PRIVATE

I really hate to have to do this, but I will be changing the status of my blog to PRIVATE next week. I've just had too many strangers contacting me about Hannah and Alyssa and copying our personal pictures onto fansites for the girls. I realized that making this blog I would be exposing Hannah and Alyssa and our family pictures, but it has gotten out of hand. I will continue to disregard any communication with Hannah and Alyssa's fans. I am not trying to be rude but as their Mother I do not wish to establish a personal relationship.

To my family and friends, if you would like to view our family blog, please email me and let me know with your email address.

I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while, but I hope you can all understand.

elishia

.spring FUN.

this has to be the BEST invention made for children. the girls are completely wiped out after an hour in the jumy house....to all the mommies out there....jumpy houses are the way to go!

ANGELs game

angels vs indians

score: angels 9 - indians 5

We took the girls to their very first baseball game on wednesday afternoon. I don't know why we haven't taken them before because the girls had a bast. surprisingly, the girls stayed busy and were interested in the game the whole time... i think their favorite part were the fireworks and the 7th ining stretch when they sang, "take me out to the ballgame".

...expanding our family...once again!

we've added yet another element to our crazy chaotic lives

...FISH...

yup, we got alyssa and hannah their first pet. we figured fish are probably the easiest to care for and definitely easiest to dispose of if anything were to happen... the girls were very excited to make their houses match and of course they got to pick out their own...pink and red. I actually think they are really cute and I will probably be the one to become most attached. This morning the girls came into our room and told us they said "good morning" to them and they had a good nights sleep in their new home.

introducing BELLE and AURORA!

sitting up!

yesterday was a BIG day for Charlie....she sat up all by herself for a long time, well actually it was like 5 minutes....but that's a long time for a baby! She's been attempting to sit up for a while now, but all she managed to do was fold in half.... she's gaining weight wonderfully and she has her 6 month check-up on thursday so i'll have more stats then!

6 months already!!!

so i know i've really lagged on updating my journal, but to be honest it's been kind of nice to have such an uneventful life lately...

...all the kids are sick-free, the hubby is behaving and i'm not too stressed out. just the daily stresses of having a household of FIVE...

...the wining, the temper tantrums, the fights, the blow-outs, the nagging...

this is all normal, right?

i haven't been as camera crazy lately just because everything seems to be so "normal", but here are some recent pictures i managed to take.

our family of 5 (will that ever be natural to say) went to Hudson's 1st birthday party on Saturday and it was such a blast! we all had something to keep us busy....

mom had the margaritas, dad had golf to look forward to, hannah AND alyssa LOVED the jumpy house-pirate cake-singing to Huddy-pit of balls (why do i love saying that so much...), and of course Charlie had the pit of balls, which I really though she'd be way too small for but she loved as you can see in the shots i got of her in it...

mama and her girls....i wonder, if there will EVER be a BOY in the mix?

the girls in the jumpy house....they're still talking about it! does anyone know where i can buy one? they took a 31/2 hour nap afterwards!

i promise, she loved the balls!

she loved the "pit of balls"

passed out after a great party!

i sure do have one hapy baby!

HAPPY EASTER!

Jordan and Charlie after church....i think j was a little hungry!

lookin' cute...they still have it!

who can't fall in love with these two!

i'm so proud of my family of 5!!!

char's new hat

i am in LOVE with charlotte's new hat.

our next obstacle with char is ACID REFLUX...we went to the doctor once again to get some medication for her acid reflux. it's not something i'm too worried about, but i was concerned it may have been caused by the solids she's been eating. the nurse said it is fairly common in babies and it will go away in time. while we were at the doctor i had the nurse weigh her and in one month she went from 12lbs1oz to 13lbs6oz!!! i am crossing my fingers we have overcome her weight issues!

i also can report that everyone is STILL very healthy in our house and the girls' cough has FINALLY dissipated..... thank goodness...