Little Artist

5 Months!

Our baby Micah is already 5 months old! 

Even after 3 babies, I still can't believe how fast they grow. :)

He's just a happy and content little guy and we just love him so much! 

He's rolling, grabbing toys, and chewing away! (Both Grace and Eli got their first teeth right around their 6th month...and I think he may too! Guess we'll find out! :)

I decided to include a few of my favorite Micah pictures and memories from this past month...

These first two...were right around his 4 month birthday. 

I just never got around to posting them!

3/2/12
Chewing away at his fingers!
(He does this often! :)

3/4/12
Micah's 4 month birthday actually!

3/15/12
I love this one only because... it was taken just moments before Micah
rolled from his tummy to his back for the first time!
(He mastered rolling from back to tummy a few weeks earlier!)

3/17/12
Love his little face and his big brown eyes :) 

3/17/12
Sibling love...
This is from our weekend trip Brainerd! (Post to come later)
Grace and Eli really do love their baby brother! :) 

3/20/12
Here's Micah trying cereal for the first time!
And his face says it all...
(He made this face for at least the first five days we tried it :)
I think he actually likes the stuff now! :)
Micah has cereal once a day. Soon we will have cereal twice a day...and even add veggies in the coming weeks! 

4/4/12
And here is what is left of Micah's hair!
He has managed to rub off most of the hair that was on the sides and back of his head. Crazy huh?

Both Eli and Grace lost most of their hair too...but Micah wins the award for the most unique baby hair! 

4/4/12
Happy 5 month birthday little man! 

4/7/12
Love those big brown eyes!

I did it!

Eli loves dressing himself these days!
He came out to the kitchen today and said, "I did it!"
He was so proud! (And I was too :)
I love it even if his shirts are inside out AND backwards!
Our baby boy is getting SO big! :)


(Sometimes his pants are on backwards too!)
I just love it when two year olds are learning to dress themselves! :)

Cousins!

Two of my sisters (Kim & Kari) and their kiddos came to visit! 

It's not often enough that the three us are together!

We felt like a daycare (and I'm sure looked like one) with all of our strollers 

and wagons! But, the kids had a blast...and we did too! :) 

All TEN of the youngest cousins!

Natalie-1 yr. (Kari's youngest)

  

GRACE! :)

Baby Claire fast asleep!

Kari, Adam, and Natalie!

Carson (Kim's oldest) & Noelle (Kari's oldest) taking a quick break for a picture! :)

A dinner picnic on the deck!


Thanks for the FUN day! We're so excited to have all the kids together again at Easter!! :)

4 Months!

3/4/12

Micah's already 4 months! (Time has flown!)
Just this week- Micah mastered the art of rolling from back to tummy!
He sleeps a 7-9 hour stretch
He's just a very happy and content little guy!
Loves watching Gracie and Eli.
Haven't started him on the cereal- (he's content without it, so I'm not in a rush to start it :)
Micah has discovered his feet...and thinks playing with them is the best!
He's cooing and making all sorts of little sounds.
Loves his exersaucer, bumbo seat, and just laying on his blanket on the floor.
I feel amazingly blessed to be his mom!


Latest Stats!
Weight: 15 lb. 8 oz. (75%)
Height: 25 1/4" (75%)

Sleeping Beauty

Grace loves books!

She loves listening to stories and flipping through the pages. 

It's the cutest thing listening to Grace make up the story 

as she looks at each picture.    :)

After story time each night with mom and dad, Grace loves to read quietly in her bed. 

I think she would "read" for hours if we let her. :)

I'll come in to shut off the light and Grace will respond, "Five more minutes."

And after five more minutes, this is how we often find her...

I couldn't resist taking a picture this time :) 

Big Sister

Gracie LOVES having a baby brother.

This picture just makes me smile :)

I hate when I see links to vote for things. Really hate them. 

A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from MOPS International regarding a contest. 

