Believe

Since when did we become so blessed?
Well, as you can see, the kids are growing up quickly.

Boo is 7.5, he plays football for the Franklin Cowboys (he is the center for the c-blue team), he loves to practice hip-hop and break dancing at the DC dance factory, he is an amazing reader (4th grade level), and loves to learn as a first grader.

Tay is 6, she is an amazing artist, is a wonderful kindergartener, loves to dance and tumble at DC, has a great fashion sense, loves being a big sister, and really enjoys her quiet time w/o others around.

Squirt is 3, she LOVES the color purple & her Big Daddy, is very sensitive when it comes to her five senses, has two boyfriends, always wants to be first for everything, and she loves to dance with her friends at DC.

Bubbles is 15 months, she hailed her name b/c of all the spit bubbles she created, she is walking, talking, loves her silky night-night blanket and giving shuggies (ie kisses), such the cuddler & climber, and she absolutely adores her big brother and sisters.

As for Chris and myself, we are pinching ourselves. Well, not everytime...

I am very into my Zumba workout and have lost almost 80 lbs since having little bit. I enjoy spending time with my girlfriends, my children, and driving the mini-van all around town. Learning how to cook for six people, stay up on the laundry, dishes and keep the house clean. I am figuring out how to tap into my crafty side and still stay on top of it all. Not too much, right?

Chris is a fantastic husband. He really enjoys his job and that makes for a very happy man. He also loves his children. It really is amazing to watch him and listen to him when the babies are around. They just adore him and the feeling is mutual. He is spending time with his friends and going to the Titans games as well.

We both ran in the Country Music Half Marathon this past spring and we really enjoyed it. Kind of thinking we will do it again this next year.

And for those wondering, the Reid Crew has hit it's max. We are so pleased with the four children we have and can honestly say, we are and always will be a family of six. Six very healthy, happy, and blessed Reid's.

Thank you for checking up on us. It is my goal for 2011 to journal on here with the daily in's and out's of the Reid Crew.

Let us know what you think. We'd love your feedback.

Tweeking The Blog

So, I have been wondering how I could make the blog more inviting for me to want to add posts. Well, this is one attempt. I am going green. Feeling a little froggy...

Here are the kiddos a few months ago playing in Tay's bed.

Bella Flora Photography

On one of the HOTTEST days in August, we met with our photographer, Stephanie Drummond, for our maternity photo shoot. We LOVE her work! She somehow knows how to capture our family's true personality.

Stephanie suggested we take photos all along the Downtown Franklin street scape and I have to say, I am pleasantly surprised with how well the photos have turned out so far. We usually take our photos out in a field or somewhere grassy, so this was a nice change.

Please feel free to comment below and let us know what you think.

The children are in awe of the parade of motorcycles going down Main Street.

Now they are ready to smile.

Notice how different their personalities are...

Chris and I are, of course, critical of our lower halves. However we love this one of the babies!

Are you kidding me?! LOVE this photo. This is our Moses basket that we have used with our other babies, the blankets in the basket are symbolic to us, and the three stuffed animals represent our three babies holding the ultrasound of their newest sister. Stephanie did an amazing job with this idea.

Our sweet Tay Tay. This is SO her! Gotta love the Lilly dress!
Our little Squirt Muffin in her Lilly dress. She looks so precious!

Our Kindergarten boy. Piggy Toes, Buster Boo Bear giving us his best look.Last, but not least, the Mama. Notice my non-make-up face. Gotta love the natural freckles.
Thank you Bella Flora Photography for letting me post these first few proofs.

Egg Hunt Anyone?

Wow! It has taken me quite a while to get back to my blog and for that I am sorry!

Below are pictures from our Easter Egg Hunt at Fluffy and Giggy's house.

We sure did have a BLAST looking for the egg with money. :)

Best Buddy looking for eggs
Fluffy with her camera ready to a-t-t-a-c-k

The Bissinger Bunch (with the new little Isaac Calvin)

My little Squirt-Muffin-cup-a-roo-roo and her excited face

Her serious face

Can you see how tight her legs are wrapped around this basket full of nummie-nummies?

My ever-so-handsome husband of mine

Can anyone spot the diva-divine in this photo?

The Reid Crew

Love this picture! We sure do love getting together and when we do, it looks like this. You can only get a couple of us to look at the camera. Heaven forbid we all what is asked of us. This is the perfect picture of happiness. Notice how the boys wore white shirts and the moms have some sort of black on and the little girls have pink on. Not planned one bit, yet love it!

Reid's 2nd Birthday Party

We had so much fun at Reid's birthday party & Easter egg hunt.

It was great to see the family as well.

G-Pa with Boo, Tay and a sweet girl who is a friend of Reid's
Reid, Squirt, Tay and Boo

Qwirters

G-Pa, Uncle Daniel, Daddy and Boo

Me-Me and Eli

Tay Tay and MeMaw

Boo and MeMaw

Tay and Granddaddy

Eli, Reid & Tay with Mike, Granddaddy and MeMaw

Boo with Granddaddy

Where is Mary Poppins?

Good Friday brought some serious storms to middle TN this year. One positive thing they brought to our house was a very windy day and excellent conditions for kite flying. Papa brought over an awesome kite for Boo and he to say he was chopping at the bit to fly it would be an understatement.

All I could think about is when the winds change Mary Poppins moves on to another house...maybe mine was next.

Spiderman was scaling the tallest building...i.e. tree
Check out the clouds

The view from our front porch. Boo was LOVING this weather!

(Just ignore Bonnie on the street.

We were working in the driveway and needed the room.

I swear we don't keep her there.)

He had a blast tugging the kite and making Spiderman dance!

So we are in the process of moving furniture and the china cabinet is part of the process. Needless to say, I had all of our Wilton out and the girls took a liking to it. Not only that, but the glass beads used in the bottom of flower vases...they found a LOVE for those as well.

Where is that Mary Poppins?

I need a spoon full of sugar right about NOW!

This One's For G-Pa

Our sweet babies LOVE sitting by our back window when the weather is beautiful. We can not get enough of the 70 degree days! Also, one of our favorite things to do is to use the magnetic pads for drawing and practicing our letters.

This is usually how they chose to sit every time as well. Squirt loves being in the middle of her big brother and big sister.
Daddy loves his babies. This is a perfect example of how they love him back. Squirt, of course, thinks daddy hung the moon. When she catches him sitting down (which is rare), she climbs up next to him and soaks it up!

Here is a precious picture of Tay with her daddy. They are all dolled up getting ready for the Father/Daughter dance at our church. She had the BEST time with her Hero. He also had the BEST time with his Princess.

Check out my man in his boots and hat! Tay was in a "twirly" dress and was the bell of the ball. This was a night to remember. When the song "Cinderella" started playing, Chris said you should have seen her face. They were playing HER song!

This Must Get Easier

So sorry for my lack of posting. I really don't have a great excuse. I can't even use the excuses of parenting, cleaning, sleeping, or exercising.

Without further ado, here are some photos to update you all. :)

This photo is of Tay. She asked me to take her photo and I was surprised at how much she looks like Farah Faucet as a Charlie's Angel. Scary!

This is a photo of Squirt muffin. Qwirties as we affectionatly call her is smiling in this one. Yes...that is her smile. She makes this face when she sees her #1. That would be her Daddy for those of you that are wondering. I am chopped liver.

The sweet angel behind her is her cousin, Addie Rose. Uncle Matt-Mew and Aunt Peaches littlest one...for now.

This is a photo of my sweet buster boo bear! He is all grows up in this one. Boo really does smile. Promise. Looks more like his Daddy to me every day. :)