Some Pictures

Here are some (random) but semi recent pics of the family. Carter's hair is actually much shorter than this (like, shaved) because he decided to give himself a haircut. There was basically no way to salvage it so Uncle Ben busted out the clippers and took care of it. An unrelated side note: Remember my friend with 6 kids who probably laughs every time I post? Yes, she is in fact pregnant with her 7th. She is without a doubt one of the most faithful and loving parents I know. Enjoy the pics!

Confused

Anyone know why Carter and Lillie's birthday tickers are so far off? I've tried to make sense of it, but I am at a loss.

Terrible Mom (at least when it comes to blogging)

So I have been catching flack lately about not posting anything on here...having three kids has turned my world upside down!! Before the third, I thought my house couldn't get any messier...I was wrong. Before the third, I thought the oldest two couldn't be any meaner to each other...I was wrong. Before the third, I thought laundry and cooking couldn't be any harder to keep up with...I was wrong. You get the drift.

This isn't to say that I am not absolutely in love with Carter, Lillie and Canon (and Todd, of course). The things listed above are just my excuse for letting small things, like dirty booster seats at the table and this blog, fall a little to the wayside. I know I am not special- my friend Kasey has six kids and to be honest I expect news she is expecting her seventh anytime. She is an awesome mom and I know she has it much harder than I do. Whenever I complain, my cousins tell me, "Hey, at least you aren't Jon and Kate!" And I am VERY thankful I'm not, for many reasons.

My kids are my world and they make me laugh and scream daily. It definitely keeps life interesting. For example, right now Canon is sleeping and Lillie and Carter, both still in pj's, are having a clothes throwing fight with the load I just folded about 3 minutes ago. But it is a fun, friendly fight, so I am choosing to let them continue and I will simply refold the clothes. Nice. Good, patient mom, or spoiled kids who get away with anything? Tough call.

I know this post doesn't have any updates on the fam, it is just more of a vent I guess. Feel free to judge, just love me anyway!

On Saturday we were very blessed to have Father Wayne Wilkerson make a special trip to St. Helen to baptize Canon. Fr. Wayne married me and Todd and baptized Carter and Lillie and our godsons, Curtis and John. Even though Canon SCREAMED like never before during the whole 25-minute ceremony, we had fun at a lunch afterwards hosted by my mom and dad, the Begles, and Ben and Lara. My brother Ben and my cousin Bridgette are his godparents and I am so excited about that.

After a great day with family and friends, Canon, my Aunt Eileen and I hopped on an airplane super early yesterday morning to visit my brother Jonathan and his family for the week. We are here now and having a very relaxing time. After Jonathan picked us up from the airport, we drove directly to the White House (where Jonathan works) and took an unguided Garden Tour. It was super cool! The Navy Band was playing and we got to take pictures outside of the Oval Office. The highlight though was when we got a picture of Canon in front of Sasha and Malia Obama's new swing set.

Today and tomorrow we are just chilling out spending quality time with my nieces Alison and Katelynn and my nephew Matthew. Wednesday we will go to the Supreme Court gift shop for Aunt Eileen and then go back to the White House where Jonathan will walk us around the residence. Although he will never remember it, it is still cool that Canon will get to say that he did that. We'll at least have pictures he can take to show 'n tell in kindergarten.

I haven't uploaded pictures yet, but I will soon, I hope. He is crying so that's all for now!

Today I got very brave and took all three kids on an outing by myself. My friend with 6 kids just laughs at comments like that, I am sure! But I was impressed with myself. We loaded up and went to a jumping place in Pearland where the big kids got energy out for over 2 hours and I did school work on my laptop. Canon did a combination of sleeping, fussing, eating, and laying quietly. Then we drove through Sonic for a late lunch. Now Todd has the big kids out on a buddy's boat...Lillie's first time on a ski boat!! (I think.) I need to get the house picked up while they are gone, but Shrek the Third is on HBO and I got suckered into it. Its over now so no more excuses.

Oh- Canon's umbilical cord fell off FINALLY last Friday. He was almost 5 weeks old! The doc had to draw blood at 4 weeks to be sure his white blood cell count was normal, which it was. Apparently the cord staying on too long is an indication of a blood disorder. No worries for Canon though! Now, if we could just solve the puking problem...I am so tired of doing his laundry!!

Learning More and More

Look to the left at the kids' birthdays. Fancy, huh? Not really, but I think it is kinda cool. Many of our friends' blogs have them too so I just had to figure out how to do put it on here. Still don't know how to do titles on pictures. Boo.

Some Pictures

Okay, this is me trying to figure out how to put a picture on a post. Guess I did it, but I am sure how to put titles on the pictures like I see on other people's blogs.