Zoo trip

Ah! Our favorite preschool field trip! Yesterday, Eddie and I took the boys and Delaney on their annual field trip to the Richmond Zoo. As always, it was a great time! Reed loved the bears and Jack loved Penguin feeding time!

Too busy to write this week

Ah! "Birthday season" is in full swing! Reed's first with his 3rd birthday (May 4th), then it's Camden's turn (6 years old on May 13th), and then is Jack on the 20th (4 years old!) So we have parties, actual birth days, and class celebrations. Oh yeah, and everything else life normally has for us! I will write more later - just pictures this week!

This is what happens when pirates strike

Poor Captain Jack! He was struck down by his own brother, Pirate Reed AKA Skunkbeard! Check out the cut near his eye! Guess what Mommy promptly threw away? 2 plastic pirate swords. Blame Daddy, he bought them!

Big talker (video)

Miss D's new trick is talking to us! So sweet!!!

Family Fun Week

Juggling birthday parties, playdates, school, preschool, work... Our lives! Multiply that by 4 kids and 2 adults and you're not left with a lot of free time. But we are left with TONS of good times with our wonderful, children. And they're getting smarter and funnier by the day. If I could freeze time - I just might! Here are some recent pic's!

More pic's of the baby - because she's so darn cute!

Check out my blue-eyed girl! She LOVES her thumb!!!

Ok - only 3 more Easter Pic's

More Easter pic's

Easter

We had a terrific Easter surrounded by family and friends! The day started with a visit from the Easter Bunny. He left the kids sunglasses, flip-flops, candy, books,... Then we dyed our eggs. By late afternoon, the Cooper's, Johnson's, and Mimi and Pop arrived for an egg hunt and dinner. We even had Funcle and Katie over for desert. What a great day!

More pictures

Picture Catch-up!

Okay! we are overdue for a little kid catch-up and some new pictures!

Camden is doing so well in Kindergarden! She adores her teacher and her favorite subjects are literature, reading, and writing. She's even starting to like math - must get that from Eddie! Making books is her favorite pasttime. She tries to write all the words withour any spelling help. It's so cute the ideas she has and the pictures she can draw. She is growing taller (slowly but surely) but still seems tiny to me. But lately, her favorite thing is being a sister to Delaney. Always kissing her, holding her, and making pictures for her.

Jackson is crazy for karate! He's the littlest one in class but can throw a mean punch. So now we're teaching him when to hit and when not to. He is so full of energy - it has to be a boy thing. Although he can play on his own he prefers not to. Which usually leads to a fight between him and Reed :-(

Reed is almost as big as Jack now! He actually weighs about 2 oz. more than him! These "big boys" are up to about 40 lbs. Poor Camden is, too! Reed is crazy about the show Diego and loves pretend play. And he's even becoming more affectionate - allowing us to cuddle him more which is awesome!

And last, little Delaney is growing like a weed! At her 2 month check up (about 5 weeks ago) she was 13 lbs. 3 oz. and nearly 23 inches. Man! She is now sleeping from 8:30 pm until 5 am and wakes up to eat. Then back to bed until 9. It's been terrific! Plus, she's all smiley now and is cooing. She's been such a sweet addition to our gang!