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Lovin' on her brother........

Posing outside....I think Madi took this picture while I was mowing lawn.

FINALLY riding her bike without training wheels!

Coming home from her first day of 1st grade.....She absolutely LOVES it!

MaDeLyN

Happy Birthday 5 year old!!!!

At Daddy's football game wearing someones shades.....such a fashionista!

First day of School Readiness!

Showing off all the jewelry she got for her birthday!

What would fit her better than a princess cake?

MIA!!!!!

On our way home from Nana and Papa's on her birthday!

Her birthday cake we had at Nana and Papa's....don't you LOVE the hair?!?!

The morning of her birthday!!! She is 3!

Riding the scooter she got from Luke, Amy, Levi, Brock and Devin for her birthday!

Her birthday party!

Some new pics of Eli

One of my favorite outfits!!

Chillin' at Daddy's football game.....it was HOT!!!!!

He loves his sweet potatoes!

The elephant's name on the outfit is Eli!!!! How could I not buy it?!?!

He loves his jumper!

Oops!

Okay, so I have not been that good at keeping up on this. I am hoping to get birthday pics on here from the last two soon!!! Free time is something I lack.

Everything is going great!!! Megan is enjoying 1st grade more than she did kindergarten I think. She was soooo excited to have her own desk this year. Madi is in School Readiness two mornings a week and she is enjoying it very much, I think. She doesn't really say too much about it, but doesn't complain when it is a day for her to go. Mia is getting sooo close to being potty trained, finally! Thank you Nana and Papa for helping us with this one as well! Elijah is a busy little boy! He is now scooching across the floor and getting to where he wants to be. He has two teeth and I am sure there will be more soon! We finally got him to eat baby food, he fought it for a long time. He does prefer the puffs and some table foods over it though.

Hope this finds everybody else well and that you are all preparing for winter! It is right around the corner. We just finally got the fall and Halloween decorations up yesterday. That is how far behind I really am!!!!!

4th of July!

What a weekend we had!! We left Thursday and headed down to the lake and didn't get home until Monday!

Megan, Mia, cousin Skylar, and Madi

Megan and cousin Taiton attacking Tait's Uncle Grant

Madi at the parade

Mia cleaning the cotton candy off of herself. The girl can't stand to be dirty!

Friend Ayla, Madi, Mia and cousin Tyler at the parade.

It was a fun weekend, but got VERY long! Fun was had by all!!!!!

First Family Camping Trip and the last few months!

It has been way too long since I made a post on here. Life has been crazy busy with four little ones running around! So, here is the last few months, the shorten version!

Megan finished kindergarten the beginning of June. She really enjoyed school this year and can't wait to go back in the fall. She no longer wants to be called a kindergartener. She is a big 1st grader now!!!! I fear boredom is going to get the best of her this summer, but we are going to try and keep that from happening. Swim lessons start for her again this week and run into August, so that will be one thing for her to look forward to each week.

Madi finished another year of preschool. She will be going to School Readiness in the fall to get her ready for kindergarten. She will also be taking swim lessons this summer and will hopefully do better this time around so we can move her into the next group! I think she will just have to move up. If we let her, she will stay in the group she is in now forever.

Mia is becoming a little lady. She is sooooo indepedent. A big change for me from what her sisters were like at that age. She loves to do everything on her own. We are hoping Papa can work his magic and get her potty trained. She just doesn't want to do it for me. She is still totally in love with her little brother, as are the others, but she is VERY protective of him.

Elijah just keeps getting bigger and bigger. We had him in for his 4 month check and he is almost 20 pounds already!!!! We didn't think the girls would hit that at age 1, so it is quite the adjustment for me. He is a smiley, happy little boy that loves to giggle at his sisters. He will talk your ear off already. He has to keep up with the girls somehow!

We took our first family camping trip to Itasca early this month. The girls loved it! They got to play in the Mississippi River and enjoyed sleeping in the camper. It was a bit snug, but will work for the next couple of years. We will be growing out of our camper before we know it! No plans yet for the next trip, but we will be working on them soon.

Life has been hectic. Seems like Adam and I are slapping hands as one comes home and the other is on their way out the door. Hopefully things will slow down soon and we can enjoy the beautiful weather together!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEGAN!!!!!!!

Here is the birthday girl with her new CD player right before we left to go pick up cupcakes and head to school! She wore it and listened to it the whole way. She got an iCarly CD to play in it. I think it was a hit for a birthday present. Hard to believe she is 6 already!!!!

Her First Big Girl Party!!!!!

Megan had her first friend birthday party on Saturday. Her actual birthday is this Thursday, but she had her party over the weekend. She had a lot of fun with all her friends and it was nice to put some faces to the names I hear about everyday when she comes home from school. The weather was a little chilly, but the girls did get out for a short while. Mia and Madi got a little upset during the party when they were told to give Megan and her friends their space to play. They will understand when they have their friend party and Megan has to do the same. Overall, the party was a success!!

More pics of the other kids coming soon. This week is going to be crazy busy! Adam leaves on Wednesday for Washington and I will be home alone trying to do all the running until Friday. Thursday will be the hardest with trying to get Megan and cupcakes to school with the others tagging along. Should be interesting, but we will make it!!!!!

I finally got my camera back, so here are some pics of the kiddos. We have three lovely princesses living with us. Aren't they sweet???

