Phoenix

So, we made a trip down to Phoenix a few weeks back. I drove down with all four kids by myself (can you tell how badly I missed my family?). The trip wasn’t too bad but the night before we left I was having serious anxiety about traveling that long a distance with four tiny kids, one still nursing. But we made it and I’m so glad we went. I’m always so sad to have to miss all the family events happening so I was happy to be down there for two baby blessings. It was so fun to spend time with family and so hard to come back. Lewis and I always talk about how we want to move back to Phoenix. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Happy Family

Just a few recent shots of the family. I really do love this family of mine.

Sweet Sisters

Our boys seem to be going against our better judgement…

Two more of my gorgeous girls.

Happy Birthday Ash!

Well Ashley is now two years old and it’s hard to believe how fast time can fly by. Ashley had a pretty typical birthday for a little girl, filled with lots of pink and purple, glitz and glamor. I think she had a good day though it’s tough to tell from any of the pictures. Her birthday was also the first full day with no binky and that evening wa no different. She has now gone a full 24 hours without it and it really has suprised us how easily it happened. So now she is two and although her behavior has proved the 2 year old sterotype as of late, we still adore her and are both blessed and grateful that she is a part of our lives.

Another One?

Well, to all those who occasionally see this blog, we feel you deserve to know that we are cookin’ up another baby. Yeah… we know right? Anyway, Lisa has taken maternity leave at least once every year for the last four years. Is that not crazy? Though it be a little sooner than we expected, we are excited. Talk of a little procedure has already been discussed although we decided not to make any drastic decisions until after the baby comes and our state of mind is a bit clearer. We truly do love and adore our children and we look forward to when all of us can go on vacations and such.

With this new arrival there will of course be some changes. Lisa will be leaving her job once this baby comes around and she will just be a full time mother of four. We will also be trying to downsize and get out of our current home.

You never know what life will throw at you, just make sure you have good reflexes.

Up, Up & Away!

January 12th was a party of super hero proportions. Lewis and his cousin had a family party with superheroes as the main theme. Custom capes were made for all the children by Lisa and Tami. In addition there was a superman birthday cake and huge piñata. Lewis turned 4 years old on January 7th.

She’s a growin’

Ashley has been getting around the house pretty good recently. In fact she would rather be on the ground exploring than in our laps. She has been sitting up on her own for about two weeks or so and she just recently started pulling herself up to things such as this toy. She is so proud of herself when she does this. She sure keeps us happy.

Christmas approaches…

You sure couldn’t miss the fact that it’s almost Christmas at the Hardin House. Mark has had the house decked out since before Thanksgiving, the DVD player is always on with some type of holiday cartoon or movie and Lewis and Jack are more excited than ever for Santa Claus to come.