well.

well, it’s been a while.  truthfully, having four children is amazing and yet a complete doozie all at once.  and, well, having a baby under our roof again feels so sweet and so wonderful . . . and, means that we actually have a tiny napper again . . . so, with kids at school and a napping baby, I have been thinking again about this little ole blog.  that said, I make no promises.  none.
and, well, I guess there is some updating to do.  we have had a few significant events in our lives since I last posted almost a year ago.  so, here are a few things that you should know, dear reader:

1.  in january, 2014, our sweet w had surgery to remove the hemangioma from his eye and it was successful!  we continue to be grateful and humbled by God’s provision for our boy and our family as we have walked through his little life with that complication since he was a wee one.

it appears that we Reppards have very little trouble relaxing . . .

2.  on february 24, we JOYFULLY welcomed our precious little “googey bear” (as his sister nick-named him long before he had actually arrived) into our lives.  warren hatchard reppard, junior was born, and this sweet baby Hatcher has been smiling and surrounded by love (and some pokes and thumps and tugs and other not-so-gentle “love pats”) ever since.  He is a doll and if I didn’t have four children, I would have four more after having him because he is just so precious and such a delight to us all.

This is my handsome husband who is clearly very stressed about having a fourth child.

Oh, how we love you baby H.

oh, the love.  it’s the squeezy, touchy, grabby, squishy kind of love!

3.  in june, we excitedly welcomed another member into our family . . . we have a new sister and aunt . . . LA LA.  It’s official!  She is ours, and Uncle Critter-ford is officially hitched.  Driving to Kentucky for a long weekend with a three month old and 3 other kids 5 and under was quite an experience, but now in October, we are well-recovered (ha) . . . and it was worth every single minute of the insanity!

kentucky bound!

our 36+ outfits for our fabulous wedding events!

Sweet baby traveller!

kentucky!

and the gorgeous, mr. and mrs. crefadoor murphy

4.  in september, our sweet little babies started kindergarten.  [insert moment of silence here.]
Questions like HOW are they already in kindergarten?  HOW are we old enough to have elementary schoolers?  Does this mean we are really supposed to be grown ups?  Are we qualified for this?  Will they cry?  Will they miss me?  And, what will we do without them?  . . . all plagued me for weeks.  But now, a month into it, I will say that they are thriving, and WELL, I am one TIRED mama.  These boys leave the house around 7:15am.  7:15am.  YES.  EARLY.  TOO EARLY.  I have spent my entire life as a mother strong-arming my children to sleep in and not wake me up at ungodly hours.  And, WELL, that was all undone in a matter of weeks . . . almost six full years of forcing my children to sleep and . . . POOF.  UNDONE. 

Sister also started a new school—which seems to be sweet and wonderful like her old school . . . but it has a carpool line, and, well, that is changing my life.  Seriously. 

So, on that note, I will say, I should most likely hit the sack.  But, I will also say that @vahatch and I are much better about narrating our lives in brief snipits via Instagram . . . but, when we do that I can’t ramble on quite as much, and well, we all know by now that I love to ramble!  More soon . . . perhaps.