tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41889039478683316622026-07-31T03:35:29.699-05:00Maxwell House 6We received our latest miracle after a successful tubal reversal and are overwhelmed with blessings. Our story is not perfect, but it is one of love and living for the Kingdom of Heaven. Follow the Maxwell's as I talk about life with 6 people in 1500sqft, baby food making, cloth diapering and surviving life with four kids under 7.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-77347120052173436362012-07-11T16:20:00.001-05:002012-07-11T16:20:42.320-05:00Working for us- The boys room
The boys share a room and both agreed to have their room the OU room. it has taken me quite a while to put this together and I am STILL not finished but its looking so great I wanted to do a room post for them. I did Riley's a while back and to be honest that was easy because her room is always in perfect condition. She rarely leaves a toy out of place and NEVER leaves clothes on the floor. I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-36313960633103904842012-07-11T15:08:00.001-05:002012-07-11T15:08:25.165-05:00A visual....There are few things more terrifying than sitting in your office (with BIG giant windows) typing away and out of the corner of your eye BAM! A flipping bird hitting your the window inches from your head. I swear its the funniest/scariest thing ever. I am now always on my guard while typing because birds slam our windows on average 3 times a day. I really need a wind chime out side so I don't Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-21013639339072644212012-07-06T09:04:00.001-05:002012-07-06T09:05:08.442-05:00A fourth to remember and finally our cruise video!
I finally finished our cruise video, it's a little long but I had to fit all the memories in.
We had a fantastic July Fourth holiday. Ryan was off work, Cameron won 5 tickets to an FC Dallas game so we all headed out to Frisco to enjoy the festival and game. Before we went to the game we stopped by my mom's to take some pictures.
Our family of six
Four babies
This guy...
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-76032308776618889112012-07-02T22:43:00.001-05:002012-07-02T22:43:48.427-05:00You have to stand for somethingOr you will fall for everything.
I feel so alone sometimes in my thoughts. Caught between wanting to be "cool" and wanting to Follow Him, without distractions. Without hesitation. Am I better than anyone, absolutely not. Does it come off that way when I don't agree with things "of this world"? As much as I hate to admit, I imagine it does. But I am certainly not, better, by any means. I have my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-25783610871586027842012-06-20T19:34:00.001-05:002012-06-20T19:34:51.216-05:00A List of Lately's
1. You would not believe how many "drafts" I have in my blog thingy, some about parenting, friends, a day in our life.....it goes on. I don't even know where I have been most days. But today I sit and I write......hoping to get over this gigantic writers block I have gotten my self into. honestly I am not even looking at the computer, I am currently staring out my back window into our backyardAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-87967954704687314692012-04-23T07:10:00.001-05:002012-04-23T09:22:36.251-05:00Cloth diapering on the road.While I didn't actually particicpate in the Great Cloth Diaper Change I changed quite a few cloth over the weekend so I was there in spirit!
I have been cloth diapering for about a year. I started a little late with Bradford and then when Elijah was born I started at 3 months. It's funny I don't consider myself a "cloth diaper"er" if people ask me then I let them know how easy it is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-32118703571375284862012-04-20T08:43:00.000-05:002012-04-20T08:43:55.888-05:00Cto5K update
Well I had a headache stricken little boy and we went out of town for a week (weak excuses I KNOW) but Tuesday I finally got back to the gym. I swear the odds were against me. I got in the car and hubs had forgot to get gas so that had me rushing not to miss my appointment. *at my gym you have to have an appointment for infants. When I got to the gym I picked up Elijah and discovered he Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-87611819185350352372012-04-18T08:44:00.000-05:002012-04-18T08:44:49.300-05:00Not just a headacheOur sweet 6 year old boy battles headaches. At first we thought that was it, just a headache. After months of this cycle where he would collapse to his bedroom, throw up and fall asleep we begin to realize that this was much more.
What do you do when you baby is hurting and you don't know why or how to fix it? It breaks our heart when this happens to him. We were obviously scared that thisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-57774705130157468532012-04-16T15:22:00.002-05:002012-04-16T15:26:34.391-05:00Beautiful week, terrifying momentsAs I previously stated my family and I were traveling to Norman, OK for my brother in laws (Ryan's brother) wedding. We arrived Wednesday evening, enjoyed dinner and went to bed. Thursday morning I went with the girls to the bridal luncheon and enjoyed meeting all of Elyse's bridesmaids, family and hanging out with my sister in law. Thursday night we had the rehearsal and celebrated that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-70193696506739662052012-04-11T08:35:00.006-05:002012-04-11T08:37:25.013-05:00My passionI love taking pictures but my absolute favorite thing to do is edit them into movies. Adding video with still shots is so amazing because you get the posed pics but they absolutely come alive when you add video.
I have done several of these and each time I do one I say "this one is my favorite" well Easter 2012 was no different. This one is my favorite! The quality is low so Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-17655406664141454712012-04-10T08:48:00.000-05:002012-04-10T08:48:00.342-05:00Working For Us: how we make a small space work for a family of 6Riley's Bedroom
This room has been painted, re-arranged and re-done more times than I would like to admit.
