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

 

 

 

Jake 15 Month Stats and BIG News!

Jake just had his 15 month check up and he is growing like a weed.  He now weighs 27 lbs and is 33" tall.  This puts him in the 95 percentile for both.  He giggled while the doctor looked in his eyes and ears and checked him over.  He is super ticklish but has the cutest little giggle. 
Olivia is doing well.  She finished school and will start swim lessons next week, and then her dance class soon to follow.  We are enjoying the down time for the remainder of the week, which is nice because I am feeling pretty crummy.  We just found out we are having baby #3!  It's really early...I am due the first part of January.  I was so lucky with both Liv and Jake to have such easy pregnancies, I guess I am paying for it with this one.  Hopefully this won't last too long....it is not fun!

Jake and Olivia with the big news!

It Was Time!

Greg had been with Lennar for over ten years, but recently they made some changes and did some things that he didn't believe were ethical (ie: removing his car allowance without so much as mentioning it) so he decided it was time to move on.  He has been working for another homebuilder for a few weeks now, and although he is still really busy, I can tell his whole attitude has changed.  Ironically, (or maybe not so ironic) it is the same homebuilder that my sister works for.  In between the completion of Lennar and the start of Brohn Homes, he took a day or two off to hang out with us!  We visited the Children's Museum in New Braunfels (among a few other outings) and we all hand a lot of fun.

Liv rocking a baby in the "hospital".  As you could see from her face, this is serious business.

Big boy Jake...he loved this chair that was in the "hospital waiting room".  Mostly he liked that he could get in it all by himself!

My Tiny Dancer

Today I bought my big girl her first pair of ballet slippers and tap shoes.  Here she is tickled pink with the noise that her tap shoes make.  A few pictures of Jakey Jake too...he is getting to be TROUBLE!  He knows that he isn't supposed to climb on our ottoman, but he looks at us, smiles, then does it anyway.  Then he stands up on it, in front of our big window...I can already see him going head first through that window if we aren't careful! 

Easter and Enjoying the Pretty Weather

A few pictures from Easter and also of the kiddos today hanging out outside.  Jake is on the move...hence the pictures of the back of his head!

Easter Sunday-Jake sure loves his sister

Headed outside to hunt for eggs!

Egg Hunt

Egg hunting in the mud...

Chasing after sissy...and we now have grass and landscaping!

Liv loving on Jake

Maybe a bit too much

Riding bikes...her favorite thing to do

Future Mechanic?

Or perhaps future center?

Hanging Out...In Our New House!

What a crazy busy and exciting couple of weeks we have had.  We are moved and mostly settled into our new house and we love it.  We finished going through all of the boxes (no easy feat) and are getting to do some decorating (which Greg just loves!)  The kids have been able to ride bikes and play outside just about every day...a nice change of pace from apartment living.  We haven't had cable or internet for the last three weeks, but it was such a nice change of pace.  After I got over the initial shock of being disconnected Greg and I both said how great it was.  Our grass is going to be installed today, so I see much more time spent outside in our future!
One funny story to share, yesterday we were shopping at Ikea, and both kiddos were tired after a busy weekend.  Olivia kept asking me to carry her (since Greg was carrying Jake.)  I told her no that she was too big, to which she replied, "Moooooommmm...I neeeeeed you to carrrrrrrry me.  I'm going to touch EVERYTHING!  I'm going to touch breakable stuff."  Greg and I were DYING!
Here are just a few pictures of the kids I took the other day.  Once I get everything set up with the house, I am going to work on two things that I love but that I have not let myself take any time to do-photography and scrap booking.  I want to work on my picture taking abilities, and with so many great tutorials, and two cute subjects I figure no time like the present.  I'm sure I will get to posting some pictures soon...but for now here some that I just happened to capture.

Olivia likes to hop in the crib when we go to get Jake up

Looking out the window, watching the "mans" as Olivia calls them, installing our sprinklers

Sweet Jake

Olivia didn't want her picture taken...just Lightening's