Moving!

Within the past week Abby is really moving. She went from crawling on her belly to crawling on her hands and knees, going from crawling to sitting, an even pulling up! What? Doesn't this child know she is baby #5 and as the fifth child we are not in a hurry for her to grow up, however she has other plans! I think she is really going to give us a run for our money!
She also got her first tooth last week and her second tooth this week!

We have a Crawler

Abby is now 7 1/2 months old now. She used to be so content in her exersaucer or jumpy seat and even her carseat when we are it and about. Within the last week she has discovered that she can MOVE! She isn't crawling with her belly off the floor yet, but she is mobile and getting faster by the day. I have had to start placing baby gates around the house.

Back at It

It has been WAY too long since I have posted. I hope to get back to it. The kids are growing so fast and I really want to document as they grow up, so we can always remember what life was like when try were little.

Abigail Price

Shutterfly...making Christmas cards stress free.

Shutterfly is an amazing picture site where you can get lots of great products from cards, stationary, photo books and lots of great photo gift ideas.

They make Christmas cards so easy for us with four kids. Do you know how hard it is to get a picture of four kids looking and smiling all at the same time? Super hard. Well, Shutterfly has many multi photo card options where I can include an individual of each child, using their best shot and don't have to stress about getting a good pic with all four smiling and looking at the same time.

http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

Every Christmas as part of David's gift we make him a calendar for his desk at work. I typically will hear from David at work the day he flips his calendar to a new month, as he sees the newest picture.
http://www.shutterfly.com/calendars/desk-calendars

One thing I have not used before is their thank you cards. I will definitely be using these in the future. What a great way to use your favorite picture from an event and turn it into your thank you note. With all three girls birthdays coming up this will be a great way to say thanks for all their great birthday gifts.
http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/thank-you-cards

I think my absolute favorite thing about Shutterfly is for just simply writing this post about Shutterfly and passing their information on to you I can get 50 FREE HOLIDAY CARDS!!!! That is so amazing!!! I love Shutterfly!!! By doing this and with the great selection of products, they are helping make a part of the holiday season stress free for me.

How About ..Duck Duck Goose

I love the mind of a three year old. I have been trying to really cherish this time with Lauren we have about an hour every morning when John is napping and the girls are at school. We work on "schoolwork" (letters, numbers, and shapes). She is quit the talker and has quit the imagination, which anybody who spends about 5 minutes with her picks up on.
Tonight was her last soccer game of this fall season.
As I was getting her dressed before her game I asked her if she wanted to play soccer again in the spring or if she wanted to try something else. Without skipping a beat she says, "How about... Duck, Duck, Goose!"
Crack me up!! LOVE it!! David and I have gotten a big laugh out of it all evening.

Kindergarten

I can't believe the time has really come, but our baby girls have started kindergarten. We are just over a month into school and they are still completely in love with school. They are little reading machines and have learned so much in the first month I can only imagine what kind of amazing progress they will make over the year. The teacher Mrs. Combs is AMAZING!!! She pushes them to learn, but still lets them be 5 and enjoy themselves.
The night before school started there were a lot of nerves in our house, a little from them, but A LOT from mommy. I didn't realize how hard it would be to send them off to school. I have been at home with them since they were 2 1/2!! They are my babies and I really miss them while they are at school. It is giving me a lot more one on one time with John and Lauren. Then in the afternoon, there is nothing better than seeing those two smiling faces run to us, "MOMMY!!" Laying in bed snuggling with them the night before school started we talked about how they were feeling and if there was anything they were worried about. I told them I would pick them up in the afternoon, "But mommy, we have all day school. You don't pick us up until bedtime!" How cute?!?! There was a lot of concern about music and that they wouldn't know how to play all the instruments, like the flute! I had to explain to them that most likely they wouldn't be playing the flute for music class. The other big concern of course was the playground. When would recess be and would they get to play on the big playground with the big kids.
Anna has joined the dance team for K-2nd grade. This should be interesting, as it is the first big thing the girls have done apart from each other.
David and I were a little worried about how school would go and if they would be pushed to their full potential. It appears that there is nothing to worry about, as they are making good progress!!!