Nikki is TWO!

Happy Birthday darling Nicole! Love you!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Rocks!

Happy Birthday Noah!

Noah is four and we celebrated by hitting Super 8's pool with the family and pizza, present, and treats afterwards. Happy Birthday to my sweet little guy!

Mary Starts School

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Mary's first day of Kindergaten

I can't believe it, but Mary is now officially in school. She is growing so fast. Mary loved her first day, and we all missed her like crazy!

Who is this girl?

Who is this darling girl and when did she get so old? Aaron and I talk about how much she is changing and maturing all the time. The thought of her going into kindergarten in just a few weeks is mind boggling.

In this picture you may see that she just lost her first tooth. While I thought it was loosened from a hit to Noah's head I can see the new adult tooth poking through. What? Already? It can't be!!

This last week Mary and her cousins have been getting swimming lessons from Aunt Sarah. Sarah is amazing and quite the swim instructor. I am so impressed with all her fun and innovative ideas as well as her nurturing methods and serious patience. Mary (and Noah) LOVE swimming with her. In fact, Noah wakes up each morning, puts on his suit, and asks for a count down until pool time. Mary is still working on basic swimming skills, mainly putting her head totally under the water.

We recently purchased an above ground pool on Craigslist to help combat the summer heat. It's been really helpful in cooling down and a little confidence boost for the kids.

Cameron at Seven Months

Cameron turned seven months old last week. I can't believe how much he has changed. He is now sitting up, eating baby food, reaching, giggling, snuggling, and army crawling all over the place. Cameron slept through the night for the first time yesterday--- 8:00 pm to 7:00 am. That's amazing since I've now given up on the whole sleep training thing and decided to just let him tell me how it's done. I will always look back on the things I've tried, advice I've sought, and books I've read trying to get my children to sleep at four months old and say, "Oh well, guess I never quite figured that out".  It was so quiet last night that I almost ran upstairs just to make sure he was alive. Let's hope these cute little peepers stay closed again tonight!