Parties, Parties, and more Parties

The title of this post says it all. Thats all we have been doing for the past 2 weeks and we have our last party on Sat. We had a wonderful Christmas, John was able to be home more than he usually is, which was nice. On the Monday before Christmas we had a party with Johns extended family. Then we celebrated as a family on Christmas Eve by opening our own presents. On Christmas night we headed to my parents house. That Sat. we had my extended family party where we played some BINGO! And on Sunday morning ( due to my in-laws work schedule) we had Johns family party with a nice breakfast. The boys did great through all the many parties and laste nights and got quite a few new toys that I still have to find a place for.

my 3 handsome boys on Christmas Eve 2009

Most of these pics I'm sure you have already seen on FB, but here they are again. Us opening presents at home on Christmas Eve. Levi's favorite was the wrapping paper and the boys favorite I would say was the Wii ( ours too :))

our family, John and I, Riley-6, Carter-3 and Levi- 6 months my sister and her husband Mark and kids, Kody-12, Trenton-10, and Maddie-8 my brother Kevin and his wife Jen and kids(l-r) Tyler-5, Megan-10, Ashley-13, and Kelsey-12. I hope I got all the ages right :)

my brother Chad, his wife Jen and kids, Sophia-4 and Max- 6 monthmy parents and their 12 grandkids, ranging in age from 13 to 6 months

opening presents from grandpa and grandma VanRhee

The mixer that I have wanted for years and it was a really good price too, now I just have to find room for it in my kitchen.

all the boy cousins on the Van Rhee side : Kody, Riley, Carter, Levi, Trenton, Max and Tyler

more presents from Grandma & Grandpa Scholten

Cousin : Levi, Riley, Logan, Lexi, and Carter in their new Christmas pajamas from grandma and grandpa Scholten.

Levi's 6 month Pictures

Levi had his 6 month pictures taken again a Sears. He did so good. They had no troubles getting a smile out of him. We were in and out in 30 minutes. I think this age is the easiest. They are not moving yet, but can sit up and you can plan the time around there naps and feeding a little better b/c they are awake and happier for longer periods of time. The picture below is the one that I purchased, but I also uploaded the other ones on my Facebook.

All I want for Christmas is my 2 Front Teeth

Well he got one of them anyway. Levi's first tooth finally popped through today on the bottom after lots of drooling and soaking all his bibs. The other bottom one I don't think will make an apperance anytime soon, theres no real big bump, but I could be wrong. No picture though- you wouldn't even be able to see it anyway.

Half a Year Old

My baby is already 6 months old, man how those 6 months have flown by. Levi has started to eat more solid foods within the past month. His favorite veggie is green beans, I would say the least favorite is carrots. He likes all the fruits of course. He eats about 1/2-1 jar of each through out the day (not all in one sitting) + some ceral for breakfast and his usual 8 oz bottles. He is starting to scoot around alot, mostly backwards but not crawling yet, although he is practicing getting up on his hands and knees. Glad that he isn't crawling yet otherwise I would have to keep him out of the Christmas tree and decorations. He is also sitting up on his own. He has one tooth that is right there- it will probally pop through in the next day or two, so he has been really drooly, but not really that fussy, so that is good. He is still a good sleeper at night and for naptimes. He continues to grow quickly. He is in 6-12 month clothing(and has been for the past month) I don't have any stats on him. He does not go till mid January when he will be 6.5 months old. I did weigh him on the home scale and it says that he weighs 22 lbs. I am not suprised as you can tell by his many rolls in the pic below :). I love this age b/c he is happy and content with whatever is going on and has a routine and he is not getting into anything yet, but still able to get the toys he wants. I need to get his 6 month pics taken soon, so I will post them when I do.


One happy, chubby, drooly little boy. Check out those rolls- he is well fed

Levi and his big brother Riley

5 months

Levi is now 5 months old and such a happy fun little man. He is becoming more "active" He is always rolling over, but still has yet to do it from his back to tummy. He gets on his side and thats about it. He spins himself in circles around his toys are moves backwards from them. He is just starting to sit up pretty good with little assistance. He still loves to jump around in his jumperoo and play in his exersaucer and most of all laugh at his brother- I love to hear him laugh, so sweet. No teeth yet, but he has been working on the bottom two for awhile now, so maybe by 6 months he will have some new teeth. In the past month he has been trying cereal for breakfast, not to interested in it though and in the last few days I gave him some squash and green beans for lunch. He loved the beans, squash was o.k. He is really starting to get the hang of the whole spoon thing and is keeping more of his food in his mouth. He also continues to eat 8 oz bottles every 4 hours. He is still a great sleeper, about 11 hours at night, although thanks to the time change instead of getting up at 7:30 it is now 6:30 :( I still try to get him to go back to sleep, sometimes it works. He also takes 2 big naps and a small one in the evening and there are a few days inbetween that he hardly naps at all. He also got moved into a bigger boy seat b/c he outgrew his infant one in weight and height. It actually makes him look small sitting in such a big seat. I love him so much!! He makes me smile every day. Wouldn't you if you saw this face everyday?....

Post Family Farm & Pumpkin Carving

We made our annual trip to Post's Family Farm 2 Saturdays ago. The weather was pretty nice, little chill in the air, but no rain. We enjoyed some great activities with our friends/family and of course we had some donuts, those things are the best. Afterwards we all went to our house and carved our pumpkins.


Family photo time, me and my boys

Feeding the silly goats, pony rides and the pumpkin train

In the pumpkin patch searching for the best pumpkin

Eveyone gutting their pumpkins and the finished products. Riley dove right in and Carter was not so sure. He did try it though he prefered a spoon.

My Boys

Just thought it was a cute picture, although Levi is the only one looking at me, but I don't have very many pics of the three of them together

Farming

The boys got a chance to do a little farming with grandpa on Monday. It was not raining and it was warm, so we figured that would be a good time to go. Maybe next year Levi will be old enough to get a ride in the combine, but for know he enjoyed a ride around in the golf cart.

4 months old

Levi will be 4 months old on Sunday. He is getting so big and getting such a personality. He has not offically been weighed at the doctors ( we go on the 26th) but according to our scale he weighs at least 18 lbs!! He is very much a mommas boy. He can be screaming at whoever has him and the minute I take him he stops. Hope this is something he outgrows, but I am with him 24/7. Anyway since about 3-4 weeks ago he had rolled over, but has only done it once since then and is content to be on his tummy and watch his brother and play with his toys, although now he does a 180 and his toys are at his feet. He absolutely loves to look at himself in the mirror. He got a new jumperoo and loves to be in it. He can get pretty wild in it sometimes. and For some reason he finds the word MOO very funny?? He continues to sleep 11 hours at night and then has two big 3 hour naps and a short 1/2 hour nap in the evening. I just started him on cereal which he is not too intersted in. I will post his stats after we go to the doctor.