When we moved in it was this
Someone REALLY liked frogs and lizards
Then we made this big boy train room for Cameron when we first moved in
A few years later we transformed the same room into a boys shared space
I did everything in the room and it was my favorite room inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-44290393065432138882012-04-04T08:14:00.000-05:002012-04-04T08:14:28.135-05:00Cto5K
www.cto5k.com
I started training for my 5K using the cto5k program a week and a half ago. I am starting week three tomorrow so I am ahead of pace and feeling great about it (my race is may 12th). My problem is I haven't actually been able to lose any weight....ok I have lost one pound. One pound??? I have been eating 5 small meals and staying around 1600 calories. I wanted Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-28119848727303611422012-04-03T09:00:00.001-05:002012-04-03T09:00:09.375-05:00Bradford Joel Maxwell
While I was taking my blogging sabbatical, our precious Bradford turned three years old. This sweet little boy came into our lives in the midst of chaos. I had a exuberant 3 year old and a demanding toddler when we had "B-man" and I certainly didn't expect what I got with this little boy. I was so scared that I was going to have another wild man like Cameron but God knew what I could or Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-61047782068961844332012-04-02T16:04:00.001-05:002012-04-02T16:06:20.163-05:00Easter Pictures 2012 round one....I say round one because I have to get more of Elijah.....you see I knew it was going to be a bad shoot when we got there and I forgot the bumbo but whatever, I will get some of him on his own in the backyard.
I just came to type this post and I literally just said, "hold on, let me start the clothes....again." You know, that same load that was already washed and has to be re-washed because you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-31516964873215318992012-03-29T08:00:00.000-05:002012-03-29T15:44:35.287-05:00Working for us: how we make a small space work for a family of 6When we decided on Catholic school for our kids our dream of living in a big house was put on hold indefinitely. Honestly this was hard for me at first. I spend the most time at home and it is my job to make our space fun and comfortable to live in. But with the arrivial of number four we were starting to get super crowded and overrun with kids toys and "junk". Once Cameron started Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-30900955533490308042012-03-28T08:09:00.001-05:002012-03-28T08:09:00.057-05:00"Shooting" four kidsDisclaimer....I am by no means a professional photographer. It is a hobby and I did take a class....you can tell in these pictures when (I was color happy last year)
We are taking the kids easter pictures this year on sunday. I have a love/hate relationship with the event. Love having the pictures but I am always leery of doing the shoot because it could go one of two ways.
way one:
We get Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-65099153473056647822012-03-27T08:11:00.000-05:002012-03-27T08:11:08.520-05:00All the kids at 3 months
I thought this was interesting so I wanted to document it. Here are the things I notice.
The top two pictures are Cameron and Bradford. They look VERY similar to me, especially the nose.
The bottom two are Elijah and Riley. These two look so much alike to me......especially the nose!
It is so funny to me how kids can be from the same parents and look so different.&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-55907759400192893672012-03-24T20:12:00.000-05:002012-03-24T20:12:13.439-05:00Breath of Fresh Airahhhh I sure did need that break. I have been missing my blog terribly and have been encouraged to get going again, thank you Lauren. So I changed up the blog a bit and I am ready to document.
A list of what we have been up to
1. Cameron lost his first tooth! And I pulled it! He was a champ of course and it was so cute to see his reaction.
2. The big kids are playing soccer and are having a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-14407395058243490642011-12-29T11:58:00.001-06:002011-12-29T12:00:45.020-06:00Pre-Christmas festivitiesWe did lots of things in the weeks leading up to Christmas, we have settled into our routine with Elijah and it's hard to imagine life before this little miracle. In true "me" fashion I created a video to highlight the things we did leading up to Christmas. Of course I left out a few things, breakfast with Santa, Texas Motor Speedway lights, and making a bear for Elijah at Build a Bear. I think Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-29077265527441394232011-12-20T10:24:00.000-06:002011-12-20T10:24:30.719-06:00The truth is....Going from three to four has been super smooth. At the risk of a jinx I hesitate to continue about how awesome things have been since Elijah has been here. Of course there have been the occasional, toddler peeing on the floor, kitchen sink clogging up and my six year old somehow was seconds away from being cut out of his seatbelt (yes he got so tangled I had to completely undress him in theAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-76562598263055656262011-12-14T15:21:00.000-06:002011-12-14T15:21:11.219-06:00Birth StoryI have been working one this one in my head over and over and there is not a chance that I will write this as eloquently as most birth stories I have read. Nonetheless, I will write it and it will be ours.
We scheduled the c-section for Wednesday November 17th and leading up to this date I was a wreck. By wreck I mean, don't look at me, talk to me, ask me how I am doing because I WILL cry and I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-21223470822887362312011-11-29T10:55:00.000-06:002011-11-29T10:55:45.879-06:00back....
I could go on and on about the reasons why i didn't blog over the past few months, but who really cares right. I am back with a new baby, a fabulous birth story and an amazingly easy recovery. Here are some videos I have made.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-10064664252016764062011-05-16T14:09:00.001-05:002011-05-16T14:09:03.516-05:00Well, my kid is betterHowever, I have a horrible headache. Not much to say. The End.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-22173967535675622962011-05-14T16:05:00.000-05:002011-05-14T16:05:04.526-05:00One step forward two steps back.....and into poopLovely, can I push reset PLEASE!
Friday I was having a nice conversation with my friend Sarah, and I (and Sarah) hear those dreaded words that separately are not powerful "mom" "Bradford" "pooped" "on" "my" "blanket". Together, well they immediately cause panic, chaos and gag reflex. Bradford found a way to take off a wet diaper and poop all over the boys room. I'm talking, monkey at the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4188903947868331662.post-77084650428128397122011-05-12T14:54:00.000-05:002011-05-13T15:24:02.727-05:00What a difference......A few days can make. Today was much better than the last few days. I picked up the cutest fabric to make a long overdue blanket for a dear friend. I went to my ob appointment with two kiddos and I must say they we a dream. No offense Cameron but both combined were better than one of you dude. I got to see TNB and he/she looks big and perfect, I equate it to a miracle ;) As we speak MOTH is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08288871427330390544noreply@blogger.com0