Park Time.

The cold weather will be here at some point... until then we are going to enjoy sunny afternoons at the park with friends.

Harper (L) & Tyler (R)

I could eat them up in boots with tights!

Court

Playing on the slide.

Court & Lawton double swinging.

The girls being silly.

9 Months

Mommy finally got around to taking the little guy to the doctor for his 9 month checkup, just about 2 weeks late. A great report and his 2 sisters even scored stickers for good behavior. It was a little sad realizing the next scheduled appointment for him will be when he is ONE! This last baby's "baby time" is going by too quick. Good thing Aunt Jacquelyn will have a new one for us to snuggle with in just a few months.

Court, 9 Months

18 1/2 lbs

27" long

20-25th percentile for both.

He already trumped his big sisters size at this age though!

Eating everything with his 6 teeth.

Seriously considering crawling.

Contagious Laughter!

And sweet Court did not even cry with his shots today.

The girls were all excited to hear Court cry so they could give him hugs & kisses but he did not even make a peep. He just flirted with the nurses batting his long lashes and scrunching up those precious chipmunk cheeks.

Haper & Tyler

Showing off their new face when I say "Cheese"

Tyler, almost 3

Harper, almost 3

Pearce, the forgotten one. Just over 7.

First Teacher's Note

I found this appropriate to follow the last post... my how they can change! The girls left for school on Friday hugging and loving on one another then had their first fight at school leading to their first teacher note home.

It reads: Harper & Tyler were fighting over the swing on the playground and Tyler was scratched on the left side of her face. She cried for just a minute - was fine. Thanks, Ms. Cathy & Ms. Lori.

First it is a swing, next it will be clothes then it will be boys. Looks like we have a long ride ahead of us!

i WUV you.

As I was cleaning up breakfast this morning, I kept hearing "I wuv you Ty Ty. I wuv you Harper." Luckily Mommy always has her camera close by so I captured some sister sweetness. They literally are the best of friends and are two peas in a pod for sure!

Harper (L) & Tyler (R)

Kiss.

Hug.

Sweetness.

Court Cuteness

We are recovering from too much Halloween sugar over here which led to some tummy aches around our house. Luckily we are on the mend and there really is not much that can get Court down. Here is our happy 9 month old baby doing what he does best...

Court swinging!

He finally gets a turn since his sisters were sick in bed.

Working hard on crawling.

2 weeks of rocking but no forward action yet.

Ahhh bliss!

Girlfriend Leighton let Court borrow her mobile since she is a wild woman and is basically walking these days. Court's first time watching a mobile. Our poor kids were all deprived... hopefully Court will get to enjoy it for a few weeks before he learns how to reach up and pull it down.

Trick or Treat!

Once again Halloween has been going on for weeks now in our house but all was leading up to expectations of the big night... trick or treating! We had a great family day getting all of the last Halloween preparations done and the girls just twiddled their thumbs until it got dark and it was time for the rush of sugar!

Harper & Tyler carving the pumpkin.

The girls loved the pumpkin goo!

Our finished pumpkin was pretty pathetic this year, so no photos!

Even Court was loving the slimy stuff.

(Yes he is still in pj's mid-afternoon! It was that kind of day!)

All decked out for the neighborhood Halloween Party.

The Christmas Trio with Daddy as Justin Beiber, the teen heartthrob these days.

First Trick-or-treat of the night...

Ebby & Poppy's House (even Jackson the dog was dressed up!)

Court & his empty candy bucket.

Next year buddy!

The Whites

All of our kids (including the 4 legged little guy as a mini Santa)

Aunt Jacquelyn & Uncle Jonathan came to take the girls trick-or-treating.

Spaghetti & a Chicken (hmmm, guess the preggers girl has food on her mind!)

On the hunt for Candy!

Pros! They went to about 3o houses.

Showing off their loot to Baby Court.

The girls dinner tonight consisted of sweet tarts, nerds, kit kat & snickers.

Best Part of the night...

Handing out Candy to the Big Girls & Boys still out.

Girls loved it!!!!

Here are pictures from Halloweens Past...

2009

2008

2007

Mom is so glad to not be sporting the same shirt as years past!

Party Time!

The kids have quite the social calendar this week! Non-stop parties. Everyone is having a blast. The girls love dressing up & getting candy. Court just goes with the flow. Hope we can all keep up until actual Halloween this weekend.

Harper showing off her funny lips from Great Aunt Sallie.

Tyler, too funny!

The girls had their Pre-School Halloween party yesterday. They carved pumpkins! I was told Tyler laughed & giggled and loved playing with the pumpkin seeds. Guess carving ours this weekend will be a hit!

Tyler

Harper

Having fun with the pumpkin seeds.

They had to be pried away from them after 30 minutes!

Tyler & Thomas (she says he is her best friend!)

Now onto sweet Baby Court... he had playgroup this morning. Since his sisters were not there for the Christmas Trio, he ventured out as a monkey...

Court, little monkey!

Playgroup!

Lawton as Yoda, Henry the Elephant, Court the monkey, Reynolds the fairy, Lily Frances the monkey, Holt the Elephant, Ben the Hungry Hippo, Josie the cupcake & Genevieve as Princess Leia.

Court was mad he was not Rudolph... hence the rare tears!

Happy Halloween from Pumpkin Court!

Halloween Party!

Halloween is here... 5 parties in 5 days, here we go! We started off the festivities at CCC for their annual Halloween bash. Lots of fun. Costumes were chosen by Harper...

Party time with Ebby & Poppy

Pony Rides

Pumpkin Painting

Pumpkin Posing

Hayrides

A Costume Parade...

and guess who won the grand prize???

The Christmas Trio

Tyler as Frosty the Snowman

Harper as Santa

Court as Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

I think they won because they got the most laughs!

Great way to start off Halloween 2010.

Visit with the Grumps

Yesterday Grumpa came to town to visit with his gran-babies. The girls were in school for the morning so Court actually got some attention and when we went to get Tyler & Harper from school we got a peek at their Halloween march they were doing with their friends at school, pretty cute!

Grumpa & Mr. Smiley

Lunch in the bus...

And Court had his first taste of chocolate, Halloween cupcakes made by Libby. This kid LOVES anything sweet. He is going to be a cupcake pro by the time his 1st birthday rolls around. The girls never had a cupcake before they turned 1, guess Court is a typical 3rd child with Mommy being pretty laid back.

Yummy!

Happy 9 Month Birthday little guy.

This taste of chocolate must have given him a spurt of energy... this morning he was all over the place rolling all the way across the room and rocking back & forth. I think crawling is not too far off. Seems like his buddies Lawton & Ben have been sharing their tips for being on the move!