School begins!

What a wonderful day! I never got to send my kids on the bus for school because I have always been teaching. Today starts the beginning of a new era. I will finally get to go to my kids' school events during the day. I will get to volunteer at their schools! I am soooo excited. God has blessed us so much!

Birthday weekend

We spent the weekend in Conroe celebrating birthdays. I took Will to his middle school orientation on Saturday. I hope he does well with switching classes for the first time. Since it is about to be the start of a new school year I will update the kids.
Paige: Just turned 15 (going into the 10th grade) and is trying to get her drivers permit. She loves cheerleading and shopping for clothes. She cracks me up with her 80s and 90s clothing that is back in style. I am proud that she spent a good part of the summer with her church peers. She is sweet.

Allison: almost 13 and going into 7th grade. Allison loves to play violin and is trying out for the 7th grade girls basketball team. She has a very fun personality and is sweet. She loves to play Legos with Will and ride her bike. We think age would be great in theater.

William: 11 and going into the 6th grade. Will is still completely obsessed with Legos. He also loves playing mind craft on the computer. He enjoys reading and likes war books. He will be playing the trumpet in the smith middle school band. Will has a sweet personality.

Abbey: almost 11 and going into the 5 th grade. Abbey loves playing soccer and also really likes fashion. She wants to do gymnastics. Abbey is very sweet and very dependable. She is a great helper.

Charlotte: 6 weeks old:
Loves to smile
Trying to keep her head up and not wobble do much
Likes the rainforest activity mat
Wakes up about every three hours at night to eat
Is a very sweet baby.. The entire family is madly in love

Lilly: 2 years old: is obsessed with socks and licking; she is a little depressed since the baby has taken some attention away from her

Jr high time!

Today was a great day. We went to visit Finley. She is tiny. I don't remember Charlotte being this small!!! I then drive to the Woodlands to take Allison to orientation at her Jr High. We stopped at the Woodlands Mall. That was a train wreck. My stroller was in Brad's car. I will never go to the mall without a stroller. Charlotte was too small to rent the strollers at the mall . Lesson learned:)))

Charlotte's best friend is here!

Finley Katherine Wilcox was born on Monday. She is beautiful !!!!!

One month

Blessed life

Friday my in laws came over. My mother in law watched Charlotte so I could get my hair fixed. It was orange. Corrin told me the other day, "please go fix your hair, I can't stand looking at it anymore." I got it fixed and love the color. On Saturday, we took the kids and bought then four new bikes. Yes... Four.. Everything we do costs a lot of money since we now have five kids. Brad and I were reflecting in having Charlotte and we said she is the binding of our family. The kids are now bound together because they all share having her as their sister. It is very sweet. They are madly in love. I can't wait to meet Finley on Monday!

Charlotte and her milestones

Charlotte turned four weeks yesterday and it is amazing the transformation we saw yesterday. Overnight, she has suddenly become very aware of her surroundings.

At four weeks Charlotte
1) is aware of her surroundings
2 ) can follow objects with her eyes
3) still sleeps most of the day and night
4) is very spoiled and wants to be held most of the day. She will scream if you put her in her bouncy chair but will stop when you pick her up
5) hates tummy time
6) has the cutest smile