Brotherly Love

Adah and Elijah have a special bond, not sure what it is but the two of them are adorable to watch together. Adah loves for her "lijah" to hold her and snuggle with her. She calls his name in the morning sometimes to get her out of bed. She thinks he is just great. The other day after his baseball game he laid on the couch, Adah crawled up beside him to snuggle (and steal some of his candy).

What a great big brother:)

Garden

This year I decided to plant a bigger garden, as if 5 kids and being 9 months pregnant isn't enough work! What was I thinking?! Actually it's been great so far and I can't wait to enjoy more fresh fruits and veggies. Here's a glimpse of some of what we're growing and how it's grown in the past few weeks.

Strawberry plants several weeks ago, just getting started

Strawberry plants now in their new home


I have 4 different lettuce types growing, we have already enjoyed fresh salads several times. I have a romaine, a mixed baby greens, spinach and bibb lettuce. Also have a row of 3 different types of carrots planted which are sprouted and starting to look good.

These are the lettuce rows a month ago

These are the lettuce rows now, they really need to be thinned again

Bed number 1 has peanuts, 2 rows of different types of peas, 2 rows of different types of beans, and watermelon

Bed #1 a month ago

Bed #1 now, the peas are starting to climb. a couple peanut plants have emerged. The beans are doing well and watermelon is growing too

onions a month ago

onions now

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Bed #2 has basil, dill, and lots of tomatoes, and peppers

Bed #3 has tomatoes and some space for something other than the weeds currently taking up the space (any suggestions?)

I also have cilantro, cucumber, tomato, a blueberry bush and parsley in pots

I can't wait to enjoy more good fresh food throughout the summer

Track & Field Day

Getting ready for the events to start
Micah and Adah watching Anna run

Elijah doing long jump
Elijah and friends at lunch
Levi enjoying ice cream after the events
Adah's loved her very own ice cream cone!
A good end to a good afternoon
Anna and Levi

Last Friday the kids and I packed up and headed to Winton Woods for a fun track & field day for homeschoolers. We had a blast! The kids really enjoyed all the events and getting to spend time with some of their friends as well as meet some new ones. Afterward, I took them to the Creamy Whip in Greenhills for ice cream, they loved that too! By the time we got home from the festivities we were all exhausted but we had to keep moving, there was still tball, baseball, and cake orders to do that evening. We all crashed that night. Life is sure busy around here sometimes but it's good and I wouldn't trade these moments with my family for anything.

Oh What a Night!

Matt and I decided to tackle cleaning out the basement, which has been a nightmare since we moved in 1.5 years ago. It was time. So we've been working on it a little at a time in the evenings after the kids are in bed.. tonight we decided to work on it after dinner while the older kids played outside and Adah stayed with us in the basement. Things were going so well until it was too quiet outside. Any of you who have children know the silence I am talking about, the kind when you stop and say it's much too quiet something bad must be going on.

I went upstairs and peered out the kitchen window to see this......

I guess I didn't think about how all the rain we've had the past few days had affected the big dirt hole in the back on the yard. Matt dug out a huge tree root a couple weeks ago and we left it so we can plant a new tree there. But I didn't think the hole would fill with water and turn into a huge mud pool:)
The kids were slipping and sliding around on the mud and splashing around in the "pool" having an absolute blast. So instead of getting upset, because what can you do about it at this point? Matt and I went outside laughed with them for a while, took some pictures, and hosed them down. That part they didn't enjoy too much:)

Preshower shower:)

Stair step kids

My little "stair steps"! I often get comments on my stair step kids so thought I'd take a photo of them in order. From top to bottom (Elijah (8), Anna (6), Levi (5), Micah (3), Adah (17 months).

It takes many pictures to get a keeper, here's the reality of trying to take a picture of 5 kids:)

Growing Belly*Updated*

13 weeks
22 weeks


31 weeks

Showing off my ever growing belly! It's been a while since I've allowed pictures of me to be taken, not only do I feel huge but my kids don't take the most flattering photos from their angle.

Daddy's Girl

Nothing sweeter than a little girl with curls snuggled against her daddy! I love these moments.