Daddy Fun

Demetrius is an incredible dad. The kids shake with excitement when they hear him unlock and open the door at the end of the day. I love seeing their relationship grow.

He took the big kids today while I went to a baby shower with Hope. They always enjoy their special time with their daddy.

Hope Elise

Our baby girl is 3 months old! How did that happen? She is a fabulous little girl who is quite smiley and talkative these days. She is sleeping 11-12 hours at night and wakes up cooing and happy! Wow...what a gift.

Here is our baby testing out Journey's toddler bed. I took her for her 2mth checkup a few days ago (at 3mths old:) and she was a healthy 14lbs 11oz and 24 inches long. She is more and more content in the swing and bouncer but our girl still despises her carseat. That's about the extent of her troubles...I say we are doing pretty well!

She does great at the ymca and she is still loving the maya wrap. She is easy going and pretty much adjusts her day to whatever we have going on. I think she'll learn to be fairly flexible as a result of being the 3rd kid. We are falling more and more in love with her every day. The big kids fight over who gets to do stuff to take care of her.

Smiley baby!

I'm cracking up Hope's face in this picture! HA...

Best Mall Decor Ever

Last night we went to the mall to see the huge Christmas tree. The mall is .5 miles from our house and it's fun, free entertainment! Journey brought her shopping bag, cell phone and of course she wore her princess tiara.

The boys. Jayden is copying Demetrius' stance. He says he's as big as daddy. Um...not quite. Handsome as daddy? Most definitely:)

Jayden taking a picture beside his favorite number. We do everything in "5s" at our house. Strange little guy....gotta love him though.

The shopping princess herself.

Brother and Sister

These two crack me up. Yesterday morning they just carried their blankets and pillows straight from their beds when they woke up and set up shop in the kitchen. Random. Hilarious.

Thanksgiving Day in Birmingham.

Christmas party at Restore Orlando. Minnie and Mickey were there!

Halloween

All tuckered out after a fun night at Blake and Lindsay's house. Yes, she is naked:)

Trunk or treat.

Wow, look at those muscles!

Friends.

We are all really starting to make some friends. We helped a few guys move recently and this is their fabulous pool. Yes, this was November:)

Our 2 year old!

Sweet (gansta) Journey-girl turned two a few short months ago. I do have some good birthday pictures but they are on my mom's camera. I was also a little behind with her 2 year old checkup but she was a healthy 33lbs and 36 1/2 inches tall. Both of those are in the upper 90th percentiles. This picture above is of her wearing Uncle Brian's necklace, which was so heavy she had to take it off occasionally to take a rest. But, she worn it A LOT. And, this is one of my favorite faces she makes.

This girl loves music and anytime music comes on she has to dance. I'm talking she could be half asleep and her hips will start swaying as soon as she hears a beat. She's got it in her...and I love it. She also has the most adorable figure ever. She is curvy in all the right places and I'm not gonna lie I'm a lil tad bit jealous of those perfect curves:)

Most days she is in her princess attire. We have an insane amount of affection for this little girl. There is just something about her that makes everyone melt. Sweet girl. She is also super talkative, loves Dora, can stand up to her brother but is quick to say she's sorry, is a good eater and sleeper, loves books and can run, jump and ride a tricycle.

We took a road trip to B'Ham for Thanksgiving. It was wild and crazy but we survived...and it was totally worth it to see the family. This picture above was taken at Troy University. It was a fun pit stop on our way.

We Love Trains!

A Few Favorites

First Smiles (captured 2 mths ago)

thank you iPhone for allowing me to blog again...

twins

I often get asked if they are twins. So we decided one day to take some twinsie photos. They thought it was really fun!

blogger blues...still

I have missed the last few months of blogging. I really need to get a new camera. I'm so NOT inspired to post pictures that are just not that great. In the meantime...I am enjoying reading everyone else's blogs.

The kids are doing great. We just got back from Birmingham...LONG drive/FUN time. Made us miss Alabama but we were glad to be back home in our beds. They are growing up and changing so much. I have to say, we are getting more sleep around here than we ever have! The big kids are sharing a room again and our nighttime troubles have all but disappeared. Hope is a great sleeper and has the sweetest, most contagious smile you've ever seen!

There is a lot going on in our lives right now and I'm trying to figure out a way to get my head around it all. We are still adjusting to life with 3 kids 3 and under. I am aware that i'm not the only one who has ever done this but i'm not kidding...it's hard. Good...but hard:) These days are so important for bonding and attachment and I'm so thankful I get to spend it with them.

Hopefully soon I can post some more details about some upcoming events in the Summerville family. Until then....thanks for keeping up your blogs!

Rewind

How could I have possibly forgotten to post these amazing photos my dear friend Melonie Grover took this summer? Well I will have you know that I was her first official photography subject and she is now booking sessions left and right. Not only is she a gifted photographer but she is a beautiful person. Thanks again sweet friend for being you...and for these great memories of my time carrying sweet Hope.

Georgia

I took a road trip with the kids a week or so ago. We went to Georgia to meet my parents at my Nanny's house. My dad and my Nanny had not met our little baby Hope until this weekend. It is a 5 1/2 hr drive without stops. I'm not lying when I tell ya that the trip there was an absolute nightmare...not exaggerating. Our baby girl does not like the carseat. The trip home was sweet redemption though. We had a little birthday party for Journey at this great park on the lake.

Picture above: My dad and Journey girl. Pure sweetness.

Hope stole Dad's heart and Nanny's as well. She enjoyed all the love she received and I enjoyed some extra sleep since she slept in my parent's room:)

Our blue-eyed Beauty.

The prettiest pouting ballerina princess I've ever seen. Do you see the golden highlights in her hair? Doesn't get any better than that. I can't believe all three of our kids are so different from one another. So fun!

Can you say modeling contract anyone? Love this guy!

Love this sweet face.

If you live near me this is what I've looked like for the past two months. Hope loves to be "worn" in this Maya Wrap (a ring sling). This was a gift from my dear friend Melonie and it has been the best baby thing EVER (and I have A LOT of baby "things"). Maya is my new best friend:)

The twins. Just kidding. But seriously I was in target a few weeks ago for a total of 20 minutes and two people asked if they were twins. I'll take that over the lady who dared to ask if they had the same father. Seriously? Uh yah...thanks.

Blogging Blues...

I really want to catch up on the last two months of our life by doing some posts...but I have no way of getting my photos uploaded to our computer. We misplaced our cord somewhere along the way and need to buy a new one. Until then, my mom will be "guest posting" for me because she has some recent pictures of the kids that are just too cute not to share. Stay tuned...