Reading with big bro

Jacob just LOVES Micah. He is such a help to me with this baby. Everyone always told me that I would miss not having a girl first because they help so much with all the other babies that come along (you know, with that maternal instinct and all). I tell you what...I couldn't have asked for a better firstborn in Jacob. He is loving, kind and has a very good way with babies. At night, when I'm working hard to get the middle three kids in bed, Jake will take Micah for me and hang with him. He is such a blessing to me. I know these 2 will always be close.

Man in the mirror

Just some funny faces in his crib I thought I would throw in there...



Being blessed to be the 5th child, Micah doesn't have his own room. He shares a cozy little corner of mom and dad's room and his changing table is my dresser. Since I had a mirror over my dresser before it turned into the changing table, I left it there. Micah loves to look at me in the mirror, or look at himself. The other day after bath, I decided to shoot some of Micah in the mirror. In a few weeks, this will be impossible since he rolled over for the first time today! Next time I will make sure the mirror is clean...oops. Try not to notice the "who knows what" splattered on the glass. We'll call it artistic texture... :0

Sleeping Beauty

There's something about a sleeping child that makes my heart melt. I just love to stare at my kids when they are sleeping and marvel at the little miracles that they are. Mostly I marvel at the miracle that they are actually SLEEPING. :) Never wake a sleeping child...or dog. Sunday afternoon, I hadn't heard Abby's sweet voice in a while so I decided to investigate. Found her curled up in my bed sound asleep...all tucked in with her 2 favorite binks. Like any good woman would do...one is color coordinated to match the outfit...ofcourse. :)

A very rare snow day

I thought it looked really cool the way the snow piled up on these dead flowers.


Our charlie brown Japanese maple...
Post snowball to the face...
A brothers revenge...
Part 2...


Snow angel

Not sure what this scrub brush is doing out in the snow...
It was wonderful to wake up to 8 inches of snow last friday morning. It's a rare day in St. Louis when we get to stay home cause of snow. It was just 75 degrees yesterday...this place is extremely fickle. But we get out in it and have fun when we can. Not sure where son #2 was...obviously not in any of these shots. Must be inside warming up and playing the Wii. :)