Lullaby....

Last night I was getting ready to feed Elise before she went to sleep and Vinny had just gone upstairs to read books with Daddy. Elise was pretty sad so Vinny came down and wanted to sing her a lullaby. awwww, so sweet. He sang her twinkle twinkle and itsy bitsy spider. She loved it as she does whenever big brother or sister talks to her. Somehow I am guessing they won't always be so sweet to one another. I will enjoy it while it lasts.

Rollin'

Elise is officially a roller now! She is moving all over the place (getting her head stuck under various things) and will soon be getting her little paws on things a 6 month old should probably not have. Oh, and her half birthday was yesterday!! She celebrated with squash! She started her veggies on Sunday. She LOVES her squash, I think we will try carrots next:)

Pics from September

I notice that I am WAY behind at putting any photos up. So, here are some from the month - can't believe it is almost October!!!

Rainy days

It is a rainy day here. We are busy doing some crafts aka making a huge mess! ARGH!

We had a pretty good weekend. Friday we were home and just hung out. Saturday I ran a 5 mile run in the morning and we went to help Ron move on Saturday. There was not too much to move so we all went down and got to see his new place and the farm.
Saturday evening we went to celebrate Isaac's 7th birthday. Kids had a good time. We were all pretty tired out after a long day and not much for naps.
Sunday was pretty low-key. Got the kids new shoes - they were SUPER excited about them! We had to put on the new shoes as soon as we got back to the van:)

Puter is sad:(

Well, I think we may have to think about updating our desktop sometime soon. It is feeling very sad these days and is begging for retirement. We have had the same desktop since 2000. In computer years that must be like 120 years old or so.... :) So, that is my excuse right now for lack of photos on here lately. We are working to get all the important info (including photos) off the old machine, so hopefully it lasts through that process!

Weekend with Daddy!

I got to spend this past weekend on my annual girls weekend getaway. I went to the Dells to meet up with some friends. I had a great time and the kids spent the weekend with Dave. They apparently did not miss me too much. I called home Saturday evening since I had not heard from them yet! They got to visit Grandma Schwarz while Dave helped his brother and dad take care of some corn chopping on Saturday.
I am recovering from a lack of sleep. It is way more tiring hanging out and having fun with old friends than chasing three little kids (or it could be that we went to bed obscenely late both nights - ugh!). We had some great times laughing and playing games and cards - what a fun little trip.

Where did my baby go

Seems the big kids get more blog entries. Elise is getting so big. She is such an easy baby these days. She will hang out on the floor for literally an hour and play with a rattle or some other toy. She loves to play on her belly - she looks like she is practicing for a swim team:) She is almost 6 months old already. She is liking her rice cereal. I have to hold her hand out of her mouth to get her to eat though - she LOVES her right hand middle and ring finger!! Sucks them a lot! She has a pretty crazy hair style these days. I will get some new photos up soon.