this is our life...

i thought this was so hilarious...i just had to share! apparently, this is what photo sessions are going to look like from here on out. in a nutshell, lots of bloopers...just to get an "almost keepable, sharable" pic...just too funny to me!!!!!

everyone's looking except for mommy!

ladybug is being tickled to try and get a smile...while baby pumpkin's face is being covered by the oversized costume...daddy & "dorothy" look great!!!

once again...does ava have a face?!?!


ladybug's eyes are closed...but everyone else is smiling!

mommy's eyes are pretty much closed, ladybug is cheesing, pumpkin doesn't have a face...daddy & ella are once again on their "A game"!!!

we may not be "picture perfect"...but if mommy has anything to do with it - we'll certainly keep trying!!!!

happy halloween...

from our three little pumpkins!

boo to you...

happy halloween from meredith, jeffrey, "dorothy", "ladybug", and "teeny tiny little pumpkin"!!!

we had such a fun day!! our street is fabulous for "treating"...and it was fun meeting some of our neighbors that we had not been introduced to yet! the girls LOVED getting candy, especially our precious maddie! we'll have to ration until thanksgiving for sure...if mom and dad can stay out of it!!!!

honey and grandpa graciously accepted our request to keep "baby ava" while we took the big girls to a halloween party we had been invited to! they had a bounce house and TONS of fun food...and the girls had an absolute blast! it was great to get out of the house for a while and see the rest of the world! thanks so much, honey and grandpa, for letting us do that...we love you!

i LOVE this time of year...when halloween is over...and the countdown begins towards thanksgiving and christmas! i love the commercials, the "stuff" in stores (bought my first christmas candy T.O.D.A.Y!!!), the made for t.v. movies, the music...everything about these seasons!!!! my girls love it too...and this year, we're "triply" blessed!

our little ladybug...

at her fall carnival!

yesterday, jeffrey and i got to go with maddie to her fall celebration! it was so incredibly cute...and her teacher was even dressed like a life size candy corn!!!! madeline was originally going to be a ballerina...but apparently her tutu was "tutu" itchy...so we made a last minute costume switch to a ladybug (mostly a headless ladybug)...but nonetheless, a cute one!!!!

they decorated placemats...


made trail mix and listened to a story in the tent...


played spooky bingo (major bonus for maddie...candy corns were the "bingo chips"!!!!)...
decorated little pumpkins with silly hair and stickers...


but the funniest thing of all was watching all these little munchkins "bob for donuts"!!!! another major bonus for our junk food lovin' madeline meredith!!!! it was absolutely precious watching her try her best to not use her hands and then feel absolutely compelled to just touch the donut...priceless!!!!!

the parents got such a treat at the end when the children performed their songs for us...so incredibly cute...and our little unassuming actress definitely LOVES being on stage!!


i am so thankful to have this time with my little "middle child"! she keeps us laughing...she's definitely the family comedian! no matter whether a ballerina or a ladybug...she's a keeper...such a gift!

love you so much little ladybug!!!




the only pic we got of "mommy & maddie"...she just couldn't stop chewing!!!!

whew...what a wednesday we weathered!!!

it is friday...and all schools in shreveport have been canceled due to some horrible weather we experienced last night...so we're all just hanging out - mostly just lovin' on our new baby - and gearing up for a fun, full weekend!

we had a SUPER busy wednesday this week...but i lived to blog about it somehow!!!!

ella's class was learning the letter "s", so they surprised the kids by having a "surprise stroll" to the park! jeffrey walked with ella and her class while i drove the younger girls. jeffrey grabbed maddie, while i nursed ava in the car, so that they could play...and then we had a picnic lunch! ella was so happy to have her whole family there...even though ava never made an appearance out from under the blanket!!!!!

when school was over for the day, i picked ella up and we headed to a halloween "pumpkin patch party" at gymboree! just the big girls and me! it was lots of fun...and several friends were there with their little pumpkins! we danced, jumped, bounced, sang, made crafts, and ate a snack! honey even came to hang out with us too! unfortunately, ava must have missed us too much...because she made it very clear that she felt left out...and wanted us HOME!

i dashed home to nurse little bit so that we could make it to "pumpkin shine on line" in time to see all the fabulous pumpkins. people are so very creative...and we had lots of fun walking through the park looking at the fun designs!

we got home well after bed time, but it was a fun filled day...packed with lots of memories that i hope my girls will one day appreciate! i love spending time with them doing special things... and i can't wait (well, really i can...my baby can't already be 3 weeks old) until we see what miss ava brings to the mix! no doubt she will be just as precious as her big sisters!

wordless wednesday...

5 little pumpkins...

or prices!

the price family of five took our first "real" outing since ava was born and headed out to dixie, louisiana to the country farm pumpkin patch! the weather was absolutely gorgeous (albeit very short lived)...and it felt SO nice to be out in the fresh air! i'm pretty sure miss ava never even knew we were there...she slept the WHOLE time...but her big sisters made up for her share of the fun!

they jumped...

they swung...ok, they didn't swing...but ella sure did...

they rode the "cow train"...

the only thing we didn't do at the "pumpkin patch" was see any pumpkins!!!! that just makes me laugh - but kids don't know the difference...and we were all together which is what counts the most!


as we enter this holiday season, i have much to be thankful for. four family members that bring me more joy than i could have ever imagined...life is good indeed.