August Pictures

Haven finally fell asleep out of my arms - I just had to keep her in the wrap I was wearing her in .. 

 Emery loves her little sister so much ..

 Paisley in her element - kindle, headphones and sucking on those dang fingers!

Ivan took the girls camping for 2 nights .. this was the day they got home - Paisley fell asleep in our bed while watching TV - safe to say they had a great and exhausting time camping.

 I took the girls to the park to run off some energy while Haven took a nap ..

 Emery is getting Haven hooked on the laptop and games early ..

 Paisley loves to climb into Haven's crib and play with her.  I have to continue to remind her that she can't pick Haven up, or cover her face up with blankets.  Ummm... it may just be that I have to tell her these things because she's done them before - ooops!

Morning cuddles and cartoons in our bed .. 

 Haven LOVES the Ergo carrier I got .. I'm kind of sad I didn't have one with the girls, but I'm sure getting my money's worth with Haven ..

 Paisley's outfit for the day .. she really likes to wear slippers :)

 Paisley helping me with dishes ... she loves to help clean, vacuum and do laundry

 Haven doing what she does best - just being adorable!

 Haven's first In N Out gear ..

 Lovies ..

 This picture made me laugh!  Our house is so loud with Emery and Paisley, I feel like Haven can never get a decent nap in.  This shows how Haven just wants to be left alone every once in a while haha!

 Cottonwood Heights has three Movies in the Park events each summer.  We made it to two of the three this year and they were awesome.  Bouncy houses, animal show and a movie in the grass - all for free too!

 

 We took a family trip to the zoo ..

 Emery playing Dr to Paisley's scratch on her leg.

 Haven's first bottle - Emery couldn't wait to help feed her!

 Emery was complaining of her ear hurting so I took her to the pediatrician.  I thought she had an ear infection, but it turns out, she had a wad of cotton stuck in her ear.  After the diagnosis, Emery admitted to putting the cotton in her ear a couple of weeks earlier - silly girl!

 My cute girls!

 Ivan brought home donuts from the newly opened Dunkin Donuts!  He knows exactly how to make his girls happy!

Morning cuddles/cartoons in bed

Just being cute

 Finally able to capture a smile on camera .. this is Haven at 5 weeks old ..

 Paisley was nursing her baby doll ..  she will kill me in 10 years for posting this picture!

 We painted our kitchen cabinets two weeks before my due date with Haven.  Well, she decided to join us a week early, so we were still finishing the kitchen when I went into labor.  It's sad to say, but I still have not put my baking stuff back in the cabinets - here they are in bags in Haven's room.  Paisley found the chocolate chips and got herself a little snack.  She was not happy when I caught her ..

 Here she is yelling at me to "Go AWAY!"

 And then trying to hide from me ..

 Haven's one month picture ... I can't believe she's already a month old!

Emery is such a good helper

 I took the big girls to a Popsicle's in the Park event for Emery's school and Ivan stayed home with Haven .. this is how I found them when we got home ..

 They both dressed themselves for the day ..

 Me and my girls - love!!

 Emery and I went on a Mommy/Daughter date to pick out an outfit for her first day of kindergarten.  She's got a lot of opinions already - she was so proud of the outfit she picked out.  Looks like I am now shopping at Justice for her - I'm not ready for that ..

We had lunch together on our date ..

 Emery saw the Barbie poster at Walmart and wanted to snap a picture with her - sure, whatever you'd like Emery!

 A girls trip to the Aquarium ..

 Haven napped in her car seat the entire time ..

 We had a PB&J in bed dinner one night - hey, you do what you can with 3 little ones ..

 Emery has already learned to multi task

 Homemade pizza's for lunch were a hit!

 Haven loves laying in her crib looking at her bear ..

 A trip to the library ...  Emery is so focused!

 Paisley loves her baby doll and takes over Haven's baby gear on a regular basis ..

Emery starts Kindergarten!

I really cannot believe that Emery has officially started school.  It seems like just yesterday, she was my shy little 2 yr old.  Now, she's my little girl who is outgoing, wants to make friends with anyone and everyone and independent.  She started kindergarten on August 26, 2013.  She really wanted to ride the bus the first day, but I wasn't ready for it.  We've agreed that she can ride the bus on the 6th day of school.  She asks me daily how many days until the 6th day of school - she's really excited about the bus ride!

 When we got to school, it was a little crazy with all of the kids and parents. Emery and I were both learning the ropes, so we learned that the kids line up outside the school and they all go in together once the final bell rings at 8:40a.  When they started going in to the school, most kids went on their own, but Emery asked me to keep going with her (melted my heart by the way!).  We got into her class room and found her name and hook for her backpack.  I hung out for a few minutes and then joined the rest of the parents in the little lobby area.  The school was awesome and had a Boo Hoo Brunch for kindergarten parents to just get to know each other.  I went to that for a little while and then went to run errands.

 I picked Emery up at 11:20a.  When the kids got out of school, they either went to the front of the school to meet their parents or went to the line to ride the bus.  Emery was in the bus line.  When she saw me, she seriously ignored me and acted like I wasn't there to pick her up.  She was determined to ride the bus!  I had to tell her that she couldn't ride the bus because I didn't know where it dropped her off and after sucking up her tears, she finally came with me.  This kid of mine!  Anyway, I wanted to make the day special for Emery so we met Ivan for lunch.  I gave Emery the choice of picking up Paisley and Haven from Grandma's or having it just be the three of us, she chose to leave the little girls at Grandma's.  As we were driving to lunch, she was talking about imagining what her life would be like without sisters - silly girl!

Emery had a great day and is enjoying kindergarten so far.  We are still adjusting to the early morning school - not that an 8:40a start time is early for most people, but we are night owls and it's taking some adjusting.  Paisley misses Emery like crazy and I think it will be a harder adjustment for Paisley.

Haven's Newborn Pictures

Beautiful newborn pictures of Haven at 6 days old ..