Loving these Kids

I have been totally slacking on taking pictures of our crew but I am going to do better because I love having them once they are taken. This photo may seem simple but was a wonderful and rare moment in our house. All three of them were playing together! They were letting Colt near their stuff and he was actually picking some of it up and they didn't scream for me to come get him! It was a miracle. If only this one miracle occurred daily.

They other day Colt grabbed the remote and changed Rachel's channel. She said to me "This is why we shouldn't have babies around, all they do is cause trouble." I had to laugh.

Enjoying some outside time. Colt loves to be outside. He throws a hissy fit every time we let Pebbles out or in and don't let him out. Basically I need to do better at cleaning up the dog poo and then I can let him out to roam more I guess. We just don't have much for him to do out there besides eat stuff he finds on the ground. But he loves standing on the hot tub steps and hanging out with the girls, if they let him.

Trampoline time. Livy picked out these picture to put on here because she liked how their hair looked so crazy. Colt was on with them and he was flopping all over the place and loving every second of it. I guess it's ok now that he's over a year but what do I know? He was getting bounced around pretty good there. He was laughing so hard he and had so much fun.

Livy and Colt with her not so gentle play. Luckily he is a big sturdy boy and can take her play. He loves it too.

What a funny looking bump. It kind of looks flat on the front instead of round? Anyway, this is the babe at 20 weeks. At the appointment where I found out it was a girl I was 18.5 weeks and my uterus was measuring at 22 weeks so I'm a little bigger than I should be but the doctor said that is normal for me. I did that with Colt too. I am uncomfortable already almost all the time. And sleeping is already no fun with lots of position changes and waking up. But on the positive side I am starting to feel her move a lot. Last night I felt and saw her on the outside of my stomach which is so fun now that I can show the girls. They have been waiting and waiting for that.

Colt now loves to climb and stand on things, anything at all. He falls a lot because he can't stand still. He has to shake his head and shoulders or stomp his feet. And on things with wheels, that doesn't work too well. Chairs, the dishwasher, and the table are a few of his favorites.

We went to the zoo the other day. Livy loved the prairie dog thing again. Rae was a little scared of it this time. They loved the goats again. I got a video of Colt talking to them but I'm having trouble getting it up here.  

On the way out we got ice creams and Colt finished mine up for me and then took a snooze. How cute is he with his chocolate face!

I knew I was taking a risk letting them eat these big ice pops in the car but it worked out well. No mess really, except for their faces! That bruise on Livy's forehead is from a head on head collision with me at the park a few days earlier. It wasn't fun. Poor kid.

Rae, cat, and her thumb. We are going to have a problem separating these three.

He loved the zoo too and was such a good boy. He stayed in his stroller most of the time which was wonderful. He definitely keeps me moving, all the time. He is so busy and active. So I'm glad he sat so well for us. It made for a fun day. The girls are at such a good age I love it. It is so much easier to do things with them and they understand and enjoy so much too. We have our share of listening problems that I wish we weren't dealing with but other than that it is a great age that I am really enjoying. We've been watching home videos of the girls and it makes me cry thinking they will not be that age ever again. It's good in some ways but they couldn't have been any cuter than they were and so funny and adorable. I miss that stage. But I love this one too. I am so blessed to have these great children and I am going to really try and enjoy every stage we are in and not take it for granted. I know I did that sometimes and I didn't cherish every moment but I really want to. I am so happy to have those videos to look back at and help me remember. I love these kids. Can't wait to add another!