I'm Back!

I'm back! I haven't been able to find the time or energy to blog the past few months. So to catch you all up I will start with Chase. He is now 7 months! He just got his first couple of teeth...bring on the steak! He was not a happy camper a few days before he got them, but now he's much better! He also had tubes put in his ears in mid December. He had pretty much been sick since he was 2 months old, constant ear aches, snot, and cough. He's been much better since he got the tubes and I'm hoping it stays that way. Since he has not been feeling well it has really affected his sleep. He would wake up at 4:30 am and not go back to sleep. Then he changed his wake time to 5:30 am which is better than 4:30 am, but not great. This past week he's been sleeping until 6:00-6:30 am...finally! I hope he keeps this up. We might be able to move him into Grant's room if he can consistently sleep until 6:30 in the morning. I would love to have our room back!

This past Tuesday we spent the day in Orlando and had a blast together. Luke has been off of work since the 23rd. I have LOVED having him home. It has been so nice to just stay around here and not have plans to go and do. So anyways, while we were in Orlando we took the kids to Chucke Cheese. They had so much fun. We also made a stop at IKEA. I think we were there for 3 hours. That place is huge! I could seriously get lost in there. Our last stop was down town disney, or pretend disney as Camryn refers to it. We told the kids we were going to eat ice cream for dinner there and Camryn was so giddy! She couldn't even believe that we were going to allow this. We told her not to tell her grandmothers, but she did anyways! So we got our ice cream from Ghiradeli's and had to eat it outside in the freezing cold weather because there were no seats inside. Ha ha! We also got some hot chocolate to warm ourselves up. And oh, that was some good hot chocolate too! After we ate our "dinner" we walked around and there were these guys playing music and we let the kids dance around to the music. I think it was the most fun they had all day! Here's a couple of videos of their fun.




Grant got a little girl to dance with him...so cute!

3 Months

Our number 3 is 3 months today! Chase just gets cuter everyday. He is a pretty great baby too. He sleeps through the night most nights and really only fusses when he is hungry or tired. Camryn came home from school last week with a cold and passed it on to Chase so he hasn't been himself the past few days. He has a hard time getting comfy. Last night we moved him from his crib to his bouncy chair to help him with the coughing and it seemed to work. He started on some meds last night so hopfully the poor little fellow will feel better soon.

Camryn is still enjoying school. Her teacher tells me all the time that she is a hard worker and a good helper which I'm super thankful for. She's come a long way from when she was 2 and in Mrs. Hewitt's preschool class. I got asked to come and "discipline" her at least twice a week! The other day I sent her 2 caprisuns in her lunchbox because I wasn't sure if 1 would be enough (I normally send a thermos). That afternoon when I picked her up from school she said "Mommy, you gave me 2 sunburns!" HAHA!

As for Grant, well, he's just Grant. Never a dull moment with this kid. His days are spent obsessing about the Wiggles, getting into stuff he shouldn't, and taking his clothes off and sometimes his diaper too. I love being the mommy to these 3 kids! God has blessed me way more than I deserve. It is a lot of work, but I enjoy every minute of it...well, almost every minute of it!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday. She is 51 today and looks more like 31! I love you Mom. Thanks for being a great example to me of a godly mom and wife. I am truly blessed to call you my mom!

School

Camryn is officially a Kindergartner! So far she loves school and can't wait to go everyday. She is still having a hard time saying goodbye in the morning, but I'm sure she will get past it soon or I at least I hope she will. She doesn't full on cry she just tugs at our clothes and doesn't want to let go when we hug her goodbye. She had her first bit of homework this weekend and she was so excited about it. Since when did having homework become exciting?! I guess it makes her feel all grown-up to say she has homework. It was an all-about-me sheet that we had to fill out plus she had to bring a few things with her to school that represented her. One of the questions was if you had a million dollars what would you do with it and her answer was "share". Isn't that sweet?! I didn't even tell her to say that! Another one of the questions was what to do you like least about school. She thought and thought and finally said "well I like everything about school so I guess coming home." Well, thanks a lot Camryn!! HAHA!! I'm glad she likes school that much! I think her favorite part of the day is the special classes they get to do like, art, PE, music, etc. She really loves PE and the teacher who she calls "coach". She told us a couple of days ago that everybody calls him "Coach Fields" because he likes being outside. I don't think she understands that his last name is really "Fields"! Funny kid! She starts dance class tonight. She will be learning tap, jazz, and ballet. I hope she does well because if you've been around her for very long you know she is super clumsy. Maybe this will help her be a little more graceful! We shall see!

