5 months

Sweet angel...this is your sweet, mischevious, up to something, about to make mom a package face! You could absolutely be naked all day long - very happy baby when you are in the buff!

We tried peas today for the first time. You actually liked them.

This is your after church pose. Wednesday nights are a little chaotic around here. We usually don't get home until around 8 and I turn into military mommy. I really don't mean to but I know that everyone will be happier the next day if they have a good nights sleep. Is that so wrong?

Sock Hop

She looks SOOO big!

Lillee may have been dressed for a sock hop but Bax was all decked in Spideywear! A few holes here and there aren't too bad for a 2 year old costume right?

Scotty and Lillee went to a sock hop last Friday night. The boys and I stayed home, ordered a pizza and watched Pirates of the Carribean!
She had a great time with her daddy. He suggested they go to Truett's for dinner since it is an "oldies diner" but when she found out they could go eat first she only wanted the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday! Gracious!

These two are inseparable! Very cute!

The Real Key Family

So I've heard a few comments about the blog recently. Well, if I was a fancy blogger, I would be seeing those comments on the blog. However, these people I'm assuming would like to remain nameless so they have only called to express their strong opinions. They are of the belief that I have lost my "mojo" or as another put it "the blog is fake." Now, I have a few thoughts on this...
I think about 78.435% of my brain capacity is gone. I'm not kidding - it is caput finished gone. I have a very difficult time remembering anything. Maybe this is why I am posting pictures and doing a very QUICK rundown when said event happens. I can also tell you that I am probably doing more kiddie posts. Well friends, that would be because that is what I do all %$#^ day.

One friend commented a long time ago, pre-kid for her that my blog should be titled "I Love My Kids ..." Well, I changed some things up and posted funny things that were going on in our lives. That was in the time of babysitters, staying up past 10 p.m., having a few beverages now and then, traveling. Now, take a journey with the Time Travelers Wife and fast forward to tantrums from Baxter, some defiance from Lillee Grace, some screaming from Ben. Really, it is not that bad but sometimes it is just easier to stay home and document the goings on of our little home.
We have just settled into a rhythm here and it is nothing short of NOT A SCHEDULE. That's absolutely fine but I've found it quite hard to get to where we are. Baxter has put up quite the fuss a few days. That has made things very difficult and I will say I've looked for my resume probably 1/2 dozen times. I do look at these days and they are so limited. Ben is already so big and I know that when Bax goes to PreK next year (crossing fingers everyone) that I really am going to miss him so much. Just that month in August before Ben was born Bax and I would take naps every day when he got home from school. That was so nice. Lillee really has been growing up before our eyes also. I think she is so big and helpful and then I turn around and she's grown. She's loving kindergarten!
Back to my mojo - there's no funny business. I mean if you call Lillee seeing the Broadcast Television Test with the eight vertical colors on the screen and beeping sound the opportune time to teach Baxter his colors funny, then I guess there's humor to be had! Or if you call the ox in my car on the stick that sits in the passenger seat funny, there you go.

Yes, strange things happen to our Griswold-like family. They are strange, wild, funny things. But right now, I'm clinging on to our sweet family, I'm cooking, I'm organizing, I'm trying to find our balance and teach these children values and discipline. Forgive me if I've lost my mojo for awhile.

It's a Love Story

Next week you will be 5 months old! You are becoming so much fun! I am already missing that baby stage I have to admit. Yesterday Lillee Grace had a fever and stayed home from school. It was a test to see if I could handle all 3 of you ALL DAY LONG! We did have a small break with Baxter at school. We had lots of fun laying in bed watching 101 Dalmations.
Ben, our entire family is IN LOVE WITH YOU! You are so easy.

• There have been a few times when your teeth hurt so badly I've told dad that I'd get up in the middle of the night with you if you would stop fussing. Wow - yes, it was that bad.
• You are going to bed any time between 7:30 and 8:30 and sleeping until 6 or 7 a.m. Praise Jesus for that! You like to be rocked for a few minutes but then put you down, paci in and put your silky frog in your hand. It's so sweet.
  
• There is rice cereal in almost all of your bottles and you eat it at the table sometimes. We are still working on that. No food as of yet.
• I promise you weigh all of 17 lbs. What a big boy!
• Your exersaucer provides a few minutes of entertainment for you. We just found one in the garage so now there's one for upstairs and down. And the Bumbo is great!

Thank you for showing us how much we could love another Key baby!

Weekend Wrapup

You guessed it! A meal like this does not come from my cooking. My parents came Friday just in time to pick LG up from school. Unfortunately, temperatures took a plunge and it was FREEZING Friday and then the rain came in Saturday. My dad wanted to work on the playhouse but wasn't able to start until Sunday. It's really coming together and will be so great. So, all there was to do was hang out - which was great! Mom, Lillee, Ben and I went to a few little antique shops/thrift stores looking for teacups for the birthday party. We did find a couple plus some other fun treasures. Then we hit Wal-Mart which was extremely painful. What a mess on Saturday. I need to refer back to this post when even remotely thinking of going there again!

Bax did lots of playing.

And lots of playing, painting, studying for sight word test, and playing.

We tried to "organize" the basement. Eeek. It is for now and hopefully will stay that was for a little while.

More painting!

our organization and finished painting projects! Still raining so we did lots of

this

and this

and lots of this!

and a WHOLE LOTTA this! LGK went to a parents night out Sat. night at the dance studio so Scotty and I enjoyed a little date night at Mexican in McDonough.

Of course, the mutt was here with her satellite dish on. Ugh - when will she leave this earth?

Things Domestic Engineers Do

These cookies were delicious! Just needed to run out for a can of pumpkin and they were easy as pie! So yummy on a cool, windy day. I think they'll be best in the fridge! Can't wait.

Our Big Daddy

Our 2nd LEFT thumb sucker! Cannot believe he is starting this early!

Wow! Where has the time gone? Well, I can answer that a little later. Ben has gotten so big. He is 4 1/2 months old. He was 16.5 lbs. at his 4 month check up/pain giving visit. His hair continues to be WILD. He has found his voice. He will scream, it will startle him, then he'll scream again and laugh. Has found his feet. He's already putting them in his mouth. I don't think I started that until I was at least 16! Lillee and Bax are becoming more interesting to him these days. Continuing to be a little overwhelming still, but fun. I cannot believe it but he is sleeping in his bed and only waking up at times once a night! We finally made it! Mr. Jim always says we can hang out if all children are sleeping through the night!

Planning for LG's birthday bash. Now that she's turning 6 she's focusing more on the party than the gifts. Wants a tea party, spend the night party, a party at the American Girl store. Not too much you think? Lucky for us, there is a Monster Jam in Macon the same night as her spend the night party will be. We'll be having a tea party/spend the night. Her gift from us will be the American Girl Store. I mean, we couldn't keep it from her forever, right?

Baxter has been more focused on the gifts. He could not have a party, just bring gifts. His tantrums have gotten few and far between. We now have a positive reinforcement chart where they get star stickers for displaying good character traits. Seems to be working somewhat.

I know that I'll soon blink and they'll all be in school. Speaking of, if Bax doesn't get into public Pre-K, I'm not sure what I'll do! Ha. KIdding - the kid is pretty neat!