NEW YEARS RESOLUTION

First and for most my New Years resolution is to be a better blogger!!!!!!
There has been SO much happening! We went to Disney in October, fun, but crowded...probably won't head back until kids are out of strollers! Ella and Gram has had ear infections since Halloween, so they both got tubes again right before Christmas. Gram split his head open, i think with the help of his sister. So he had to get 4 stitches.....see pick below, not for the squeamish...
Liam has been doing fine, hates school, but gets through it ;-) He says he would rather stay home and play his Nintendo DS all day....HA! Well I won't ramble- I will save more for more posts! The kids are growing so fast! Gram is up to 30lbs and is about 33inches long...he reminds me of Liam's stats! Ella only weighs about 34 lbs so he is catching her fast.

Has it been since FEB??

My Gosh shame on me!! It has been such a long time since my last post!
Here are some run downs on what's been happening since Feb.
*Gram had tubes put in (YEAH!) he had ear infection after ear infection since December!! He now sleeps like a champ...his first time sleeping through the night at 9 months...poor me! He also is officially weaned...i did that at 11 months. I went to work and being gone from him on an airplane for 3 days did some damage to the milk supply...He is not walking yet (thankfully) Funny how you wish that for your 1st kid and by your 3rd you DO NOT coax him..well at least I don't. He has learned to clap and yell at his siblings and me for what he wants....all in all he is a VERY good baby. He took his first plane ride to Texas and Florida and was a champ through that! Oh and he has 8 teeth so far and working on more as I type!
*Ella has been a wonderful 3 year old..she is a non stop talker. She loves Katy Perry's song Firework...she sings that at least once a day. Her bottom tooth got knocked out by me (we had a run in with the sweeper) she is the toughest of my children. She did not make a peep when they gave her a shot in her mouth and pulled it. I don't think she realized it until it was gone...then she looked at the doctor and said "put that back!" it was funnier in person :-)
*Liam graduated Kindergarten so he is on to first grade! Yeah for him!!! He finished up soccer and played baseball for the first time. He likes it but lets just say he is not overjoyed by the sports games. He enjoys it once you get him on the field....He is growing older, he turned 6 in April...
All in all its been a fun spring/summer.
The last two pictures: Family pic is from Easter and the other pic is My grandma turning 80 with her great-grandchildren

Dallas Texas and Florida 2011

here are some pictures from Florida and Dallas...we had a great time both places. I went to Dallas for my 10 years anniversary for Southwest and then we hopped a plane and headed to Florida where the weather was much nicer!! Dallas was HOT! Chris got to see the JFK memorial and that about all we did in Texas, went to the party and then said bye bye! In the pictures the white x (if you can see it) would be the "kill shot" and the window is blocked by the tree which was much much smaller in the 60's, nothing has changed much, they have kept everything pretty much the same.

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6 months old

Gram turned SIX months old on Jan. 15th....this makes me so sad!! He went to doctor on the 17th to get his punishment :-) SHOTS!
He weighs in at 20lbs 4oz and is measured 28 3/4 " long...this time we did it accurately. He is of course a LONG baby so his percentile was 97%....
He is starting to sit up, but not yet by himself. He eats his solid food like a champ and he is really starting to develop a little personality. He laughs at his siblings for the most part and usually will just sit and watch them for awhile...until he sees me walk by then he remembers "oh my mommy" or shall I say "oh my FOOD"
Other than that, we are all doing well! Sick and Tired of this COLD weather....ready for Spring!! Here are a couple of pics I took this weekend to show how much Gram is changing!! OH and Ella got a black eye from her brother this past weekend under Daddy's supervision! Its gonna be rough between two brothers!!

CHRISTMAS 2010

Whew Christmas came and went so fast this year....Liam has been bringing home all the nasty school germs this year so this meant most of my shopping was done online...who am I kidding anyways thinking that shopping with 3 kids would even be a possibility?? Anyways we finally all got better right before the 22nd of December as we headed to Tennessee for a little vacation at this indoor waterpark.....had LOADS of fun!! Then returned home Christmas eve..woke to find that "SANTA" had been at our house and then trucked it to INDIANA for 2 days....then HOME! So it went by in a whirlwind!! Here are some pics!THIS VIDEO IS FUNNY! ITS 2MINUTES LONG AND MIGHT BE A SMIDGE BORING TO SOME OF YOU BUT AT THE END ITS CUTE :-)

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4 months old!

Gram had his 4 month old check up on Monday the 15th...he weighs in at 17lbs and 10 oz and they measured him at 28 inches long...which I think is a bit much...I remeasured him at home and I think he's more like 26.5 inches long...none the less he's a big boy!!
Ella had her 3 year check up as well and had to get a booster vaccine that she was missing....lets just say the doctor's office was a hoot with two screaming kids getting shots!! I looked like a train wreck when I came out of there...which one do I hold?? And with Ella- holding is not the option its more like RESTRAIN. We made it though and her stats are this Height 39.25in and she weighs 32lbs....she is still tall for her age 89% and her weight she is 60%....

Fall Pictures

Here are some Fall pictures and Halloween...I'm a little late I know....
Everything is going just fine...Liam's grandpa Spurlock made his Robot costume which everyone on the block thought he was a genius....don't tell him that ;-) Ella dressed up as Cinderella....and Gram just wore a Pumpkin Hat....we took the kids to a place called Bi-water Farm...they always have a good time there!

Happy 3rd Birthday ELLA!

On October 5th Ella turned 3!!! WOW, time flies....she was sick...had this nasty sinus infection which caused her to have an ear infection...then by the end of the week, Gram and I caught it! So we were both at urgent care and Mr. Gram had his first ear infection at 3 months old....gotta love siblings that go to school!!!
She has now entered my least favorite age of 3! Those of you with two year olds....nothing compares to age 3....its by far the worse....She fights naps now.....we may get one every once in awhile....she has learned colorful words from Liam. So I'm now dealing with a 5 year old and a 3 year old sassy mouth.....
On a positive note...she is way more independent..she is a very FUN when we go shopping...can't say that with a BOY. She loves to dress up in her princess attire...I will get pics of this as the year progresses....she just got a bunch for her birthday! We have a doctor appt. in November so I will get her stats posted next month along with Gram....
Liam and Ella put a crawdad on Gram's head if your wondering about the picture....Liam did this to Ella when she was this age, but it was a snake! (see picture) Crazy kids.....

2 month check up for GRAM

Here are some pics of the growing baby!!
He is now 2 months old weighing in at 14lbs.1 oz NAKED!
And he is now measuring 25inches long.....he's a whopper!
I love the snapshot I got of him smiling at LIAM....they hold him pretty much EVERY morning!