The past few months…

Wow so I haven’t posted in a while.  I have thought about it but to say things have been busy around here is an understatement.  We have had three solid months of visitors and travels.  While I would love to say that I will go back and give you a detailed account of all of the fun things we have done, it probably won’t happen.  I’m going to try to sum up the past three very eventful three months in one post. Get comfortable. This could take a while.

In October,  Jim’s parents came to visit.  We did a lot of sightseeing and they did a lot of playing with the kids.  We went to Lousia May Alcott’s orchard house, the Museum of Science and saw the Harry Potter exhibit, and to Sturbridge Village.  Jim and Cole also took Grandmother and PeePaw to a Bruins game on Halloween day.  The kids dressed up as Commander Cody, Princess Ariel, and Nemo and had a wonderful time trick-or-treating.

 

Shortly after Jim’s parents left, we decided to tell the rest of the world that we are expecting Baby #4.  We were hoping to wait a little bit longer but I had to start rubber banding my jeans and wearing yoga pants around week six.  Several people have told me that after your third, you just start looking pregnant REALLY early but I was totally unprepared for quite that soon.  So just after 7 weeks along, we sent out our photo message to our family and friends.

9 weeks!

SO far the pregnancy is going really well.  I was sick from about week 3 to 13 but that’s pretty normal for me.  I think the hardest part is keeping up with the other kids.  Avery is the only one who still naps so they are pretty nonstop all day.  I thank God each day for a husband who picks up my slack and forces me to rest when he is home.  The hardest part so far was when I got H1N1. (Alli got it first).  Jim happened to be out of town at the time.  I don’t know if I have ever felt so bad in my life and the kids were more than I could handle.  My neighbor came to the rescue and stayed with me most of the day and even gave my kids dinner and baths while I laid on the couch moaning. 

Cole had a very fun homeschool Thanksgiving party.  All the kids dressed up.  They made Stone Soup, played a bunch of games, did some crafts, ate lunch, and then ended the party with a turkey pinata.  

These are some of the kids- minus a few families who were sick.

Our next visitors were Dallas and Sutton.  We were so excited to have them for 10 days over Thanksgiving!  It would have only been more perfect if Jay had been with us too.  His presence was sorely missed but we are thrilled that the Moore family will be reunited in the next few weeks.  We had a wonderful visit.  Dallas and I had a great time catching up and the kids acted like no time had passed at all. 

Outside the Aquarium

We all went to Alli’s Thanksgiving party at her preschool

Me and my sweetheart

Christmas tree in downtown Boston

I just love this picture of Avery in her “My Daddy is a Rock Star” t-shirt

The Spouses Club here puts on a great Breakfast With Santa event.  Cole was the only one who wasn’t afraid to meet Santa.

FISRT SNOW!!

Well, I thought I could catch you up in one post but I’ve been at this for an hour now and the kids are coming in from outside,  I hope to get back to it soon!