3 of Bentley's favorite things...

Bentley favorites this week are: Sophie the giraffe, his bouncy chair, and his fingers!!He's getting so active and giggly and bounces so high in his seat. We've been waiting patiently for him to be able to use it and he LOVES IT!! This weekend he sat up on his own for the first time and is trying soo soo hard to turn over from his back to his front. We take so many pictures of him bc we want to capture every moment but also bc he's so smiley!!

He gets so much air and giggles so much! He loves this chair way more than either of his siblings ever did:)


This picture says it all! Bentley's skin is looking better and he's pretty excited about it!

Misc fun with Sophie...




Mmmm I'm loving my fingers(and almost have my toes in my mouth too!!)Sometimes I like one finger, sometimes I like two,and somtimes I put BOTH HANDS!!





Oh...here's one of me looking super cute!

One of me showing off my new skill: sitting up

Phew...after a long day of looking ridiculously adorable and posing for mommy, I'm pooped!

Preston's new art class

Our sweet Presto all ready for art class...

We enrolled Presto in a new art class once a week and took him out of Gymboree to switch it up. The best part is that I get to go with him before work! It's at a park very near our house. He's such a social boy so this is the perfect outlet for him to interact with other kiddies and get creative at the same time! We had our first class last week and we made a caterpillar and a butterfly. Presto was such a champ and listened to the teacher and sat in his seat like a good boy:)Mommy ate up every second!

They must've known he was coming. The teacher had these chunky trucks sitting out on the tables...heaven for Presto! And he shared like a good boy!


Making the caterpillar:)

Sophia's St. Patrick's Day school party

One of my favorite parts of being room mommy is planning the menus:)

Mommy threw another awesome school party for St. Patty's Day!! And the theme was...drum roll...green food!! When I showed up all the kids were in music class and the sneaky Leprechaun had completely destroyed the classroom! He tipped over the books, the tables, and even put the trashcan on the potty that sneaky little guy. The kids set a trap in hopes of catching him but instead the sneaky guy left gold and lollipops for everyone under the trap! The kids had so much fun discovering all the mischief the little leprchaun had gotten into while they were gone. It was so fun to see their faces. After cleaning up, we made four leaf clover lollipops out of lifesavers and decorated sugar cookies with green frosting. Sophia was soooo excited bc she'd accumulated 5 stickers so she got to go into the magic box for a prize:) I truly have the best of both worlds. I'm able to participate in all the kids extracurricular activities AND work...it's a beautiful thing:)

I just love Sophia's face when she saw the mess. She's so animated and excitable. Makes everyone around her smile:)

It's gold!!

Sweet Phia concentrating very hard on decorating her cookie. She's always the last to finish as she takes great pride in savoring every morsel of her food:)

All the kids gathered around to see what the leprechaun left for them!

They sing really cute songs at school and Sophia is always really excited to participate. I love this action shot of her singing and dancing!



Not surprised one bit when Phia sits in Miss Adele's chair and pretends to teach the class. She is DEFINITELY a leader and loves to pretend to be in charge:) She uses "Penelope"(the wooden spoon with a painted face) as her pointer when teaching...just like Miss Adele!

Me and Phia. You are everything I ever dreamed of in a little girl and SO much more. You are brave, and strong, and so confident. I'm so very proud of you Miss Sophia Lilly!!

Note: Sophia's "act of service" is to bake cookies for others(and by others we hope she means her mommy and daddy...ha!) For Lent she gave up watching so much tv:)

Bentley bear is 5 months old today

Phew..it's been a wild 5 months. Your beautiful smile and sparkly eyes have made things a lot easier for mommy and daddy. We love how you follow us with your eyes when we walk in the room and smile and giggle at everything we say(making us feel a lot funnier than we actually are):) We're still trying to solve your skin and tummy problems but we're getting closer!! You've been so patient with us and reassure us with your gummy smiles that you love us as much as we love you!! We hope the next 5 months are a lot more comfortable for you than the previous. You love your sister so so much and she's made it her job to make you smile each day. You make her equally as happy!! Presto loves you too bud...he just blows spitty kisses in your face as his way of showing you. You've found your toes and are rolling from side to side with them in your hands. You love showing us how stronger you are by straightening your legs and standing up on our laps every chance you get(and an immediate giant smile follows). 5 months in and you still have VERY blue eyes. We are taking lots of pictures to prove it in case they change. These eyes are what make you uniquely Bentley(amongst the many things we'll learn along the way as your little personality blossoms). You are an absolute perfect addition to our family!

