They are growing up!

It feels like th kids are all growing up so fast. Each one is always changing from week to week and I am sure it won't be long and they will be in high school and college.

Just two weeks ago Kade was in diapers and now he is being suck a big guy. He is still doing great on the whole potty training. He has also started putting several words into sentences. The more he does this the more we are getting a sense for his personality. He is going to be alot of fun. But this week, I truley knew he was growing up when he came down stairs in the middle of the night by himself and started to climb into bed with me without waking me up. This now means i have now lost the control to another child who decides they don't want to sleep in their own bed!

Katelyn went for her 4 month check up last week. She is 13lbs and 24 inches. She has dropped from the 6oth percentile to the 40th percentile. I think she make be built more like Haleigh. She is a talker! She is always talking and blowing raspberries. It is cute in the morning she will be laying on the floor talking and Kade will sit next to her repeating back the same sounds. They both get a laugh out of that. Katelyn is now rolling over from both back to front and front to back.

We had parent teacher conference last week for Haleigh. She is doing well. Teacher said that organization was not her strength... dad and I just smiled and said we could have told you that. But it is something we will keep working on. Right now her DS is lost in her own bedroom because of this issue. I really felt like Haleigh was growing up this week when she started to recognize her site words on signs out in the community. Then she would spell out the other words to me and ask what it said. It won't be long and she will be spelling and reading. One more person we can not spell out conversations around. :)

At Hanna's parent teacher conference we were told that she was very organized and she would not be suprised if she became a teacher herself. She scored above average in math and well above in reading. Now that we have the proof, I will keep challenging her to read harder books.

This week I knew Hanna was growing up when she was invited to a sleep over for Friday and her response was "and its ok if I dont get home in time to trick or treat." I don't know how many day she thought she was staying there...but I was suprised she was willing to give up getting all dressed up.

They are all growing up and I guess there is nothing to do to slow it down, so I had better enjoy things while I can.

Great Grandma and Grandpa, dad and the kiddos

Last weekend Spencer, Aunt Lori, Wade and I all went to the Cheif's game. They have been having a terrible season! But to make matters worse it was from sunny and 60 to low 50's a breeze and rain before halftime. We made it to the 3rd quarter before calling it quits. They had finally gotten on the score board before we left, but not by much. I was fun to watch all the people and I colud not believe how loud it got there, especially since they were winning...I couldn't imagine how loud it could get.

Halloween .... Last year we went all out and made the kids outfits that were so cute. (Popcorn, coke can and movie ticket) But this year we didn't do much. The girls already had ideas of what they wanted and I did not have any ideas... so they got their way. Hanna was a flamingo dancer, , Haleigh a pirate, Kade was supposed to be a dragon, but he ended up scared of his outfit. So he settled for a farmer and Katelyn went as a M&M.

What a great week!

So what makes for a great week you wonder??? Well last weekend we started potty training! I did not have very high espectations. I have always heard boys are harder and it is best to wait until they are about 3. But last weekend we started anyway! Kade is doing so well; he has about one accident a day. We even took him to Concordia shopping yesterday and he had no troubles at all. Today he went out with dad farming and no accidents!!!

Spencer and Katelyn watch on while we carve pumpkins.

What else makes for a good week....Katelyn had her first big giggle. We were eating at McDonald's and I stood her on the table. She started giggling, for some reason it was super funny to her. She was giggling so hard everyone around us was watching her. I love little baby laughs! Katelyn is also rolling over now, here at home. But most the times these days she likes to be upright, so she can see what is going on. She is going to be a busy little girl!

Haleigh was the "Star of the week" and we got to make a poster about all her favorite things for her to share with the class. She told them about her favorite food, TACOS and her favorite place to go, GRANDMA'S and about her horse birthday. She also took picures of her riding horses in Georgia and her horse cake from her birthday. Haleigh's class got to go a pumpkin patch this week, good thing it finally warmed up a bit. She had alot of fun in the corn maze and hayrack ride. You also decided that you wanted bangs. I wasn't too sure about this, but ended up looking really cute.

Hanna got Super Speller this week. She has gotten 100% on her last 6 spelling test so she got her Super Speller award and got her face painted. Her class of also supposed to go on a field trip to a pumpkin patch, but it was forecasted to be wet and cold so they changed the plans. Instead she got to have a day of fun. They had games, pizza party and went to the movies. She had so much fun. You too got a hair cut two weeks ago and you decided to cut about 3 inches off, it really curls up now when its wet!

We also celebrated my birthday this week and grandma's this weekend. Then we craved pumpkins! It was alot of fun... take a look.

Here is the crew...we have 3 giant ones left to carve!

So that is what a great week looks like!

They are growing up so fast....3 new teeth and a roll over!

They are growing up so fast! This week we had 3 new teeth... ok so it's not Katelyn, but Kade. I know 2 1/2 and still teething. We like to drag things out. Kade got both eye teeth and one of the front bottom tooth in the last week. Could explain the cranky spells?? Or maybe it is something. We noticed about two weeks ago that Kade was limping. I thought maybe it was his worn out sandals, so we changed shoes. He still was limping...so I took him to the dr and after holding him down for X rays and all they could not see anything. They are thinking it could be a viral infection that landed in his hip. So they are thinking in a week or so it should clear up. I sure hope so! He has not been sleeping so well.

Kade ... you got to go pick corn with dad! You were so excited. It was funny when he came to pick you up, you were both in John Deere hats and gray sweatshirts.

My matching farmers

Miss Katelyn... you too are growing and changing. Now Linda told me that you have rolled over (tummy to back) a couple times this week. I haven't seen it here at home yet. And the rule is all "firsts" happen at home before at Daycare. That way I don't have to worry about missing anything. So while its not "offical" ... I think that you are close to rolling over :)

You are also talking so much and giggling. You get so tickled you almost start laughing. I love the sound of a baby laugh! Lets see... the other things you have started are trying to blow raspberries and you are really working grandma other. It seems like every time you hang out with Grandma you cry unless you are being held. I keep reassuring her that Linda and I don't hold you all day... but I am not sure she is buying it.

Haleigh you are struggling with fall harvest! On Monday, you did not have school so you and Hanna were able to spend time with dad on the combine. You really enjoyed it, but aren't enjoying it so much now. Everyone around us is cutting beans and picking corn, on top of that it has been so windy and everything is stirred up. You were up all night with your asthma. I hope we can get on top of it before school tomorrow. You sound so bad! Otherwise things have been going well. You are doing good at school. Sounds like you are making new friends...mostly the boys, but never the less. You seem to really like taking dance. Hanna and you have been practicing all weekend. I am not sure I can handle both of you dancing around the house! :)

Hanna ... I keep telling you how big of a help you are. You really like to help me...most of the time. Sometimes you get impatient with Katelyn and Kade, but I'm really not sure how I could it all without you. You really seem to enjoy school again this year. You are excited about the up coming field trip. You are still getting used to not having any front teeth! It has been fun watching you trying to figure how to eat certain things. Haleigh and you have been practicing dance all weekend. You really like dance and love to show anyone who will watch you.

I have this cute picture frame that says "Our Crazy Family"

So I asked you to take a funny picture and this is what you guys came up with.