I was amazed at how similar these photos are! A comparison of my babies at 5 months of age...

Raspberries

Anderson learned how to make a "raspberry". (Anyone know why people call it that? I know I'm the one with the speech degree, but that wasn't in any of my textbooks!) I love to hear him do it, but it's even cuter to watch.

Happy Birthday, Anagrace!

I cannot believe that my baby girl is 4 years old! Where does the time go?! She has grown into such a sweet, smart and funny little girl. She has been planning her 4th birthday party since the day after her 3rd birthday...seriously! Last year we rented a park down the road from our house that had a shelter and beach for us to use. When Justin's family, my family and our friends all gather togerher it is quite a big crowd. So, this year I thought I would "break it up" to make it easier...or so I thought. We went to the beach for the weekend of her birthday with my mom's side of the family, so we had a little party for her while we were there. Then, two days after we returned from the beach she had her "princess party" with all of her friends here at the house. And we will have one final party this Saturday with my dad and Justin's side of the family. Whew...that's a lot of parties! Anagrace was a little confused after her second party and wanted to know if she was 5 already! So, for her fourth birthday we traveled 4oo miles, had 9 preschoolers in our small home, and spread her birthday celebrations across a week's time. I'm not sure this way was the easy route...but she had fun and that's what matters!

Anagrace with her cousins, Tyler and Shalom, at the beach

Princess Party with some of her friends

Our Soccer Princess

Anagrace started soccer today. She really seemed to enjoy it. I had my doubts. Everyone knows that Anagrace is a "girly girl"! Justin played just about every sport you could in high school and was good at all of them. Me....well anything that required throwing, catching, kicking or dodging a ball I was not that good at. I was a cheerleading and track type of girl...no balls involved! So, I assumed that Anagrace may follow in her mommy's footsteps. She was participating in gymnastics, but we took a break for summer. Before signing her back up for that Justin asked her "Would you like to do gymnastics again or...Soccer ?" It was obvious by his tone which one he wanted her to choose. But, apparently not to her! She said "gymnastics". Justin eventually convinced her that soccer would be fun and that she should try it. (I think it had something to do with getting a pink ball!) Anyway, she had a great time today. They had multiple stations set up to practice different soccer skills that she and Justin rotated through. Her favorite was the obstacle course.

You can still play soccer and be a princess, right?

YUM!

I attempted to feed Anderson rice cereal this past week, but he kept spitting it back at me. Then I played with the consistency a bit on Tuesday and tried it again. He loved it! He giggles and grabs for the spoon. He uses quite a strong grip to guide the spoon to his mouth. It cracks me up how excited he is to eat. Also, I'm happy to report that the past two nights he has only woke up once to nurse. WOO HOO!

Blessed with Babies

Nothing cute or funny to blog about today...I just wanted to say that I feel so blessed to have my babies! They bring me so much joy! I just said to Justin last night "I love being a mommy" and he replied "You're good at it" (That was such a sweet thing to say, because there are days that I doubt that). There are some not-so-good days that I wonder about my "mommy skills", but I know in my heart that I am doing what God put me on this earth to do. Being a stay-at-home mommy is the hardest thing I've ever done, but I am so grateful that I am able to do it!

Told ya, nothing cute or funny...just feeling blessed!

The headline reads: "Fish Nearly Loses Life as Result of Mother's Sleep Deprivation"

September 1, 2007

Beloved pet beta fish, Rainbow Prevette, almost lost his life this week as a result of Chelsea Prevette's lack of sleep. The mother was multi-tasking, changing Rainbow's water and making a fresh pitcher of iced tea. Luckily she caught herself before dumping the frightened fish into the sweet tea! Prevette reported that a few weeks ago her 4-month-old son, Anderson, was sleeping in 6 hour stretches. He has gone from waking once a night to several times a night, probably due to a growth spurt. She also reported that in a seperate incident she placed the milk in the pantry and the cereal in the refridgerator. Prevette hopes that she will recover from this episode of sleep deprivation soon. More details to come.