Days of the Fifes

Monday, April 23, 2012

Jane's First Bites

Hello Everyone, I am Jane. I turned 6 months on March 6th and as a half-day present, my mom served rice cereal. I couldn't believe how yummy it was! I kept wanting more and more. Mom was so shocked. I love eating! Don't get me wrong, I still love milk, but solids are so tasty!

I am now 7 1/2 months old and I still love to eat. I really like carrots, squash and sweet potatoes. Fruits are really sweet and I squish up my face after I take a bite. But that doesn't stop me. I keep eating them! I like to grab Mom's food and taste it too. It's so fun to be a part of meal times now. Won't you come and have dinner with us too?

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Target Practice

One Saturday when Morgan was working, the kids needed a fun indoor activity. On Pinterest I saw a target practice activity for kids and decided to try it out. We set up some cups and little people as targets in the basement and then passed out the Nerf blasters.

Luke taking his first shot.

Nice position Miriam!

Soon enough they wanted to make their own targets and blast them down.

Miriam is a fierce competitor.

Eve wasn't so much into the blasting but enjoyed playing with the Toy Story little people.

Jane was just happy to hear everyone else being happy.

Target practice eventually turned into an argument but it was super fun while it lasted. There was a disagreement about who got to shoot which character. Once we eliminated the little people, they were happy to just shoot the cups. Thank you Pinterest for a fun activity!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Miriam's Birthday Party

Miriam is 5 years old! To celebrate my girl's big day, I planned a "Pinkalicious" birthday party. For those of you not familiar with this series of books, it is about a girl who LOVES the color pink. Our guests (with the exception of Luke of course) all wore pink. When they arrived I had them make necklaces. Luke made one for Eve while she was still napping during this portion of the party.

Ivy, Kendra and Miriam

Our birthday girl

Eve was so happy to wake up to a party!

Luke was mostly a good sport about all the girls and pink in the house. He is practicing a ninja kick in this picture.

We also played: pin the cherry on the cupcake, musical chairs and pink balloon ping pong. Then we decorated a star wand cookie to take home. After snacks and cupcakes, it was presents time! Miriam's friends gave her some great gifts.

Thank you all so much for coming to our party. Miriam felt like a princess the entire time and loved being in the center of attention!

Monday, February 6, 2012

Luke's Basketball Team

Luke started playing on a community basketball team this winter. It has been quite the experience to watch him learn this sport.

Shooting a hoop...

Dribbling down the court...

Luke is great at defense. He never leaves his man and keeps his arms up to block.

4 month Jane playing

Eve and Jane sometimes have the greatest of fun. Here are a few happy shots of the two littlest Fifes.

Jane and Eve playing in the crib together.

Uh oh...Jane is pulling on Eve's Barbie.

It's OK. We are happy again. Mom saved the day!

Today Eve stole Jane's pacifier and started running away while sucking on it. When Morgan caught her, Eve said: "Baby stole the pacifier." Eve had her pacifier until just a few months before Jane was born. It probably does look like the baby stole the pacifier from her. Other than the pacifier stealing, Eve is loving her baby sister. She loves making her smile and bringing her toys. I hope one day they will be the best of friends.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Luke loses his first tooth

Luke lost his first tooth! The bottom tooth had been loose for several months and finally got loose enough to pull. Morgan slipped a piece of floss over the tooth and pulled it right out. The tooth fairy made a visit and Luke was very excited to see the $1 left behind. I can't believe he is old enough to lose teeth. Where did the time go?!