A contest that required people to vote for the cutest baby/child. I looked at it for about two seconds then moved on. Later that night, I came across the same e-mail. I came so close to deleting it...but decided to just place it in my "MOPS" folder and move on with my life. :) 

Last night I came across that e-mail in my "MOPS" folder. 

I read through the details of the contest. The winner of the "cutest" kid contest would receive a free (we're talking airfare, hotel, conference, etc.) for me and a fellow MOPS leader. How awesome would that be!? The conference is very very expensive. I was fortunate enough to attend the conference last year- and brought back a lot of great ideas. (I won the hotel stay for free last year - and no votes for that one...just a simple sign-up with your name and contact info!) Last year was in Nashville- this year is in Dallas. 

So, as much as I cannot stand voting contests like these. (I really think they are annoying) 

I'm asking you my dear friends- to simply click on the link. It is the easiest "click" to vote ever. Really. (that is another reason why I decided to just go ahead and try :) If baby gets in the "Top 20" the "committee" then votes for their favorite. Now how can anyone say no to a little face like that?? :) 

This contest goes until MAY. (YES, May) 

Yet, another reason why I did not want to enter the contest. :) 

So whenever you come to catch up on our little family- I simply ask that you just click the link to the right- (wasn't that nice of me to put it there?!? :) and vote. 

Vote for Micah

(You can click 5 times each day) Just keep clicking vote until it says you've voted :) 

The chances of me actually winning- are slim. Very very slim. 

But you miss 100% of the shots you don't take...right? :) 

Oh and MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers for those of you who may not be familiar with MOPS. :)

Outdoor fun!

We just got some nice, wet, and sloppy snow this week- perfect for playing in!

A smile from Eli :)
It's hard to capture this little guy on camera these days...since he's usually on the move! 

Grace being a goof =)

Meet our snowman lady that we made... (not sure what I should call her? :)

She melted before we had a chance to think of a good name for her... 

And Micah enjoyed watching from the sliding back door :) 

Sibling Love :)

I can only imagine what it'll be like when Micah's in on the action :)

Buddies!

 These two have so much fun together!

Baby Micah

We've adjusted wonderfully as a family of four! (oops! FIVE :)

Micah is a very sweet baby- and fits in so well to our family. 

Here's a picture from Micah today :)

My sister (Kim) has been telling me that I need to take a mohawk picture of Micah...so I did. :)

He loves to open his eyes nice and wide for the camera :)

And a few more pictures to see how much Micah has grown...

Micah's birthday- 11/4/11
8 lbs. 6 oz., 19 1/2 inches long

Micah's Baptism Day- 1 Month
12/4/11

1/4/11
13 lbs. 13 oz (90%).
24" (75%)

2/4/11

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas~ love the Larson crew! :)

I've taken a blogging break! (In case you haven't noticed ;)

Sometime around the 1st of the year I will be back! So check back then :) Haven't decided if I'm going to start a whole new blog or just go through an extreme blog makeover?? Hmmm....we shall see!

The transition into a family of five has been wonderful! We've been blessed with great babies!

Micah fits right into our family and Grace and Eli love having him as their baby brother!

Christmas cards did not happen for us either- but we decided awhile back that we would just do a New Years/Epiphany type letter this year :) So family and friends can look forward to receiving a little something in their mailbox (besides bills! ;)

A very blessed Christmas to our family in friends!

It's a BOY!

Micah John Larson

Born 11/4/11

9:01 AM

8 lb. 6 oz. 19 1/2 inches

We are so thankful for this wonderful blessing!

Story time with Daddy

The New Park!

The playground at the park just a few blocks from our house was taken out...

And replaced with brand new equipment!

The old playground...

(I guess it was out of code... so needed to be replaced!)

The old toddler part...

Today we got to experience the new playground for the first time!

Eli loved the new slides :)

Gracie loved the new playground... :)

Eli saying "Hi!"

More slides!

So much fun...

(And much safer than the old one... :)

New playground!

The new toddler part...

Guess where we'll be spending lots of time?? :)