Day at the Zoo!!

 I took all three kids to the zoo! I met some girlfriends of mine from our church there. We had a great time. I know that the kids loved it. I cannot wait to go back. It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun!!!

Elijah was not happy!

  

(L-R) Atlee, JP, and Jameson

This is the kids table

Rachel had fun eating her yogurt!

JP giving Jameson a hug

Holding hands (JP, Jameson, Atlee)

Too cute!

Rachel and Elijah are too tired

Rachel is 1 and a 1/2!

Rachel is already a year and a half! Where does the time go? We feel so blessed to have are little princess Keiki! She is talking in sentences now. She loves to be outside. She climbs the ladder and goes down the slide all by herself. She loves to be in the swing. She loves being girly and playing with her purse, wallet, mirror, comb, dress up outfits, and tea set. But she also loves playing with cars, and trains too. She loves the movie cars and can name a lot of the characters. She loves Thomas and Percy the tank engines.She loves getting her hair done but often pulls her hair accessories out. Her hair is long enough for pigtails now!!! 

 

She loves dancing and has started singing. She loves to sing "Jesus loves me". She loves playing with her brother.

Love that their holding hands!

Rock wall climbing all by herself!

She can climb the rock wall all by herself. She is adventurous but also cautious at the same time. She is more girly and does wear her emotions on her sleeve. She really wants to please but cannot help herself when it comes to trash, toilet paper, and our DVD's.

She is always happy and laughing. She is such a joy to have and we thank God for our Keiki girl!

Yay, I did it!!!

Elijah's 4 Months Old

Elijah is doing well. We took him to his Pediatrician for his 4 month check up. He is growing and changing all the time. He now weighs 12lbs 12oz. He is still on the small end for babies born at the same time, but he's growing well for being born so early.

Elijah is so alert and aware of his surroundings. He loves watching his brother and sister play. He is working on rolling over from his back to his tummy. He does not like "tummy time" and rolls over from his tummy to his back right away when put on his tummy. He loves to grasp his toys and play with them. He also enjoys playing in the jumper. He can barley touch to floor with his feet. It is so cute to see. He is trying to sit up doing the tripod position. Elijah is now eating rice cereal. The first time he ate it he spit more out than he actually ate, but he will get the hang of eating solid foods real soon.

We are so happy that Elijah is in our lives. I know god placed him here in our family for a reason and I'm sure glad He did.

Elijah (Tuffy) is 3 Months

Elijah is three months old today! Elijah still amazes us with how far he has come since being born so early. According to his Pediatrician Elijah is one month advanced in development. We feel so blessed that he is growing and developing so well. He truly lives up to his nick name Tuffy.

New things that he is doing and working on this past month include laughing, trying to sit up, standing up while holding onto our hands, grabbing at things and playing with them, and interacting with brother and sister.

Life with three sure can be crazy, like trying to get out of the house by myself. But I would not change it for the world! Being a mom is the best thing in the world and the fact that I get to stay home and be with them all day is the most precious gift Paul can give to me and our kids. I have my moments as I am sure any "normal" mom does, but I try and remember just how blessed we are to have three healthy children.

2010 Family Portirat!

Portraits taken by Kyer Castlewood Portrait Arts! 

Christmas 2010!

Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas as a new family of five. The kids were spoiled as usual by all the Grandparents, and Aunt and Uncles. We took our time Christmas morning opening presents stopping in the middle to give the kids a rest and have some homemade waffles (by daddy) for breakfast. It was a nice and peaceful morning.

Thought it would be fun to show some of the ornaments that some of our family has made for us over the years...

 Paul's Aunt Mary crocheted decoration around ornament.

 Elizabeth's Aunt Patty made this one.

Elizabeth's sister made this one. 

Paul's Uncle John made this dream catcher. 

Paul made his Laufer Christmas cookies once again this year and they were enjoyed by all. Rachel especially loved them for it was the first time she had them. 

 
 

 

The kids had a blast opening all their presents.

 

Tuffy needed a little help with his presents. They were the same size as he is!

The kids played with their toys all day while mommy made Christmas dinner. Elijah had a lot of fun too...It was a wonderful family Christmas one we will never forget. Our first family Christmas as a family of five.

Elijah's Dedication

This is our Senor Pastor, Pastor Peter. Yes he is very young for being a Senor Pastor, but he is so wise beyond his years. We really enjoy his teachings.

On December 19th Paul and I had Elijah dedicated to the Lord. Paul put together a wonderful prayer for Elijah and had it all typed out ready to read. When we were worshiping that morning before the dedication Paul felt that God wanted him to say something completely different than what he typed. So he bravely went up there and said what he felt God was leading him to say. It was so perfect! I just hope you can hear it on the video because we do not have it written down and Elijah was crying almost the whole time until our Pastor took him, then he calmed right down. We also had to have another pastor come up and hold JP because he wanted to run all around the stage. We are putting the video together and will be posting it soon...