Claire is a Preschooler

It's a good thing we didn't have to wait one more day for preschool to start.  It was hard enough waiting for 12:00 to come.  Claire has been patiently waiting for her turn to go to school since the other kids started a couple of weeks ago.  She was not disappointed, and Mom certainly isn't disappointed that preschool coincides with the twins 2nd nap of the day.  Glad you had a great first day Claire-Bear-Roo-Ski!

What a Difference a Year Makes

 Today marks the one year anniversary of welcoming Avery and Kole home from the hospital.  Were they ever really that small?

In one short, yet very long year they went from this...

…to this!

Kole was born at 5 lbs and 17 1/2" and had grown to 6 lbs 2 oz when he left the hospital.
 Today he weighs 20 lbs 2 oz and is 29 3/4" tall.

Avery was 4 lbs 4 oz when she was born.  When she came home she had grown to 5 lbs 7 oz.
Today she is 19 lbs 2 oz and 28 1/4" long.

Backtracking

Once again it has been several months since my last post.  I can't imagine why I have such a hard time keeping up with this blog, can you?  Take a few minutes and catch up on some of the things that we've been up to.  There are probably plenty of events I have missed, but I think I have hit most of the highlights.

Dustin's Got Braces

We have our first child with braces.  Dustin has a cross bite with his two front teeth and so for the next 5-6 months he has a mouth full of metal.  It's amazing how fast it can work.  He's only had them one week and the out of place tooth has already moved in front of the bottom row of teeth.  Crazy.  Here are a couple of toothy grins :)

Trailer-Blazin'

 This summer Keith and I decided to buy our family a tent trailer.  It makes camping much easier for us.  Don't get me wrong, with the babies it's still quite hard but it gives us a fun way to get out together for a day or two (because that's all we can handle right now).  It sleeps all 8 of us, at least until the kids get a little older and gives us a good place to let the babies down without them eating dirt all day :)  These are pics from the camping trips we took this year.

Back to School

Hillary, 1st Grade

Dustin, 3rd Grade

Rachael, 5th Grade

Hogle Zoo

We took a quick trip up to the zoo to use up the last vacation day Keith had before he changed jobs.  It was HOT, HOT, HOT but the kids had a good time and Mom and Dad had fun pushing the double stroller up all the hills.

Riding the Carousel

Riding the Carousel, Part 2

What a bunch!

Waiting for the Bird Show

Avery Baby

Mom's best monkey face.