Black and Whites

Here are some MORE pictures of us all dressed up in our black and whites on our family Beach Trip! (I am going to see Gabby this week because she has been sick and she asked me to bring her some pictures from our trip so I ordered some of these that my cousin sent me!) I hope they help her to feel a little better! I thought they turned out pretty cute in Black and White!! We had a fun time on our trip and I miss the Beach looking back at these pictures!

That one didn't upload too well-hope it printed better

Cinderella, Cinderella

Last Sunday Gram and I took the kids to see our little local play, Cinderella. Gabby saw an article in the Democrat about the play and sent it to me to let me know about it-she thought the girls would really like it. It was cute and the girls had fun dressing up in their Cinderella dresses (although they didn't stay on for the whole play!) The girls liked it and were pretty good for the long play, including 2 intermissions! I was glad Gram went to help me with all 3 of them:) Here are a few pictures Tadd took right before we went...

I joked that Seth needed a crown or something:) He will have plenty of guy things like ballgames to go to with Tadd later but until he complains he's stuck with some girlie things for a while!

Little Cinderella trying to jump out of her carseat!!

Seth-8 Months

I say it every month but I cannot believe that my baby boy is already 8 months old! It is going by way to fast!! He is so sweet and happy and we are having a fun Summer with both of his big sisters home every day!

*He weighs 20.8 pounds and continues to be a good eater and a growing boy.
*He nurses 5 times a day and gets solids twice a day usually at 5 and 8.
*He doesn't have any teeth yet (normal for my kids) but he likes to eat crackers, cheerios, and the occasional french fry!
*He sits up all the time now and I recently put his swing and bouncey seat upstairs which of course made me sad that one more baby stage was over already.

*He loves the water and has enjoyed the pools and the Beach this Summer!
*He's a great sleeper still and naps 2-3 times a day and sleeps all night in his bed.
*He loves to pull hair and gets a hold of mine or his sisters hair daily.

*He laughs all the time and has the cutest little gut giggle.
*He is starting to scoot around to reach a toy when he is sitting up.
*He babbles a lot and loves to say da da!!

He doesn't really want to crawl or stand up for now which is fine with me! He does have a lot of weight to hold up:) He had a little ear infection this month for the first time but it didn't last too long!

We stood him up next to his ottoman/glider and he quickly fell down after a few shots!

He is quite the little Momma's boy and I love it!

He loves to be tickled and laughs a lot!

His precious big blue eyes. He looks a lot like his sisters did at this age.

Our sweet baby boy!!

Girls in Gulf Shores

We had our yearly Girls Beach Trip last week! It was a busy, fun trip with 3 adults and 9 kids. All of us who went were the girls in the family, except for Seth. We had a great time but unfortunately Gabby and Ginger were unable to make it because Gabby hasn't been feeling well:( They insisted that we go and have a good time, even without them. We sure wish they could have gone, the 2 of them and my Mom would have really completed the fun trip, they were all very missed!

Gabby's grandchildren and great-grandchildren

My 3 Beach Babies





The girls had such a good time playing in the waves, building sand castles, and in the pools! Sophie is already swimming like a fish. They also had a lazy river and a big blue curvy water slide that they had a blast on!! We ate some good food out a few nights but the kid to adult ratio kept us in the Condo a few more nights!

Seth did good too and had fun sitting up in the sand and in the zero-entry pool splashing and playing in the water. He only had one head dive into the sand:(

These were my ONLY good pictures from the whole trip. My camera lens broke and it would never focus and take the pictures. My cousin should be emailing me some from her camera so we will see if there are any good ones from hers. I also didn't get the chance to take as many pictures as usual because Tadd wasn't with us for this trip and I was a little busy taking care of the kids to be the photographer-ha!

Seth-7 months

Seth is 7 months old today! It just keeps going by faster and he just keeps getting sweeter. Here are his 7 months pics and his updates on new things he is doing!

*This month he is sitting up by himself. (mostly on softer surfaces in case he falls over or one of his sisters helps him over while they play)
* He is eating veggie baby foods that we make for him and likes green beans the most.
*He still nurses 5 times a day and has cereal once and veggies once.
* Sleeps all night and naps 3 times a day.

*He really likes swimming and playing with his sisters!
*He likes pulling hair and earrings.
*He likes playing with toys and grabbing onto things, he gets a little upset if you take something away.

*He started waving Hi a little this week, you can almost see him doing it in this picture below!
*He likes to babble and "talk" more. His favorite is Da Da of course!
*He rolls all over the place.

*He is a happy and good baby who is VERY loved by us all!!

Such a little cutie, he even has a little spike of hair going on.

We LOVE you so much Seth!!

Seth Swimming

Seth didn't "swim" any at the Beach this year because the pools were a little cold for him and really the weather was so nice he never was hot enough to need to get in. Well that's not the case anymore with our Hot and Humid Arkansas weather we are having already. It's been pretty hot when the girls have wanted to go swimming so Seth has needed to get in the pools to cool off. He likes the water but he does not like the heat. Here are a few of the pics I have taken of him and his first little swims!!

His sleeveless "muscle shirt" It says "Muscles Courtesy of Dad" (I know several friends that will get a laugh from this one-ha)

Playing Beach Ball with Daddy

Our favorite spot at Longhills

Such a cutie!

Ella's 6th Birthday Party

Ella had a swimming Birthday party on Saturday at Bishop Park. We had a great time despite the heat! She and several of her friends played in the pool and had lots of fun, Ella loves to swim!

Ella in her new snorkling gear she got as a present-we called her "Scuba Steve" She loved swimming in this!

Ella swimming and having fun with her Daddy!

Blowing out her candles

Party Pic

Gram's Goodies-she makes the best cakes, cookies and cupcakes!!

They taste even better than they look!! (Sophie told me that I couldn't eat cookies for breakfast this morning as I stuffed one in my mouth on the way out the door-ha!!)

Seth having fun at the party with Coach and Gram

Sophie is trying to figure out why her Daddy is in line for the diving board with all the other kids...

This is why-he likes to show off his moves, I really have four kids-ha!

It was a fun little Birthday Party and Ella asked to go swimming there again today!