5.on.the.fly

It has been too long since I have updated this site. Hard to believe sometimes how busy things can be. Hopefully I can get some new pictures on here soon. Updates on the kids: Sarah is 15. She is out of school for the summer and her vacation is jammed with trips and fun stuff. She is coming with us to KingsFest again this year and may bring a few friends with her. We are camping at the park again, so it should be a good time for all. We are excited about spending some time with her. Paige will be 3 next month. We have her signed up for pre-school in September but are not sure she will actually go. They won't take her if she isn't fully potty-trained, and she is still very inconsistent. Some days are great with no accidents, some days she has 4 or 5 accidents. God, grant me patience... Eli is getting so big it's hard to carry him. He is saying recognizable words now: thank you, ball, uh-oh, dada, mama, etc. He has taken a couple steps but really still prefers to...

Things are moving right along. Wish it were warmer so the kids could go outside. Last week, we had a couple of nice days so i did get to take them to the park for an hour or so one day. But i really miss nice warm days, working in the yard while the kids play. Eli now has 6 teeth and 2 more coming in. He is crawling all over the place and getting into everything. Disgustingly, one of his favorite things to play with is Paige's potty. He is eating table food now and growing like crazy. He was over 21 pounds at his 9 month checkup. Paige is doing great. She's extremely talkative and precocious. Not entirely potty-trained yet, but doing great. She is only wearing Pull-Ups for naps and outings, and of course a diaper at night. She has had the occasional accident, but mostly is very aware and gets to the potty on time. She has storytime at the library on Mondays again, and this time i signed her up to go in without me. Most of the same kids as last time are there, so th...

Hello to all. Winter is surely here. Brrr! We are doing well. Sarah was here the week before Christmas this year, so we got to do some things with her that we don't usually get to do. We went down to the beach to Hunt Club Farms and enjoyed their Christmas display and the petting zoo animals with the kids. That was fun, but cold. We rode around to a couple neighborhoods with great light displays. Paige is growing so fast. She is talking in full sentences now and loves to dance and sing. LOUDLY. She is still not really potty trained but I expect it any day - and boy will it be a welcome change. She is so independent and wants to do everything by herself; usually that means a huge mess, but I guess that's what the vacuum and Stanley Steamer are for. We have done the lapsit programs at the local library, but this month will be the first time she goes by herself. We will see how that goes! She loves the lapsit programs and sings all those songs around the house. Eli is...