Landon's Eight Week Check-Up

Landon is already growing like a weed! I took him to his eight week check-up the other day, and he now weighs 13 lbs. 2 oz. and is 22 1/2 in. long! He is getting to be a big boy, and already over a pound more than both Maddie and Gavin weighed at his age. Dr. Christian says that he is healthy and strong! He did have to get three shots and an oral vaccination, but he did pretty well. We are so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with three healthy children.

Awesome Giveaway!

Who doesn't love engraved jewelry or monogrammed items? Even better, when you can win an item in a giveaway! So go check out my friend's blog at hyperactivelu.com to read her reviews of the items from It's Personal (itspersonalaugusta.com) and then make a comment about the item(s) that you like best! You could be the lucky winner!

Here is one of the items that I really like!

Cristin's Kitchen

I have set up a new blog called Cristin's Kitchen with all sorts of recipes that we enjoy here around our house. I know most of you are probably like me and get tired or making the same "favorite" meals all the time. You can find it at cristinskitchen.blogspot.com. Hope you enjoy! BTW, you can also click on the link to the left to go to it.

The Duggars

As most of you know, I love to watch The Duggars (the family about to have their 19th child). They had two new episodes last night on TLC, and the first was all about questions from the viewers. I laughed at most of them...like, "Do the kids ever fight?" Really??? The one question that really got to me though was from a lady who asked (can't remember exact words, but...) if they were concerned about the carbon footprint they were making on the environment with such a large family! I couldn't believe someone would ask that...well I can, but whatever. Out of all the things in the world we should be concerned about, that's what this lady is stressing over? Anyway, sorry about me ranting, but it really bothered me.

Time for an Update

Wow, I can't believe it has been over a week since I last updated this blog! The days are going by so fast, especially with the holidays coming up. Can't wait to start decorating and playing Christmas music next month! This is definitely my favorite time of year for so many reasons.

This past week has been pretty busy around here. Brian has been going hunting a good bit with his new bow, but has missed two deer so far. Hopefully he will get one soon since our stash is running low in the freezer. I was able to go out this past Thursday to a fellowship dinner at church that they host once a month for the ladies, thanks to Brian babysitting the three kiddos for me. It was very refreshing to get to hang out with other women by myself for awhile. I will definitely be making a habit of going every month! This past Saturday, my parents were able to come and visit us for the day. They hadn't seen the kids since Maddie's birthday party a month ago. We are so blessed that they only live an hour away, and can come see us often. Speaking of family, we also had Brian's grandmother and cousin, Joey, over for dinner on Wednesday as a farewell to him since he has joined the Navy and will be leaving soon for training. What an awesome guy!

Well, I know all that info was pretty random, but I just wanted to update on what's been going on with us. Hopefully it won't be another full week before I write again. I guess we'll see what each day brings.

Maddie's Funny Quote of the Day

So last night I brought out the electric space heater for Maddie and Gavin's room since it was supposed to be so cold. I didn't turn it on until Gavin was in his crib, but I let Maddie know that it was going to get very hot and she was not allowed to touch it because it would burn her. Later in the evening when I was going to bed, I went to check on them and turned the heater off and unplugged it. This morning when they woke up and I went and got Gavin out of his crib, of course the first thing he did was go and touch the heater! Maddie started screaming and telling Gavin not to touch it, and then she told him, "If you touch it, your going to get smoked!" The things kids say!

New Pictures

I am truly thankful to whoever invented the pacifier (or fire-paci as Maddie calls it)!


The time has gone by so fast with Gavin. I feel like I blinked, and he aged a year! My sweet boy!


Maddie is such a great big sister and helper! Anytime Landon is crying she goes running to him to calm him down.


Maddie loves the camera, as you can tell!


Even though they fight and argue with each other all the time, they can't stand to be apart! Here they are playing their favorite game, Ring Around the Rosie.


Landon has been smiling for a couple weeks now, but it seems like each time I get the camera out, he stops smiling! Finally I was able to catch part of a smile while he was looking at Brian. He loves his daddy!