Tenley 5 months

wow! I have been horrible at updating.  Just realized the last update I did of Tenley was her blessing!

These past five months have gone way too fast, I am already looking back at her newborn pictures and missing that stage.  

She started rolling back to front awhile ago, but now learned front to back so she is just starting to roll around everywhere on the floor and starting to (worm) crawl a bit, I tried to delay her as much as possible but that didn't stop her for long.   Most babies learn the front to back first but she wanted to be different and switch it around.  

Tenley weighed 13 lbs, 14 ounces on July 9th.  

Her hair has gotten longer, and crazyier.   I have a love/hate relationship with her hair.   It's cute, but on hot summer days it gets so sweaty/greasy and she spits up quite a bit and it gets all in her hair.   She has MANY baths because of it.

No teeth have come through, but she is teething tonnes lately, something always has to be in her mouth. 

She has been a great sleeper so far, I don't feel as sleep deprived as I did with my other two.  

I'm just going to do a picture overload to catch up a bit.

Zoë Update

Zoë is almost 6 years old, 56 lbs and 3'11".  She's my sweet natured girl, always concerned for others and wanting to make everyone happy.    She is such a Mommy's girl, wants to be around me most of the time and do what i'm doing.   If I go out in the evening I am usually prying her off of me in tears so I can leave.  

She has improved so much this year in her reading/writing in kindergarten.   She loves that she can now read me stories, or write notes to her friends/family.  

I was able to volunteer a few times at Zoë's kindergarten class which I enjoyed doing.  I was able to see her at school and see what she did on most days.   They were able to inline skate a few times in gym class and she insisted I come watch her (volunteer) so I could see how good she was.

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Zoe is always demanding I take pictures of her (which is good as I often forget, or too busy at the moment).  Somedays she has a really hard time with Tenley taking up so much of my time, but she loves her and loves being able to take care of her sister and get her to smile. 

This is Zoe at her kindergarten celebration.  She is sad that its over, but excited to start grade 1.  She will be starting at Cranston school for grade 1 so she doesn't need to switch schools halfway in the year when we move there.

She loves to learn, and LOVES art and crafts.    You can normally find Zoe making a craft for someone or doing some homework.

Dreyton Update

Dreyton has been growing so fast lately, he was 45 lbs and 3'9" on May 9th at his check-up.  He's 95% for height, and 90% for weight.

He is my sweet little boy, and such a morning person.   He wakes up extremely early (most mornings around 6ish)  and says good morning mommy, its a beautiful day! the sun is shining, the birds are singing.   Luckily for me he is very independent in the mornings and is more then content playing on the ipad or going to turn on cartoons and getting a little snack so I don't have to get up then as well.

He has an OBSESSION with video games right now, whether it be on the ipad/iphone/computer/leappad.   I have to continuously get him off of them, or hide them as he is sneaky and will pretend he's playing in the playroom with his toys but really be playing a video game.   He is really good at playing toys by himself, he loves playing cars and army men.
 
He just graduated preschool, and is registered to start kindergarten in the Fall.  I have him starting in Cranston school which will be a little hard for me for a few months driving 3x a day there (until our house is built), but I would rather that, then switching him halfway through the year from another school.

He has been playing soccer this year and been loving it.   He was a little scared of the ball at the beginning, and just wanted to guard the goal.  But now he is more assertive and will kick the ball away from someone.

He is my picky eater (like I was) and says he doesn't like a tonne of foods (even before he tries it) and he refuses to admit he actually likes it when I make him try it either.   His favourite foods right now are orange macaroni (kraft), french fries, and cooked carrots (and any dessert).

Dreyton on graduation day

Drew came to cheer him on.  

Dreytons Preschool Class

For some reason Dreyton won't look at the camera, he'll either face the camera but move his eyes somewhere else, or he'll look at the camera but with his chin down. 

Lee is a CA

I decided to throw Lee a surprise BBQ to celebrate his hard work and MANY hours that took him to become a chartered accountant.

I invited some close family and friends, which came out to be about 60 people.   It was SO fun and not that stressful for me as everyone who had come brought food.

I pretended to Lee I had a bad headache and couldn't come to church, so I stayed home with Tenley.   I then took him and the kids on a bit of a scavenger hunt which occupied him for an hour while people got here and I was able to prepare a bit.  

After church he went to my parents place as I had told him we were having a family dinner there (miraculously my headache had gone away).   He got there and there was a note on the door that told him and the kids to get dressed into some more casual clothes and to look in his pocket for his next clue.

He then was supposed to get his brother Greg who was in town, and there was a note that told him to take Greg to see the lot we just purchased.

He showed Greg the lot and there was a note there that told him to go to sobeys and pick up some ice.  He then was supposed to go to customer service to pick up another note.

The next note told him to go to Dayna's house.  When he got there, Dayna and I had blown up a bunch of balloons that had papers inside that said "home" in a bunch of different languages, and some that were empty.

He then came home and his friends/family surprised him.  (Most of the people parked in the splash park parking lot so he didn't think there were that many people there).

Lee was really surprised and I think he had a fun time visiting.   Everyone pitched in, and Erin's boyfriend James helped out huge by doing all the grilling so Lee could relax and enjoy himself.

I was a bit worried about the weather as it was supposed to rain, but LUCKILY it didn't and kids were able to go in the backyard and play.  I didn't even see Tenley the whole time, she was quite fond of her Great Grandma Sefcik and cuddled with her the majority of the time.

I was a little distracted and didn't take many pictures, but i'll post the ones I was able to quickly take.

Tenley's Baby Blessing

It was a nice day with family as we blessed Tenley today. We had her blessed in our ward, and then had family over for a lasagna dinner and cake.   She is growing so fast, its hard to believe she's almost 10 weeks old!  She is such a perfect baby.  

Our first family picture as 5



 

My cute baby girl

Zoë LOVES to get pictures of herself, and pose.  

Big cousin Tighe (he even changed her diaper and got her dressed after!)

 Gramma and Tenley

Great Grandpa Sefcik and Tenley

 

 

 

 

Thought it would be neat to put Zoë and Dreyton's blessing pictures on to see the similarities.




Dreyton on his blessing day



Zoë on her blessing day

Easter

Easter 2012

We spent Easter weekend at the cabin this year, it was nice to get away from everyday life and to relax.  

The Easter Bunny showed up at the cabin, bringing all sorts of fun toys for the kids to play. 

they had fun having a silly string fight with each other

then they turned on me...

having a campfire with s'mores

When we got home my mom had the grandkids in Calgary over for a Easter party

they painted eggs

Ate lots

Decorated Easter Egg Cookies

and had an Easter Egg hunt around the house that I wasn't able to get pictures of.