Last year's queen Ayla with Sidney

Grandma and Sid

We have been so busy! We try to limit how many activities the girls can participate in but for some reason last week hit hard!

Monday - Kenzie had basketball practice (softball starts this week 2 nights a week and basketball continues); Sidney had gymnastics and Kerstin had dance

Tuesday - Sid had swim; Kerstin dance; Kenz went to the movies with my mom

Wednesday - Sid had practice for the Peony Pageant. She was Hillary Ludwigs Peony Princess and the other girls had SOR.

Thursday- Peony Practice for Sid and volleyball practice for Kerstin

Friday - Peony Pageant -- We were SO PROUD of Sid! She was beautiful and did a great job! Then Kenz, me and Scott went to our friend Jenni's surprise birthday party!

Sat - Left house at 9 a.m. for a dance competition! WAY TO GO Kerstin! You did a great job as always! Then it was to Delphos for 2 Volleyball games and back to finish dance! We got home about 8 PM!!

Sunday - 4H for Dad, Kerstin and McKenzie!

WOW! What a week! I hope this week is a little slower!

New carseat toy was making his laugh!!

Napping with his big sister! All the girls are so...helpful!

Miss Josie Jean Miller!!! Pround of her new cousin! HAPPY Birthday

to her this week! I can't believe she is 2 already!

Random.....sweet sleeping baby!

2 months

Going for a walk to the round barn before they tear it down

First dance competition! He seems thrilled!

1 month

First Lancer Basketball game!

WOW! I really have no time lately! All I get done doing is feeding Coltin! :) I am enjoying him so....much! We are really blessed to have our family complete! He is so much fun! Here are a few pics. Sorry I have not been posting. Hopefully I get into a routine sometime before he starts pre-school! lol

They say every pregnancy, child, labor and delivery are different but after 3 kids I really thought I had the labor/delivery thing mastered--I was wrong! After every weird thing happening to us that I knew basically nothing about COLTIN WILLIAM arrived Jan.20 at 10:12 P.M.! What a precious little man he is! We are truly blessed!

More pics soon!

Week 2 -- Bed rest! This little man has been causing problems since day 1! I am so anxious to meet him! I know it will be worth the last 35 weeks!!
The girls are on Holiday break and I do feel bad for them! They have been helping out with chores while I lay in bed. Thanks to Judy, Sandi, Mom, dad, McKenzie, Kerstin, Sid, Scott, Michelle Gorman, my neighbor Joyce Brant, Kim Evans and anyone I forgot to mention! Meals, cleaning, laundry and everything seems to be getting done! Not much longer!

Kent Boyd came to the dance studio this week and taught the girls some of his moves! They LOVED IT!!

Marissa with Kent

Kerstin with Kent!

Kerstin's class went to the Manor and sang! I think Grandma had

fun!

Winter Fun!!
Saturday I participated in a winter fest event for my Thirty - One business in Rockford! www.mythirtyone.com/amberjdavis Sidney came along as my helper!! =) On the ride home she informed me " Mom...I don't want to share the middle with Kerstin when the baby is born....I want to share the baby spot! "

Kerstin also performed at Winterfest and did a great job! Monday she get's to meet Kent Boyd who was runner up in a National Dance competition - So you think you can dance last year. He has also appeared on some Disney channel show they watch! She really LOVES dance and we are blessed to have such a great studio in town!

Kerstin with some of her friends. She stayed over at Macy's house after the event!

SNOW DAY!!!!! - Monday there was NO SCHOOL! So we cleaned toy boxes, closets, played in the snow and made cookies! Oh...and stayed in our PJ's all day!

Daddy pulling the sled with the ranger!

Making a snow fort

Kerstin dancing!

My beautiful J0-Jo

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

We had a friend take some quick pics before a wedding we recently attended! Knowing our family dynamics will change in a few months but still wanting a Holiday pic! I am cutting my Christmas card list short this year as I anticipate sending birth announcements in a few weeks! If you don't receive a card please know you are in our thoughts and we wish you much happiness in 2011! Love to all!

We turned our nursery into a den last winter and now this winter back to a nursery. It's very simple. THANKS to my sister April who made our quilt. I searched the world over for 'red tractor' bedding with no luck so we found material and it's so amazing! WE LOVE IT!

When we remodeled last winter I removed the 'closet' to add bookshelves so I am using totes to store toys and clothes.

Wall above the crib.

I am THANKFUL for:

• My amazing husband!
• Our 3 beautiful, smart, talented, unique, healthy daughters!
• "The Boy" (as his sisters call him) growing inside me! Hoping he grows stronger everyday!
• The ability to work from home so I can make our family the #1 priority!
• Friendships -- I am truly blessed with amazing friends!
• My nieces, nephews and godchildren! Such blessings in our lives!
• The excitement of being pregnant at the same time as my sister!
• Our home
• Our Family-Supportive parents who help us with everything, Aunts, Uncles, Siblings and Grandparents who complete our family circle!
• My amazing new business that has been so successful in just 45 short days! www.mythirtyone.com/amberjdavis

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Better late than never??? We have been very busy and never carved our pumpkins! It's a tradition at our house and the girls were not going to give up! SO....last night ( Nov.11) we carved our pumpkins! Sid was mad as you can see due to her positioning in the pic!

Trick or Treat!!!

Kerstin played a 'little old lady' in her reading class play a few weeks ago. She did a great job memorizing her lines!