Our Adventure called Life

Birth              5 Months 7lbs 5oz        15lbs15oz 19.5 inches      25+ inches Her 5th month of life was much easier to manage then her 4th month!  Her sleep schedule at night wasn't quite as whacky this month (thank goodness!).  She is still going down around 7:30, waking around 1:30am, 5:30am, then up for the day around 8.  Once she wakes for the day, she'll roll around in her crib and coo until I get her.  As soon as she sees me, her eyes widen and a sweet gummy smile fills her face.  Now as I scoop her up, she wraps her arms around my necks and pulls her face into me.  Her warm little head always smells so sweet and the feeling of her little velvet head brushing my lips is almost intoxicating. She still refuses to take a bottle but is an excellent (and frequent) eater otherwise.  I continue to let her nurse on demand but she will hold off for a few hours if we are ...

Starting 2013 as a family of 3 Baby #2 January -Our annual ski trip took the Fish3 (plus my momma) to Beaver Creek for a long weekend of skiing.  The wintry weather was perfect and Paisley and my mom had a great time playing in the condo while Scott and I hit the slopes.  We had a big secret that we kept a secret all month long! February -It was a month full of morning sickness and keeping our secret a little longer.  I got to spend Valentine's Day with my two favorite boys. March -Easter came early this year as well as a dose of warm weather.  We spent some time at the playground and finally let the cat out of the bag.  Baby #2 was on it's way! April- We hosted our gender reveal party for our family and loved watching the excitement of cutting into a pink cake. May -We purchased a couple acres of farm land and a brick home.  Scott began renovations.  It was a big undertaking, but the end results were well worth it.  Going forward, I ...

Loving everything about this time of  year The boys and our tree Watching Christmas through the eyes of a 2 yr 4 month old might be the sweetest event I've ever witnessed.  Following tradition, the day after Thanksgiving the family headed to the tree farm to cut down the perfect tree.  Sadly, by the time we got there I had 2 sleeping babies in the car and the wind was a frigid beast.  We sat in the car while Scott took care of business and he found a perfect tree. I had previously explained to Paisley that we would cut down a tree and put it up in the living room.  If you want to see confusion, tell a toddler there's going to be a tree in the living room.  That same night the tree got put up, Fisher Elf (Elf on the Shelf) moved into our house.  He could be found hanging from ceiling fans, sitting on window blinds, and hanging out on the Christmas tree the month leading up to Christmas.  Paisley enjoyed finding him each morning and sayi...

With each holiday that passes, I want to fill the memory banks of our children. Our Foursome Thirty years from now I want them to look back on their holidays growing up and remember the love, the traditions, and to tell there own families about them.  As they get older and experience more Thanksgivings, I was to put an emphasis on how much our family has to be thankful for.  Even though I am truly grateful year round for the all the blessings in my life, there is something about the month of November that really makes me look at all I (we) have. My side of the family Last year I blogged everyday in November about something I was thankful for.  I would have loved to have done that again...but I was a little shorter on time this year, I was busy holding a new blessing in my arms.  Next year I'll be a little better at managing my time and wrangling two youngsters. Nana and her babies (and a lot of play food) On Thanksgiving we headed to my parents house f...