My Haisley Grace is 4.5

Our full of life, energetic, caring, smart, angel baby is 4.5 years old.  It is literally liked I blinked and we have an almost five year old.  While I am sad that my baby is growing so quickly, I couldn't be more delighted in the sweet girl that she is becoming.  MOST of the time, she thinks of others before herself, is the ABSOLUTE best big sister, is sweet, and a tremendous helper.  She is a precious little thing and I can see why God choose for her to be the big sister of our family, she certainly takes care of her baby brother and sister.
  Haisley is still a little thing.  She weighs about 31 lbs and is in a size 4T for the most part.
  Haisley will try anything and I LOVE that about her.  She loves sweets and desserts, but also loves fruits and vegetables.  She will not drink milk and is not a huge fan of meat.
She took ballet this summer and really enjoyed it, so we are going to take it again this fall.  Haisley is very anxious about everything, so it helped that Lyndell was in her class.  Seeing a familiar face was comforting to her.  I have always been a bundle of nerves, and I'm afraid she is going to be the same way!
Haisley Grace, we love you so stinking much!  You are such a precious little girl and we are so thankful that God choose us to be your parents.  We pray that you will come to know Jesus as your savior and that you will follow his ways all the days of your life!!  

Sweet girl loves applying makeup...by herself.

Camille at 11 Months

This sweet little thing is 11 months and I CANNOT get enough of her.  I know I say this on every post, but she is the most delightful and pleasant baby ever!  Unless she is tired, she is a very happy camper.  Her little personality is so playful and fun!  Some updates on our little doodlebug...

Eating:  She is still breastfeeding a few times a day, but mainly uses a sippy cup during the day.  She gets 4ish oz of breastmilk in her sippy cup and water the rest of the time.  She eats everything that I eat these days.  She does not love cheese, but bascially likes everything else!  She eats 3 meals a day plus a snack.

Teeth:  She still has 6 teeth, maybe 2 more coming in, but her behavior does not indicate that.

Sleeping:  We put our sweet Camille in her crib and she goes to sleep with little to no fussing or crying.  She has been taking a good 2ish hour nap a day and goes to bed about 6:15.  This is horrible, but she gets up 2-3 times a night and nurse her back to sleep.  I know that Dr. Carter is not going to be happy about this news, but we do what we have to do with the kiddos!

Tricks:  My sweet, precious, last baby is starting to stand up longer and longer on her own, which is soooo bittersweet.  I feel like she is going to start taking steps any day now.  She LOVES patty cake, playing with Haisley and Benton, she waves and says bye, makes clicking noises with her tongue, and when you ask her where somebody is, she generally turns in their direction as if she knows who you are asking her about.

Size:  Camillie Girl is still in size 4 diapers, and in 6-12 month clothes.  I'm not sure how much she weighs or how long she is.  I would guess 18 ish pounds.

Some pictures of our little doodlebug...

Camille eating a lemon

Sweet girl loves swimming with her cousins! 

We love you so much, you will never know the extent, sweet Camille.  The joy and happiness that you bring to our family is immeasurable!!

Birmingham 2016

Mark had a work trip in Birmingham last week, and we decided to tag along.  We had a FUN, but exhausting time.  I mean, you haven't lived until you have stayed in a hotel room with 3 children under 4 years old.  The kids LOVED the McWane Center, so much so that we bought an annual membership.  There was SOOOO much to do there! 

The second day, we went to the zoo.  I'm not even going to lie, the kids hated it.  They were hot, tired, and miserable.  Have you heard the phrase, "Drag them out kicking and screaming."  Well, that's what I had to do.  They wanted to eat a $15 hotdog, but not look at any of the animals, and I refused.  I had to literally drag Haisley and Benton out of the zoo, and they were LITERALLY kicking and screaming.  NIGHTMARE.  We will not be returning to the zoo until all children can walk, use the restroom, and are more self sufficient.  Don't let these pictures fool you, they only smiled for the pictures, they weren't happy. 

Other than the little zoo debacle, we had so much fun spending the week with Daddy, and it was fun to get away!