Is there a DOCTOR in the house?

Introducing

Captain Andrek J. Ingersoll DMD

 After four long years of hard work we are finally done. Graduation was amazing. I think Andy and I both had perma-grins the whole day. It was just such an amazing feeling of accomplishment. We couldn't be more proud of you hon!!

Newly commissioned Captain in the United States Air Force

We were lucky enough to have Andy's parents and grandma come to help us celebrate

Andy and a few of his buddies 

Avery and her future husband Talmage :) hanging out before the ceremony

I Got a Dollar, I Got a Dollar, I Got a Dollar, Hey Hey Hey Hey!!!

We signed Avery and Drew up for the spring toddler soccer team. The weather was terrible for the first 4 games. It was so cold and windy that the kids did not even want to play. The weather finally decided to cooperate for our last game, and Avery had such a great time (Drew was too sick to play)! I think she was showing off for Grandma and Grandpa :) We told her (or bribed her, how ever you look at it ;)) that we would give her a dollar for every goal she scored and boy did she deliver. Especially for a little girl who thought it was too mean to take the ball from the other team :) She scored 2 goals and had one assist!!! It was so fun to watch her dribble down the field with a serious look of concentration and her tongue hanging out :)

So Andy gave her 3 dollars for her goals and 1 dollar for playing so good. He looked at his grandma and jokingly said "Is that bad parenting?" As he was saying it, Avery handed Drew 2 of her dollars because he was sick and couldn't play. Andy's grandma smiled and said "I'd say that is good parenting." What a sweet girl she is!!

Drew-isms

I have a ton of updating to do, but for now I wanted to write down a few things before I forget. I say this all the time, but Drew is So funny. He keeps us laughing! Here are some Drew-isms from the last week:

Yesterday in the car he says to me "Mom, do you know who President Erying is?" I said " Yes,  do you know who he is?" Drew says "Yes, he is the president of the country of our church." I say "You think so?" to which he adds "Ya, and do you know who Elder Bednar is? He is the one who makes everyone go to sleep." I chuckled and asked him why he thought that. he says "Duh mom, he is Elder BEDnar!!!" with extra emphasis on the Bed :) I got a good laugh out of that one. 


Last week when Andy was being commissioned a Captain in the Air Force Drew leans over to Grandma Cindi and says "um, I think this is President Obama's house." So Random! What 3 year old says that?!?




Grandma Cindi was playing robot with the kids and Drew really got into his role. He was robot blue and Grandma was the Commander. He was playing mean robot bear and got a little too wild so grandma pushed his nice robot bear button and he changed instantly to a nice robot. Cindi calls me yesterday and jokingly says "being a mom isn't so hard. All you have to do is push their nice button." To bad it only works for Grandmas!! I tried to push his nice button yesterday and he says "Mom, I'm not a robot anymore. I don't have any buttons. you can't push my buttons Mom!" Like nice try! :)

A Tisket A Tasket

...Livi is in a Basket!!

A few fun facts about sweet Alivia Rae

*She is always smiling

*She just got her first tooth

*She hates baby food

*She makes spitting noises ALL DAY long

*she LOVES her mama :)

* She weighs 15 pounds 15 ounces

Notice anything different??

Avery Chopped her hair today and she LOVES it. She looked in the mirror and said "Mom, I really like myself". Thanks Julie! She looks adorable!

And now I am riddled with guilt. I want to take pictures of all of you!! How am I supposed to pick from all of you Fantasticly Amazing people?? But I must, so I think I am going to go with the first 2 people to comment. That would be the adorable momma to be JAYNI and the adorable new momma Bridi! Thanks guys for helping me get my groove back! I can't wait to shoot your cute babies! :)
And to the rest of you, I know you must be heart broken, so I'm sure we can work something out for you too ;)

Buddies

Our neighbors have the sweetest dogs. The kids LOVE them. The other day Billie was hanging out in our yard and Drew asked if he could go out and play with him. I said he could. I looked out the window to check on him and grabbed my camera as fast as I could. This is what I saw...

How cute is that? 

