::papa's birthday::

Happy Birthday, Papa!!

We celebrated "papa-with-the-kitty's" birthday on Saturday with lunch, some cake, some presents, and some time at the kangaroo zoo.

Papa had LOTS of help with the candles :)

So the Kangaroo Zoo has some new rules that say you can't play on the inflatables if you're over 150 lbs! That ruled Matt out!! He was really sad! He loves that place! The kids were sad too; they love when we go down all the slides with them. I went down a few slides with the them, but I don't jump over the edges and flip around like Matt, so it wasn't the same. It was a fun day anyway, I just don't think we'll probably go to the Kanga Zoo for a while.

::so this is Christmas...::

Don't you LOVE this time of year??


We decorated our tree...


...saw Santa...





...and wore a cool Santa t-shirt

::big ol' hahoe::

For Saric (and anybody else who wants to see our new car :) )

Here's our new car! We couldn't all fit in the Cadillac :( so we had to get something bigger. And it's definitely bigger! Matt's brother said "that's a lotta car for Amy" haha. I'm still getting used to driving it. It's nice to have all the room-it can seat 9 if we need it to. The kids like it too. Portie calls it a "Hahoe," and Chloe calls it the "big ol' Tahoe." We don't look cool anymore (drivin' down the road), now we just look like a big family...but that's okay :)

See where we bought it?? Denam Auto Brokers

Chloe thought I was taking her picture :)

::lost & found::

So we sold our Cadillac a few weeks ago, and tonight the guy that bought it called us and said he found my wallet under the front seat!

How long has it been missing?? 2 YEARS!!! I took Chloe to gymnastics one morning, and shoved it under the seat while we went in, and it was gone when we came out. I looked and looked ALL OVER that car for the stupid thing, and never found it! I looked again when we sold the car to make sure we didn't leave anything in it.

All this time it was right there!! I had worried about who had my wallet and drivers license and ss# for 2 years, and it was in my car the whoooole time!! I'm probably the only person in the whole world who would lose her wallet in her own car for 2 years!

::coop's first week::

This last week has been nice-calm & comfy. We've been home since Thursday, and everything's good. Cooper's breathing, eating, and sleeping well, and the other kids are just in LOVE with him. He's a week old now, and everything's great!

Papa-with-the-guitar came for a visit to see the new guy. The kids had lots of fun with him...he brought 'em lots of toys from Dollar Tree (his fav), and he took Chloe shopping to get some clothes and things for all the grandkids. She's a good shopper-wonder where she gets that from...

I guess the flash was a little bright :)

She always wants to hold "Coopie"

a snuggle with daddy...

...and one with mommy ;)

(Chloe took the picture-pretty good, right?)

they're good helpers

wiiiiiiiide awake :)

::Lord give me strength (???)::

We've all heard the advice "don't ever pray for strength." Well, I didn't (I'm complete Jello inside and I'm okay with it!), but my strength was tested anyways.

This week baby Cooper was born! Things went well for about the first 12 hours. After that the drs and nurses began to get concerned about his rapid breathing and elevated heart rate. After getting some extra fluids through IV, he had a chest x-ray that revealed fluid in his lungs. So then he was treated for pneumonia and received 2 different types of antibiotics through IV. He also had blood cultures drawn to monitor any bacterial growth in his blood that would indicate infection. Anyway...long story short...we had a loong, sad, emotional week. It was SO hard to see our sweet new baby hooked up to machines and IVs. It was SO hard to say goodnight to my other two babies at the hospital and watch them cry as they walked away. We finally got to come home Thursday night, and all is well.

I know this is minor compared to what some parents go through with their sick babies, but it was hard nonetheless. I think I've been strengthened even though I didn't ask for it. The Lord wants to make something of the Jello that's inside. We're glad to be home as a family again and are enjoying our new baby :)

Cooper Lee was born on Monday (11-17) just after 4pm. Weighed 7lbs 15oz and 21 inches long.

::unibrow::

ByE ByE UnIbRoW...

Today when Chloe got out of the tub with a wet face she said "mom look at my unibrow!" It was all wet and dark and thick looking. She told me she wanted me to make it go away (I told her a long time ago that we could if she wanted to). So we got out the Nair and made it go away!!

before

after

Checkin' it out...

::practice::

Chloe & Port are so excited for "baby bwudwa" to get here!! They're always playing with his things, putting baby dolls in his seat and swing. Portie gets Chloe's babies and says they're poopy and hungry. He says (in this voice he always uses when he's talking to or about babies) "baby bwudwa gonna look at my finnas (fingers) and my tra-tras (tractors)." {{{{So CUTE!!}}}}

::naps::

ArEn'T tHeY CuTe??

Naptime at our house :)

::me, according to chloe::

I saw this on another blog and thought it was cute. These are her EXACT answers...

1. What is something mom always says to you? "I love you"

2. What makes mom happy? "Giving her kisses"

3. What makes mom sad? "When somebody tells her 'no'"

4. How does your mom make you laugh? "saying funny things...tickling me"

5. What was your mom like as a child? "I don't know....probably just like ME!"

6. How old is your mom? "26"

7. How tall is your mom? "I don't know...this tall (raised her arms up). 5 Inches long, I think"

8. What is her favorite thing to do? "Maybe cook" (busts out laughing)

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "sometimes go to the store"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "your child?"

11. What is your mom really good at? "helping"

12. What is your mom not very good at? "bending over" (that's lately cause I'm pregnant-usually I can do that-haha)

13. What does your mom do for her job? "you don't have a job!!"

14. What is your mom's favorite food? "The Cheesecake Factory"

15. What makes you proud of your mom? "you fix broken things"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "a duck" (I'm not sure she understood the question)

17. What do you and your mom do together? "color pictures together, help eachother"

18. How are you and your mom the same? "our eyes"

19. How are you and your mom different? "I don't do the same things as you"

20. How do you know your mom loves you? "she does stuff for me"

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? "he helps her with stuff"

22. Where is your moms favorite place to go? "Cheesecake Factory"