Spoken Gems

While in the car...

Saffryn: "Mom, you are married to dad."
Me: "Yup!"
Saffryn: "Ya I am going to get married someday, too! I am going to marry Pierce!"
Pierce and her share a happy smile.
After a moment she gasps!
Saffryn: "MOM. Who is Colt going to marry??? We have no more sisters! And who is Max going to marry??? We need 2 more sisters. We need more girls! We need 3 sisters!!!"
Hahah! Well maybe we do...but not so they can marry their brothers. What a silly and smart girl!

We Picked A Name

We did it!!!

We picked baby Mahoney #4's name!

In the past we have kept the name a secret until the birth. There is no deep and meaningful reason why we are choosing to share this time. It is actually very simple. The truth is it takes a LOT of mental energy to keep the name a secret and I have NO mental energy to spare! Ha! it has gotten harder for me each pregnancy. So this time I decided to share once we decided the name.

So without further ado...






A sweet picture of the baby! I got this frame from my MOPS group. Isn't it so sweet.



I know, I know. How mean. You wanted the name....





It starts with the letter M....

Ha!!!

This is fun!

Alright, already. Enough with the shenanigans...





His name is:

MAX STEVEN MAHONEY

I am so excited!!! It is the perfect name for him!


Our tradition is to use a family name as the middle name. Dan's family did this and we love that tradition, so each of our children have a family name as their middle name (Mary, James and Darren). What a great way to honor and recognize special people in our life. We have 2 special Stevens in our life and it was an easy choice for the middle name!

We have told the kids the name and it has been so fun! I took them to Hobby Lobby tonight to pick out the letters and Saffryn just loved it. When we got home she said, "Mom, where is Max going to sleep when he comes out of your tummy?" It brought tears to my eyes to hear her call him by name. This is such new territory for us as we never told the kids the name before (and they were younger). It is truly special.

Baby Max we are all excited to meet you! We will be spending the next 20 weeks preparing for you, so there is no rush to make your appearance. Just know you are deeply loved!


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Gender Reveal

Today was the big day!!!! We had our 20 week sono this morning! I just LOVE having a little sneak peak at our growing baby!

Look at that sweet profile. Oh sweet little life!

A baby BOY!!!! 3 in a row!!!!

People have asked us what we would have preferred. And I think we were slightly leaning towards girl. Mostly because we had a girl named picked out that we loved! But you know what I am completely overcome with joy for another little boy!

The sonographer has got to be one of the sweetest people ever! She has actually done the sonogram for the last few babies and she remembered us!!! When we had got everything all measured she gave us a big surprise and turned on the 3D sonogram!!!

It was the most special thing!!! I mean look at him! I could not be happier he is on the way!

We caught him yawning!!!

OH I am so in love with him already!!!!

As soon as we decide on a name I will let you know! No more secrets. They are just getting too hard to keep! hahah :)

What a happy day! Thank you God for the gift of life. My heart is overflowing!

Real Life

While I was writing the last post I published my children were playing downstairs quietly together. I hit publish and put my ipad away filled to the brim with warm fuzzy feelings.

I started walking downstairs when it hit me.

The gaint wall of stench.

It seemed to get stronger as I make my way downstairs. I see my children congregating in the bathroom. The smell is now so strong I can barely breath.

Warm fuzzies gone. Very gone.

Pierce is standing there naked. Poop covering his legs and hands. Saffryn says, "Mom, Pierce pooped in his pants."
Me: "Pierce why did you take off your diaper? Where is your poopy diaper?"
Saffryn, "Mom he wasnt wearing a diaper. He pooped in his pants."

WHAT????

When we got home from grocery shopping he had changed into comfy pants. I didn't think anything of it not realizing he took his diaper off then and was going commando for the day.

I carefully picked him up trying not to get poop on me and took him upstairs to give him a bath and clean him up. And who do I see lovingly following me? Sweet little Colt. What do I see following him?

Poop footprints.

He had somehow stepped in some in his NEW shoes I might add and tracked it literally all over the house.

Well after 2 baths, 2 bathrooms cleaned, footprints cleaned up, one load of laundry, windows open, candle lit and some hosing down a pair of new shoes we are good to go.

And that is real life. At least my real life.

You're welcome.

Saffryn's Birthday

Can you believe we are celebrating Saffryn's FOURTH birthday!

This year we decided on a small birthday party with a handful of her preschool friends. She actually first told me she wanted a surprise party. I was SO nervous about planning her a big surprise because she is not a person who likes to be caught off gaurd. But for weeks she insisted that it was a surprise that she wanted. So I started planning a small surprise party for her. As it got closer she started getting a little anxious about the surprise and wanted me to answer all kinds of questions. I explained that I couldn't answer those if she wanted a surprise party. She thought about it and decided maybe a surprise party wasn't what she wanted. I could not have been more relieved! LOL!

So to have a small surprise she and Pierce stayed the night at Papa and Gigi's house before the party. When she got here in the morning the house was decorated and ready for her party!













When her friends got there we played a few preschool games. It was fun and helped the kids warm up! We decided this year would be a good time for parents to drop the kids off. It helped kep the party small and gave the kids a different experience. So a game was very needed for a few of the kids!

After the games we went to the kitchen and the kids got to make their own pizza's!










They each had 2 English muffins the got to put sauce, cheese and a few other toppings of their choice on them. We broiled it and ate them up! The kids did so well and really enjoyed it.

After the pizza's we had a make your own cupcake bar!



Frosting, sprinkles, decorative icings...what more could a kid want (except maybe more sugar)??? Again, the kids did great with it. I was so happy to see what a they came up with.











We sang happy birthday to the special girl and they got to eat up.

After everyone got cleaned up we opened gifts and played duck, duck, goose and hide and seek!!! Then parents came to pick the kids up.

What a fun party!

Thanks to Papa, Gigi and Aunt Abbie for watching my little boys so Dan and I could focus on the preschoolers!!!

*I purposely didn't put any pictures up of the other children so that's why the photos are a bit limited. Trust me...we all had a great time :)

Happy Birthday sweet little Saffryn!

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Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween!




Colt was Batman, Saffryn was Ariel and Pierce was Superman!




We convinced Saffryn to get the red hair with the dress to complete the costume. The little stinker kept finding the wig and sneaking it so by the time Halloween came she looked like a love child between Ariel and The Creature From The Deep. LOL! Dan and I could not stop laughing about it! Well I brushed it out and that helped a bit. She didn't care....she had a blast!








Pierce LOVED being Superman. The blue eye mask was his idea. It was so fun watching him be big stuff in his costume!













Colt did not like wearing his costume. Well at least not the face part.




But he looked so cute!







He did not want to miss out. Once he realized it was candy in his bucket he screamed bloody murder until he got a piece. Son, I can relate.


























Happy Halloween!!!



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