Mama's helpers

Ellie with baby Addison. She is constantly wanting to hold her. When I tell her no because Addison is getting overstimulated she says, "Can I just kiss her foot then?" She made me very proud the other day when she says, "Do you know what I want to be when I grow up?" I came up with the usual responses like, Teacher, librarian, policewoman etc. And she says, "Nope, I want to be a Mother and have 4 children and 1 baby." Glad to know she is aspiring to be a Mom and recognizes that that in itself is an amazing path!!!

Taylor holding her baby. This little one is going to be a great Mom. She knows all the tricks to help soothe Addison.

Growing Baby!!!

Addison loves to be with her familyand is getting a little spoiled as all she has to do is whimper a little bit and one of her 5 Mamas will come running (myself included) Taylor is especially good with her, of course. Now is over 15 and a half pounds and looks thicker than the rest of our kids. Just a little biased, but isn't she beautiful????

Trip to the downtown Bakery

We love going downtown to the bakery for treats. People know us downtown and at the market now because of our big brood. I love the fact that we live in such a small community that you get to know and recognize people and families.
Note my teenager who has decided it is not that cool to hang out with her family and get her picture taken. (What is she thinking? She is only 13)

Family Tradition!!!

Us girls love to watch American Idol from the get go and see if we can pick the ultimate winner. We have done pretty good as we picked Carrie Underwood and ..... (okay, I guess that's it) Now we have Addison to help as well. We take this very seriously!!! Note the concentration.

weekend fun!!!!!!

Mt. Walker Trail in the Olympics. Beautiful, sunny, but cold day. Here I am wondering what we thought in taking five girls up the trail. Addison decided she didn't like hiking and fussed all the way up and most of the way down.

Of course when we were done she decides to fall asleep. Why is that????

We decided to try a day hike last week up Mt. Walker. All the complaining and crying later we wondered why. However, we really think the girls did enjoy it. We didn't make it all the way up as Addison had two big poopies and we ran out of diapers. We wrapped her in a blanket as a diaper to make sure she had some sort of barrier between her and me. An adventure!!!

Reality Check!

I have to share a recent reality check. Today I went into Central Market with Addison in the front pack and holding onto Ellie's hand. A kind older gentleman (maybe 75-80) came up to me and patted me on the arm and said,"Bless you, Bless you." "You look like you need a nap."
Didnt quite know what to say, so I just smiled and wondered how big the bags under my eyes are. It might be time to try a new under eye concealer. No, I am not posting a picture!

Multi-Tasking

Taylor is always willing to help. Here she is doing flashcard homework while kickin' back with Addy