lauren is 5 months!

i am beyond behind in blogging.. it's terrible. i am going to do my best to catch up over the next few weeks... starting with miss lauren, month by month :-)

miss lauren, you are 5 months old!

here are some fun things about you at 5 months:

you weight about 14 pounds

you wearing 3-6 month clothes. you are long and lean.

you are getting your first tooth (we think)

you smile all the time 

you are almost rolling both ways, but not a fan of tummy time

you started solids.. your first foods were rice cereal and pears. you are not too sure what to think!

you are not sleeping great at night. sleep is not your strong suit ;-)

you put absolutely everything in your mouth.

you are absolute sunshine. we love you so much.

robert's first christmas program..

words cannot describe how wonderful this night was for all of us! it was robert's first program. he got up on stage with his class.. sang and danced his little heart out.. said hi to santa.. and enjoyed some cookies and milk with his class. 

i teared up at least twice... ok, minimum five times. i was just so proud. and nostalgic. when did he get so old? i couldn't take my eyes off of him.. and, by the end, my face hurt from smiling so much. robert charles, you have our heart. your dad and i are your biggest fans. 

little miss watched the entire show so happily.. she was just as enthralled with her brother as we were!

here's to many more school programs to come!! i cannot wait!

polar express 2013..

we had so much at polar express this year! robert was so into it and enjoyed every single minute. he loved hearing the story, seeing santa claus, and of course riding the train. i love christmastime and our kids just make it 100% more special. 

here are some pictures from the fun ride.. 

(we didn't get the best pictures of everyone.. robert was just too excited to hold still and pose! and lauren basically looks terrified or is sleeping.. ha.. poor love)

already looking forward to next year!

first trip as a family of four..

in december, rob and i took the kids the san francisco. we decided it was the perfect way to practice traveling with two before our big trips this spring. 

overall, the trip went really well. robert loved the buzz of the city and that it was completely decked out in holiday decor. we visited the sea lions, hung out in union square, and played at a park with some great views. lauren slept pretty well and seemed to enjoy getting away.

one funny story.. right before we headed back home, we decided to grab some lunch at the mall near union square. we decided on this little italian place that promised us it was super kid friendly. it wasn't. robert was so tired from all the excitement of the trip. he refused to eat anything and then bumped his head super hard on the table during a meltdown.. then, while rob brought him to the bathroom to regroup, lauren projectile vomited all over me. through both our clothes, all over the booth. it was awesome. and being the good mom i am, i left her spare outfit at the hotel. so i stripped her down, put her in robert's coat and then snuggled her into mine. rob then snuggled robert into his. we were quite the seen walking back to our hotel room and i am sure that restaurant has changed it's mind about being kid friendly. i didn't have another pair of jeans (my other pair had been puked on the day prior ;-)) so i left our cute hotel basically wearing my pjs. keep it classy san fran ;-) rob and i laughed so hard, we cried. what else can you do?

here are some pictures from the trip..

can't wait for many more trips to come!!

december 2013, lauren turns 4 months!!

december was a really fun month that will require some separate posts to get it all covered.. robert's christmas show, polar express, a trip to san fran, and christmas were just to wonderful to get clumped into this one! we also had our annual cookie decorating party :-) 

we started off the month going to sweet molly's birthday party in our pjs..

got some christmas lights on the house..

took some pictures in our christmas pjs for the christmas card..




practiced tummy time..

discovered sophie..

got our passport picture taken (and applied for her first passport!)..


got our christmas tree and decorated it..





made some christmas cookies..



wore some adorable hats..

planted flowers at school..

played at the park in our ridiculously warm weather..


(being an airplane while swinging!)


drove around to look at some christmas lights..

last, but far from least, little lauren turned 4 months old!

baby girl, at 4 months you..

weight 12lbs 13.3oz (22%)

measure 25 inches long (73%)

and your head is in the 61%

you wear size 2 diapers and size 3-6 month clothes

you smile literally all the time and so easily

chew on everything

drool like it's your job

roll from front to back

belly laugh

super social (distracted from eating super easily)

have a favorite pink blankie

happy 4 months, our littlest love.

christmas cookie party 2013..

we had so much fun hosting the cookie decorating party again this year! such sweet friends and delicious cookies!

(luke and robert loved the sprinkles)

can't wait until next year!

november 2013, lauren is 3 months!

in a desperate attempt to get caught up on blogging, i am just going to have to do month by month :-) so, get ready, here come some long blog posts!

so in november,

we had some play dates with sweet friends..

got our preschool pictures back (to die for!!!!)..

cuddled..

looked adorable while sleeping..

wore some accessories..

looked a lot like siblings..

celebrated thanksgiving..

side note: robert was thankful for carrots, toys, daddy, mommy, and lauren :-)

and turned 3 months on november 16th!

our sweet lauren.. at 3 months..

you love to be a part of things
you smile all the time
you have fallen in love with your brother
you love company
you kick your feet like crazy
you found your hands and love to eat them
you blow bubbles and drool a ton
you talk all the time
you prefer your mom and dad over just anyone holding you
you love when i sing "my girl" to you

happy 3 months, sweet love. you make us so very happy.