Busted!

We put Ellison down for a nap this weekend and when I went in to check on her, this is what I found! Looks like the bumpers will be coming down soon!

Just a few more things going on in Elli's life: she is now able to sit up on her own and is having a ball in her exersaucer jumping up and down! She still makes sure her voice is heard and will let you know when she doesn't like something! She loves eating all her fruits and veggies - so far, sweet potatoes are still her favorite (bananas are a close second)! She kicks her legs and throws her arms around the entire time, and we really can't shovel it in fast enough! She is still a little daredevil and we're betting she will be the first to make an emergency room trip for a broken arm. You can't throw her high enough or hang her upside down long enough! We carry her around on her belly like an airplane most of the time - she likes it better that way - there is an element of danger involved! She is the most temperamental of the three, but we think she will really calm down once she is mobile - sitting and staring at a toy hanging above her head is NOT Elli's definition of a good time! We've gotta keep movin' baby!

Pumpkins

Here are a few photos of our first trip to the Pumpkin Patch! As you can imagine, we had quite a few laughs in the process of propping them up amongst the pumpkins! After the photo shoot, we picked Haley up and evidentally Elli was resting against her. Oops. Face plant into the pumpkins. She toughed it out, though!

Underwear Radius?

So we were watching one of our favorite sitcoms the other night and they were discussing the "underwear radius". The question is, how large is your underwear radius? Meaning, how far will you comfortably go in your skivies? According to the show, the more pitiful your life is, the larger your underwear radius is. So, if you're hanging out on your front porch in your tighty-whities, you might want to take a long, hard look at the state of your life.

That led to a discussion in our household. Jeff's radius extends from the closet to the laundry room. My radius extends from the closet to, well, the closet.

That got me started thinking about our kids. You see, from the day they got home, I have refused to let them leave the nursery without pants on. Okay, once when they had their Colts jerseys on - they have a cute little football printed on the butt, and a few times when Haley was broken out with a rash. But only those times. I see lots of babies out and about with only a onesie on, but for some reason I just can't do that (besides, they make the CUTEST little pants for babies). It has to go back to my small underwear radius. I have already pushed my weird aversion to semi-nakedness onto our poor children! Oh, and running around in just a diaper? Forget it. Not an option.

Now, our "barefoot radius" is another story. This radius is HUGE. As a matter of fact, it crosses state lines. Weird? Probably. Redneck? Definitely!

So...how big is your radius?





P.S. By the looks of these pictures, the Colts weren't having a good day!

Little Weeds...

We are growing!!!!

Ellison: 16 pounds, 3 ounces














Tyler: 14 pounds, 10 ounces


















Haley: 15 pounds, 5 ounces



















Everyone is eating their veggies! They all loved the sweet potatoes, so we will add some new veggies next week! The time is flying by and they are changing every day! Haley has done the biggest turn-around of them all! No more high-maintenance baby...she's calmed down SO much! We rarely hear a cry out of her unless she's starving or over-tired. She is mastering the ability to find her pacifier in the middle of the night, pick it up and get it in her mouth which means Jeff and I get to sleep through the night! Yay!