Our Anniversary

This year Matthew and I had our 8th Anniversary! Since we just had a newborn, we waited until the beginning of November to celebrate. We took a small family vacay over a weekend to Chattanooga. We stayed at the Chattanooga Choo Choo. It was an awesome atmosphere and there were some pretty cool things to see. We walked around the train terminal and we got to eat in a train car called the Silver Diner. I had WAY too many pictures for this post, so I just made some collages to not overwhelm!

 

 We also SAW ROCK CITY! We followed the advice of those bright red bird houses. It was absolutely beautiful. Not to mention a little nerve racking trying to squeeze through the tiny tunnels with a baby strapped to your chest! But, obviously we're alive, so all is well. I had a lot of fun taking pictures throughout the gardens. We saw a couple being married on top of Lover's Leap. Matthew, William, and Lily all went across Swing a Long Bridge while Jane and I stayed on the solid ground!

 The kids all loved going through all of the different caves and tunnels and thought that the fairyland was cool. I had wanted to see the top of Lookout Mountain where you can see 7 states. I think I ended up getting William excited, but when he and Lily saw the view they were a little disappointed the states weren't different colors.

I feel bad that in all of the pictures of our family Jane is facing me, but she did sleep most of the time! Memories, right? Our trip was so much fun and it was great to get out of the normal routine for a time and be together as a family. 

Flat Stanley

 This fall, we had so much fun with our Flat Stanley that Aiden sent to us. He was here for a couple of weeks and we took him around Nashville and had him with us at some family events. He saw the

 He went to Lily's soccer game and the pumpkin patch.

 We took him to the zoo and showed him downtown.

 The capital building.

 Nashville skyline.

 Walking Bridge.

 The LP Stadium where the Titans play.

Flat Stanley saw the Grand Ole Opry.

 He was with us at the Fun Run too.

It was a lot of fun trying to position Flat Stanley in our pictures. I think my favorites are from the pumpkin patch. I'm so glad that Aiden thought of us and I'm hoping he enjoyed our pictures!

Jane is 4 months!

 Can you believe it? Jane is already four months old. Here are some pictures from the month of November.

 

This month little Miss Jane had her first Thanksgiving. She has moved into her crib in the kid's room. She had her first ear infection (and antibiotic). She rolls from her tummy to her back. Jane has also found her hands and feet! She loves to play, talk, and sing. So pretty much, this has been a big month! I'm having so much fun with this girl and we're very excited to have her very first Christmas this month!

3 months!

 Jane is 3 months! Can you believe it? This little miss is growing so much and so fast. We just keep falling more and more in love with her.

 Jane is a smiley girl and is super eager to talk! She will smile and coo at me all day long. She makes total cliché baby noises and it just melts my heart. Carrie said she sounds like the baby in that Aaliyah song and I'm pretty sure she hit the nail right on the head with that.

 Jane is also sleeping through the nights now! She goes to bed a little after William and Lily go to bed and wakes up a few minutes before they do the next morning. She is an awesome sleeper. Jane also LOVES her bath time and she's a breastfeeding pro. She is just everything you could ask for in a baby.

 

 

 We just love baby Jane!

 

All 3

The biggest thing that I loved about having William and Lily home for fall break was that I could take pictures of all three of my children! I've been wanting to do this for a while now, but I haven't been able to. 

It was a lot of fun and I had to be super careful to not make William and Lily look like Jane's mom and dad. They kind of do in that picture above.

William and Lily LOVE having Jane. Lily has adjusted to being a big sister and I don't think she would have it any other way now. She loves Jane and Jane definitely loves her!

 

 William (as always) is a wonderful big brother. He makes sure he gives Jane a kiss goodbye every morning before school and every night before bed.

 William and Lily are both such great helpers and want to do things with Jane.

Having all three little ones home for two weeks for the first time was a lot of fun. A lot of work, but the fun out weighed anything else. I can't wait for more!

End of Soccer

 The soccer season has ended and Lily's team rocked it out! They only lost one game and even then it was only by one point. They're a good team and have excellent coaches. We're excited for the Spring season of rec soccer.

Lily absolutely loves soccer. Mostly when she's on the field though. Otherwise, she doesn't care too much as you can tell from this picture! Lily's coach is going to be coaching the girls travel soccer team called the Lady Rapids next fall and he's been wanting Lily to come to the practices. So right now, even though there isn't soccer, we still have practices twice a week! It's worth it if Lily loves it though. She's learning so much and her confidence has boosted so much! We're so proud of little Lily!