A while back we surprised Daddy with an early Christmas present, an Eagle ornament for the tree. He has his American Flag, his Cardinal, Vikings and Gophers and he was missing his last "Favorite"
Sally waiting to see it
How precious is she? Working on her Godmother's Birthday card. She was mimicking her sisters, asking how to spell and would pretend to write it after I said it, shake her head yes and say ok, next?
I forget when this was, but one of the newer snowfalls, they played for a good hour!
Playing football with Daddy
Oooooooh this girl, the trouble she's going to get in to when Baby arrives and I'm nursing 24/7...she whips that chair around the kitchen like she owns the place, to get to all the things she must have now, like ice or water. Lucky for me she doesn't know she was to hold the lock button for 5 seconds to unlock...
More awesome skating without the holder!
The excitement each night of who earned the Advent Chocolate. There's no more rotation now that Emma's in the mix. Based on behavior from that day and there have been times when someone has gotten it two days in a row!
Mommy (and the girls) got our baby fix earlier this week when we got to hang with Emersyn and Hundson! mmmmmmmm I'm ready for the peaceful snuggles. 4.0, please please please be an awesome newborn who loves to snuggle
One of the favorite Rusty the Elf finds is when he has a note for the girls to have mom check her email. They each get a personalized message from Santa. One needs to listen to their parents right away, one needs to try hard to have good manners at the dinner table and one needs to control her temper, can you guess which is which?
A rare occasion, I was able to find a babysitter in the afternoon to come hang with Emma and Libby so I could volunteer for Sally's class Christmas party. She knows all the planning involved in order for Mommy to help at school without her sisters, so she asks for once a year. So glad I was able. Fishing for Candy Canes. How many can you catch and release in one minute?
Quality time is what she craves, so glad I was able to give it to her
We're 33 weeks!! Check out our Baby Pool on the side of the blog, if you're not on mobile version. Otherwise click here...if it doesn't go right to our game page, search Cmile4.0 (no spaces). Take a guess! Boy or girl, birthdate and size! No offense taken if you pick a late birthday or a big baby!
and then it was Libby's turn! She was able to have both parents' undivided attention. Thank you Anna for hanging with Emma!! Libby's sweet little program, she sang her heart out. Love her
A while back Rusty was in a kleenex box, the girls asked if they could hold him (since they wouldn't be touching him!) and read him a book.
More stubbornness. On this particular morning it took an hour and 40 minutes to get her to eat some breakfast...because she only wanted it her way...remember, tight ship. This mama doesn't back down very easily. She hasn't pushed it since!
Goooooooooood job Daddy...as he was out finishing up shoveling/Snow-blowing the new fallen snow!
A few weeks ago with our weekly Thursday tea times, A cup of Christmas Tea
aaaaaaaand that's a wrap for now. I'm signing off until after Christmas. Remember to slow down and soak it all up.
**Know that you weren't left off any mailing list. We didn't send out Christmas cards this year since we'll send out Baby Announcements in February.** Sooooo thankful for a February baby. I need some time to be a bum in January so that we can fully soak up alllllll of the newborness in February!
It was so fun celebrating Libby's birthday and making it all about her. She doesn't need much to please her, which makes it that much more fun to fill her day with little surprises. She doesn't demand much attention from day to day, so it's nice to have it be all about her for a change. Of course, every chance she got, she shared it with her sisters and friends :) Love her sweet, caring soul!
Her Godmother Meggers gives her a gift for her half birthday in the summer, but she let her open her Christmas present early. It's now her favorite outfit. Thank you Meggers!!
I've been soooo excited for this surprise. Grandma gave Sally an American Girl doll once she turned 7. A tradition she was going to keep for her Granddaughters when they turned 7. After thinking it over, I asked her if she would consider giving it to Libby for her 5th birthday. She was all about American Girls because her big sister was, and giving it to Libby when she turned 5 would allow more time for Sally and Libby to be able to play with their dolls together, especially since they'll be sharing a room in a few short days!! Grandma said no problem, as long as I thought Libby was responsible enough...I reminded her we run a pretty "tight ship" around here :)
Libby had no idea this was even an option. She soon had picked out a doll she would hope for when she was 7, Josefina, because Libby's middle name is Josephine and because she also loved horses and Libby loved her long black braid. Then Libby thought, hmmm, maybe I can put it on my list and ask Santa. Little did she know, she got it from Grandma and George for her birthday and Grandma was able to be here to watch her open it. She hasn't stopped smiling since!
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She also got to open it a day before her birthday, lucky girl!
Birthday morning, present scavenger hunt! Sally, explaining to Libby the gift she picked out to give her
alllllll ready for her special day! 5 is a tough one for mom :(
Sally has always wanted to walk Libby down to her classroom, I told her on her birthday she could. Remember, tight ship, if Sally did it more often then she's late for the start of her day ;)
DADDY got to come in and read a special book to Libby's class. Their bond is something very special. It reminds me a lot of my dad and I. Reid was surprised Emma and I weren't going to tag along. When he finished, he text and said he understood and how grateful he was for that memory of it being just he and Libby. Mama (former teacher) knows when she needs to bow out ;)
and then we surprised her with lunch at her favorite place, NOODLES!
Sister cheers
See? magical bond
Love her to pieces!
So grateful!
it's the little things, and traditions. Birthday balloon!
This is what happens when Daddy's along at Party City...
Exactly 5, she was born at 12:44pm!
and then Daddy worked from home and mommy got to check out her Friday afternoon sport camp she gets to go to. Usually Sarah is so kind and bring Libby to and from since it's right during Emma's nap time. So fun to be able to meet her teacher and see what she does!
She didn't want cake, cupcake, cookie or ice cream, she wanted gum, because now she can. Tight ship--no gum until they're 5 :) But we still had to do the candle!
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Enjoying one of her gifts!
TaDa
Saturday morning skating! Uncle Joey got to come see her too!
Skating on her own!
awwwwwwww
Godfather coming over to deliver his birthday gift
Just like her mama, looooooooves new shoes, especially tennis shoes
complete with a super awesome Nerf Gun!
They love Uncle Joey!
Thanks for stopping by Uncle Joe Joe!
Caught being sweet, playing her new game so peacefully
and then it was time for her very first real birthday party!
Waiting for the girls to arrive
Reindeer ears!
Hot Potato, Sally's in charge of starting and stopping the music. Whoever gets the hot potato got to give her their gift
Sweet Sweet girls, missing 2
again, no cake or cupcake, but she did accept a cookie to decorate. She planned her whole birthday meal--Big noodles, grapes, carrots, tostito chips and sugar cookies they could decorate
always have to have one of Emma...
and then we capped off the weekend with another open Skate after Sunday Mass
