Decorating the Tree

Time to set up the tree and the mantle and decorate the tree! Yeah. and it snowed here on Dec. 1st! Welcome to winter!

Yes... all mommy wants is a silent night... Not sure we have one coming this year!

Ellaina thinks this is funny!

Chloe helping me decorate! Such a help!

Happy Thanksgiving... Our first Holiday in the new house

Thanksgiving was the first holiday for everyone in the new house! The Reese grandparents got to come up and celebrate with us! We had a great time being loved an held. It was wonderful to have family in town.
Come back soon Grandma & Grandpa!

 Grandma Reese is becoming a pro with Jackson

 Everyone gets to hold a baby! Ahh... They love it!

 Grandpa Reese has a new job in his next life. They were all asleep. Magic! 

He did have all 3 at one point. 

Happy Turkey Dinner!

The others were asleep in the next room and Ellaina refused to not be part of the action! 

Aunt Mandy & Uncle Eric came up to visit us for the first time since we were home from the hospital... Thanks for the hugs! Hope to see you again soon!

 Ellaina welcoming Aunt Mandy 

 Eric & Jackson, Mandy & Ellaina

 She wanted the quieter baby! so she switched Eric for Jackson! Quiet only comes in moments. 

Thanks for visiting Mandy & Eric. See you soon!

Time at Home

Ellaina is out... Five minutes of quiet

Jackson eating the toys on the play mat!

Ellaina is a cute froggy!

Grandma & Ellaina snoozing... 

Like Grandmother like granddaughter(Chloe)...

Miss Chloe

Ellaina lounging around...

Julie - Ellaina & Jackson

Jeff - Chloe & Jackson

He will not be able to hold 2 for to much longer... The kids are growing. Last weight check: Chloe is 8lb 6oz, Ellaina is 7lb 7oz and Jackson is 6lb 14oz. We go back to the doctor tomorrow and i am sure we have grown so more! We will see what the weigh in is! TKO! 

Go Bucks

It is another football saturday and we are ready to go! Guess who we are rooting for?

We do lots of Michigans in our house!

GO BUCKS!

Happy 1st Halloween

Here we are celebrating our first Halloween. The kids loved their various costumes you can tell!
They sat inside and the tricker treaters came to the door and the ones that wanted to see the kids we showed them each child through the window.

Ellaina

Her kitty's big roar

She is a glow in the dark skeleton! Scary!

Our most vocal is telling the skeleton what to do! I think she scared it!

Jackson

So cute in his Halloween hat & peek a boo outfit. Notice the three pumpkins? Each child got their own! 

I think we are going to wait to carve some until next year.

He was a duck. This is one of the only ones where you can see is face. 

I guess he is practicing for the wave!

He looks so pensive in this photo! Shades of things to come? 

Chloe

Here is Chloe's big cat Roar!

She makes such a cute cat!

She is such a cute pumpkin. She fits in with the other decorations! 

We hope you had a happy Halloween! 

They cannot wait for turkey day to see what mom will photograph them in! 

Has anyone seen miniature Indian costumes? 

Aunt Michelle & Grandma Reese Visit

Ellaina speaking for the whole family was saying at the top of her lungs "A big thanks to Grandma Reese & Auntie Michelle for coming to visit and take care of us!!!"
Did you hear me!"

Jeff and I are learning baby speak. We are pretty sure this is what she is saying.

Don't you love the little outfits she got for them... So cute!

Thanks so much ladies. We cannot wait for you to come back! We had great time playing with you.

Family pictures

Here we are taking some family pictures.
My parents came up to spend some time with us and take their first grandparents and grandkids shot. Needless to say we were all thankful for digital pictures so you can take as many as you want and delete the ones you do not like!

Say Cheese!

L to Right: Jackson, Grandpa Commons, Chloe, Ellaina,  & Grandma Commons

L to Right: Jackson, Jeff, Chloe, Ellaina & Julie

Chloe Comes home

Well it is about time after 76 days in the NICU Chloe came home with Mom and Dad while Grandma Commons watched the other two!

 Chloe in here own room! Last hospital photos!

Lets get you changed and outta here!

My cutie bear outfit!

All snuggled into the car seat and ready to go!

Mommy riding in the back with Chloe to watch her the entire time. So daddy does not have to ask mommy to turn around every red light to check on her like she had to do for the other two...

Mommy bought daddy those rear view child mirrors for this reason!

Lets go home!

Ellaina & Jackson Come Home!

The day was so bittersweet. To take Ellaina and Jackson home and have to leave Chloe. Here are some pictures of us getting ready to go home.

I have been to the baby spa and i am ready for my new clothes!

Daddy getting Jackson Dressed...

 Mom... my newborn clothes are a little big... 

Me...at least they are not pink... Be happy!

 Hey Ellaina... Move over you are in my space. I thought it was all about me.

Jackson get used to sharing... The service may not be as good at home. 

We they started tearing down the old part of this hospital after i gave birth. We had bets on whether the entire building would be torn down before our babies came home... We both thought it would be and sure enough... Old building is gone.

Our going home picture and them in their car seats!

 Ellaina

Jackson

The four of us going home on 10-4.  Four days before my actual due date 10-8, 

if i was only having one baby.