2 months old

14 lbs.  Sleeping thru the night.  Newly expert nurser.  Never could guess it from the pics, but he is such a smiley guy.  

WVU Dental School Graduate!

It was such an exciting last weekend!  2014 has been on our brains for many years, marking when Jacob would graduate from dental school.  Well, it happened!

The kids were so excited to have their Grandma and Grandpa Kelly visiting.

 We had to be up and ready and out the door by 8 AM.  It was a bit chaotic, but we made it in plenty of time.  Here Macey is waiting for the ceremony to start.

 Here they come!!

 It was extra cool that Jacob's dad got to 'hood' Jacob.

 Jacob and his best friend Justin.  (and Sawyer)

 We did it!!  I might have cried a lot during the ceremony.  I just can't believe that this chapter of our lives is done.

We are so proud of you Jacob.  You worked hard.  You still made time for myself and your growing family.  You are going to be a wonderful dentist.  Love you babe!!

Macey gets her ears pierced

This cutie got her ears pierced a few weeks ago.  She was so excited, but very nervous.  

 Anxiously awaiting to begin.

 Putting the dots on her ears in just the perfect place.

 Here we go....they pierced both at the same time.

No tears!  She loves the earrings she picked out.  It's actually her birthday month's birth stone.

Pretty girl!

Happy 10th Birthday to Loraya!

A little late posting, but oh how I love this girl!

I have been beyond blessed with having Loraya in our family.  If you know her, you love her....it's that simple.

She was lucky and didn't have school on her birthday AND it was a gorgeous sunny day to boot. We celebrated by having a picnic at the park with a bunch of our friends.  A random dance party happened, which added to the fun.

 We went and saw the movie Rio 2.  When Jacob got home we opened presents and went out to dinner of Loraya's choosing.  

For her 'cake' she requested cookies and ice cream.  

Happy Birthday beautiful girl!  I love being your mom!

Pinewood Derby

We have entered into the world of scouting.  This is new uncharted territory for me that I know nothing about. Isaac's first scouting activity happened to be the Pinewood Derby.

 After Jacob's first attempt to saw and create Isaac's car, we were both thrilled when we found a precut model at Michael's.  So much easier!  Isaac was excited about the end result.

Isaac is actually the only wolf, all the other boys are at least a year older then him.

 While I wasn't able to cheer Isaac's car on because of Loraya being sick at home, I was so happy that he had a good time and won 2nd place while at it.

Isaac turns 8

My sensitive, smarty pants, super handsome man turned 8 on December 13th.  We celebrated by going to see the movie Frozen (so so cute!...love the soundtrack!) , opening gifts, and eating pizza at Pizza Hut (his choice).  Isaac was excited to have his cousins come into town and celebrate with him that night.  We finished off the day with chocolate cake and ice cream.  When I asked Isaac what his favorite part of his birthday was he said having his cousins there. 

Happy Birthday to my bubs!  

Macey's birthday celebrations

The day started nice and early on her birthday.  6AM is not the norm, but I guess she was excited to start celebrating!

We told Macey she could open one present in the morning.

She was excited to get these My Little Ponies.  I think she has about every single one now.

Fairies later on after Loraya and Isaac finally got home from school!  That is a long wait for anyone.

She requested meatballs for dinner.  She must have eaten at least 7-10 meatballs! 

Got to go watch her older sister play soccer.  And in case you wanted to know, Isaac wore those glasses the entire time at the soccer fields.

My little Pony cake for Miss Mace.  

Happy Birthday Macey Lou

Macey is 4 today.  

A little about my Macey on her birthday.

Macey has a huge imagination, I love watching her play.
She loves music and is very opinionated about what music is playing in the car.
You will rarely find Macey in jeans or any type of pants...unless it's leggings underneath a skirt.
She won't sit still longer then 3 seconds, 5 if you're lucky.
Macey loves people and making friends.  If we go to the park, usually it is only a matter of minutes before she has made friends with someone like they've been BFFs for years.
She is frightened of faces on balloons, thunder, fireworks and various other loud noises.

Life is sweeter with this little sweetie.

Happy Birthday Macey!

Birthday Party and A White Coat

 When you ask Macey how old she is her reply is,(imagine cutest little 3 year old voice)  'I'm not 3 yet.  I'll be 3 in September!'  Well, the day finally arrived!
This is one fun three year old!!

 Macey had Joy School in the morning.  After we picked her up we met Daddy and had lunch.  We were lucky to have Jacob's Mom visiting too!  So fun!

 It was a busy day and I sadly had to keep to a pretty tight schedule.  We ate dinner, sang happy birthday, cut the cake and opened presents before I took Loraya to Girl Scouts and Jacob took Isaac to Soccer practice. 

 When I tell Macey to smile, I get this.  Oh well, still cuter then cute.

 Friday we had a Birthday Party for Macey.  We invited all the girls around our neighborhood and had a houseful! 

 We love when Grandma comes to visit!!

 Black, white and pink party.  I tried hard to keep it simple....

 Cupcakes.  Macey likes to lick all the frosting off and then throw away the cake. 

 Opening presents.  I think this was a bit overwhelming for Macey.  I don't blame her.

 Can you see the birthday sign?  Loraya worked really hard on that sign.  She did such a good job!  We love our neighbors!!

Another round of happy birthday!

Isaac has a trooper surviving with all these girls all the time. There just aren't any boys at all to play with in our neighborhood! Good thing he doesn't seem to mind most of the time.

 

 

The Other big event was Jacob's White Coat Ceremony.

 

 Doesn't he look so handsome?!  I couldn't be prouder of him.  We have certainly earned this white coat!! 

 Jacob and his Mom.  So grateful to have Linda there. 

 Jacob and Justin.  Sorry for the blurry picture.  Pretty sure Justin sees a lot more of my husband then I do. 

 

More of Jacob's classmates.

We didn't bring the kids to the Ceremony.  Loraya had a soccer game and Isaac and Macey played with their neighbors.  Grateful for our friends to watch our kids so the adults could relax and enjoy ourselves!

I didn't get any picture, but, Isaac did have a soccer game later that evening as well. 

Jacob took his Mom to the airport this morning and already missing her!  Thanks for all your help these last crazy days!  We loved having you here! 

Now on to next week...