Scarlett Kate is 7 Months Old!

Look who is growing up!

She has the BEST personality!

She's getting so BIG! She needs 12mo clothes for the length.

Teeth: She has FIVE chompers

Eating: So far she has had homemade applesauce (which she hates), carrots, bananas and she likes to eat Puffs & Mum Mums. She's not a fan of the smashed up banana and does better if its tiny chunks. I think she likes to chew. We will be trying peas this weekend. 

Crawling: She's getting closer! She pushes up really high and ends up going backwards. It won't be long before she's going after her sisters!!

Sleep: She goes to bed around 7:30pm. I "dream feed" her around 10 or 11 and she sleeps till 3:30 or 4am and then wants to eat again. She sleeps until someone wakes her up in the morning. I REALLY wish she would drop the middle of the night feed but I think these constant teeth have something to do with it. She naps at 9:30am, noon, and then a short cat nap around 4 or 5pm.

Yesterday, Scarlett & I went shopping and we sent this pic to daddy...

Please Daddy?!

I think her cute smile worked on Daddy! 

Scarlett's 1st snuggle buddy.

Scarlett starts school with her sisters on Monday and I'm starting to get nervous. It doesn't get easier with each child. I'm glad she is going to the same nursery that Emma went to since we know the teachers. We stopped by yesterday to introduce Scarlett to them. Scarlett seemed very interested in all the toys in the room and smiled at the teachers. 

We love you Scarlett!!

Surprise Reese!

Saturday evening Cody & I decided Reese was ready for her ears to be pierced. She had been asking for over a month and we had her work towards some small goals. We did a lot of teaching and explaining to her that it would hurt like a shot but it would get better. We told her she couldn't play with them, take them out, or let her friends touch them. We also told her we would have to clean them and spin them in circles (so the healing hole wouldn't stick to the earrings). One day Reese said, "Mommy, I know its like a shot and I won't cry". We knew she was getting ready but still made her wait a bit. Since Nana happened to be at our house on Saturday evening we decided to leave Emma and Scarlett with her and take just Reese for her "surprise". 

On the way to her "surprise"!

Your getting your ears pierced!

Being silly (she looks so grown up here)

She picked out her birthstone, which just happens to be PURPLE!

Right after...NOT ONE TEAR! Her eyes just got really big and she whispered "that hurt". 

A forced smile but NO tears!!!!

Ride home...So Grown Up!

We love you Reese and are so PROUD of you!

Family Weekend

This past weekend we had a lot of family time, which was much needed! Ashley & Victor drove up Friday and stayed through Saturday afternoon. My Aunt Christi, Uncle Tom, and cousins Kelly & Melanie were in town from Houston and joined us Saturday along with my Aunt Laurie, who now lives here. I didn't get pictures of the extended family but did manage to get some of us :)

Our Family

(Aunt Christi & Uncle Tom gave the girls their 1st American Girl dolls)

Reese & Kaiser

Reese & Aunt Ashley

(and baby "Scarlett")

Nana & Reese

Sisters

Uncle Vic & Scarlett

My Big Girls! (Scarlett was napping)

Aunt Ashley & Reese

Aunt Ashley & Uncle Vic's dog, Kaiser, was a big hit!

Sunday we went swimming at Meme & Granddad's house with Uncle Jason but I took a break from the camera. The girls had a blast! Reese has no fear and will jump off the edge of the pool. She can swim with her float on. Emma loved the water but didn't want anything to do with pool floaties, which can be scary. Scarlett sat in her pool float and loved every minute!

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey

Last week we heard on the radio that the circus was coming to town. We all go so excited about it! Emma's best friend, Zoe, would be joining us for the girl's 1st circus adventure!

Of course I had to plan what they would wear. I started looking online for circus shirts but decided I could make them (I had all the supplies except plain white shirts). 

Skirts from Target

Close up of the shirt

Melissa (Zoe's mom) made the cutest bows

Ringling Brothers here we come!

 

 

So excited

 

All 4 Girls @ the Circus

 

Our girls LOVE popcorn!

 

Super excited!

 

The Hawkins Family

 

That's Scarlett in the clown mask!

 

We ended up on the 2nd row and a clown came RIGHT next to us! The girls LOVED it and were dancing most of the time!

It couldn't have been a better experience! No a single tear was shed. All smiles from 4 little girls :) Scarlett even managed to take a nap through part of the 1st half. The girls loved getting popcorn and snow cones. We can't wait till they come into town again!

All About Reese

I was recently asked how Reese was doing. I'm behind on blogging and tend to focus on the baby milestones right now...I'm sorry Reese! So here's the newest with our almost 3.5 year old:

Reese LOVES bugs! 

Maybe one day she will be an entomologist (studying bugs).

She found a dead beetle in the front yard

She found a live cricut in the house

A HUGE live walking stick in the back yard

She LOVES her hair (and nails) done!

Her hair is finally long enough (barely) to do a french braid!

Her 1st french braid (which she now asks for daily)

She LOVES surprises!

I surprised her with a circus shirt that I made since we are going on July 4th to see Barnum & Bailey

She LOVES being outside!

At Woodlawn Lake Park

Sliding @ MoMaks Burger Joint

She LOVES the zoo! 

She looks at an animal then says "ok, let's go look at something else".

At the petting zoo

Train Ride @ Zoo

She LOVES snuggle buddies!

Getting a new snuggle buddy: Alvin

She LOVES building castles!

She says "do you want to build a boy castle or a girl castle?"

A girl castle with the Daddy's help

She is growing up so fast it isn't funny! 

• She weighs 29lbs
• She says "I'm growing up, see?!"
• She has been completely diaper free (even at night) for quite some time now. 
• She can spell her name & knows her address (house # and street name). 
• She desperately wants to ride the school bus! She says "in 2 more birthdays I can ride the school bus!" 
• Reese wants her ears pierced with "diamond earrings", which we will have done when we think she is ready. We are getting there ;) 
• She has yet to have a haircut, but we will be getting a small trim soon to stimulate growth (praying we won't lose the curls!)
• She also LOVES getting dessert and has started eating meals much better lately in order to get some "chocolate". 
• The other day she told me "mom, we don't run with scissors!"

Reese we love you dearly!!!! You impress us on a daily basis with your knowledge and continue to teach us! Thank you for making us parents!