A Plethera of Pictures

what a hodge podge of pictures...sorry! but, there's no denying that i've got some pretty cute kids, huh? this is what i am able to post after a tough weekend.  gianna was sick on thursday morning and i kept her home from daycare that day, but she was better and able to go to daycare on friday.  but, saturday morning, we went to taekwondo and then it was all downhill from there.  toby started to feel bad and so did i.  it was not a pretty sight.  but our kids were SO good and we made it through.  i don't think that has ever happened where both of us were sick at the same time before, let alone with 2 kids to take care of.  thank God for well behaved children!

gianna is really enjoying her mornings in the johnny jump-up

sometimes i catch her sleeping with her feet up in the air like this

she is really starting to sit up good on her own

but if she rolls onto her belly, don't leave her like that for long or this happens

after 2 hours of preparing to go to the pool, we spent about 45 minutes there last weekend

roman loves the water

gianna just chilled out

he was dipping his ice cream sandwich in sprinkles...what?

he packed his taekwondo bag and carried it out to the car himself

here was the sick little girl, sitting up in bed, watching mickey mouse

practicing self defense moves

this is roman sparring against anthony.  anthony is older than roman, but a little bit smaller.

roman also sparred with one of the instructors, miss angelino for testing.  as you can see, he has no fear.

miss thing was happy to watch

after much thought, we have decided to add a new member to our family.  here he is.  his name is guido and we will be able to bring him home around july 4th.  he is a french bulldog (so ugly they're cute), they are known to be extremely lazy clowns.  our kind of dog!  

roman drew me a rainbow butterfly at daycare and wanted me to take it to work to show everybody, so there it is on my bulletin board.

crazy boys...wearing their eagles jerseys and duke basketball shorts

my cute kiddos, hanging out in their pjs all day, watching some tv

we celebrated father's day today since we will be up in de for gianna's christening next week on the real father's day.  here's a video we made for poppa.  

the kids made an apple tree picture for poppa, we got a new school picture with both of them, and roman picked out a cooler for poppa's beer (haha).  also, we got him a gift certificate for the car wash so he can take his new truck to get pampered.

now, the rest of this week will be packing and getting ready for our trip up north to see our family!  yay...so excited!

And Thank You God...

roman doesn't pray every night, a lot of nights he just listens to us pray. but, quite a bit, he does pray on his own. and i love those nights, i love to hear what it is that he is thankful for, what he is thinking about right at that moment. it also lets me know that he is listening to us when we pray. and most of all, it is entertaining. love.  this.  kid.

Finally!

we've been waiting notsopatiently for little Lilah Grace Miller for a while now.  she finally made her grand entrance early saturday morning.  happy birth day little sweetie pie!  these are a few pics that my brother, josh and his wife, colleen have sent me.

this is my mom with her 4th grandchild.  her first grandchild turns 18 this summer, so they certainly are spread out, huh?

this pic really shows her cute little chipmunk cheeks.  that part she gets from her father.

here she is in her milk coma.  sweet little Lilah Grace, we love you so much!  we will meet you soon.  

and this was the prayer that roman prayed a few days before Lilah arrived.

translation: dear God, thank you for Lilah Grace to come out of Aunt Colleen's belly, and help us be healthy for her, and help us have safe travels, amen

No Plans

we had no plans this weekend, which was nice. taekwondo and chores around the house and a target trip is all i needed to do.  and honestly, that's all i did.  

girlfriend was kicked back at taekwondo

we got a new bib, which has made dinnertime a little easier.  for me anyway.  

this isn't the best picture, but it really shows off those two teeth

my little shopping buddy

i let roman hold gianna all by himself for the first time.  it was hilarious.  he couldn't stop laughing and she looked scared.  it didn't last long.  about long enough to take this pic and drop the phone to get her.  ha!

this is more his speed!

My Favorite 2 Peeps

my little bundle of sweetness is growing up.  the pediatrician suggested that she start using a sippy cup, so here she is using it for the first time.  she's super cute, no?

when we got home from our trip to charlotte, roman was such a good kid.  we were busy getting unpacked and situated and he made himself busy making a fort.

she was giving me a bunch of sass while we were eating and i caught her in mid-babble. 

who can have a bad day when your day starts out like this?

Forever Friends

this weekend was our annual trip to charlotte to see our friends, the tates and the grdinas.  you can read about our first trip here and last year's trip here.  we always look forward to it and this year was no different, other than the fact that there were two more kids this year!  of course, we added gianna, but our friends, stacey and jay added hunter charles just 10 weeks ago.  he is such a sweetie, so good, he barely made a peep the whole time.

roman was super excited to go see all the kids.  we just got out of bed and hopped in the car.  didn't even change out of his pajamas!

the girls were anxious to see when we would get there, but unfortunately, i was driving, so toby intercepted the text...

as soon as we got there, we were starving, so we headed out to lunch at taco mac.  yum.

then it was play time for the kiddos

the girls, arianne and ashleigh are so cute together.  they are so girly, walking around in heels all weekend, wearing jewelry and princess crowns. is this what i'm in for in the next few years?

jj is such a little techie.  he was always stealing people's phones and his mom's tablet.  too funny!

picnic dinner on the floor, watching curious george

princesses

gianna was happy to just hang out in her baby gym

how hilarious is this.  hunter, 10 weeks.  gianna, 6 months.  same binky, same pose, passed out.

arianne is such a sweetie.  she came up to me and said, "miss stacie, your baby is so kind"  ha ha

colellas hanging out

tate boys chillin'

the ladies.  we decided that next year is our year to go out.  the boys have been going to the race and leaving the kids with us for too long!

i had to put this one in too.  look at the little creeper next to me...hee hee, and there's another creeper in the one above, next to autumn.  love those kids!

our annual picture of the kids.  

roman (4), ashleigh (3), arianne (3), jj (2), gianna (6 mos), hunter (10 weeks)

girlfriend was soooo tired, we weren't even out of the neighborhood and she was out!

we are so grateful to have made these friends when we lived in ohio and to have the opportunity to keep in touch with them and see them every year.  

Sharing the Kids Rooms

today i am linking up the posts with Thrifty Decor Chick (who is totally awesome, love all her posts!) to share the kids rooms. if you like looking at really cool kids rooms, i suggest you head over and see all the cool rooms. i love getting new ideas (you know, for someday in the future)!