Howcroft Family

Thursday, July 11, 2013

6 months!

I have a hard time believing this little guy is 6 months!
He loves baths, toys, sticking things in his mouth, his sisters, bottles, rice cereal (he is not a fan of anything with flavor), snuggling with his parents, blowing raspberries, swimming, and sitting on his Dads lap staring at the computer.
He is really close to sitting up and is sporting his 2 bottom teeth these days!
We adore every little thing about Timothy and are delighted he joined the family.

Summer Vacation

We ditched the last day of preschool and drove to Utah! It was a long not so fun drive by myself with the three kids but we will do almost anything to spend a few days with the Coopers.
We went to a local water park which was super fun for everyone.

Timothy and I were lucky enough to spend a few days in Park City with my mom and sisters.

Watching Kristy and Camille get on the ski lift

Happy to be playing in grass

Kirk and Justin "took" the kids to church

Timothy and Baer got to play blocks together

Kirk and I watched the Cooper kids so Justin and Camille could have a night away

Audrey took a few pictures of the drive home for us

Last Day of Preschool

Kirsten is officially finished with preschool! After two and a half years of the preK program Kirsten is ready for kindergarten. I was nervous about her being ready for kindergarten because of her hearing and speech delay but Ms Gina reassured me she is very ready for kindergarten and will do great. She is one smart cookie and loves to learn. She's a little social bug and every day after school would announce which boy in her class loved her that day at school. One day I observed her at school and they asked her what her favorite part of school was and she said "playing with each other." I'm really excited to have her home for the summer to play with. I love this sweet girl and the beautiful lady she is growing up to be.

7 months

21 1/2 pounds
28 1/2 inches
His top 4 teeth have broke through the skin
Our little guy is getting so big. Now that he sits up it's all he wants to do. He gets really mad if he is stuck laying on his back and demands to be sat up. He rolls from his back to his belly but still hasn't figured out how to go from belly to back. If he rolls onto his belly during a nap we hear about the tragedy throughout the whole house.
He is the happiest person I've ever known. He smiles all the time and is happy to be anywhere doing anything. He is as easy going as ever and endures his sisters (literally) in his face all day. My sister said it best when she said "when you asked me to hold Timothy I really got to hold all 3 of your kids" because his sisters are always there touching him and talking to him. It's adorable (and only slightly annoying).
This little guy is my favorite boy ever. He makes me happy everyday.
And a few more pictures of our cute son

Bloggin Hiatus

and I'm back.
i have so much to blog it is overwhelming.
but now I know I am worth 3 laptops in 13 months (ask Chelsey if you want details)
i'm back with lots of updates on my adorable family
also, does anyone read blogs anymore now that they have done away with google reader?
in a tragic event I lost all the blog address's for my friends :(
comment with your blog address so I can bookmark you or whatever it is I'm suppose to do without google reader (sob!)
and now lets see some pictures of Timothy!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Father's Day

Kirsten 6 days old. Standing in front the flowers Kirk bought her.

Audrey 4 days old cuddled up to her daddy. She definitely loves to cuddle with her daddy the most

Timothy 2 days old. Our son who will (hopefully) grow up to be just like his Dad

I consider myself the luckiest woman in the world to have 3 beautiful children with this incredible man. Seeing Kirk hold a newborn makes me melt like butter.
If you know a Howcroft man very well you know that there ability to make children swoon over them in uncanny. Kirk is no exception. He loves to play and wrestle with kids wherever we go. Since we started dating he was a favorite around my siblings and nieces and nephews. The first fourth of July we spent together he held his first baby, my niece Madison. I melted like butter. He was so soft and had that sweet smile on his face looking at her. I'll never forget it. Fast forward a few years later Kirk and I are married and my two year old nephew called every silver car he saw "Kirk's car." And even now the neighbor kids want Kirk to play at the park with them.
Yes, one of the very first things I knew about Kirk was that he would make a good father. And he really is. He works hard to provide a decent home and temporal things. He would often take lunch to work or go without lunch just to make sure his family was taken care of. He takes the kids to church, initiates scripture study and prayer, and regularly attends the temple so his kids know what is really important to him. He sees to it that his kids work hard so they can play hard. When he is left alone with the girls he makes sure all the chores are completed then he takes the girls hiking, swimming, or playing at the park and literally wears them out to the point that they fall asleep as soon as they sit down. There is always a child on his lap being read a book or squealing in delight because he is tickling them senseless. He is on the floor building trains or blocks. His work day is interrupted a hundred times a day with requests to print Ariel pictures, dress princess dolls, hold the baby, tell the girls they look gorgeous (in their 14th outfit of the day), calm a screaming child, or to put on Phineas and Ferb. There is so much that my husband does because he loves and care for his family. I just feel incredibly blessed to not only have children who are so much like him but to also have him as my partner in crime in raising our crazy bunch. I love you Kirk Howcroft. Thank you for having (and raising) babies with me.