Monday, January 28, 2013

Rhett Hays

Here are a few pictures of baby Rhett.  He has been such a great baby thus far!  Olivia loves her new baby brother that she affectionately named "Chippy".  She tells everyone that is his name.  (So convincing she is!)
Jake is not really thrilled with the baby.  When asked if he can give the baby a hug or kiss he literally looks the other way.  I guess it is better that he ignore the baby rather than try to be mean to him?
Rhett is by far the runt of the group.  He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and was 21 inches long.  Very close in stats to Olivia.  We learned that he has reflux when he dropped to 7 pounds after 3 days.  He is gaining weight again with the help of some medicine, but he ranked in the 25th percentile for both height and weight...much different that Jake and Olivia who were and continue to be at the top of the charts.  It will be interesting to see how he grows in comparison.  He looks almost identical to Olivia when she was a baby.


 



Time Flies

I cannot believe that it has been so long since I have updated so I am going to do a quick recap of the past several months.  You see, I keep this blog for two reasons.  One, to show family and friends pictures and share stories of the kiddos and two, as a digital scrapbook for me to look back on.  Since my last post, Greg has changed jobs, I had baby #3, Olivia turned 4, started dance for the fall and we took a weekend getaway trip to San Antonio.  I'll post a few (okay many) cute pictures from the last few months to catch up so that I have something to look back on!  Here goes...picture overload!
 
Mowing with daddy
 Jake playing in the rain
 Olivia in the rain
 On our way home from a 4th of July party we pulled off the road just in time to see the fireworks!
 Jake ready for the fireworks!
 Liv Bug
 Papa's surprise 60th birthday party
 Kisses at the park

 Before Olivia went to meet her new teachers...Jake and George are ready to go!
 She loves her brother...most of the time
 TROUBLE!
 At our hotel in San Antonio...she has no fear!
Jake is a little more cautious
This picture pretty much sums up Jake...here he is eating...again!
 At the pool after dark to watch The Lorax
Olivia on her first day of school
 Olivia turns 4!
 Our attempt at a family photo
 Olivia wanted a Princess party with pancakes so we had a brunch!
 Opening her gifts
Blowing out her candles
The princess cake
 Opening her gifts from her friends at The Jumpy Place
 Singing Happy Birthday!
 Our fall photo op...take one 
 Jake saying "cheese"
 Silly Girl
 Trying to get a picture of both kiddos...harder than you think!
 At the pumpkin patch
Halloween 2012-Dopey and Snow White
All of the girls...and Jake trick or treating
Girls family reunion in NYC...just watched the Rockettes!
On set at Good Morning America...we were able to watch the show tape live!
Cousins in Times Square!
Thanksgiving 2012
 
Olivia and class after their Christmas Pageant
 Our new Christmas tradition...Johnson City Trail of Lights
 

 In front of the PEC headquarters...just beautiful!
Johnson City Courthouse
The kids with Santa...thank you Cabelas!
Olivia before her dance performance at Budafest
Christmas Eve at Lindsay and Blairs
 Christmas morning...Look what Santa brought 
Riding bikes enjoying some mild weather