Twirls 'n Curls

Natalie loves to smile and is great at interacting with the older girls. She coos and wiggles when they're around - the first time she "talked" was when she saw a picture of them! She is a wonderful addition to our family, and the girls can't wait to teach her how to crawl. (Actually, they're not waiting, she just isn't picking it up very quickly!)

Natalie is the first one of my girls not to scream during the entire bath! Actually, her bath was the only time she didn 't cry during her first hour at the hospital, so I was optimistic. Linsey did everything but wash her hair while I held Natalie steady once her umbilical cord finally fell off. She is such a great big sister and help to Mommy!

There's nothing better than having a new baby for a special day, and Father's Day was no exception! Grandma Jean made matching dresses for the girls, and the older girls made cards to tell Daddy how special he is. He even got steak for breakfast! All in all, a great day!

The ladies at my church threw us a shower when the men were gone on their retreat. We had a great time, and the girls loved opening the presents! They didn't even seem to mind that the presents weren't for them :) Actually, they liked the giant trampoline best of all!

It's been awhile since I posted, between computer blips and third trimester blahs, so I thought I'd start with some cute Easter pictures. You would not BELIEVE how hard it is to get both girls looking at the camera smiling at once! I'm not thinking three girls will be much easier...thank goodness for digital photos - you can snap a million!

This one keeps me on my toes! Very helpful, very sincere, very sensitive...very, very active!! As long as I give her something constructive to do, there's no trouble. It's when I need to get something done and giver her a little space that the adventures begin! So Hannah has become my shadow in recent days...wherever I go, she goes; whatever I do, she does! The arrangement slows me down a bit but gives me much less to clean up :) Small consolation - We ran a lot of places last month, so we had sitters for the girls a few times. Within a week's time, I had two different families from church tell me - "She's great, but she's never still! She even paced while she was playing with toys. I don't know how you keep up with her!" That made me feel a little better, but also a little curious about how I'm going to get anything done once I have three of these beautiful girls!!

Princess Cake - I had some help with this one! Birthday girl on the runway Four year olds trying to curtsy All of the birthday guests playing musical cushions Here are a few highlights from Linsey's birthday party a couple of weeks ago - we had a great time doing the girls' hair, makeup, nails, and dressing them up. It was a hit!