part of the family

As predicted...

Our newest family members: Whiskers & Easter Bunny have completely stolen our hearts. 

{It only took a matter of seconds before we were complete piles if "ooh, ahh" mush}

They have to be the cutest, sweetest, most perfect bunnies in the whole world, I swear. 

The boys are to the moon and back in love & are slowly learning to give the bunnies "space".  

We still miss our girls {hens} but these little cuties sure are helping to heal the hurt. 

And in case your wondering: yes, we just moved two weeks ago & yes, I still have a few boxes to unpack & a couple bathrooms to paint & completely bare walls...and maybe I seem a tad bit crazy for adding bunnies to "our plate" in the middle of all this but what you don't know is I just get to cuddle bunnies, the boys are doing ALL the work {a deal is a deal after all}...so win for mama!

On a professional-ish note: forgive my absence these past few weeks. The move + the growing baby belly have taken more out of me than I had anticipated but soon we will be "back to normal" around here and hopefully back to posting regularly...and soon I'll share a peak at our fantastic new place! 

{EEK! I LOVE OUR NEW HOUSE!}

just poppin' in...

We've officially moved! And we LOVE our new home, town, & neighbors. 

We're taking our time to settle in and make this new place our own. So the blogging will continue to be sporadic for a little while. 

But I had to pop in and give a quick "shout out" to this guy...

"Thing 1" was not even the littlest bit excited about our move. 

He was doing better than ever at school & had tons of friends. His little "tween" world was perfect & we were taking it all away. 

He tried his best to handle it all with dignity, but he had his moments...moments that lead to conversations like this, 

"we know you're sad & we understand but you don't get to be rude..."

I'm sure he prayed the whole thing would fall apart and that move day would never come. 

Alas {for him}, it came.

Surprise {for us}, he's be awesome!

Not a complaint, not a comments. Today he spent the ENTIRE day in his new room and literally only came out for meals. 

I know he's still sad about leaving his friends and school behind but he's doing his best to find the bright side of it all...and hopefully when he starts school this week, things will really cheer up for him. 

Three Cheers for this guy!

Moving Day

Okee Dokee! We're all packed up and headed to closings...
When next we meet our littke crew will be the newest residents of the cutest little town with the tastiest restaurants and only minutes from family & friends!
Hip, hip, hooray!

boys are made of

"...Snips and snails

And puppy dog tails..."

 If the sun is shining he's bound to ask {with his head tilted to the side & his nose wrinkled}, 

"Can we make mud?"

The hubs has nicknamed our littlest "pigpen"...there can't be anyone who enjoys being covered in dirt more than he.

Just the squish of mud between his toes and he can't help but giggle. It's quite contagious...we've all been caught up in it and somehow covered in mud before we knew exactly what was going on, giggling right along with him. 

It's moments like these where the reality hits me, "5 boys".

My days will be forever filled with mud pies instead of pig tails, grass stains instead of ruffles , and robots instead of barbies...

And no PMS, can I get an "AMEN!"

It's A...

EEK!!!

5 BOYS!

We are over the moon excited and super blessed by our healthy baby boy #5. 

I would be lying to tell you we weren't a tad disappointed that "he" wasn't a "she", but just for a second. 

"Thing 3" was with us at the Ultra Sound and sobbed when he found out the gender. It took him most of the day to recover. 

In his own words, "I know I will love him when he comes out...I just wish he was a sister."

He's a sweetheart...he really wanted to be in the pics and video of when we told the other boys so he informed me he would "fake being excited". He doesn't want his little brother to know he was sad. 

{What a precious little guy, right?!}

Most of our family and friends simply started laughing when we told them. 

  

What can I say, the Lord really likes the way we do this "boy thing". 

I'm flattered!

Now...let the name game begin. 

{No online polls this time around...I hope.}

babies are coming

Soon we will be neighbors with newborns!!!

Our babies will be only 2 months apart! EEK! Being pregnant with a friend is fabulous...all those pregnancy brain moments and someone who totally gets it, daydreams of park walks with newborns and our toddlers, sharing cravings, and being excited for each others little milestones. 

Love it. 

OK so, life is crazy busy right now: we're moving in 2 weeks, a nephew was born {in a very exciting way}, the big boys have had some drama, the hubby is traveling...

Who has time to be pregnant?! 

Confession: Whole days have gone by where I have forgotten I was preggo.

We have officially entered the "kick phase" of pregnancy! There will be no more days of forgetting there is a precious little life growing inside me. Yay! Little one knows that there is some healthy competition out here for mama's attention and it seems he/she will not go unnoticed, already. 

{This is not me complaining, this is me being very, very excited!} 

Ok, so all babies kick but I like pretending he/she is doing it to get some alone moments with me. I'm ridiculous. 

Hey guess what?! Today we find out if he/she is a he or a she!!! Yay!

Any guesses?
{You're gonna have to wait till Monday to find out}

summer spring

 Jersey snuck in some summer weather this week...and we took full advantage of it. 

We are kicking it with the Polarn O. Pyret's "Every Day's a Play Day Week", challenge. 

We've been outside every day, all day, this week {so far}.

Monday we chilled at home.

Tuesday we trekked around the zoo.

Yesterday we hit up the Shore {a.k.a. the beach}

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