The Poole Family: April 2014

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Millan is here!

I am so happy to announce that I'm an AUNT again! My niece, Miss Millan Gray Caldwell, made her entrance on April 22 weighing a tiny 6 lb 9 oz and 19 1/4 in long! I had to wait 5 LONG days before I could hold her due to work commitments, but she was well worth the wait! Ali and David are awesome parents and I am excited for all the years to come with our kiddos playing together. She is so sweet and tiny and definitely gives me "baby fever", although Stephen says NO ;). I will just have to get my fill of bitty babies at work I guess... Here are some pictures of the brand new baby girl, and of course, a few pictures of MY 2 favorite kiddos!

Sweet Millan sleeping on Nini!

Being Funny, wearing her Bop's glasses ;)

Cousins!

Matt pulling everything off the table, or trying to climb onto the table. ALL BOY!

Loves his cars and trucks.

I miss the days when my kids would fall asleep in 5 seconds,
no matter where they were or what they did (or didn't) have on!

All dressed up and wide awake!

Looks good on him ;) Now if only I can convince him....

He has "one hand for each of them" though-- perfect photo op on their way to the mailbox!

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Easter 2014

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." 1 Peter 1:3

Happy Easter from the Poole Family! While we didn't get to wear our fancy clothes or celebrate at church today (Matt still battling the stomach virus), we did celebrate Jesus today in our hearts as a family! I pray everyday that Stephen and I will be successful in raising our children to follow Christ because the trials of this world we live in are only going to become more challenging. Love to all of you!

Pre-K Easter Party!

Mommy and Emi

The start of the Easter Egg Hunt! I love that I caught this action shot!

Showing off all her eggs-- she looked like a little pink dart running around out there. So cute!

The Easter Bunny came to our House!

Emily got a "Lambie" to (almost) complete her Doc McStuffins collection!

Cups for Matt, to hopefully encourage him to stop drinking with a bottle ;)

Backyard Easter Egg Hunt (short lived since Matt got sick again after this picture)

Watching Emily before he got sick! :(

Egg Hunt Success!

Easter 1989

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

The Newkirks!

Congratulations to my sister and her new hubby, Lance! It may have been a rocky road to meet each other but God put you in each other's path for a clear reason. I am glad you have found your soulmate in one another and wish you many years of HAPPINESS!

Lord knows you both deserve it... ;)

(And Happy Birthday Melissa!!!)

Monday, April 07, 2014

Emily is 4!

Emily is FOUR! She is so grown up now and I have said more than once that this is definitely my favorite age so far: grown up enough but still small enough to listen to mama ;). If I could freeze time with her right now, I would because I know I will blink and she will be five before I know it. She can write her name and Matt's name without help, she knows all her letters, numbers, and days of the week. She believes princesses are real and that she is also a real princess. Her favorite things to do are play dress up, swing set, and ride on her bicycle. Her favorite TV show is Sofia the First! She is slowly starting to branch out on what she likes to eat, but by branch out I mean she now eats her hotdog on a bun. She loves to help me cook but rarely eats what we cook! Oh well, can't blame me for trying! She is THE BEST big sister and I love seeing her and Matt play together. I cannot say enough about my sweet daughter and how much she means to me. I hope she always wants and needs her Mommy as she gets older. Happy birthday Emi-Bear!!!