4 months

These are about a month old, but are still cute. (mom bias) Caden rolled over and worked on sitting up last month.

Tobla

Kieran and Caden playing the Tabla, drums Brett brought back from his recent trip to Bangladesh.

Catching up

So, it's been since October that I last posted. I've been chided multiple times about my lack of attention to the blog. Now, I'm finally taking action.

Well, a lot has happened since October.

Kieran's 8th birthday. 

Caden's birthday one day after Kieran's birthday! 

Christmas 2013

Elians'a birthday (which I do have a picture of, just not on my computer right now)

Start of soccer season for Liam

and Kieran

And Caden growing fast! (Don't these almost birthday buddies look alike?)

There is a lot more too, but maybe I'll do separate posts about that. 

Oh, and I have a new camera, which means....

 I'll probably be taking more pictures which means....

maybe a bit more consistency on this blog. Haha!

A visitor

One of the, uh, "perks" of living in the country, haha.

The girls have enjoyed having the cat around. Especially Sarena.

New books for K

A couple of weeks ago, Kieran got an exciting package in the mail. One he has been begging me to get and waiting on for weeks. He was thrilled to finally get it! 

Kieran enjoys language and figuring things out. Unfortunately, I'm the only one who can help him because Daddy says, "It's all Greek to me." 

Hopefully this will be good prep for learning a new language with a new alphabet and sounds when we move to SouthEast Asia. If not, hey, at least he's enjoying himself. 

First Lost Tooth

Yay for Liam!

Time for a new wardrobe....

So, this is a post I've been meaning to write for the last month or so. However, between multiple trips we've been taking to fundraise and prepare to move to Southeast Asia and the fact that I just haven't taken a whole lot of pictures lately (I know, bad momma.), it just hasn't made it on here.

So, here goes....

I'm not a shopper. As a matter of fact, I would rather go to a grocery store with all kinds of wonderful and exotic foods and lose myself in there for hours (Jungle Jim's in Cincinnati area was AWESOME!) before I'd go buy clothes, shoes, purses, and all kinds of other odds and ends. So, a wardrobe update is definitely overdue. However, God must have a sense of humor because the clothes I need now are not the ones I was planning to buy.

And because I got rid of almost all our baby things (bad idea), I'm not the only one who needs a new wardrobe. 

Since our last two have been girls, I guess he would need new clothes anyway. 

The older kids are absolutely thrilled about a baby brother. They picked out the sleepers and my Aunt made this beautiful blanket. Little Boy Blue is due November 16th. Kieran is sincerely hoping he comes early on his birthday. (Though he may think differently in a few years.)