Jacob turns 6!!

Yesterday was Jacob's 6th birthday. We took him to the Georgia Aquarium, which was fun! Here is Jake showin' his dance moves at pump it up!
Jacob with his friends from school
The group shot!
Star wars cake!

Emma in the clouds

The photographer thought it would be fun to have her jumping in the clouds. I was skeptical, but thought it turned out cute!! She is so very sassy!!

New pics of Emma

New pics of Lillie

We took Lillie and Emma to get their pics made yesterday, and were very pleased with how they turned out!

Emma turns 2!

Seems like yesterday I was posting that Emma turned 1. Now she is 2 years old, going on 18. For the longest time she was telling everyone she was almost 4. She has settled into her 2ness, and was oh so excited at her birthday party. Beginnning in May every year, when her older cousin Noah has a birthday, a whirlwind of birthday parties surpass most of the Alcorn children with Owen, mommy, Lillie, Uncle Mike, Sam, Daddy, then FINALLY Emma, with poor patient Jacob awaiting his big day following Weeta's birthday in October. The birthday parties subside until Grandpa's on both sides having December birthdays (Grandpa Mitchell's being on Christmas day, so no one seems to mind). Emma so desparately wanted a "Dora birthday," which thanks to Party zone, we were able to accompany that request. The funniest moment was during present opening time, Emma paused and exclaimed that she was hungry, went to the kitchen, then got a piece of pizza, only to return to the festivities. What a joy she is!

Lillie-6 weeks old

Time has really flown by, and Lillie is now 6 weeks old! I can't believe it! With only a few weeks left until I return to work, we are savoring every minute of this little sweetie! Fortunately, I will only work 3 nights a week, leaving me ample amounts of snuggle time. More pictures to come as she is changing every day! :)

Best action pose

No words to describe-he means business!

Emma at the park

Here is Emma enjoying a beautiful day at the park

The Girls

Here are Emma and Lillie at Jacob's opening ceremonies for soccer :)

Goin' home

Here are some pictures from Lillie heading home. Originally when we wanted her birthday to be on 08/08/08, it would go against the grain since Jacob, Owen, & Emma's birthdays are all on the 13th of different months. The funny thing is that even though her bday is on the 8th, she came home on the 13th. For many people 13 is unlucky, but for us it is a lucky number! Miah's soccer number was 13, and his mother was born on the 13th of Feb. :) Just a fun Alcorn fact. We are so glad to have our little one at home. She is doing great, having gone to the doctor on the 14th, and getting a great report. She has already gained back to her birth weight plus some! What a chunk!

Roomin' in

Last night Miah & I got to room in with Lillie at the hospital. We heard she might come home today, which would be great since today is the 13th-the same day her brothers and sisters were born. She has been so good! What a little angel!

Just passin' time

Being at the hospital has been interesting in that it has felt like such a long time that we have been here, but at the same time, it has gone by so fast. Being together has made such a difference-Mimi and Pop Pop dropped off the kids today for a little while so we could all have some family time together. That proved to be super awesome in that we could enjoy our babies, but could stay close to our tiny baby. Let's you know what is important-FAMILY!


I can't even try to explain this one. what a nerd!
Owen really wanted to go see the baby when they called for me to go to the NICU to nurse Lillie. That was so very special that he wants to be with her!
Jake couldn't reach the mirror to see his blue tooth from the rainbow twizzlers daddy had. This was the next best way to show it to him.

More Lillie goodness

Tough guys-Miah thought this was funny to be super tough. I think it is cute!
Jake's interpretation of the tough guy face.

Little hands

We made these shirts for Lillie's arrival. Blue hand for Jacob (favorite color), red hand for Owen (favorite color), and pink with glitter/sparklies for Emma (of course favorite color).

On the back, they had big brother Jacob, big brother Owen, and big sister Emma printed on them. Lillie has one too, but we haven't been able to put it on her just yet. Hoping to have her first picture made in it. :)

Brothers & Sisters

Baby Lillie rounds out the bunch with an even pair of each. 2 boys, 2 girls :)
Owen was a bit upset, not understanding what was going on. Daddy made it better :)
Proud big brother with little sister!
My little handsome thinking about baby sissy.
Emma and I sat in the bed and ate ice chips. She wasn't too concerned with the baby at the moment, but more interested in the ice!