Potty Training

KaileeJo has been fighting the whole potty training thing. We have tried many tactics, but this one seems to work the best. She loves to sing as she goes. I may be able to quit grad school before I even start with all the money Steph will be making off of her song writing. My favorite part is that she actually bows at the end. I had never seen her do that before.

Hadley Christina Finlayson

She is here. We are soo happy to have our little girl. She is soo sweet even if she took her sweet time getting here. I was scheduled to be induced Thursday morning. We came in and they started me and things looked good. After contracting for 6 hours I was making little progress.It was a good thing it was the first day of the NCAA tournament so we had something to do. We decided it would be good to break my water so I got my epidural and we went for it. From there things progressed rapidly and after a pushing a few times she was here. She has the most beautiful red blond hair. She was born at 6:21 pm and was 9 lbs 11 oz and 22" long. She barely fits in newborn clothes. Her sisters were so excited to meet their sister. They love to hold her and give her kisses. We are so glad that Hadley is apart of our family.

Taydom is TWO!!

For Taydom's birthday party we thought we would keep it pretty simple. First we did water paints. It was a lot of fun for the kids. They really like dipping their brushes in the water.

For the other activities Adam made a fort in the living room for the kids and we got out the dress-up stuff and turned on some music and let the kids dance.

This is all the friends a that came to the party minus Carter. They all play really well together and there were very few tears.

Cake!! We kept it simple with cupcakes with yellow frosting and sprinkles.

Here is a video of the dance party. It was fun and Taydom keeps asking if she can have another birthday.

Now She's TWO!!

To celebrate the big day we went out to dinner. Taydom got her very own special birthday treat. She really enjoyed the whipped cream on top!

Look I'm such a mess! She even shared a bit with her sister who also made a mess.

Valentines and Princesses

For Valentines day we went to Adam's school for their class party. The girls thought it was great. The students kept giving them candy and treats. They were in heaven. I thought that I would try something new with KaileeJo's hair after seeing it on one of my friends girls. It turned out pretty well for a first attempt. The other teachers at Adam's school thought that it was soo cute and it was a big hit. Thanks Emmalee

This was Taydom's hair. The clips have little hearts on them. We really got into the Valentines spirit this year.

This is KaileeJo before the princess tea party that was put on by the local library. She was very excited to go. Taydom was pretty sad when she had to stay home for a nap but it was nice to have some KaileeJo mama time. And daddy got a lot done around the house while we were away.

Taydom dressed herself in hopes to make it to the party but it was still a no-go.

What Hadley Has Been Up to.

If you can't tell this is me trying to video my own stomach.

I thought you all might like to see our Hadley. She is pretty good most of the time but then sometimes she does this.

Snow with Daddy

Getting ready to go! They were practicing how to catch snowflakes on their tongues.

KaileeJo is such a good big sister. She loves to play with Taydom. She enjoyed pulling her around even more than Taydom enjoyed the ride. The girls love to play in the snow even though it is freezing outside and can't stay out for long.