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Monday, July 6, 2015

Happy 4th of July!

We started Celebrating a week early with our church family last Sunday! It is a great tradition our church has to yearly recognize the men and woman in our congregation that have served or are currently serving our country!

Mike was asked to participate in the service this year with one of his great childhood friends Ian.

It really was an honor to see them both in uniform, representing our armed forces, at the church we all met :)

James didn't make it to far into the service.

He likes the music, and then naps ;)

All 3 of my heroes were the for the 1st Sunday ever!!

Thank you to my dad Paul for his service in The US Navy

Thank you to my big brother Robert for his service in the US Army and Marine Corp

Thank you to my husband for his service in the US Air Force

And thank you to all of the members of my Bethel Church Family for your service!

I really appreciated our pastor's sermon about trusting God in Spiritual Warfare

and serving as a Christian Solider!

Here is a recap :)

On a less church related note... I love my baby daddy!

On the 4th we went to a parade

Then we went home, and all took a nap (best idea ever!!)

Then we made snacks for a 4th of July BBQ

We didn't have Kade on the 4th, so we had a family BBQ on the 5th with him :)

I promise the lighter is turned off before our little Pyro got to have it.

James held tight to grandma... he wasn't so sure about fireworks lol

I love that Mike's Mom and Dad are living so close now!

They are so great to our kids!

It was a wonderful 4th of July week!

Monday, June 22, 2015

Thing 3 is Ten Months Old

As you can see he is not much for sitting down these days!

He loves to brush his hair (well hair/head/face whatever)

And playing with cars

He goes broom broom whenever he sees them!

Height/Weight: At his 9 month check up on 6/9/15 he was weighing in at 21.5 (74.4 percentile) and was 28.5 inches long (42.6 percentile)

Routine: We are loving summer here in this Reece House! I have never had a time in my life that it was so easy to keep up with things. I have gone weeks caught up on house work and laundry! Needless to say this stay at home mom gig is kinda nice!
We try to get out in the sun at least once a day, so we have been trying all the parks in Nampa, having play dates, walking downtown to the library, and getting to know our new neighbors.
James is still on the same sleep/food/bath schedules, but luckily is a flexible little man to make time for having a busy big sister!

oh the difference 10 months can make!

Sleeping: James is a great sleeper, and I am so glad he likes his crib so much! We have also learned this summer that he loves to sleep in his stroller, so we will take walks at nap time.

Eating/Feeding: Pretty much the same on the food front. Eating solids 3 times a day and snacks though out (mostly when I need to entertain him lol)

He did however experience his 1st gluten at the water park last week, and I don't think he will ever give it up now! He was so impressed with that bread stick he would scream if we tried to take it away!

Sizes: He is rocking 12 month clothing and size 4 shoes

Milestones:
This has been by far the biggest growth month for Mr. James!
He has learned to Walk and is quickly figuring out running!

He learned to not only go up our big flight of stairs, but can go down just a fast!

He can play the drum, brush his hair and teeth like a big boy, and can make car noises!

He loves dogs and barks (woo woo) at them when he sees them!

He raises his arms anytime you ask how big he is or say touchdown lol

He gives the best kisses ;)

He loves playing at the waterpark, and water pretty much anywhere!

I really can't express how in love with being his mom I am,

or how much I am loving spending my days with my kids in the sun!

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

A wonderful end to May!

This last week was a special one for the Reece Family!

Jenna had her last day of 2nd grade

Link to pictures of the last day of school

We ended May with a splash!

Using our new Roaring Springs Season Passes ;)

Link to more Water Park Pictures

Michael and I celebrated 5 years of Marriage, and some exciting news for our future!

Then Sunday we had James dedicated to the Lord at Church

It is my deepest desire that all of my children grow up to be not just good Christian people, but ones who have a deep loving relationship with our lord Jesus Christ!

After his dedication we had a family BBQ. It brings me so much joy to see how loved my sweet boy is!

But Jesus called the children to him and said, "Let the little children come to me,
and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these".
Luke 18:16

Friday, May 29, 2015

Last day of 2nd for Thing 2

A lot has changed for our sweet girl! In 1 school year she got a baby brother, moved to Nampa, got a new house, started a new school, and got all new friends! As much as I feared it was too much for her introverted spirit God showed me there was more to this princess than even I new! She has thrived through it all, and has grown so much! I can not wait to see all God will use her to do, because I know she will change the world!