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." - Gene Hill

 "Give a boy a dog and you've furnished him a playmate."   -Berton Braley

“No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog.”                                                                                                          Stanley Leinwoll 

I need to get this boy a dog!

and my girlies hanging out with Drew and his buddy too

 

p.s. don't forget to comment on the last post. I'll pick the winners on Sunday

Please help me get my groove back :)

Okay, so I haven't had any photo shoots since before Livi was born. I am feeling a little rusty and want to try to get back into it and see if I can handle it with 3 kids :). So I am giving away (or begging you to take) a free session to one lucky person (wink wink) here in Ohio before I move in May. Also, I will be in Utah for a few weeks at the end of May and beginning of June. I will do a session there too. So hurry and comment and tell me why you love me and how you will help me get my groove back ;) Good luck!

sPrInG iS hErE!!!

It has been 4 years since we have had a sunny springy Easter. And all I can say is that this week has made up for those four years. It has been absolutely Gorgeous!! It is 81 degrees right now, and I am as happy as a clam. The kids and I took a bike ride over to the park to soak up the rays. Livi got to bare some skin for the first time in her life, and I think she thoroughly enjoyed it. She especially loved rubbing her cute chubby little feet together. Here she is basking in the sun in her new ruffly Liberty of London romper from Target (is anyone else obsessed with Liberty like I am?)

p.s. did you notice how Livi's mouth is always wide open just like Drew? 

Chore Charts

I have been looking for a cute, fun, and easy way to get the kids to help out around the house. It is always such a battle!! A few weeks ago we had to clean the house for a showing. So I told the kids that we would work together and after we cleaned a room, we would put a handful of marshmallows in a pot and make rice krispie treats after the house was clean. It was fun and actually worked! We carried the pot and marshmallows around the house and before we knew it, it was clean and then we got a yummy treat! I can't alway do this though, so I found a bunch of ideas for chore charts online. I'm not sure which one I am going to make yet. With summer fast approaching, I thought some of you guys might be interested in some cute chore charts too. So here you go! And please share your ideas for getting the kids to help out!!

channelingmartha on etsy

Clipboard Chore charts

I LOVE this one by howdoesshe

there is a tutorial too!

Abbieshouse on etsy

craftychicks

I like that this one has pictures since my kids can't read :)

click on the link for a free template

ModEco Kids free printable  chart

somewhatsimple on etsy

Squash Anyone?

Livi is not so sure about the stuff. But she does prefer to wear it rather than eat it:)

the best giveaway ever!

I have been DYING to get a Canon 5d mark ii. I look at them online all the time and try to figure out what I could do to earn the money to buy one. I want one SOOOOOO bad. My sister and I talk all the time about how we shouldn't have camera gear envy, but you do get to a point where you have learned and practiced enough so that upgrading your equipment really will make a difference in your photography. I'm not saying I am totally there, but I sure would LOVE to have this camera in the near future!! Anyways, my friend posted this giveaway in her facebook status and my mouth dropped open. I knew I had to do everything I could to win it! I have seriously entered a bazillion giveaways on blogs and have NEVER won. Maybe the stars will align this time. Please oh please!!!! So, here is the Amazing giveaway at Epiphanie. If you win, I may shed a few tears, but we can still be friends as long as you let me hold the camera one time ;)
Wish me luck!!!

LoVe iS In ThE AiR

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Playing Footsies

Livi discovered her feet today. It is so cute! She LOVES to grab her cute little toes!

and since I had the camera out, I decided to take a few pictures of my sunshine baby ;)

BLUE BABY

The kids left a blue and a green marker on the bean bag without the lids on a few months ago. I never got around to cleaning it up and kind of forgot about it. Last night Avery put Livi on her tummy on the bean bag. It just so happened that her drooley little mouth was right on top of the blue marker spot. She was only there for a minute before I looked over and saw this:


it made me laugh!

My 3 Little Munchkins

i am so blessed. i love being a mom and i love my kids!


