfect shirts to wear to such a party...love them :)

boots with shorts is a fabulous look :)

she would only ride on the one with the "purple leash" as ellis called it. the other horse had a blue one...so not worth riding on! somebody's belly got in the way of this one!!!!

shout out to bo

when my parents had my kids for 4 days (while i was on vacation in the hospital), they took them to the Fall Creek Easter Egg hunt. my dad even took his camera with them to document the event for me...so sweet. i finally downloaded the pictures from his camera this week. this post is a shout out to bo! thank you!!

the morning of the hunt...i literally have NO idea what that is on her plate???

bebe has them all dressed...looks like she doesn't believe much in brushes though

on the way...w/ her bunny ears on :)

ellis is off to hunt for eggs!

i heard beckett didn't really participate...he looks really hot.

it is hard to get them to look and smile huh bo??

and a picture of my littlest bunny :)

ellis is still putting baby hanah's bed to good use :)

here is ellis 2 years ago...that is beckett there in baby hanah's crib...comes in handy when i need somewhere to put the baby down...
he appears to be smiling :) isn't all of his dark hair funny?

fast forward 2 years...look who is in baby hanah's crib now!! and seems to love it just like her brother did :)

she loves to make this face...no idea what it means.
cutie pie.
and the big sister...
everything is still surprisingly wonderful and easier than i ever, ever, ever could have hoped for ...ellis is perfect...beckett is a complete lunatic but seems to love emery more than any of his toys or candy (which is a lot)...emery is a totally laid back baby...nothing phases her (so far!)...and most importantly...still a great sleeper. clearly i would have a whole different outlook on things if she was keeping me up at night :)

he loves all things orange

including his new kanye west-ish sunnies...so effin' cool :)

need entertainment for your kids...???

...have a baby!!!

everything i do with emery becomes a fun activity for the kids...especially ellis. beckett will be interested for about a minute and then he is off to destroy something in the house. ellis has to be there for every bath, bottle, diaper change, etc...and her favorite...picking what emery will wear day and night :)

this particular evening she wanted emery to come snuggle in her bed. ellis ALMOST vomited when she saw emery in this yellow gown. she COULD NOT believe i would put her in such a thing.


here is ellis "burping" her...she will only be able to do this for so long. i think emery will eventually get too strong for me to trust ellis with her...

poor emery...
bathtime is always a huge hit...beckett just wants to splash her :)
beckett has to do EVERYTHING ellis does...so yes, even he gets a turn with the bottle...
he is still so sweet...the only thing he has done that was questionable was high five her in the face...oops
we use lots of "germy germs" (hand sanitizer) around the house :) ellis likes to get "dressed up" for bed as you can see here. she is in a no pajama phase...she wants to wear skirts to bed. whatev.

beckett reading a book to her...
kate (who will become a big sis in less than 4 days!!) came by to check her out...pls look at what ellis has on...it is pink velvet up top and leopard on the bottom...and one shouldered of course!
i could go on and on...but i won't...gotta go do some laundry or something? how is it possible that i think 3 kids is easier than when i had 1?