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!

Long time no post!

So maybe camera broke AGAIN! This time Camden dropped it at her school dance! Last time I dropped it in the ocean, and the time before that, it broke on it's own. So last week we bought our 4th camera in 12 months - good lord! Did I mention that we also bought the safety plan so if I break it again we can return it for a new one? Good idea (3 cameras too late!) So I am busy uploading new pics to share from the old camera, new camera, and my phone. Be back soon...

Delaney pictures

No time for a post but here's some pictures!

"Little Dude" is a Dudette!!!

Announcing the arrival of MISS Delaney Drew Olowiany!!!

Our little "ladybug" joined the family on Wednesday, January 7th, 2009. We got to the hospital at a very early 5 am and by 6:45 I was walking back to the OR for the c-section. It was pretty complication free. I had a spinal block and experienced my usual nausea. Within a couple of minutes, Dr. Weatherford was announcing that the baby was almost out. The next thing I knew Eddie was saying "I was right, you were wrong. It's a GIRL!" It took me a few minutes to process that what I truly believed was a boy was actually a girl. Then Eddie, the nurse, and the Dr. all said "Camden will be so happy!" Also, the name debate ended because the only name we agreed on was the girl name! By the way, my boy choice rocked and is now up for grabs - Beckett!

She weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 inches. So she was 1/2 lb. more than Camden and the same length. The boys each weighed 1/2 - 1 lb. more and were a whole inch longer. I guess that's why she seems so little to us!

When she came out she had a little trouble with extra fluid in her lungs. She cried on and off but the nurses wanted to be sure it was all gone so they called the NICU nurses. They remained very calm and kept us updated. Once the NICU nurse gave us the all clear I finally got to meet her. She looked just like Camden and Reed! So beautiful! Then we were headed back to our room. Once we got there, we announced to my girlfriend/extra nurse, Michelle, that we got another girl! Then she met Delaney and the nurse sent Delaney off to the nursery for further monitoring, with Eddie in tow.

After the pain meds finally arrived my parents, the kids, and my sister-in-law, Nichol, made their way to the room for the big announcement. Everyone gave their gender guesses and I announced that she was a girl! Camden was in total shock for about a day that she got the sister she wanted. What a great moment! Then, we called Nana! Who had insisted that the baby was a girl for 9 months!

We spent the next couple of days at the hospital getting to know her and being pampered by the wonderful nurses. My Mom stayed with the kids and they came to visit daily.

Very surprisingly, we were hospital roomies with some friends from college, Evan and Tracy. They had their baby on Monday so we got to cacth up with them and meet the little one before they went home. How crazy is that?

The boys are doing great with her! They fluctate between wanting to see her and forgetting she is here. We were a little worried that Reed would be jealous but he isn't. Camden wants to hold her all the time and holds her very well. It's so wonderful to see them all together! Our little brood we have dubbed "The Fantastic Four!"

Enough for now! Enjoy the pictures of our beautiful new addition1 She is such a sweet girl! We have been so blessed!