The End of An Era

Kate and Santa Claus have had a pretty rocky relationship right from the start....

The unloving feelings were all one sided though....Santa always loved her.
Last year he could barely hold on to her....
Many people felt sorry for "Poor Kate", but I just thought it was funny (and still do).
This year she was asking to go see Santa Claus for about a month. I did not know how the visit would actually go once we got there. We went for our annual trip to see Santa this weekend. Kate did not hesitate to tell him what she wanted for Christmas. There were no tears or screaming. We were so proud of her!! Our little girl is growing up, and the years that her Mama made her sit on Santa's lap for a picture did not traumatize her for life!!
Kate and Santa have a mutual love for one another now....She asked for a trampoline.
Luke asked for a X-Box, basketball goal, Star Wars DS game, and roller skates. He realized later that he did not ask for a basketball! Luke said he would have asked for more, but Santa told him to get down because it was his sister's turn!
Rachel asked Santa for an American Girl Doll and a snow cone machine.
Wade just wanted lunch!
My four babies with Santa Claus...and they are all smiling!

Time Out

Wade started rolling over two days after he turned three months. Unfortunately he hates being on his belly, but can't resist the urge to roll over onto his belly. This is causing him terrible troubles. As soon as I lay him on the floor to play he rolls over. When he starts to fuss I flip him back over. He immediately rolls over again. I turn him back over. We repeat this scenario a few times. With each turn the fussing escalates to a screaming tantrum after about three or four times. He used to really enjoy playing on the floor, but now it is just frustrating for both of us. My solution is to put him in time out. Yes, I am putting my three month old in time out! This is his time out chair:

Doesn't he look like he is sorry? That picture just cracks me up. This next one he just looks he is just having the time of his life.

Model Knight

Luke was selected as the Model Knight from his class for the second six weeks of the semester! We are so proud of him!! The Model Knight Award is for outstanding citizenship. We are not really sure what happened but he must have smiled at his teacher a few times. The school had a little luncheon to honor the kids, so we got to go eat lunch with him yesterday.

Sorry about the picture. It was taken with our phone. Not the best picture of us but it is our proof we were there and Luke got the award.

Fiddlesticks Farm

We had some "Fall Family Fun" today out at Fiddlesticks Farm. We all had a blast jumping on the big "pillow", playing in the hay, petting the animals, sliding on the slide, going on the hay ride, riding the cow train, and eating lots of food. Here are a few pictures from today...

Wade just hung out today. He just enjoyed being out at the farm and looking around.


Kate went down the BIG slide by herself...she had a very scared look on her face. I avoided the slide after my mishap last year.

Chris helping Kate rope a calf.

Rachel petting a rooster.

This girl loves her Daddy.

See ya next trip...

3 Months

Guess who turns three months today!?!?

Who me? Now, I guess you want to take more pictures of me.
This is what I think about that.
I will just try to eat my fist the whole time you have the camera out.
Ha Ha!! So you are just going to give up!

Wade is doing just great! He is such a good baby! He is happy most of the time. He likes to lay on the floor and play on his activity mat and watch his mobile in his crib. He has started batting at his toys and trying to roll over. He is consistently enjoying his bath now. He lets us know when he is hungry or tired. He has really found his voice the last few days. He is doing a lot of squealing! I think he is starting to cut a tooth because he is constantly trying to eat his fist and drooling a bunch. The last time we weighed him (last week) he was 14 pounds and 2 ounces. Wade is growing and changing every day. It just makes me sad it is happening so fast.

Eek!! There Is A Skunk In the Pumpkin Patch!!

We made our annual trek to the Pumpkin Patch this afternoon and we ran into some pretty interesting characters. The first thing we noticed was that a skunk had gotten into the patch!! We were scared at first but quickly realized it was just a baby one, and all he wanted to do was find a comfortable place to take a nap.

Luke Skywalker was there to protect us if things got out of hand.

We saw a pink leopard that was as cute as she could be.

Little Red Riding Hood was trying to find her Grandma's house and stay away from the Big Bad Wolf!

We got everybody together for a few group shots...

We had a great time at the Pumpkin Patch! Such a fun place to get a pumpkin and a few fall pictures!

Exercise

Wade loves to exercise by kicking his little legs. He can play like this for an hour. He is going to have some strong legs.