Happy Birthday Grant!

Our sweet Grant turned 2 on August 4th! Where has the time gone? I can't believe how big he is getting. He is talking more and more everyday. Yesterday he found a bag of clothes that a friend had given to us for him and he pulled out a shirt and put it on all by my himself. He ran into the kitchen where I was doing the dishes and yelled "Mama, Mama, coo shirt!! Coo shirt!" He thought his new shirt was pretty cool! So to celebrate his birthday we had a small party for him at Rotary park in Suntree which is on the Indian River. It was hot, but the breeze was really nice under the pavilion. Camryn and Grant had a blast playing in the water. Once Grant opened his gifts, he was done with the water and had a blast playing with all his new toys. He is obsessed with the Wiggles and that is not an exaggeration. That's pretty much all he talks about. So for his birthday, and thanks to his grandparents, he got everything Wiggles that Toys R Us sells! Here are some pictures of his special day.

Introducing......

Grant Gordon as.....SUPERMAN!



and as....BUZZ LIGHT YEAR!!



Aunt Cherie brought these little dress up outfits to Grant and he just loves them! He can finally play dress up with his big sister and not have to wear a dress or crown! : )

Where to Begin?

The kids are napping so I thought I would sneak in some time to blog finally. Let's see, for starters our awesome church relocated this weekend to an elementary school across the street from our old building. We've outgrown our old place and this school will give us much more opportunity to grow. Yesterday was our first service and it went great! It was so neat to see so many of our church family come together to serve and set up. We are so blessed to be a part of this church and look forward to what God will do in the coming months!

Camryn is doing well! She turned 5 on Feb. 10th and seems to have hit a growth spurt. I was looking at pictures of her from the beginning of the school year and she has changed so much. This morning while I was getting ready she came into the bathroom and informed me that she really wants a "tootle dog". She kept saying "a tootle dog, I don't mean a fart dog, a real tootle dog." Then she said "you know, those little white dogs." I said "you mean a poodle?" "Yes mommy, a poodle dog, not a fart dog." So funny! She comes up with the funniest words. Yesterday she asked me if I thought I looked fabulous. I wasn't quite sure how to answer that. On our way home from youth last night, she said "raise your hand if you work all the time and are never home with your family." She kept waiting for Luke to raise his hand. Luke felt awful!! That just shows you how our life has been the past few weeks. You don't realize how much it affects your kids when you are so busy, but it does!

As for Grant...well let's just say he is anti-diapers these days. I can't keep a diaper on this kid. I've resorted to duct taping his diapers and this afternoon he managed to find a way to still get it off. It was full of poop too, but I caught him right as he was taking it off. I know..it's gross! I'm really considering potty training him. He's almost 20 months which seems a little young, but I'm not sure what else to do. I actually went looking for the potty chair in the garage today, but couldn't find it. In other Grant news, he is starting to say a lot of words. My favorites are "car", "no" (it just sounds so cute, I'm sure it will get old fast!), "door", "outside", and "sissy". He will point to family pictures and say "Daddy", "sissy", "baby" (that's what he calls himself), and then he just skips right past me. He's such a stinker! He refuses to say "mama" unless he really wants something! He can also point to most of his body parts and name them too. He's a genius! : )

Pregnancy is going alright. I'm having to be careful with my activity level because if I'm real active I start having cramps and contractions. Also, at my last Dr. visit they said I'm measuring 3-4 weeks small so I'm having an ultrasound in the morning to make sure all is well with the little guy. I'm not too worried because I measured small with Grant and he was just fine. I think it is just how I carry and also the way he happened to be positioned on the day of my Dr. visit. Some days I feel like my belly is huge then other days I don't feel that way. So we will see what the tech says tomorrow. But really we aren't too concerned.

Luke turned 31 on Friday! He's been making a lot of old people noises lately so I guess this is what I have to look forward too! : ) I don't make old people noises yet, I just make pregnant lady noises! Well, I better go finish this Oreo cake I'm making. It's Luke's birthday cake, but I'm taking it to small group to share. I've never made it, but Luke LOVES Oreos so I hope he likes it! I love trying new recipes.