25 weeks: Fun at the Apple Festival

We all keep catching colds! Ruby brings them home from school I think. It has made Miles really not sleep well, so I've been having him in bed with us a lot lately. That way I can get some sleep, and he sleeps longer stretches. I'm not looking forward to breaking him of that habit though... 

We've been working hard at getting all settled in our new house. We have really loved it so far! It's nice to have the extra space and be right outside of Ruby's bus stop. We're really close to the school now too, so sometimes Andy and Ruby walk to school. She likes to wear her gloves, and they hold hands the whole way. :)

Such a happy guy! And two cute little teeth. I think he'll be getting more in soon. 

 He loves his toys.

 This is what our evenings look like after the big kids have gone to bed. Lots of snuggles.

 Reid and Megan have fun playing together on Wednesdays. They played with the dryer balls for probably 30 minutes.

 And pretending to talk on the phone.

 I had to go to the post office, so I chose one that's in a grocery store nearby. All three kids fit in the cart! And that store gives free apples to kids. Ruby had a hard time eating hers without her front teeth though.

 We got these number flash cards from school, and Ruby made these math chart things. So cute!!!

 We saw some Christmas ornaments at World Market and Ruby loved them!

 Reid likes to take pictures with my tripod.

 I made some play dough for the kids, but accidentally made a huge batch. So I made all the colors of the rainbow, and then split them each into three. One set for Ruby, one for Reid, and one for our friends' daughter (Nora) who just got a baby brother. We went to the baby shower on Saturday.

 He's happy even though he's snotty.

 A cold makes for a fussy baby. Thank goodness for my Ergo! I said to Reid, "What on earth did moms do before Ergos?" And he said, "Um... clean the house." Hahaha!

 Making play dough brownies.

 Ru and Reid have been giving us little massages lately, which is so cute.

 Showing baby brother how to do the toy.

 She had the hiccups...

 They both dressed up as Batman the other day.

 He's so cute.

 Ruby with her friend Zuri at Sunday School. They're so cute.

 After church we went to the apple festival at Portland Nursery, our favorite!

 The kids got pretty fun balloons. Thankfully we got there right when he was starting, the line got really long right afterward!

 Ruby's flower

 And Reid's T-rex.

 Drawing on the front window.

Zzzzzzzzz He's so cute.

24 weeks: Missing teeth

Ruby lost her two front teeth this week! It's the cutest thing. She has a little lisp now. :) She's also been doing a lot better at using the potty at school, thankfully.

We all caught a mild cold this week. Thankfully it's not too bad. I've been having Miles sleep with us mostly though because he sleeps better and I sleep better. Reid hardly ever naps anymore, so I don't really get naps. Sleeping at night is a necessity when you have three...

 She lost her first upper tooth right before school started on Monday.

 Ruby got home from school and set up a library in their room, then started to read to the boys. <3

 Such a happy guy!

 He's starting to sit up better, although he usually falls over pretty quickly. I'm thankful for carpet.

 We started watching this little girl Megan on Wednesdays for a few hours. She's pretty fun.

 Playing the sleeping game.

 My three sillies.

 Ruby didn't have school on Thursday and Friday. Thursday morning I went to a parent/teacher conference with Mrs. Kohl. She says Ruby is doing great in school, and is ahead of the curve with reading. The only issue is getting her to go to the bathroom, which we're working on. She's such a great kid. :)

Then after that we braved the rain and went to the zoo, just me and the kids. It was WET!

 So we went inside of the new insect area. We saw the cutest baby turtles and some pretty cool bugs and spiders.

 And then we went home for some homemade hot chocolate.

 He does the funniest stuff.

 Cleaning time!

 Me and my little buddy.

 Playing doctor.

 Picnic lunch in the living room.

 Handsome fella. This is the outfit Reid wore to Aunt Becca's wedding.

He didn't want to nap in his room, then fell asleep on the couch. 

 He chews and chews on this thing.

 And she pulled out her other front tooth! She was pretty excited. The second one had somehow disconnected from the root and turned a weird gray color. We're glad it fell out.

 We went to our Home Community, and three of the boys were wearing the same shirt. Haha! This is Finnick and Flint with Reid.

 Ruby made a target and was making arrows with toothpicks. She's so creative.

 We got Miles's crib all set up, and he naps in there pretty well. 

 Reid lined up his tractors for a nap too.

 Going through boxes, we found our wedding Mickey and Minnie ears from our honeymoon. The kids loved them!

He sure loves his giraffe. 

 Heading to church. It has been chilly out in the mornings.

 We went to New Seasons with Becca after church. These guys were cute pushing their carts through the store.

 After the big kids went to bed, Daniel, Becca and Frances came over for a little bit. These guys were just smiling and chatting with each other. I love that they're the same age.

 Reid went to the post office with me and was being so silly. He's really good when we go out too. :)

 Zzzzzzzz He really hasn't been sleeping well at night, so the days we do get a nap it is really helpful.

 They were playing Mickey and Minnie getting married with Pluto and Alisha was Minnie's cat Figaro.

 He's constantly drooling and needs a bib.

I can't keep their fingers out of their mouths. That's why we keep getting sick... oh well!