Happy B-day to Cole

It is hard to believe that 9 years ago yesterday we were welcoming our first baby to our lives. I remember feeling so overwhelmed when we got home from the hospital with Cole thinking what in the world am I going to do with this little baby. We managed to figure it out and thank heavens Cole was a good baby (at least for me.) We are so glad we have Cole in our family. It is funny how his personality is such a mix of Aaron and I. His emotional side for sure comes from me and his desire to always want to learn something new comes from Aaron. We hope that one day his desire for learning will pay off for him. Cole is very smart, loving, tender hearted, and fun. He is so good about helping with Cal and Allie. He loves to be in charge and is always making sure everyone is doing what they are suposed to be doing. There is no gray in Coles life just black and white!!! Cole is a great kid and he is such a good example to his brothers and sister. Happy Birthaday Coleybear!!! We love you!

Happy B-day to Cade

Yes, just yesterday my little Cade turned 7. He is not so little anymore. It is hard to believe it has already been 7 years. It blows me away that he is already in 1st grade. Cade has been a bundle of fun since he was born. He loves to play jokes and tricks on everyone (he gets that from his grandpa kriss.) Cade really makes us laugh so hard all of the time. It is so funny that one min he can be so so mad and hate everyone single person and thing that ever existed and then later that same day he can be the most loving little boy you have ever seen. It is hard not to have a total soft spot for Cade because when he gets sad he has the biggest tears you have ever seen. You just feel so bad for the poor kid even if he is the one causing the trouble. He also has so many friends. Cade is the kind of kid that will be nice and play with anybody and we love that about him. He is going to be a heartbreaker/trouble maker in a few years. Aaron and I are really going to have to keep a close eye on Cade. We love you Cade and are so happy that you are in our family. Happy birthday Caderbug!!!

Allie

I have been wanting to post about Allie but things have been so crazy. So while I have a few min I thought I would do a post. It has been beyond fun to have Allie in our family. She has brought so much joy to us. You forget how tender it is to have a newborn to hold and cuddle. I think besides Allie being our only girl it seems like we are taking it in more because we know for sure that she is our last. So you are always thinking to yourself this is the last time that (fill in the blank) so we have seemed to enjoy it so much more. We for sure are tired all of the time but hopefully that will only last a few more weeks!! The boys adore Allie. Cal is in her face all of the time telling her how cute she is and how much he loves her. Cole and Cade are so good about holding her if she is crying or just talking to her while she is awake. People will ask Aaron if he feels differently about having a girl and he will say not yet because she is just a baby but you should hear how cute he is with her calling her sweetie and princess (yes Aaron really does have a softer side.) It melts my heart to see him with her. There is just something so sweet about a dad and a daughter. Before I forget she had her 2 week check up and she weighed 7 lbs and 8 oz and was 19 and 3/4 inches long. The dr. said she looks great.

One last thing I was not the one that posted the pics of Allie. I know I am so sorry. I really did give my password to my sister in law (thanks Sarah) so that we could get a few pics of Allie on the blog. I know so sad but I blog from my work computer and if I were to download pictures on this computer I would be in big trouble. So until we stop being so cheap and get our own internet line we will have to do with out picutres on the blog!!!