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April iphone photos and Kids Say


Yay! It’s May! I love May–I guess because it’s spring and the windows are open (and it’s not freezing or burning up yet.) My little Cinco de Mayo baby girl has a birthday in a couple of days and we are less than a week from finding out if we’re adding on a 5th boy or 2nd girl. I’m just being honest when I say that I seriously feel sick to my stomach and have actually cried a few times from all the nerves when I think about the ultrasound next week. I almost don’t even want to find out what we’re having…but I know Don would never go for that! I will be happy either way…but if you know me, you know I really, really want another girl. However, Desmond’s personality has just been extra adorable lately. I tell Don that I feel like that’s just God’s way of easing us into finding out we’re having another boy haha. 
 
Anyway, back to April for a minute! Kai’s 6th birthday was at the beginning of April. I have been slacking on the birthday posts because life is so busy. But hopefully I’ll be able to get back to them again someday. But for now, a few pictures from his birthday! He is such a happy, lovable little guy. And he’s always full of personality for every picture.
birthday boy
Our lives are loud, crazy, and chaotic. But I love this little crew of mine. And whenever I’m having a bad day and feel overwhelmed, it’s nice to look back on pictures like that bottom left one and realize that if I can take 5 kids to Jimmy John’s $1 sub day by myself, and then take them to the playground, where I have to watch them run in 4 different directions while trying to keep the baby from eating mulch, I can do anything! (LONGEST SENTENCE EVER!)
family of 7
april iphone pictures
One of my best friends had her 2nd baby! Matthias was born a couple of weeks ago and he is already so loved. 
the roberts meet Matthias

 

In case there was any question why I would want another girl in our family!!!
evangeline fun

 

Desmond sleeps in a playpen in our room–and while I look forward to him moving to his brothers’ room, I can’t help but smile and melt every time I walk by and see him sleeping. He has the best sleeping positions!
babies and flowers

 

hanging out with my girl who loves having her picture taken. And then there are the typical pregnancy pictures….because food is on my mind all the time!
pretzels and snacks

And now for the fun part…

Kids Say

Kai–“Pretty soon I’m going to be a grownup and then I’ll be sad.”
Me–“Why would you be sad?”
Kai–“Because I want to stay a kid because it’s more fun!”

Liam–“Is the baby kicking yet?”
Me–“Not that I can feel.”
Kai–“Then it might be a girl because girls don’t fight.”
***but now I feel that wiggly baby more and more every day now, for the past 2-3 weeks!

Kingston was wearing a Beatles shirt and Liam pointed out John Lennon and George Harrison and told Kingston that they died. Kingston was visibly upset about it.
Me–“Are you sad?”
Kingston–“Yeah, ’cause he died. I loved John ‘Lemon.'”

I let the kids draw during the sermons on Sundays, but don’t let them start until Scott starts preaching. (It’s what works for our family) One Sunday we had someone else preaching and I noticed that Kai didn’t color the entire sermon. After it was over, Pastor Scott got up to talk before dismissing everyone and finally Kai turned to me and asked “Is it time to color now?”

As Evangeline was walking across the freshly cleaned kitchen counters…
Me–“Get off the counters with your yucky feet! I just cleaned them.”
Kingston–**with a frustrated sigh** “Now we’re going to have to get a new house.”

Kai–“Is this mommy’s wedding dress? It’s so old!”

After brushing their teeth, Kai was boasting about his toothbrush looking the best.
Kai–“It’s because I don’t bite my toothbrush…and I don’t suck!!” (On his toothbrush haha)

Me–“See those little pieces of ice, that’s hail.”
Liam–“Hail is a choking hazard.”

Me–“Do you think you’ll miss living with us when you get older?”
Kai–“Yeah….but I might still visit you.”

Kai–“Did you wash your hands after touching that bacon? Because if you don’t wash them after you touch bacon that hasn’t been cooked, and then you accidentally suck on your hands, then you’ll die.”

I had called Don in a panic from Target because I had dropped my keys somewhere and couldn’t find them. (Thankfully a kind soul had turned them in to guest services!!) After Don had told the kids that I lost my keys and I was looking for them, Evangeline held down the button on the iPad to talk to Siri.
In response to Siri asking what she could help with, Evangeline said “Help mommy find her keys!”

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March iPhone photos and Kids Say


March was a pretty crazy month! I just realized that I never did report back to the blog about the results from my MRI. I’m so happy to be able to tell you that it came back clean! No mass found in my arm, nothing to worry about! I will keep an eye on it to watch for changes. But as long as it stays the same, there shouldn’t be any concerns. It is my dominate arm. So maybe it’s all the baby carrying and carseat holding that is bulking up my forearm. We may never know! 

Now for a little recap of March.. (in no particular order)


perhaps one of the best parts about March was welcoming spring!
spring and ice cream
march iphone pictures 2
we love tubby todd, and that amazing sunset has me looking forward to the many more we’ll see this year from our windows
tubby todd review

 

You know I would never miss the opportunity for free ice cream cones! 
And imagine my surprise as I was getting dressed (at only 11 weeks pregnant) when I noticed a belly already popping out! Totally makes me terrified of how huge I’m going to get.
ice cream and pregnancy

 

Something I’m working on is being in more pictures with my kids. Any pictures with me usually end up deleted or buried on a hard drive. But with what we faced this past month, I just want to be in a few more pictures with them.
Also, we visited a racquet ball court a couple of weeks ago. We didn’t play, just showed up to take pictures. But I love the buildings!
march iphone pictures 5

 

a few pictures with the family/kids. And most likely the last snap of me and my 2 BFFs before Stef has her baby. It has been so much fun being pregnant with them! (that was last Sunday at 12, 37, and 22 weeks–I think!)
big family and friends

 

they are a wild bunch, but those faces are the sweetest!
kids eating ice cream
This past week we went to a Chick Fil A opening! It had been over two years since the last one so I was really looking forward to taking the two oldest and camping out with all our friends. Unfortunately, it stormed off and on for most of the 24 hours we were there. Our tent was soaked and all our stuff got wet. Let’s just say that I kind of wanted to cry in my tent half the time. But we survived! And we did manage to have some fun. It was nice to have the day “off” from taking care of the little ones. But I have to say, even though it’s hard and exhausting work to take care of 5 little ones during pregnancy, it’s a whole lot easier than camping out in a wet tent. I’m thankful for those 52 free meals though…and of course I would do it again. 
chickfila grand opening
And now for the wimpy Kids Say post–(I’m telling you, March was crazy! I was pretty horrible at documenting…but here are a few!)
 Kai–“Mommy, your hair looks like Chewbacca’s fur.”


Me–“Night night. I love you, pretty princess!”
Evangeline–“No! I’m a queen!”
(because she wears her Elsa dress pretty much 24/7)

Liam–“Is a platypus a real animal?”
Me–“Yeah, they’re real.”
Liam–“Really? I thought they were just a legend.”

Me–“You know what’s funny? It’s snowing and today is the first day of spring.”
Kai–(cracks up) “That’s really funny. It’s like God is playing a joke on us.”

 
When Kai saw a spider on the ceiling..
Kai–“I wish I had a real gun. Then I would just shoot it.”