Blog O' Jasmine

 

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Jasmine's 1st Birthday Slideshow

Happy 1st Birthday!!!

Wow, where did the time go? I am so Happy to have my sweet little 1 year old. I can't believe that it has already been a year. I can still remember going to the hospital so vividly. It was in the middle of the night. We left our house around 2:30am, loaded Landon and Brooklyn in the car, and Matt was so funny. He had only been sleeping for like an hour, so the adrenaline rush kicked in. He was so cute trying to make sure we had everything we needed. It was a quick labor and delivery. She was born at 5:18am, weighing 8lbs 1 oz and 21 inches long. She had a full head of dark hair. She honestly looked like a little Indian baby. She has changed so much. She is now 20lbs (47%) and 30 inches (80%, her hair isn't near as dark, but she has the cutest curls! She is walking all over the place, and starting to mimic some words. She quacks like a duck and woofs like a dog whenever she sees any sort of doggie. I love this stage when they are learning and growing so much. She has 8 teeth and two of her molars are partially cut through. Jasmine loves to dance, and has quite the beat! I love it when she laughs. She loves to play peek-a-boo, patty-cake, and run away if you are trying to chase her. Jasmine has been a wonderful addition to our family. She is VERY loved by her big brother and sister. I feel so blessed to have such as wonderful family. I love you Jasmine! Happy Birthday, Birthday Girl!

(We celebrated her 1st b-day with Grandma JoJo and Grandpa Trevor Friday because they are leaving on vacation early Saturday morning and wont be back for a week..so these pictures are a day early, but we are doing some more celebrating tomorrow, so I will post more pictures of her "real" b-day later)

He is 5!!!

I can't believe that my little boy is 5 already! Wow, where does time go? It is kind of bittersweet. I am so happy that he is growing up to be healthy and strong, but at the same time it is so scary to think that he will be going to "real" school in the fall. All of the things that I can protect and shelter him from, I won't be able to do as well anymore. I love him SO much. I always want him to be kept safe. Landon is such a sweet little boy. I couldn't have asked for a better son. He is so tender hearted. He knows when people are sad and tries to make them happy. He loves to make little kids laugh, babies especially. Landon is so smart. He loves to count and do anything with numbers. He is a wonderful big brother to his two little sisters. I always tell Matt, he makes such a good big brother for little sisters. He isn't way into all the 'boy' stuff. He is happy to play whatever, it doesn't matter if it is Barbie or Hot Wheels. Landon loves to play Nintendo..and watch movies! I can't believe how fast these 5 years have gone and how much I just love him and all of my kids more and more everyday!

Yesterday we had a big birthday bash for our little 5 year old! We decided to hold it at our house down in the basement. We had a ton of fun decorating for it and put up streamers and decorations all over the basement. He decided he wanted to have a game/dance party. We played hokey-pokey, pin-the-tail on the donkey, had a dance dance wack-a-goomba competition, did a pinata, and wrapped it all up with cake, ice cream, and presents! We had a total of 17 kids! It was CRAZY, but all worth it for our little birthday boy! We love you Landon!!!

PS.I forgot to mention..he requested Green Eggs and Ham for breakfast...looks appetizing doesn't it!

Christmas Decorations...

We got all three of our Christmas trees up and going! I LOVE to get my decorations up, well I love having them up, getting everything out is another story, but I finally have it all up. I got the boxes up and then we all got sick with the pukers, so it wasn't until a week later that the decorations actually got all put out, but we are excited to have them up. I love Christmas time, I love all the pretty lights and the Christmas songs and the excitement of my little kids! They have advent calendars that now every morning Brooklyn comes in my room and says, "Mommy, I want to open my calendar up"! It really is fun. I think that this year will be even more magical for my children. It seems to be more and more exciting the older they get. I know their will come a time when that isn't the case, so I am trying to enjoy every moment of it that I can, while I can! Landon and Brooklyn each have their own Christmas tree's to decorate that they get to keep in their room. That way, I can have our family tree (really it is my tree), looking all nice and not like the kids did it. Not that that isn't fun, but I enjoy having our tree that looks all magazine like...okay maybe not that good, but I would like to think that it is pretty. Merry Christmas to everyone, I hope everyone is kept safe and well!

Thanksgiving

I have so many things to be Thankful for, especially this time of year. I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful husband and 3 amazing children. I learn so much from each of them everyday. I always strive to do my best, but know that there is always lots of room to improve on being the best wife and mother their could be!

We had a great Thanksgiving with lots of people. We hosted our first Thanksgiving at our house and had 22 people over! It was lots of craziness, and lots of fun, but all in all I think that everything went well! The food was amazing, thanks to my WONDERFUL husband who did such a wonderful job cooking. We both cooked, but I would say that he did more than I did in the food department. We made such a great team with cooking and cleaning though. After the yummy feast we ended up having 8 people spend the night with us for 2 nights. It was lots of fun, Landon and Brooklyn weren't ready for their cousins to go home. It was lots of fun to have them and Matt's Grandma spend some quality time with us. I am still trying to catch up on my sleep since we stayed up WAY to late every night. Then, on Saturday night I was up all night with sick little Brooklyn. She got the pukes, but I am happy to say she is doing much better now.

The next big thing I have to do is get out all of my Christmas stuff. I am so excited to get it all out, but not looking forward to digging through my storage to get to it. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

(Sorry I have no pictures..we were to busy hosting to take any pictures of our own, but I know that some of our guests took pictures)