Happy birthday, Emily!

One year ago today, our lives were incredibly blessed with your arrival.  At one year old, you are such a busy girl.  You started walking about 2 weeks ago, and you love trying to keep up with your big brothers.  You're not talking yet, but that's probably because your brothers talk enough for everyone.  Boy, do they love you so much!  You don't have a single tooth, yet your favorite food is, well, food.  You love chicken and steak, which is most impressive given your lack of teeth.

Your beautiful, big, brown eyes sparkle when you laugh - your big belly laugh that makes everyone else laugh.  Your long eyelashes are the envy of everyone, and we love the way you crinkle up your nose when you smile.

Today, the doctor told us you are 29.5" tall, which is in the 65th percentile.  And, little peanut, you only weigh 18lbs3oz, which is in the 9th percentile.  At this rate, you're going to be built just like your Daddy - long and lean.

Happy birthday, Baby Girl!  We're so glad you're ours!

5 months old!

Emily is 5 months old today!  She is a happy, easy, relaxed, and mellow baby girl.  The Lord knew we needed an easy baby with 2 busy boys running around.  We started cereal last week, and she LOVES it.  She's just like her mommy - she loves to eat.

Happy 5-month birthday Emily!

This picture pretty much sums up our life thus far with her - our beautiful, happy girl!

We took the boys' picture in the same chair when they were 4 months old.  What a fun comparison!

Mommy's twin?

I'd say there's a strong resemblance.

2 Months Old!

I can't believe Emily is 2 months old today. She got all dressed up and let Mommy take some pictures of her.  We have an unbelievably happy girl!

Birth Announcement!

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EJS's birth

Now that she's 3 weeks old, I figured it's high time to post some pictures of Emily's birth day and the few days following.  Better late than never!

getting cleaned up by our nice nurses 

15 minutes old, and Daddy is already smitten 

She's here! 

E with Dr. H.  Even though he's a Gator, we still love him! 

Mommy and E - just about an hour or two old. 

Meeting her big brothers 

John's not too sure what to think about her 

Kisses from Will 

Getting ready for her first bath 

relaxed, mellow baby 

Wide awake! 

checking things out after her 1st bath 

Daddy's girl 

Ready to go home!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day from the 3 greatest kids in the world!

Emily Jayne Stone

Emily Jayne Stone was born Monday, April 30, 2012, at 8:20am, with a head full of dark hair.  She weighed in at 7lbs12oz and was 20" long.  We are so blessed and so in love!

Baby Day!

In just a few short hours, we'll meet Baby Stone #3!

39 weeks

Running!

A few weeks ago, Daddy, Grampy, and the boys ran in a one-mile fun run. What fun!

Happy Easter!

An Anniversary of sorts

As of today, I'm 35 weeks and 4 days pregnant, which is the day when the boys were born over 4 years ago. It's hard to believe that tomorrow will be the longest I've ever been pregnant, even if by just one day.

I'd say I'm a tad bit smaller this go 'round.

35w4d with twins

35w4d with one!

Future Scholar?

We got to see Baby last week, and we were able to get a glimpse of our potential future scholar - thinking already. It's hard to believe that Baby will be here in less than 9 weeks now.

Happy 4th Birthday, Will and John!

Time sure does fly! Today, Will and John turned 4. And, amazingly, there were no natural disasters or illnesses to get in the way of celebrating. We had a blast on Saturday with a few of their friends at Chick Fil-A.

Our boys are smart and curious, and we can't wait to see that curiosity grow even more.

Happy birthday, big boys!

The Ten Commandments According to W&J

The boys are learning the 10 Commandments at school, and today Will informed us that to bear false witness means to lie. I decided to ask if he knew one about Mommy and Daddy:

Mommy: Did you boys learn a commandment about Mommy and Daddy?

John: Commit adultery!

Daddy (in between fits of laughter): No, buddy. Do NOT commit adultery.

Will: Adultery!


Apparently we've got a long way to go.

Introducing...

The newest member of the Stone family! Baby Boy or Girl Stone is due May 7, 2012. The boys are excited about being big brothers!

Day Out with Thomas!

The boys have become quite taken with Thomas the Tank Engine, and my principal told me about the Thomas visit in NC. We ventured 3 hours north to Blowing Rock, NC (basically Boone...boo for App State country!), and the boys had a great time! We now have two cool conductor's hats, some rubber stamps and Thomas silly bands...not to mention pix and memories of our ride ON Thomas!

Fun new hats! And of course we had to wear our Thomas T-shirts.

Hurray for Thomas! Except John refused to smile in all of the pictures today...

The boys with Percy, Thomas, and Rosie.

Meeting Sir Topham Hatt!

We have tons more pictures from this spring...we just have to get around to posting them!

Soccer Ball!

Soccer!

We signed the boys up for 3-year-old soccer through the City of Greenville this spring. They start on Saturday, and they've been asking daily when they get to "go play soccer ball with other little boys and girls."

Many thanks to Grandpa for their first pair of cleats!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYS!!

We can't believe that the boys are 3 today. It's been a busy and fun three years. They have a penchant for not being able to celebrate their bday on the actual day, and this year is no different. The first year, they were sick. The second year, it snowed. And this year, schedules just wouldn't cooperate. We've had a fun day, complete with a fun birthday breakfast cooked by Masie!


Happy birthday, Will and John!!

(that's about the best we could do today...) :)

Funny boys

The boys wanted to show off their new haircuts!

Will

John

How could you not laugh at these faces??

SNOW!

Last year, it snowed on the boys' birthday. We're a month early this year.

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Go Daddy! Go Mommy!

Grampy and Masie came up this weekend to help us cheer on Mommy and Daddy for their first half-marathon. We're not sure how far that is, but judging by how tired Mommy looked at the end, it must be a LONG way.

It was really cold, waiting for Mommy and Daddy, but we were troopers!

Yay Daddy! Yay Mommy!

Apple Picking 2010

As is our custom, we went apple picking with Uncle Kev and Aunt Emmy last weekend. This was a banner year, as we let the boys romp around the orchard, as opposed to taking the stroller. They had a blast, and they were troopers with having to go to the back of the orchard to find any apples.

John's ready with his basket!

This apple looks yummy!

Whatcha doin', Mommy?

Just the right height!

The boys - all 4 of them!

We love Aunt Emmy!

The long walk back - we're tired!
But not too tired to enjoy our annual Apple Cider Doughnut.