Happy Birthday Jack!

Yes, I know. It's been a few weeks since I've posted. Between everyone and their allergies, hopefully things are settling down!

Jack turned 8 on the weekend of the 17th! He's such a big boy! Everyone had a great time! There was a jumpy house and a clown! Zach really doesn't like clowns so much since last Halloween (we'll let Uncle Robert explain that one!) but he warmed up to her adn let her give him some cool spiders! Even Kate liked the jumpy house. I helped her but was too nervous to let her do it on her own. She enjoyed the slide even more!

Mother's Day!

I hope everyone had a nice Mother's Day! Most of you know that my Uncle Mike had a quadruple bypass on this past Thursday! So instead of my parents coming here we went to them for a change so that we could also go up and see my Uncle Mike! I'm happy to report that Uncle Mike is doing very well...looks good...and should be going home soon! What a trooper! So we got to catch up with some family, Zach got to play Sally's Baby Grand Piano (I really wished I would have taken my camera to catch that) and then we came home very late Saturday night! I was very excited to sleep in on Mother's Day (I think that was the first time since Kate had been born that I had slept late!) It was a very nice day! I think MOther's Day should happen once a week. Zach wanted to know when Kid's Day was?!?!?! That's my Zach! :)

Zach and swimming

So Zach had an awesome swim lesson tonight! He did everything Miss Sara asked him to do. He floated on his back, did bobs, pushed off from the side on his back, and even went off the diving board. Zach always thought it was way cool to watch others go off that board...but he never really wanted to try it himself. Tonight, he got the chance! You could tell that he really wanted to do it on his own, but it is a little frightening! So, some random boy who was waiting patiently for Zach to jump offered to "help" him off the board. Zach let him and didn't object! He jumped in and when he came up he said that he wanted to do it again! His teacher and I were both very excited! He said that next time he wanted to do it on his own! We're very excited! He had to call Daddy right away!

Pig Tails

So...Aunt Janice decided to give Kate pig tails today! I decided that she looked like Baby Shrek...you decide! I really think that they are adoreable! I would never be able to get those tiny rubber bands in her hair...Thanks Aunt Janice! Honestly...I'm just glad that she has hair!

Aren't they precious...

Especially when they are sleeping! They just look too cute! Zach is notorious for trying to sleep in on school days and Kate constantly puts herself in the corner of her crib (she's a mover!) and her butt is up in the air...does this remind you of anyone Mom?!?!

Kate is walking...with help!

So sorry it's been a few weeks since my last post.
At any rate, Kate has really been recovering well since her cast has come off. She continues to pull herself up on anything and everything and is walking if she is pushing on something or cruising from one thing to another. She doesn't even realize she's doing it...yet! She's definitely our brave little one!