2013.... lot's of pics, very few words!

I have been the worlds worst blogger this year - but I wouldn't miss this post for anything!

It has been such an amazing, fun filled year

To say we've been blessed would be an understatement, from visiting family and friends, to the gift of getting pregnant again, it's just been non-stop fun around here!  

I hope you enjoy this playback of the year.  I know I love doing this post because I am always amazed at how each child has grown up......and way to fast!!!

I mean really, look at those baby cheeks - Cecilia and Jude aren't babies anymore!

And Stephen just lost his first tooth, I'm just amazed everyday at how quick they are growing.

And yet in my everyday life I find myself forgetting how small these little blessings are

Looking back as I write this I am reminded that these four cuties are just that, cute and little and full of joy - I could learn a few things from them! 

So I hope you enjoy these little faces while your scroll through, hear laughter and see tons of memories being made!

I'm looking forward to seeing what this year has in store for us, I hope and pray that we will grow in our faith with any blessings or bumps that come our way!

I am more than excited to add another little boy to these adventures!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all 4 readers :) 

I was made for this!

Ahh, an entire week at Disney!  5 kids, 6 and under, and we had the time of our lives! The six adults where a big part of that! :)

I know, some people might have nightmares about a trip such as this.  Not this lady!  The Maddox family was made for vacations like this.

Don't get me wrong, I fantasize about going to the beach and laying down, reading a good book and enjoying a nice glass of something; but let's be realistic - that's not happening for a long time with this crew.

And that's perfectly ok with this mama!

The truth is no matter where we are, vacation or not, there are four amazing little people who need/want my attention and are looking for entertainment.

So, waking up extra early, rushing out of the house, and heading off to the happiest place on earth - well that sounds and is the perfect vacation for us!

We had a blast, the joy on these little peoples faces brought so much happiness to our hearts, and the memories were priceless.

We had our moments, but then again, we'd have those at home - so why not somewhere we could calm down and then eat ice cream!

Or see live animals :)

So thank you mom and dad for another amazing trip and vacation!

And thank you Uncle Hank, Aunt Nikki, and Bing for being able to come down too!  A week with y'all was such a gift to all of us! :)

God Bless!

Throw back Monday?

 Because today is Monday, and well I seem to be slacking in the picture taking department, I thought I would throw in some old pics just for fun :)  Kinda random, but hey I haven't blogged in a while so I thought I'd try again!

 I guess I'm tired and busy :) So please excuse the lack in blogging and posting, I do promise we are here, baby Augustine (Gus) is doing great, and we are having fun!

 I had to post this pic, not only b/c Abby is just soooo cute, but we get to see this awesome Aunt next week!  I'm so excited to see the Murphy clan I can hardly contain it!

 Here's a hint at what our little vacation might consist of.....shhhh don't tell the kids!  My parent's are once again taking the fam for a fun filled vaca!!

Bye for now!  That's all I got, plus the three little ones now have chocolate pudding and I'm thinking I should go help them :)

Between colds we had time for this....

 This is proof that we actually made it out of the house last week.  Ha!  Once again another awful flu like cold has found it's way into our home - we had a 24 hr break were I was the only one not feeling well........ so off to Trick or Treat we went!  (Stephen's the Headless horseman, he decided on this and I'm still not sure how he even knows who the headless horseman is, but then he got sick and then I got sick...... so..... you get a headless horseman in a woman's JCrew button up :) )

 This is Cecilia, the shy Princess.  She came down with the mean old fever later that night..... now we know why she was so shy!

 Every year a very sweet family, that Alan has known his entire life, has a hayride through our neighborhood.  We have been blessed enough to be adopted into the family and join in on the fun! :)  

So don't hold your breath, who knows when I might do this blog thing again.  We're doubling up on vitamins and praying we can stop getting sick soon!  This prego mama is tired :)