Sadie and her white dress

These pictures are from Easter 2012. I made this dress for Sadie before she was born. I wanted to make her a dress for her blessing. I carefully measured the white satin and used some of my favorite lace from my grandmother. I remember thinking how tiny the seams were as I followed the newborn pattern size. The night before the blessing I tried the dress on her and it was huge! I tried to pin it and somehow make it work but to no avail. She ended up wearing a cute hand-me-down outfit and now, when she will turn 2 this summer- the dress fits her.

6 months old

Here are our latest pictures. Taken just a week ago and mom already has them up on the blog. Dax is 6 months old now and Wes and Sadie are 20 months old. I haven't ever been a big one for matching outfits but we already had the little shirt and when I saw the bigger size I thought it would be fun for the boys. We are grateful for happy and healthy kids. Dax had his surgery postponed due to RSV and it looks like his ear will be fixed once we are in CA. We are so glad to have them!

Playing in the sandbox

Our new favorite thing to do outside is play in the sandbox. It is even more fun after a thunderstorm because the rain collects and creates a little beach for us!

Dad, Sadie and Dax on the couch enjoying a little togetherness.

And finally we were free of fevers and able to go to the park. We felt like we had been under house arrest for 2 weeks and it was wonderful to be free!

Even Dax wasn't spared from the RSV. He does not like to take medicine and so we were extra glad when his fever finally broke. He would smile and laugh and cough and then smile again.

These are the pictures Uncle Bill took of Wes. He got a little tired with all the playing- this was the most sick he has ever been. We were glad when it started to clear up. Wes loves to play outside and make Dax laugh and already he seems to think it is fun to tease Sadie- why do all brothers think that is fun?