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I try to update as often as I have time and I hope you enjoy the updates on the kids. Honestly, sometimes I forget about it until someone mentions to me that they check it for updates. I will try to stay on this and keep everyone posted on our family! Thanks!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

And One More Makes Four!!!

We are so excited for the next stage of our life to start. As of right now the plans are this baby girl will complete our family. It is such a great feeling to feel like the next stage of our life is starting. Our family will be complete; Sam, Mindy, Drew and Lauren!!! Most of you know but if you do not we have chosen the name Lauren Elizabeth. No special meaning, we just love the name and feel like it is a good name to last a lifetime.
We are trying to prepare for her arrival both physically and mentally. So much to do and they have scheduled a c-section for March 12 (the day after my birthday) due to Lauren being breech. Drew seems to be enjoying the idea of having a baby sister and has done well with the changes going on in the house (painting, new furniture, clothes, mommy getting big), but I do worry how he will be when an actual baby is here in the house taking time away from his mommy and daddy. I am trying to enjoy the time that we have left with just him as much as I can. We went to get his hair cut at the barber shop and he did such a good job sitting and waiting his turn. He watched all the older men in the shop talking to the barber while they got their hair cut so when it was his turn he followed their example. Poor barber Joe, Drew talked his ear off. He kept calling him by name and saying "Joe... Thank you Joe." Then he would say, "Joe.... my Grandma has a comb Joe." "Joe.... My mommy has a hair dryer at her house Joe." At one point he said "Joe... I need a tissue." Joe went and got him and tissue and Drew blew his nose with such force that everyone in the shop was laughing. Then Drew said "Thanks Joe." He looked at the other barber in the shop and said "Thank you too Jason!" We had a great time and I was a proud mommy!
Drew has been keeping us on our toes and laughing all the time and we both just want to try to remember to stay in the moment with Drew while dealing with a newborn. Drew has so many funny great qualities about him it makes me sad to think I may miss something! I have added some pictures of Drew and of the new nursery. We are not done with the nursery yet and we are still waiting for the mirror to arrive that goes above the dresser but here are a few pictures!



Drew giving baby sister a kiss! He is such a sweetie!

Fire Station!

Our "Stay At Home Moms" group took the kids on a little field trip to the fire station. Drew thought he needed to wear his fireman coat and he looked adorable. The fire department was very cooperative and let the kids turn on the truck lights, sit in the truck, ring the bell and look around the fire station! We were so proud of our kids on this trip because we had five kids, three years old and younger and not a single problem. The kids had a blast!






Drew loves laundry!!!!!

Laundry is now been added to Drews list of accomplishments!!!! One day the buzzer went off on the dryer and he just went in and opened it, took the clothes out of the dyer, put them in a basket, switched the washing to the dryer and then pushed the dry clothes back to the bedroom. The whole time he insists that he do it "by myself"! We watched in amazement and with grins on our face. So the other day I got a video of him switching laundry. It is kinda long, but I knew some of you would want to see!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Gift from Roxanne!

Sam has a cousin (Roxanne) that is traveling right now. The other day we got a package from Vietnam and Roxanne had sent Drew this little suit for Drew. We think it is the cutest little thing! Thanks Roxanne!



Christmas 2009

Christmas this year at the Blackard house was WONDERFUL!!!! We had family that stayed with us for several days, snow and three young boys with tons of energy. The boys woke up and wanted to start in on the presents, however my sister and two nieces got stuck in the snow on the the way to our house so we had to hold the boys off until they got there.


Here they are coming around the corner and seeing all the presents.


Mandy is trying to hold them off!


Waiting patiently!


Brandon opening gifts!


Drew opening presents!

Sam Drew and Mindy


Serena, Brandon, Drew, Ashley and Kyle


One night that they were here Lucy jumped in bed with Brandon after he went to sleep!



Sam and Drew working on putting together his new train set!


Christmas morning in our backyard. Beautiful!
Next year we have to put my mom in the front!

Playing in the snow!

We took the boys out to play in the snow a few days after Christmas. The funny thing is that they really didn't want to play with the snow. They wanted wagon rides, play with dump trucks, lawn mowers and golf clubs. I think these boys are ready for summer! They had a great time and went inside for hot chocolate to warm them up!


Drew and Kyle taking a cold wagon ride.

Adam throwing snow balls at Brandon.
Kyle playing golf.

Drew got to work mowing the lawn!


Here I am trying to show the boys how to make snow angels! I needed some help getting up!

Songs from the Heart!