Seeee!! Presto loves you so much! He isisted on helping mommy feed you. You weren't so sure about it but hung in there like a champ:)

Your many sweet faces...

You're having a blast with you toes!


And lastly your beautiful, contageous, smile!!

A boy and his monkey

Presto has a deep love for his monkey. He has a ton of monkeys but there's one that is very dear to him. Lately, he's been having full conversations with his monkey and taking him around everywhere with him. He calls him "bunky". This week bunky brushed his teeth and ate breakfast with Preston. Pretty sure it's one of the cutest things in the whole world for us to watch. He says "hug?" to monkey and then he embraces in a big ole hug(forces monkeys arms around his neck). Presto is our very late sleeper(wakes up around 9). Since Sophia is already at school Presto sits in Phia's seat and puts Bunky in his chair for breakfast:)


Note the cucumber in bunky's hand. Presto insisted that bunky have breakfast too and choose a cucumber for him. Also insisted that BOTH bunky's hands were touching the cucumber...ha! Very particular just like his sissy:)

Bentley bear is our happy boy!

4 months 3 weeks...

Leyla sends us the best pictures while we're at work of the kids. She loves to dress them all up and take pictures which we love! Bentley's had a very rough few weeks with his skin. We've been so worried and stressed everyday. Today she sent us these pictures of Bentley while we were at work and all the stress of the past few weeks seemed like a distant memory. He really is such a happy, mellow baby. It's been really hard to appreciate his amazing personality that is blooming with all the skin problems but we can see the light! We love you Bentley!!

We love you Presto...

Here are just some of the ways we love you Presto:
We love when you say "I do it"
We love when you look at us and say "hug"
We love when you ride at full speed on your birthday bike(even though I lose my breath at the thought of you falling)
We love watching you demand a "hug" and "kees" from your monkey
We love when you say "what you doing mommy/daddy?"
We love when you started calling Sophia "So-wia" and "So-tia"
We love when you copy daddy by saying "cleeean diapayy"
We love when say "wawwry" instead of "sorry"
We love when you say "hot gog" instead of "hotdog"
We love when you say "gooz" instead of "shoes"
We love when you share with your sister even when you don't want to
We love the energy that is bursting out of you from the second you wake up
We love that you've fallen asleep without a struggle since you were born. We appreciate this more than you'll ever know.
We love that when you wake up, you never cry or scream out. You play quietly in your crib until we come get you.
We love listening to you sing "bah bah blacksheep have you any wool" using your own Presto words.
We love when you see a picture of Humpdy Dumpty you enthusiastically say "ohhhhhh Hunty Hunty"!!
We love when you're running full speed, fall over, pick yourself up and act like nothing happened reminding us over and over what a good sport you are.
We love listning to you say "vroom vroom" while wheeeling your cars all over the house.
We love your confidence. From requesting hugs from the lady at the grocery store to riding your bike right over the curb and thinking nothing of it. We cringe and swell with pride at the same time:)
We love when you look at the ground, twist your arms in and say "ohhh kayy" with a super sad face when your disappointed knowing full well you're tugging at our heart strings.

If we could stop time we would in a heartbeat. You are such a fun 2 year old. Bentley is so lucky to have you as his big brother. I was unsure if I'd know how to raise a little boy~thank you for teaching mommy and making it soooooooooo super easy(and fun) for me!! I have a feeling it's just going to get better and better with you kiddo. We love you to infinity and way way way beyond!! xoxo