Jett's 3 Months

3 Glorious months being the mother of to my sweet Jett!

His personality seriously cannot be more wonderful. He is the most pleasant little man. He is amazing at making eye contact with whoever is talking with him. People have told me that for quite a while but he just loves watching whoever is around him. Jett has begun to roll both directions. He doesn't do it often but can and of course we all cheer for him when he does!

Jett joined Dan and I on a afternoon/evening date the other day and smiled the entire time. He seemed so pleased to have constant eyes on him!

He continues to amaze me with his go with the flow personality. He is already sleeping well on the go, does well inside, outside, at the park. He delights in the chaos all around him and everyone delights in him.

Not sure why these next few pictures are turned!

He is sleeping a glorious 8 hour stretch usually followed by another 2-3 hours. And when he does wake up to eat I am greeted with a sweet smile.

Time is flying and as we enter into warmer weather it only seems to go faster.  The other day my children and I were talking about all the different things we have to look forward to over the next few months and all the sudden we were talking about the 4th of July and fireworks. I had to stop them for fear that if we kept talking that time would go faster.

Recently, Jett wore and outfit that all 4 of my boys have worn. I bought it for Quinton to wear to my sister Dana's wedding 5 years ago. It's crazy because I can remember different occasions that they have all worn it. Fun memories with all my boys.

I think Jett is sick of me taking pictures. 

I just wanted to capture all the different sweet faces that I see daily for you all to enjoy.  We just delight in our Jett Abell. I'm still loving my daily snuggles with my perfect little baby!

 Blessed and thankful mother of five!

Artistic Side

My kids love to do crafts. 

However, these days, Titan makes crafting a little more complicated. If Titan is awake then the craft must be "Titan Friendly!"

We are desperately waiting to go outside and enjoy spring but while we wait for the rain to stop and the warm weather to come we are crafting. 

On this particular day I decided to give Ty some paint and a brush and be committed to a bath afterward!

I think that over the years I have become more and more ok with a big mess especially when I know that my children are enjoying themselves.

As you can see, Titan is not one of those children that doesn't like to be messy. This boy thrives while making a mess!

I just love this boy!

He did do quite a lot of painting on his picture as well as his body!

Rex is wonderful at coloring. He does great with markers at staying in the lines and switching colors. Even with paint he does fabulous at staying in the lines!

Myla's masterpiece at work.

It is much easier to paint on the floor in the kitchen without clothes so that I don't have to try and get paint out of everything.

I cannot wait until we can paint outside on the deck and then I can hose them off afterwards! Now that sounds like a blast!

I think it's safe to say that Titan got to explore his artistic side on this particular day! Could we maybe have an abstract artist on our hands?

Love these kids and their smiles!

Nana and Papa

 Nana and Papa.

 

Just saying their names brings huge smiles to my children's faces. So you can imagine the excitement when they come to visit. They are up at the crack of dawn every day that they are here just ready to snuggle, play and have a blast. They cannot get enough of them.

I delight in seeing their love for each other. In the past Titan has been quite the momma's boy whenever my parents are around but since Jett arrived he adores them just like the others. My dad said that Jett's arrival was the best thing for his relationship with Titan. Titan quickly won them over in a few short days with his charming ways. He has a way of winning just about anyone over

Titan is convinced that he is can do anything that his older siblings can do. Who needs a baby swing when he can already ride on the big kid swing!

And the big kids still like a swing in the baby swing. Funny how things work!

This is Rex' look when he is trying not to smile at you!

We enjoyed our typical Caribou visits and made the most of the warmer weather. Quinton opened up his birthday presents from them, a soccer net with a ball, hockey sticks and puck and a bean bag game for outdoors! We broke them all in and have practiced with them all week!

 Titan and Nana.

 I just love Myla's face in the next picture. Pure Joy!

 My precious five year old.

Nana is always a blast. She is right in the action running around with them, teaching them to jump rope, play new games and always have a blast. 

I just love this next picture, too bad Jett was sleeping inside and didn't make it for the picture. Check  out Quinton's model pose!

 

Getting 4 or 5 little children to smile all at the same time and to capture it is quite difficult. 

 Here is an attempt with all five of their grandchildren!

My beautiful girl!

 Jett's a little happier.

It was a wonderful visit. We are all looking forward to our mid-May trip to Arkansas. My children keep talking about their plans when we go there. Gotta love family! Blessed to have such amazing parents.

SUPERHEROES

In order to live in this house, one must be tough, know how to fight off bad guys, be able to crush the enemy and always, always be ready to dominate anyone.

As a mother in this house I must be ready to play the bad guy if needed, always allow extreme jumping (after all they are superheroes), encourage quick recovery (in their line of work injury is common) and turn on loud music to run to! 

The boys are sporting Superman costumes and Myla is wearing their superman pajamas. 

Titan is true to himself and just wants to be included. I'm calling him Ninja Batman. 

Whether it's playing superheros, ninja turtles, practicing gymnastic moves, making a hopscotch in the house, or dancing we have successfully made it through the cold weather finding ways to exert their energy. Almost every evening while I'm making dinner we dance like crazy in the kitchen. Their dance moves are amazing, I have tried to video tape them several times but when they know I'm taping them they stop. After dinner the music goes on as loud as it can and they run and run and run. 

They definitely keep each other (and me) on the move and for that I am so grateful! 

We had some intense dancing going on today and I am feeling a little sore in my legs, I must need some more practice to keep up with these kids and their dance moves. 

My tough boys!

My Myla Jane. She is just one tough girl. I appreciate her spirit so much in our house, sweet, spunky, sassy and absolutely not afraid to tackle anyone. 

While the superheroes are hard at work, Jett is lounging in the chair trying to go to sleep...

Lost his pacifier...

Getting some Superhero lovin'.

I love watching their imaginations at work. I love watching them enjoy one another, encourage one another to try new things, work as a team to tackle the enemy. I am one blessed and well protected momma!