Bathing Beauty

Here is a cute little video of Amelia in the tub.  She just LOVES to kick her little legs in the water. I think she also likes the echo and therefore is a little chatty Cathy in there too!  (nevermind her brother Mason singing in the background... there is never a quiet moment in the Lochhead abode!)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Owen's kindergarten class had a little Thanksgiving play today.  They were a little shy, but so very cute!   (Owen is the 2nd Pilgrim from the left!)

Here is the video:

Happy Halloween

Halloween 2011 has come and gone.  Halloween fell on a Monday this year, but it was still full of multiple festivities.  Sunday morning we carved our pumpkin... Owen designed the face and for the first time didn't mind scooping out the goop from inside the pumpkin! 

We then moved on to the neighborhood "spook-out" on the afternoon of the 30th.  The kids were excited to put on their costumes, but Mason refused to wear the hat and glasses that came with his (DJ Lance Rock sans hat and glasses made Mason look like a candy corn!)  Nevertheless, I was able to get my one and only picture of the three kids in their costumes. 

The next day was Halloween and Owen and Mason's classes at Great Falls Elementary school were both holding costume parades and Owen's class also had a small party.   It was fun to see all of the kids in their school environment and all the kid's costumes. 



Here is Mason with his alter ego, DJ Lance Rock ...

And here is Owen practicing his ninja moves and another with his Kindergarten class...

And finally a picture of our little kitty cat, Amelia.

We finished the day with some trick or treating at the Great Falls Village Center and then back at home in the neighborhood.  When the day was done, the kids were full of candy, exhausted and ready for bed! (and so were we!)

3 months?? (a catch up post)

Wow ... it's been well over 3 months since I last posted!!  Guess we've been a little busy since welcoming our newest little Lochhead, Amelia Josephine, on August 5, 2011.  After 2 months on bed rest and a relatively easy labor, we were all so happy to finally meet her!

Our first family picture of FIVE

From day one, the boys have been nothing short of miraculous with their baby sister.  They love her, dote on her, comfort her... I  keep waiting for the honeymoon to end, but so far so good!

Big brothers visiting little sister in the hospital

Such loving brothers

Giggling siblings

Enjoying a beautiful fall day

In the time since my last post, we also enjoyed a nice long visit from my sister Tracey and her daughter Alexa as well as a visit from Brian's dad and step-mom from Las Vegas.  It was so great to spend quality time with family and reminded us how much we wish they both lived closer!!

The big kid cousins

Amelia with Aunt Tracey and Cousin Alexa

All four Brooks cousins

Grandpa, Nana and the Grandkids

Grandpa, Nana and their newest grandbaby

And that brings us up to November 2011.  My November resolution is to try to be a little more often with my blog posts!