Newborn pics

A friend took these pics of Anabelle when she was a week old, and they turned out so great!  She also took a few of the big kids as well as our family!  Just a quick update, Anabelle is now nearing 3 weeks old!  She had her 2 week check up yesterday and is now 7 lbs. 10 oz., so she is gaining quickly!  She is healthy and loves to eat!  We are so thankful for our sweet baby girl!

Anabelle Rose

Born: December 26, 2013 at 2:35 PM.  6 lbs. 5 oz. 21.5 in. long.  Healthy!  Will give more details soon, but for now, here are some pics!  Hard to believe Anabelle is already a week old!

November

This blog is quickly becoming a once-a-month posting kind of blog.  Better than nothing, though!  Here is our November in pics:

Our class at church had a joint baby shower for me and another pregnant mom due in December!

 All the little girls at the shower!

 Enjoying fall!

 We went on a field trip to the fire station for the 1st time!

 You can make Levi be in a picture, but you can't make him look at the camera!

 Addie with the fireman in all his gear.

 Levi got a surprise in the mail from the dentist since he hadn't sucked his thumb in over 3 weeks!  Too bad he has to wear hot sauce, tape, and gloves on his hands every time he sleeps to keep him from sucking it.

 Super Levi!

 Thanksgiving with the cousins in Virginia

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween!  First, we went trick or treating at our neighbor's house since they wouldn't be home later.  Then, we went to our church fall festival, Hoopla.  After that, we headed home and did a quick loop around the neighborhood before heading to bed.  The kids had a blast!

Trick or treating next door

 Addie, Noah, Levi

 Buzz, Bob the Builder, and Rapunzel

 She loves her candy!

Ready to go!

 They look so grown up!

 Strong Levi playing a game at Hoopla

 The sack race.  I didn't think the kids were big enough to do this one, but they wanted to try...shockingly enough, neither of them fell once!

 Riding on the cow train

October

Addie's half-birthday was on the 4th, so she is now officially 4 and a half years old!  She got a travel-sized dollhouse and some gum!

 Happy Birthday, Daddy!

 Daddy and the kiddos

 Levi now wears gloves to bed at night to keep him from sucking his thumb...it's been working!

Puppet show at the Nature Center

 The Nature Center is the closest thing we have locally to a zoo.  We were there with friends from our MOPS group and had a great time!  Here are Addie and Levi with their friends, James and Maggie

 Addie riding a fox

 Cute Levi!

Addie comparing her wingspan to that of a hawk

 Addie with Laila

 Watching the otters at feeding time

 Addie on the slide!