Livi turned 4 months old on Monday
she weighs 12 pounds 3 ounces and is talking, laughing, and smiling more every day. we love her so much!!

who ever thought that little girl's make up was a good idea? :)

Drew always says the funniest things. Here are 2 from yesterday that made me laugh:

* For those of you who are "fortunate" enough to watch Dora, you probably have heard the song "I'm a grumpy old troll, who lives under the bridge." Well here is Drew's version that he was singing all day long... "I'm a Happy old Toe, who lives under the Fridge" :)

* Drew and Avery were watching a show about the tooth fairy (a new concept for them). Drew did not like the idea of losing his teeth and having the fairy take them. So, he came upstairs and told me that he wanted to keep all his toots, and he didn't want the toot fairy to come and take them. I told him that the tooth fairy would probably love it if he kept all his toots to himself :)

hmmmm, maybe we need to get Drew's hearing checked and watch less TV :)

We went to Benihanas for my Birthday yesterday. The kids really enjoyed watching the chef prepare the food. Everything is so much more fun through a child's eyes!

The Many Faces of Drew and a Hand Shake

Andrew gave me about 5 minutes to shoot him today, and boy what a variety of faces I got in that short time. I'll take what I can get though! Have I mentioned what a character he is?!? I'm a little rusty behind the lens. i wish it was like riding a bike because i don't have a lot of time right now to dedicate to mastering the art of photography. I still love it, but i don't think it is my season. some day!! Anyways, back to Drew.







A break from the pics for a little story!
Every Thursday they have lunch at the institute building down by the university and show a talk from conference. We haven't been in a long time, but decided to go today. The cute senior missionary was introducing the talk, and Drew said "look mom, it's President Monson." I thought he was referring to Elder Holland on the screen, and I told him who it was. He said "no mom, it is President Monson." As we watched the talk, he kept asking where Pres. Monson was and I said he was sitting in the back of Elder Holland listening. He looked at the elder in the back of the room and then said with a huge smile on his face " Mom, Pres. Monson is a missionary" (he saw the elder's tag). After the talk was over, the Elder got back up and Drew asked if he could go shake "President Monson's" hand. He was so excited that I didn't have the heart to explain to him who he really was. He walked right up and shook the Elder's hand with such faith and it totally melted my heart. He is only three, but I can tell that this kid has such a strong spirit and is going to be a great missionary himself. He already has a testimony of the prophet and got to shake his hand today vicariously through one of the Lord's missionaries!

How old are you Drew?

Drew Drew is 3!!!

Happy Birthday Andrew Jeffrey!

Drew is such a funny character. He makes us, and everyone else around him laugh constantly. Here are a few facts about our sweet boy

*He started Sunbeams on Sunday and loves being in his big boy class

*Drew LOVES to tie everything up. I always find belts, ropes, ribbon, my measuring tapes, and leashes strung around the house tying various toys together. He tries to tie up his sister a lot too :)

* He is a really good talker, and NEVER stops. Luckily he thinks that the quiet game is fun too when I need a break. :) He is constantly asking questions. One of his favorites is "what should we do today mom?"

*He knows all his shapes, colors, and can count to 10

*Most of the time it is impossible to keep him dressed. But he does love to wear his pajamas or shorts when I force him to put something on. He would stay in his PJs all day if he could

*Drew can never leave his shoes on for longer than 10 minutes at a time. He says his feet get too hot

*He only has 2 volumes...LOUD and LOUDER. he is always saying really embarrassing things, and loud enough for the whole world to hear. Andy's mom came out in October to see the baby. She took Drew to Sunday school with her and he was playing on the ground. He looked up her skirt and said really loudly "Grandma, is that your underwear?" She tried to tell him to be quiet, but he only got louder and repeated the question several times. such a funny boy

*He LOVES to Wrestle with his daddy

*Drew loves to read books. He can't get enough of them

*He says I love you at least once an hour. He wakes up a lot during the night and yells "Mom, I love you" from his room several times

*He also gives great hugs and kisses all the time

* He is a sensitive little dude and likes to make me happy

*He is afraid of the dark and has crazy dreams about squirrels, bats, and monsters chasing him

*Drew loves to play with his train track

*He is always watching out for his Big Sister and gets made at me when I tell Avery no. If she wants to do something and I say no, he says "Mom, just let her!"

*He has watched a few too many of Avery's dance classes and can do an arabesque, plie, and knows all of the ballet positions :)

*After he does something wrong and is reprimanded he asks me "Mom, are you happy? I want you to be happy"

we love you Drew!!!

I'll post some pics as soon as I get the time to take them :)