Thanksgiving Day

Since I'm not allowed to show you our whole family picture yet (since my mother is using it for her Christmas cards) I thought I would just show you the one of Nana and Grandad and their cute crew on Thanksgiving. What a crew! Raegan holding Eva

Uncle Scott snuggling with Callie Sweet Eva and her infamous cheeks.

Drew and Ben spent most of their time running up and down my grandmothers ramp.

I loved this picture of the boys... neither looking at the camera and both with fake smiles.

We found Drew relaxing on the swing after about 100 laps on the ramp. He was so tired and apparently needed a little break.

The kids slept like logs last night and are now rested and ready for our next Thanksgiving on Saturday. We can't wait!

Look alikes....

Here is Callie at 6 weeks Here is Tony at just a few weeks.

Does anybody else see the resemblance??

What has Callie been up to?

At 5 weeks, Callie started smiling.And she spends lots of quiet time in her jacuzzi... aka my bathroom sink. Why did I even have a baby bath tub with Raegan and Drew?

She finally got to meet our dear "Aunt Mo" or Mom Owens.

She gets lots of love daily from her brother and sister.

And even likes to cuddle up on our bed for some family snuggle time.

Recent pics

I feel like if I don't take pictures of Callie every day, I will miss something. I forgot how quickly newborns change. She has lost most of her hair in the front, but she is still dark brown... no red in sight. Here is the best picture we could get of me and all three children. We took this for Tony to have on his desk, and it definitely shows some personalities.

And who doesn't love a sleeping baby picture. She doesn't normally sleep out of a swaddle, but she had fallen asleep on me and this is what happened when I laid her down. Isn't she just too cute.

Callie is growing...

She is filling out and loves to watch her older siblings play. And thankfully, they are almost always willing to entertain her. She is 1 month old already. WOW! Go Hokies!

She is just so cute.

Now that is what I called getting comfy!

Raegan took this picture early one morning. I just loved Drew in this one.

Again, goofy little Drew being the silly big brother. I love Callie's face in this one. She seems to be calling out for help :)

Fishing trip

We had beautiful weather this past weekend, and since it may be some of our last warm days of the year, we decided to take full advantage of it. Tony, his dad, and I took the kids fishing! This was their first official time with hooks and worms, and boy was it fun. This was my favorite picture of the day. They were practicing casting and reeling before we actually put the hooks on. Drew tried the "relaxed" approach to fishing, but as you can see, Tony ended up doing the practicing for him.

If you can look past the dirt on his face, he has the prettiest eyes!

Raegan, surprising enough, was much braver than we thought and actually held worms!She said the worm was cuddling her... YUCK!

We didn't actually catch any fish, and it may have something to do with this little guy. He spent much of his time throwing rocks into the water to see if they would make a splash.

My boys enjoying some fishing.

Raegan and Papaw Roop just hoping they might get a bite.

We had a small incident with a briar patch, another little incident with a hook, and mud all over us, but no one ended up in the lake or in the ER. It was one of the most fun days we have had in a long time.

And where was Callie the whole time?? Snuggled up next to her mama in the sling. She didn't seem to mind she missed out on all the fun. Maybe next year.

Callie Danielle is here!!!

And then there were THREE...

Sweet baby Callie Danielle Roop

Callie Danielle arrived (very quickly) Tuesday, Oct 5, 2010 at 11:13 p.m. She weighed 6 lbs 7 1/2 oz and was 19 inches long. The most surprising thing by far was that she has a head full of dark brown hair. Not a speck of red in sight. Raegan was a little disappointed that she didn't have hair like her, but she loves her just the same. I have more pictures that anybody other than the grandparents want to look at, so I will try to keep it to some of our favorites.

Froggie legs

Checking out Callie's toes... one of my favorites!

Sweet face

I love this burp shot of her squishy cheeks. Drew was so excited that she was really at this house.Raegan thought she needed a blankie.

The 3 musketeers.

Such a proud big sister. She is constantly asking "Can I hold baby Callie?"

She had such big bright eyes.

The proud big brother.A backseat full of kids and car seats.