Carter's Adventure in Art

Today is quiet. My mom left yesterday and Cory went to work today, so I am alone with all 3 boys! I made sure we were all clothed and presentable and got Caden to school on time. But when we came back home Cole was just sleeping away and Carter and I had time to play. I decided he could work on his coloring skills...

"Look Mom, two crayons!"

Wisdom from the Mouth of Babes...

Just had to share this story with you all...

The other night my mom was bathing Caden and Carter and apparently they were splashing a bit too much. This is a pretty frequent occurrence, but this time, it was getting out of hand. Caden was driving a boat around pretty vigorously and splashing quite a bit of water out of the tub.

My mom told Caden to calm his sea so the boat would settle down.

My wise little man told her "Gigi, I am not God, I cannot calm this sea!"

At least he listens to us when we talk to him about God :)

Just Another Day...sort of

It has taken Carter just a bit of time to warm up to baby Cole, but tonight he was all about him for some reason. Cory and I came home from church tonight and Carter was in a great mood. he climbed up on the changing table and helped Cory change Cole's diaper. Once Cory took Cole off the table and prepared to hand him to me...Carter began fussing. So Cory had him sit down and Carter just wanted to love all over his new brother. This of course prompted Caden to get in on the action. Then Carter followed us in the living room wanting more of Cole. I, of course, had to snap a few shots of my little men and wanted to share!

Carter and his new buddy in the living room!

All 3 boys posing for one of many pics for Mommy!Daddy's new napping buddy!
Here's another look at Cole Jackson

Cute Pics and 1st Bath

Here are a couple of cute pics my dad took when Cole first arrived home.

These are the boys new shirts, if you can't read them, they say I dig being the big brother, and middle brother. Cole of course has one that says little brother.

Here is one of the three boys that turned out pretty good.

We decided today that Cole needed a bath, and of course we had two little helpers!

Cole didn't like it at first, but once it got started it was okay.

This is my favorite! They all survived the 1st bath!

Labor and Delivery

So this is a little out of order, but I just uploaded all the pics on the camera. Here are a few shots from the hospital.

Here I am waiting, not so patiently, to dilate to a 4 so I can get my epidural.

Getting all cleaned up!

Momma and Cole just minutes after they cleaned him up.

Daddy and Cole

Caden's 4th Birthday

Here are some of the pictures from our little party we had for Caden. He got the short end of the stick this year. I didn't plan much because I knew I would be too huge and miserable to get a big party together, but little did I know, I would be bringing home a new baby hours before the party started!

Mom did his cake for me! I was going to start working on it Friday morning, but Cole had other plans!

Caden loved his cake!

Caden got tons of construction equipment, this one was from Gigi and Pops.

Carter really loved the cake, once he finished with the fork, this is how he got every last bite!

We had a great time, short but sweet! I still can't believe my baby is 4 years old!

More Cole Pictures

Here are a couple more of the new boy...

We got home this afternoon, just in time to have Caden's birthday party! Cole did great last night in the hospital. So we are all here hanging out...I will get a good pic of the 5 of us up soon!

Introducing Cole Jackson!

Hi all, this is Kara's sister Jana. Just wanted to let everybody know that Cole Jackson Reid was born today, August 29, at 5:51 am. He weighs 8lbs, 5oz and is 21 1/2 inches tall. Mommy and baby are both doing well!