EVB: 6 Years + 4 Months Old!

JEB: 3 Years + 11 Months Old!

Spunky Miss June is into her final weeks as a 3-year-old, which is truly hard to believe. Even with Frannie around, it's difficult not to think of June as being our little one ... She's still doing great at preschool and recently had fun making valentines for her classmates. She's also doing well and having a great time at swimming lessons. (She continues to work on being comfortable with putting her entire face in the water.) June is also settling into her role as middle sister, alternating between playing "big girl" things with Ellen and engaging Frannie in silliness and showing her how to play with all of the baby toys. Three was a great age for June; we're excited to see what age 4 has in store!

June's hair is still as crazy as ever!

Bowling!

This little peanut still fits in the baby Bumbo seat!

EVB: 6 Years + 3 Months Old!

FLB: 2 Months Old!

Hard to believe that Frannie is 2 months old already ... She continues to be a great baby. She's a bright-eyed good eater with an overall wonderful disposition. We have, however, entered into the phase of evening fussiness (I had blissfully forgotten about that stage!), but I will take it BECAUSE ... Frannie has been sleeping for eight straight hours at night (in her crib no less) since about 5.5 weeks old. Woo hoo! It's amazing what a solid stretch of uninterrupted sleep can do for a mama!

Best of all, Frannie has started smiling! We first started seeing little smirks around 7 weeks and this girl's smile has been lighting up the room (and our hearts) ever since.

JEB: 3 Years + 10 Months Old!

Little Junie is, well, not so little anymore! Out of nowhere our tiny redhead seems to be growing like a weed and filling out a bit. She's still without any hips or buns, but now she looks like a bonafide big kid. (The fact that we have a little baby in the house probably contributes to her suddenly looking huge!)

June is a busy one, too, these days. She's constantly running around the house, climbing on furniture and using the couch and chair arms as a pommel horse. I think we need to look into getting this girl enrolled in a tumbling or gymnastics class. Stat.

Finally, June continues to be an attentive big sister to Frannie and a tolerant little sister to (a sometimes bossy) Ellen.

EVB: 6 Years + 2 Months Old!

Christmas 2015

Christmas 2015 ... in pictures:

FLB: 1 Month Old!

Miss Frances is one month old already! In the short amount of time she's been around, here's what we know about Frannie so far:

• She loves to be held and prefers that you walk around while holding her.
• She hates being naked, but enjoys being in the water. So, bath time for her is pure bliss bookended by the sheer terror of being cold and vulnerably exposed.
• She likes to wake up a couple of times during the night to be fed and changed.
• She's, overall, a very good baby and pretty darn awesome.
  

JEB: 3 Years + 9 Months Old!

The big news for June in the past month is that she is a BIG SISTER! And, she thinks this is a pretty cool title. Not only that, June still gets to be a little sister. She likes when we comment on the fact that she is the only one in our whole family who knows what it's like to be a little sister and a big sister. It's a super big deal.

June loves to love on Frannie. She's always checking on her, touching the top of her head (we sometimes need to remind June to be gentle), talking sweetly to her, singing her a song ... She also likes to help give Frannie baths. June is an awesome first-time big sister.

In other news, June is continuing to do well at preschool and is still an all-around sweet kid.

June's first-ever school pictures:

EVB's Missing Tooth!

After a few exciting weeks of two wiggly bottom teeth, Ellen finally lost her first tooth! She was very brave as mom pulled it out and she couldn't wait for the tooth fairy to make her inaugural visit to our house. The next morning, Ellen was thrilled to discover the tooth fairy had left her a whole dollar! "That's 100 pennies!"

EVB: 6 Years + 1 Month Old!

Hello, Frances Lynn!

Frances Lynn was born Nov. 22 at 9:16 a.m., weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. Little Frannie is perfect and we are thrilled to have a third girl join our family!

JEB: 3 Years + 8 Months Old!

June is continuing to do awesome as she inches her way toward being 4! Preschool still keeps her busy on Mondays and Wednesdays, and we spend the rest of the week making the most of our special "Mommy & Junie time" before baby arrives.

Recently, we've hit up Como Zoo, grabbed lunch and taken advantage of the above-average temps by visiting local parks. Other than that, it's been lots of errands, playing around the house and tons of snuggles.

In other news, June FINALLY mastered writing all four letters of her first name. She is so proud of herself!

Halloween 2015

Ellen and June both had lots of fun indulging in Halloween preparations and activities this year. (And, I was lucky enough to be able to volunteer at each of their Halloween parties at school!)

Trick-or-treating was great since Halloween fell on a Saturday AND the weather/the girls' costumes were just warm enough that they didn't need to wear jackets. Everyone got their fill of candy that we're still trying plow through. Can't wait to do it all again next year!

Picking out our pumpkins pre-Halloween

EVB marching in the Kindergarten Halloween Parade at school

Ready to ring some doorbells!

June the cupcake and Ellen the dog ... All set!

Testing out the cool glow wands from Grammy & Grandpa

A well-earned sucker

Sorting the loot!