Avonlea's Birthday July 11th

We've had our baby Joy for 2 whole years. How blessed we are that she was sent to us. What a wonderful perfect little addition she has been to our family. She is a little sister twice AND a big sister twice, and she is so good at both. McKay and Gensie really love her and play and include her really well. After 4 months of being a big sister she still loves on and adores her little sisters to the fullest. About the time the twins were born Lele's hair finally decided to kick in and start growing. She has darling little golden blonde curls with wings that stick out over her ears. They are SOOOOO cute. I have so much fun dressing her up too. She has a different look and hair than Gensie so it's fun to work with each of their looks. She is a little slower to talk than our other two were but that is ok because all our kids are growing up way to fast and her little jibbery baby talk is so darn cute. My family keeps saying we better not teach her to talk yet because they like the jabber.

We call this girl, Avonlea, Baby Joy, Lele, Squish, Our 2, Lele Joy, Trouble

She can say: Daddy, Mama, Moomoo, Gensie, Two baby, more, yes, no, uh-oh, ok, shoe, go, baby doll,

37 hours of labor and a whoppin' 10lb 2oz baby girl. Holy Moly we were surprised at both the sex and size.

Our little lamb for the nativity.

6 months old

Stephanie took this picture in our hotel room while we were having our little retreat; just Steph, Cam, Lele, and me.            8 months old

10 months old

So pleased she is on the wrong side of the fence.

See what a baldy buzzard she is on her 1st birthday. She got blueberries in a cone with a candle.

Her tree top can't take this wind.

 

Even at this age there is time to stop and smell the roses.

Look at this shaggy little thing. So darling. Her mother should put a bow in her hair to help her look a little more girlie.

 Funny little Lele story. When I call Gensie to come and get her hair done Lele comes running as fast as she can. It doesn't matter what she is already doing for some reason she just has to beat Gensie, so she runs to the stool as fast as she can and gets her hair done first every time.
   She does the exact same thing when I call McKay or Gensie to come do their reading lesson. She comes tearing down the hall if she even sees me pick up the book. She climbs up on the arm of my chair to sit just where they sit and starts pointing at the book saying.......a, m, s, e, t etc.

Avonlea Joy

 

Smack dab in the middle a little sister twice and a big sister twice. We call her our weakest link or our kryptonite. Having a 1yr old turning 2 and new born twins isn't exactly easy. Mckay and Gensie are old enough to do a lot of things themselves. They also help me out a lot and they obey well. Avonlea on the other hand is at the age where she is still learning obedience and she THINKS she can do a lot of things on her own but I don't want her to because it makes more work for me. I wouldn't trade my situation for anything. It's work but it's wonderful. She adds a busy, loud, little mess to our family and I am so proud and grateful to be her mama.

I don't do cakes till they turn 3 and can really appreciate them. So we had 'green drink' smoothies (apple juice, frozen mango and spirulina) with party hats and Avonlea got a dolly that plays peek-a-boo. Simple.