Reagan turns 5!!

Happy Birthday, Reagan! You are my precious princess, my beautiful ballerina, my happy helper, my inquisitive interrogator, my smart and sassy sweetheart. I love you!

 We celebrated Reagan's 5th birthday with a party at a local farm that has a pumpkin patch and hayride.  The kids had a great time!

Avery, Reagan, & Mary

Mary, Reagan, Avery

Mary, Reagan, Anna, Avery (Hannah behind them)

Our neighbors - The Weisensels (Karen, Hannah, & Emma)

Another neighbor - Olivia & her Daddy

Blowing out the candles!

Top: Reese, Mary, Tiara, Bottom: Avery, Reagan, & Olivia

Side 1 on the hayride - Jason, Reese, Bryan & Bryson, Mary & her sister, Olivia & her Daddy

Side 2 on the hayride - Tiara, Avery, Reaga, Hannah, Natalie & Blake

BLAKERS!!!!  I love this picture of him!

Check out those blonde heads!

  Reagan got a Barbie bicycle!  Here she is riding it for the first time!!

Yes, Barbie gets to go for a ride on her own bike too!

Jason pushing the whole crew up the driveway!

 

Our first 6 wks in OH

I'm playing catch-up.  Here are lots of pictures from the last month and a half since we arrived here in Cincinnati.

Reagan's first day of school.  I love the way Reese is looking up to her.  She loves her big sister!

Sitting on the back of the couch - engrossed in Robin Hood. 

Reagan's picture day!

Can't leave Reese out . . .

The girls had a Nature Hunt the other day with some neighbors. 
Great leaf, Reese!

Reagan & Hannah trying to get a leaf off of the tree.
Don't they look so much alike?

And, we musn't forget Blake!!

He's crawling now and is all over the place!

Yummy!!

DeeDee came to Visit!

I am so ridiculously behind on this blog. But, I am determined to catch up. Here goes . . .

So, we made it to Cinicinnati. We are finally feeling settled and getting into a routine. Maybe I'll be able to get several months worth of pictures up here soon.

DeeDee is back in the USA!!! We were so excited to have her come up and stay with us earlier this month. We all loved having her here. I know that I missed my baby sister, but it was obvious that I wasn't the only one. The kids absolutely loved having her here too. I wish I had gotten more pictures. Reese wanted to be by her side constantly. And, Blake even gave her sweet kisses - which he doesn't just bestow upon anyone. Thanks for visiting, DeeDee! We love you!!

We have a great zoo, so we had to make a trip there while DeeDee was here.

Riding the Zoo Train!

Blake looks so serious in all these pictures. He smiles all the time, I promise!

Happy Father's Day!!!

Chillin' with the Sistas

From April: From May:From June:

I love all of their expressions in these pictures!

Patty-Cake Patty-Cake Blakers Man

Blakers, I love your laid back demeanor and your precious smile just melts my heart every time! You are my sweet, sweet boy!!

His favorite thing to do right now is scream at the top of his lungs. He just smiles and thinks it is the greatest thing ever. It's pretty cute the first time, but then it keeps going. What a mess!!

Practicing his screamNapping in Daddy's lap

We just introduced rice cereal to Blake and he's so excited about it. He's not that good at it yet, but he loves it. He so sweet.

Big Sister likes to help