Baptism and Vacation!

Mega late update...
 February 8, 2015, our sweet little precious gift from God was baptized!  It was SUCH a special day.  She was able to wear my baptism dress too which was extra special.  :) Kacie Jane you are loved by your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and loved by so many others too!!

 a little drawing I found on Addison's desk :)

 Hailey brought Kacie for her "show and tell" one day...

 Kacie is going to be a super fan watching her sisters play volleyball, basketball, and soccer! :)

 All the girls got a haircut from grandma one day....Hailey wanted the most cut off so now everyone should be able to tell them apart! :)

 Em at basketball

 Then Ryan has started the second month of his sabbatical and we are loving it!  It really is such a treat and so much fun having him home (even though we haven't been home much!)  Last year at the girls' school auction, we bought a trip to Cabo...ended up not being able to go to Cabo because of hurricanes...but was able to switch to Cancun!  We took my parents along which was fabulous having extra help with all the girlies! :)
Grandma Gwen lovin on Kacie Jane

painted little piggies are the cutest :)

 Kacie was a great traveler and did pretty well with the heat and relaxation! :)

 The girls got their hair braided the first day which brought back memories to when I got this done as a kid.  :)

 They loved their strawberry daiquiris! :)

 We were able to travel to two different "sister" resorts so one was quieter and peaceful by a lagoon and the other one was busier and on the ocean!  Best of both worlds!

 I just really love that they have each other to play with.  Siblings are the best.

 They LOVED the waves and screamed for each one the first day! :)

 Family pics are always a doozy.

 So chill :)

 More drinks. :)

 Kacie liked the water!

 Swimming in the waves is so fun. :)

 The girls got to love their friend "Denice" who played with them a lot at the free kid care.  They painted and colored and practiced their Spanish with her!  Just the other day Em told me "Mom, I miss Denice."  Maybe they can start writing her. :)

 Super glad we took these two along!  Love you mom and dad and thanks for all your help!

 Hailey LOVES changing Kacie's diaper.  She's really good at it too!  Definite nice perk about having older kiddos in the house! :)

 First family of six bike ride a couple weeks ago! :)

 Em reading to her little sis.  :)

 Then we went to Arizona last week!  Ryan and his buddies went first to golf, hit up spring training, and watch a bunch of March Madness.  Then the wives went and overlapped one night....and then the men went home to watch the kiddos and my friends and I (and two babies) stayed and got some sun! :)  Here's Kacie and her buddy Henry. :)

 LOVE palm trees :)

 Kacie and I at the pool

 So blessed with these ladies friendship.  What would I do without you all?! :)

 We ate a lot...and ate at some great restaurants! :)

 My friends call this the "Kacie face"  She does this face pretty much all the time if you look at her and smile.  Wide open mouth.  Happy girl.  I really love her. :)

 Check out her future prom date.  Such a stud.  :)

 This was Kacie's 4th plane ride and she's 5 months old today the little stinker! :) We had had quite the year for travel.  Nuts! :)

 And just had to show that this is how Emily and Hailey play on their tablets.  All wrapped up in each other's legs like it's no big deal.  I imagine they were like this in the womb quite often and they still don't mind being in each other's personal space. :)  Crazy girls. :)

 Addy and Kacie

 Trying to savor every moment......she is growing up so fast!

Kacie is 5 months old today but at her 4 month appointment she was 15 lbs 15 oz and in the 78th percentile.  She was 26" long and in the 93rd percentile for height!  Now at 5 months, she is overall a good baby.  She's pretty content most of the time!  She's started a little bit of the stranger danger sometimes...and I THOUGHT she had started sleeping through the night at like 2 months but oh no that was just her teasing.  She continues to wake up twice a night and I just can't seem to stop her of this yet.  All of our travel and time changes don't help with getting her on a sleeping schedule but I'll take the travel and just postpone sleeping! :)  The day after we got back from Mexico was her 4 month appointment and they discovered her first double ear infection then!  I couldn't believe it as she was a champ on the plane and everything!  Poor girl!  She does well at tummy time and has started rolling from back to side a lot, grabbing her toes all the time.  She loves her nuk and her little cozy blanket and still loves to stand.  She's an observer and also a little social bug as she doesn't like to be in a room by herself.  She loves to chat and smile with her "Kacie face!" :)  She's a doll and we love her!!