Announcing... The newest Baby Packer

Okay, so this isn't really my baby, but the ultrasound pictures don't show anything but a fuzzy little peanut. And although it seems slightly insane to want 4 children our little family just didn't feel complete without her. Yes, my best guess is a girl. We are all so excited and preparing for the very long wait until the fourth of July. (I am really hoping for end of June, but...) I wasn't planning on telling the children, or anyone for that matter until Christmas but I am so fat that people at the gym were beginning to ask questions. I suppose that by the 6th pregnancy, you can't hide it for very long.

Thanksgiving

We had a very fun Thanksgiving. The children decided to wear costumes this year. They were so excited. Everyone did their part for the Thanksgiving feast. We spent the day eating, playing football, and thanking the Lord for our many blessings. Most of all... grateful to be together as a family.

Oops!

How did so much time pass? Here are some pictures from Halloween. We had fun carving pumpkins, going trick or treating, going to paries and all the usual Halloween fun.

Livvy turns 3!

My baby is 3 and I am sick about it. How did she get so big so fast? We made her day extra special, and she loved wearing her birthday hat from breakfast to bedtime. She decorated her own barbie cake because the big kids insisted that she had to have a theme. This turned into Livvy herself being adamant about her coming birthday party with a "barrie feme" (thats barbie theme for those of you that are not fluent in Livvyese). She also was quite certain that she wanted pink bubble gum for her birthday. In fact, that was the only thing she would say she wanted. I have trouble not spoiling my precious baby, so needless to say, she got her pink bubble gum. Amelia was not thrilled, she had to wait until she was 4 to chew bubble gum. So far, we have not had any serious bubble gum chewing incidents (just a lot of swallowing). So maybe chewing at 3 isn't such a bad idea after all. Perhaps it's a sign that I should lower the age on Amelia's ear piercing. FYI all that Livvy is asking for from Santa is yellow bubble gum. Apparently she wasn't satisfied with just pink. Any advice for parents of burgeoning addicts?

More BUGZ!

OK, So I am finally getting the rest of Caleb's Bug Show on the blog. I know the camera work is scary-- I'm blaming it on Livvy. Caleb did a fantastic job on his part, and he did a little reprise at home so we could get the full effect. I told him to choose just one song to put on the blog. His pick is the military ants song. Enjoy the show!

Caleb and BUGZ!

Caleb (and the rest of the second grade) performed in an adorable play called BUGZ! He made his costume himself and declared himself a katydid. Not surprisingly, he was the only katydid in the show. Originally, he wanted to be a spittle bug (I didn't even know they existed). But at some point during the creative process, he transformed into a katydid. Isn't he the cutest bug ever?

Spencer's Home!

Spence came home bearing gifts. So just in case he misses Pakistan (yah right) we can all dress up and make him feel right at home. We love having Spence home and we are so excited to be together for more than 3 months!!