A quiet house...

It's been a long time since we've had a quiet house...and this weekend Josh and I have had one, thanks to Grandma and Papa Kindler. The boys went to visit their cousin, Owen, in Hoxie with them this weekend. Masen didn't have school yesterday, so it worked out well to meet Papa in Manhattan yesterday to drop them off. The boys were SUPER excited to spend time with Grandma and Papa and to see Owen at the same time! We've never been to Owen's house before, so they were really excited to see where he lives. Josh and I have enjoyed our "quiet" house and spending some time with just Emerson, too. We went on an hour walk last evening and rented movies. Today we've just been lounging around the house, watching the KU football game and talking. We're planning on going to dinner tonight and Nini and Pops (Jen's parents) are going to babysit Emerson for a few hours. It's been almost four years since the time that we only had one child to entertain. Kinda forgot how easy it is to parent one at a time...of course, we wouldn't trade our life and family of five for anything in the world though!!

Can't believe that Fall is already here. Seems like September flew by so fast! We've been busy, as usual. The boys have both earned their first Awana awards of the year. Masen was recognized as the 'student of the month' in his class! He also lost his 3rd tooth last Sunday. He decided to pull it out at church :). Below is a pick of his new smile. Emerson is already changing! Her little cheeks are getting chubby again and she is finally starting to sleep a little longer at night (about a 5 hour stretch). She had her 1 month check-up and is doing great! We are still doing daily stretches for the lump on her neck and are happy to see that it's getting smaller. Can't believe that she is almost 7 weeks old already!! The boys are still lovin' their little sis. They give her lots and lots and lots of kisses and like to sing and dance for her too. Everyday Dawson says, "mommy, she's so boo-tiful!" Melts my heart. Masen calls her "my girl" and is always protecting her. They're going to be great, protective, brothers in the future....I just feel sorry for the guys that are going to try to date her :).

Here are some pics of the past few weeks. We've enjoyed our time together and with our family. Hope everyone has a blessed week!!

Great Grams and Emerson.


Great G-G and Emerson -- her first great-grandaughter.

"Little girl in Big chair." I just love this pic! She looks TINY!!

Dawson made these elephant ears at preschool and wore them for about a week straight. Such a cute elephant!!

Here's Masen's toothless grin....perfect timing for Halloween -- he makes a cute Jack-o-lantern!!

Dawson is the kid that loves to put his hands in his pockets. He's done this since he was about 2 years old. I caught him sleeping with his hands in his pockets this week, so of course, I had to take a pic!!