Peek-a-boo

Micah has a habit of getting caught in his blankets, and usually gets them stuck on his head. I tried to snap a picture of him under the blanket, but he started to get a little upset so I took it off. Peek-a-boo!

Cupcakes

I learned how to decorate cupcakes at a MOPS meeting today, and before we ate them I took a few photos. They are extremely easy to make and would be cute at any party. The candy combinations are a bit weird and they look better than they tasted.The bunny-- marshmallows cut in half dipped in sprinkles, m&ms , jellybeans, and more marshmallows.
the hamburger- vanilla cookies, choc. cookies, frosting, gum drops, another vanilla wafer, sprinkles.
the hot dog-- circus peanut, Carmel square, frosting, gumdrops. I tasted this one- Carmel and circus peanuts taste gross together!

Sweet Boy

Micah is a sweet boy. Hard to believe he is 6 months old. He started saying Da-Da, and is working on some teeth.
He is happy to be in Daddy's chair and he found the remote- he is getting an early start on hogging the remote control!

Lemonade

Madeline and Mackenzie have been begging for us to let them have a lemonade stand, so Daddy gave in today. The girls wanted to sell their lemonade for 5 dollars a glass, but I finally convinced them 5 cents would be better. It was about 95* today so it was the perfect day for it. Unfortunately the only "customers" were mommy and daddy.

Maddy was very sad that no one came to buy lemonade.

Good Grades

Maddy just had another report card- still getting all A's. She has learned to read this semester and is very excited. She brought home a paper with really good handwriting so I thought I would share it. She has really improved with her penmanship.

Spivey kids

After I took the pictures of them on the slide Mackenzie got "tired" of holding Micah and let him go to see what would happen- thankfully Maddy had a hold of him and he was fine.

Mackenzie found a new use for the hockey table- it has now become a large tea party with buffet!

The Park

It has been so nice out that after school I decided to take the kids for a walk to the park. I forgot how hot 85* can be. Next time we will wait till the sun goes down! The had a good time and Micah got his first experience on the slide. He's not to sure of all the sun, so I will have to get him a sun hat for next time.

Books

Micah loves to look at his Baby Einstein books, he usually sits at the table and looks at them while we have dinner.

Tom Boy

Mackenzie is such a tom boy. She loves to play baseball with anything she can find. She brought out the princess wand to use as a bat. She even hit the bottom of her feet like the real players do before she got ready to swing her "bat".

6 Months old

Micah was 6 months old on Sunday. He went on Monday for his check-up and is very healthy. He weighs 20 pounds and is 27 inches long. He weighs more than his sister did at this age, and is shorter than they were. I thought I would try him out with some juice in a cup, and you can see by the pictures what he thought about that. The Cup
I really don't want to try it
Look no hands!
I would rather throw it on the floor!

Sittin' Up

Now that Micah can roll over he decided to show everyone he can also sit up without support. I think he was a bit surprised by the fact- I know I was.
Look- I can touch my toes!

A new way to sleep

This is the way I found Micah today during nap time. He had a firm grip on his toy, and his legs were hanging out of the crib. And yes he is wearing summer clothes, because it was 82 today. Sorry to those of you in the North who are freezing!

Baseball

Micah has entered the fun stage of rolling over. I put him down for a nap yesterday, and after 20 minutes of crying I went to check on him and he wasn't where I had laid him. He managed to roll up into the corner of the crib and get stuck, and after that trick he hasn't stopped rolling. He received this little soft baseball from his dadd'y work and he loves it. As you can see he always has it with him.
CATCH!

It's Mine!

Mix-Match Day

It's School Spirit Week at school and today was Mix-Match day. Maddy was so excited, she picked out the clothes. Notice the shoes- she insisted on wearing two different types. Mackenzie was not to be left out and picked her clothes out too. We had a nice pancake breakfast at school and we were able to see all the crazy clothes.

Rainy Day

It has been raining for days here and so the girls have been having fun playing dress up. They were looking for the "golden treasure" which they "found" in my closet. Ronnie and Micah enjoyed some sports on Saturday afternoon. Micah loves to watch sports on T.V.
We have a great consignment shop called the Children's Orchard that I take a lot of stuff to. I got this bouncer for $20. And I was able to find Chutes and Ladders for the girls for only $4.
They were not to happy because Mommy won. I tried to teach them good sportsmanship by having them continue until everyone "won", but Maddy said that three people can't be winners.

The Cousins

When we went to my Mom's for Christmas we took all 8 kids to Olan Mills for pictures. The very first picture was the only one that everyone was sitting still and smiling. Below you can see all eight- Baileigh, Mackenzie, Madeline, Mya, Mason, Micah, Ryleigh, and Levi. And yes it was very confusing with so many kids names starting with the letter M! We thought it would be fun to take a head shot- it wasn't as you can see. If you look close Levi is holding the money Uncle Adam used to get him in the picture.

Pretty Pink Room

The girls bought matching pink quilts for their room with their Christmas money. They all ready had the pink curtains, and pink chairs. Not sure if you can tell from the pictures, but they had gone to get their hair cut that afternoon. I wish I had taken my camera because after about 10 minutes in the chair Mackenzie fell asleep. She was so funny. One lady held her head up while the other cut it, and every couple of minutes Mackenzie would look up and grin at them and then go back to sleep.

The reading corner, I got these cute chairs at a Sports Store for under 10 dollars.

Micah eats sweet potatoes

Micah received a high chair for Christmas, which he loves. He also ate sweet potatoes for the first time. He was so excited he started shaking. He loves food.

The snowball

Madeline wanted it to snow so bad while we were in Pa. One morning there was just enough on the cars that she got her snowball. She kept it in the freezer the whole time we were there. We never did get enough to cover the ground, but she was happy with her snowball.

MICAH

Micah has grown so fast, he will be 5 months old on the 11th. Tonight I will eat Duck!
Not sure what they were talking about, but all three seem to be having fun.
You may be bigger Mason, but I'm not the one wearing the silly hat.
A little bath time fun!