6 Months

My sweet baby is 6 months old now. He is such a joy to have in our home. His smile just makes me melt. Bennett's happy personality is contagious! He brightens any room. He is sitting up now, eating some solid foods, rolling all over the house, and even getting up on his hands and knees. I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet!!

He loves his sisters. They can make him giggle like no one else. He loves to dance with Mom to any music. He loves music, if we turn on the music it calms him when he's upset. He doesn't like to ride in the car when it's dark. We have to turn on the light inside the car.

At his Dr. appointment he weighed 16 lbs. 14 ozs. His chubby thighs and all over rolls are irresistible! I love them. He's very attached to me. I love that he loves me so much, I just wish he could do without me in the middle of the night!

Love you lots little Benny Boo!

Birthday Celebration

Meet Steve

Steve Harold Mason is the newest member of our family! Niah's friend Gracie (and her family) gave Niah a fish for her birthday. After changing his name a couple of times, Niah decided Steve Harold was the best name. The girls love him.

We are excited to have our first family pet!

Five

My little Niah is five years old today. I really can't believe it! Where has the time gone?! She is the sweetest thing and has such a cute and funny personality.
She had a great year with lots of new, exciting adventures. I've picked out some of my favorite pictures from the past year. I love you lots Niah and I am so proud to be your momma. As Niah would say, "Let's party on!!"

So Proud

Niah learned how to tie her shoes yesterday. She is so proud of herself, as am I ! She figured it out in a matter of minutes.

Good job Niah!!

Splendiferous Tea Party

Since me and the kids had nothing to do today but play and hang out, I decided to get the girls and myself dressed up for a tea party. My mom discovered Fancy Nancy while we were there and Chloe LOVES 'Dancy Nancy'. For Christmas, my mom gave Chloe the Fancy Nancy Tea Parties book and darling tea set to go with it. It took some convincing to get Niah to join us, but she did and we had a blast! I tried talking in an English accent but Niah didn't think that was very cool. I was told many times to "stop talking like that, you're bugging me!"

Chloe had to have her hair curled with clippies, ribbons, and headbands- just like Fancy Nancy.

Yes, even Bennett got in on the action! He loved the feathers on my boa and he liked to eat the beads on our necklaces.

It was a splendiferous tea party and the girls can't wait to do it again.

Playing Catch-Up

We are back home in Vermont now. It's good to be home and the kids seem to be adjusting back to our normal routine. We had a great time in Utah. Spending so much time with family was really wonderful. There were so many pictures from our Christmas that I couldn't do a post with all of them, so I put together a collage with some of my favorites. Thanks to both of our families for showing us a good time while we were in Utah. We miss you terribly and can't wait to see you again- hopefully sooner rather than later! Vermont got hammered with a big storm so we went out to play- some of the pictures are included in the collage. Check out how high the snow is- the girls loved playing in it!
Now that we are in our own house, I hope to get back to a normal blogging schedule. I missed it!