We are working on being positive

 Our kids are amazing. We are so blessed and so thankful for these crazy kids that look so alike. 
I do have to tell a story about Aly.  Mainly because I want to be able to come back and read this blog and laugh about how they used to be when they were little. 
But Aly is so negative.  I am really baffled where she got this from.  I try so hard not to be negative.  Maybe this is why it drives me so crazy?  There is little good that comes out of being negative and so I am going to work on this one with her.  We created a notebook where she has to write 3 positive things that happened each day.  Hopefully I can keep this up with her.  I tend to start something and then forget about it a few days later.  I am hoping one of us can remember this. But today Aly cracked me up.  She was being her negative self and I said so your life is terrible?? She said "pretty much".  I was busting about laughing for so long.  I mean her life is so terriwele?  I told her I should take away her toys and clothes and then it might be terrible.  Hopefully I can change her negative attitude.  I do not remember this negativity from her old school so I am hoping it is just a brief moment in time.
This is her positive chart for yesterday Monday
1. Ate spaghetti for dinner
2. Only missed a couple spelling words
3. Always won on swing contest

Tuesday
1. Gave bus driver a Valentine card
2. Hannah gave me an invitation to her bday
3. Got to start a new book in reading group

Hallelujah she can be positive!!

 But Aly rarely has anything negative to say about her favorite sister.  She loves her and thinks she is the cutest ever. 

 Leah has done this numerous times.  It only takes her a second to unroll a huge section. This time I finally got a picture before the destruction was too bad.  She is a happy camper playing with the toilet paper.

Red and Green

The kids wore red and green to AWANA before Christmas.  Aren't they cute!

Our baby is 1

Wow, how did this happen so fast.  It seems like just yesterday we were driving through the feet of snow to deliver this precious little girl.  I can't imagine life without our little Leah (LT-Little Tornado). At a year she isn't saying many words.  Dada is her favorite word, though it doesn't mean daddy is her favorite; though at times he is. She has just recently started saying momma again (she stopped saying it for a month or 2).  Really I think she did it to spite me.  Every time anyone would tell her to say momma she would just smile.   It sounds like she can say I love you (not in such great words) but we can tell.   She tries to say Aly and Blake.  But those are the words that she says.  I can't remember back all those years with the other kids but I am surprised how little she talks.
Leah has this funny habit of head butting.  Aly and Leah started doing this a while ago but now Leah does it to everyone. 
Walking: She has taken a max of 10 steps at once, but she isn't constantly trying to walk.  She would prefer to get down and crawl.  Aly takes her hand and tries to get her to walk around with her. 
Her personality is starting to come out and she is just so much fun. I am so thankful for this blessing that our family has been given from God.   She brings out such great things in Aly.  She is such a great big sister.  Blake just loves her and is helpful when he chooses.  
Leah we love you so much! You and your beautiful brown eyes!! Where you got your light hair from we will never know.  lol

Bowling FUN

The kids have been begging us to go bowling for a few months now.  I found a great deal on groupon so we finally went bowling.  We had a great time.  Leah was pretty much done sitting there after 2 games but she survived! We all had terrible scores but we didn't care!  Blake looked like he was going to hurt himself by dropping the ball on his foot, but he didn't. Thankfully.

 

 

 

We are back

 Not Leah's cutest picture.  But I still think she is adorable.  She has stolen her daddy's heart it is so funny to see how he loves her.  I  am very grateful that they have such a great dad who loves them immensely.

 Somehow all of us girls dressed in stripes this day.  Brian dressed Leah and somehow it just happened.

 This was Leah helping to decorate the tree.  Hanging out with the ladder.

The kids picked a big tree this year.  We can even get a little bigger next year(hahah) but the kids loved decorating as always. They did a great job.

I finally have a new computer so I can actually post pictures of my kiddos on it!! I can now post about our life. Today I was just thinking how my baby (Leah) is almost a year.  Wow, where did this year go.  I am a little sad about her growing up so fast.  But so excited to see her turn into a wonderful little person.  Just like her older brother and sister.  I feel so blessed with our kids and how they have such great hearts.  Aly is Leah's biggest helper.  Leah loves her big sister I am pretty sure she has tried to say Aly a few times already. Leah always has the biggest smile for Aly when she comes home from school.  Leah has a different appreciation for Blake.  She really just likes to scream at him.  When he picks her up or tries to redirect her she screams.  I can't wait till they are older, he will be a great protective big brother.  It is amazing how he has gone from being the baby to a big brother.  No problem at all.  He is an amazing little guy!

Crawling

Leah has been moving for a while now.  She can move around and get what she wants but today she was actually crawling.  I am very excited. But since she is my 3rd, I realize life is going to get much harder. I love all these milestones that she is reaching but I would really love to have my baby back.  How have the last 8 months flown by.

6 Teeth

Look at all those teeth

Leah and I being silly