Madi is the one in front of the fireplace and Megan is posing in front of the fish tank.

Here's Miss Mia. She loves those butterfly wings. She would wear them everyday all day if they weren't so heavy for her.

Adam was in Vegas in February, so my mother-in-law and mom came to help out with the kids since I was still on restrictions from having Eli. Here is my mom with the girls, playing Webkinz on the computer.

Mia loves reading to her baby brother. Usually ever page just says 'Once upon a time', then she turns the page and says it all over again. It is soooo cute.

Here is Megan adoring her little brother. She loves to hold him until he gets upset.

Madi is just chillin' on the couch with Eli. I think they look so much alike.

Above is Madi talking to her brother as he is laying on the floor.

Mia loves to be anywhere near her brother. He smiles at her almost everytime she talks to him. It is sooo sweet to see.

And here he is with Dad. They too look a lot alike which would make sense since Madi is taking after her father in looks and lots of other things.

It has been a rough few days for us. As I update this, Adam is at the hospital with Mia. She has been feeling ill since Wednesday and we are worried about dehydration and a possible UTI. So, they are going to pump her full of liquids and test her for a UTI. Any extra prayers would be greatly appreciated. I am sure she will be fine, but 5 days is a long time to be sick:(

Until next time, hope the weather warms by then and we can get out so the kids can splash in the mud. Need to get two more pairs of rain boots before then.

Quick Update

Just a quick update. Everybody here is doing well.

Megan is really starting to read well. She is enjoying school and is learning lots. She has started bringing home more non-fiction books from the library. Apparently she wants to learn something from the books she checks out.

Madi is still enjoying preschool. She has come so far this year and I am glad we decided to repeat preschool another year before sending her to school readiness. Her best friend this year is Elizabeth. They play so well together. I couldn't get in to volunteer this time around because of the baby, but see her teachers enough to know she is doing well.

Mia is enjoying her one day of school. Her participation has gotten much better. She is saying her ABC's and singing lots.

Elijah continues to grow and grow. He is starting to smile and stay awake more during the day. He had his first bottle the other day, so now I can leave the house for more than two hours at a time! He doesn't get one often, but at least we know he will take one.

The girls are still so in love with him and haven't showed a single ounce of jealousy towards him. What a blessing!!

We are on the countdown for another niece or nephew. Only a few more weeks until my sister has her baby!! Can't wait to meet the new bundle!

Pictures will be coming soon. I forgot my camera at my in-laws, so I can't get any new ones loaded.

Elijah Maurice

It is hard to believe that he is finally here!! We are so excited to be home and so happy he is doing so well. Lots of changes around the house. The girls can't get enough of him. Mia keeps coming up to him and saying 'Oh what a cutie!!'. She is just so in love with him already. It is nice to have some blue and red in the house to offset all the pink and purple. Girls are definately easier in the diaper changing department. Poor little guy keeps peeing all over everything!

Here he is, all snug in his carseat ready for the long drive home. He was a trooper and slept the whole entire way. Not a peep out of him at all. Hopefully he stays that way and doesn't take after his sister Mia who cried everytime we put her in her carseat!

So everything is going well and he is keeping us all happy! So far no jealousy at all with his sisters. There were lots of visitors at the hospital and I want to thank all of you for coming. We appreciate it all!

He's Here!!!!

Elijah Maurice Buffington joined us in the world on February 4, 2009 at 9:57. He weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. and was 19 inches long. More updates to come soon!!!!

Such a Big Girl!!!

My little girl is not so little anymore! She lost her first tooth. Last Friday morning, Megan was brushing her teeth, and her first loose tooth fell out! Unfortunately, we lost it down the drain, but she just wrote the tooth fairy a note and 'he' understood. 'He' was very forgiving and she made $5 off the deal! Inflation from when I was a kid. She was very proud and says the one next to it is loose also! We are going to have to find a way to fit the tooth fairy into the budget!!!

In other news, we are only 8 days away from the new addition making his first apperance. Everybody is getting very excited and I am getting very overwhelmed! With all the fuss over making sure I have everything in order for everybody else, I didn't take time to think about what I might need. So, today is a day full of laundry so I have some shirts to wear after he comes that are not maternity.

The poor boy still does not have a name. Megan said last night that he should just not get a name until he is old enough to talk and can pick it himself. Can you tell we have a name battle brewing in our home???

So, until next Wednesday, everybody will be in suspense over the name, including me!!!!!!

Holiday Updates

Here are few pics from the Holidays!

Grandma and Mia - doesn't she look like she belongs back in the '70's?!?!

The girls on Christmas morning.

Madi and Mia tearing into their Santa presents.

Megan checking out one of her Santa presents.

The whole gang at Nana and Papa's for our Christmas celebration.

Front: Mia, Brock, Megan and Levi

Back: Madi, Amber and Kelly

The whole holiday break was great, but I am glad for some normalcy with Megan back in school this week. She needs it. She enjoys going and it is good for her with her focusing issues. ECFE Music class starts again next week. Mia will be so happy to be back in school. Madi doesn't start preschool again until February, but will go to Music with us. They both enjoy going which makes it a lot easier to take them.

As for the baby, only 30 more days to go! We are getting very excited. Almost done getting things ready for him around the house. Have to get the crib set up in our room. Got through all the bins so now I just have to get what is still needed. Until next time..........