Just a few new pictures of Gideon. He's growing so fast! I have to say I wondered how a little boy could be a cute as my girls, well here's proof! What a little man!My three little joysOh, and I'm trying a new background. Kinda fun! What do you think?

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Thanks for the suckers (oh, I mean lollipops-Gabrielle keeps reminding me!) Grandma and Grandpa! What a treat!

And thanks for all the cards and stickers, everyone! We feel really loved!

We love you all!!!

A little four wheeling!

Gabrielle's friend Coby came over today with his new birthday present...a little hint, he was driving it!! Now those of you who don't know Coby, he's the youngest of four(used to holding his own against three siblings!) and ALL boy(I'm not quite as familiar with that yet, but it sure describes Coby!) So Gabrielle comes running in telling me that Coby has come over and wants to take her for a ride. I have to say it strikes a little fear inside me, she's my little girl and a rambunctious boy is already wanting to take her four wheeling!! (Coby behind the wheel!!!) But I'm a cool mom so I let her go! He just took her around the house and she had a blast!

Then he asked her if she wanted to drive!!! Are you kidding me? My baby girl!! But she picked it up instantly and was off!

She did get stuck in the rocks and Coby, like a little gentleman, got out to push!!!(I have to say that was the cutest ever!)

She had a blast and couldn't understand when Coby wanted to go inside and play with HER toys!! The grass is always greener...

The weather is so nice today the girls got to play outside again. They have so much fun out there so we took a few pictures to share with you all!

Before too long Gideon will be out there climbing trees, too! But for now he's happy in his bouncer.

On Sunday we got to hear his first laugh! It was so fun because is was a real little laugh and he did it over and over again! We just couldn't help but laugh, too!!

Nursery blues...or greens...?

Today is my day to start getting Gideon's room set up. (Yes, he is still sleeping in our room. Normally I would have probably put in his own room when he started sleeping through the night-two weeks old-but I'm trying to keep him from growing up!) Well, in all honesty, he doesn't even have a room yet. It's our spare room/storage room right now! But I am motivated to get it cleaned out and get him in there(He's getting kinda long for his cradle). Motivated, yet feeling a little overwhelmed! We have no more rooms to store things!! Where do I put it all? So I'm trying not to feel to guilty about turning it into a nursery/strorage room!

But I'm not even sure how i'm going to decorate. I had finally found some crib bedding that I liked but its like $170!! For a bed he's going to be in for maybe a little over a year!! Outreageous! So I'm trying to use that color scheme to do my own thing, but it's kinda hard even finding pieces to put together for the look I want! But that's because I'll admit I have a tendency to get a picture in my head and nothing else is quite as perfect. I'm working on it, though. I just need to channel my creativity.

oh, gotta go. Gideon is calling! ( gotta hurry before he wakes up the girls from nap! Quiet time is precious!)

Birthday Bash

Four years ago as we held our beautiful baby girl for the first time we could not have imagined what joy she really was going to bring to our lives. As clueless parents we feel truely blessed that God has entrusted us to care for this little treasure.

Gabrielle was old enough to really know that her birthday was coming this year and it really couldn't come fast enough! All of our birthdays are right in a row in four months so she really has to wait patiently for her turn! She was really excited to wake up in a room full of balloons this morning and start HER day! Gabrielle loves going to church anytime so getting to go today on her birthday was an extra perk! Then the family came over this afternoon. Grandma and Grandpa, Gammy and Poppy, and Auntie Kim and Uncle Ben. That's when the real fun began because it meant presents and cake!

Gabrielle had told me many months ago that for her birthday this year she wanted a big cake, not cupcakes! But then she thought she wanted a big cookie and went back and forth for about a week and when I asked her yesterday and she said cake, I made that the final descion! We chose well, she really enjoyed it!

She had a great day and has no idea why Mommy is so emotional now!(I think I will be like this on every birthday till they are 30!)

Thank you Lord for 4 wonderful years with our sweet Gabrielle Grace!

Happy 4th Bday Gabrielle!!

I'll be back later today with more pics of her fun day!