Baltimore Zoo

Nate took the kids this past Saturday to the Baltimore Zoo. It is a good size zoo that not only has animals, but a fun place for the kids to play and feed animals. Chandler did not enjoy the hour or so drive, he was thinking that they were never coming back home. He seems to have a hard time since we moved to MD with longer drives than about 15 minutes. The kiddos seemed to have had a great time. In a few weeks we will start actually going places as a whole family.

Wesley 5 weeks old

Here are some updated pics of Wesley. It is amazing how fast they grow. When I took him for his one month he weighed 9 IBS. 10 OZ and was 23 inches, so he had gained two pounds and a little over an inch since birth. He is a pretty good baby, he cries really loud when he is hungry. For the most part he eats pretty good, just really slow. And he is the hardest baby to burp, you could be doing it for a good twenty minutes before he burps. Like most newborns he loves to be held and talked to, which Nate would say I do too much. It is really hard not to want to cuddle with this cutie all day....but I guess there are other things that need to be done. The kids have really been good with him. They want to hold and love on him all the time, he doesn't enjoy when he is trying to eat.

Sisterly Love

I was changing Wesley and Lexie came up and asked to hold her brother. She definitely loves to hold him every chance that she gets. For the most part she is really good with him. Every once in a while she will come up to him and smack him on the face. He is pretty good, he usually just looks at me at gets a really sad face. It probably really shocks him that she would hit him. I was thinking she would have a really hard time adjusting, but it hasn't been too bad.

Phillips Farm Birthday Party

Chandler had a friend from preschool last year that had invited us to her 6th birthday party. They were the best of friends, that is all he talked about when he would get home. Unfortunately she goes to a different elementary, but we still get together every once in a while. It was at Phillips Farm where they took a hayride, feed some animals, got to pick out a pumpkin, had pizza, a bonfire, pinata, and smores. It was quite the party, the kids really enjoyed it.

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Carnival

A few Saturdays ago we had a little carnival in our community. I took the boys over to enjoy the festivities. They had two moonbounces, balloon popper, facepainting, treats, and a rockwall. We stood in line for a half hour to get their faces painted. Spencer really wanted a Batman across his face like Chan, but of course would not hold still. So he had to settle for one on the cheek. It was a fun afternoon, and best of all it was for free :).

Real Life...

For the past three weeks, since Wesley's birth I have had extra helping hands and starting tomorrow real life sets in. Nate had the week right after his birth off, that was great for him to spend some time with the other three kiddos. My mom flew in and helped for a week and then my dad flew in for a few days. I think we really wore my mom out with all the energy my kids have. The day that my parents flew out Nate's parents came, perfect timing. Through all the changing of people I only had a few hours which I was on my own. On Friday Nate's parents flew home, so the three weeks of help are over. I am forever grateful for all of the help that our parents gave while they were here. They were probably glad to be going home after being in our crazy household. It is always a sad thing to see your parents leave and know that it will be quite some time before you see them again. I am a little nervous to see if we can get Chandler on the bus on time, it might be a little rough the first little while. Having four is a lot more nerve racking than I had anticipated it would be. The other three kiddos have had a little bit of a hard time adjusting to having Wesley here. They seem to be acting out more than I had thought that they would. I keep telling myself just take it one day at a time, we are bound to get a semi normal household (hopefully:) ). Thanks again to our wonderful families for their support and for Nate he has done a great job entertaining the other kiddos.

Spencer's first day of Preschool

He was not too happy with me trying to take his picture. He was really excited to be going to preschool. He did fairly well, I think he thought they would just play all day. Instead they had a schedule that they followed, big surprise to him. Nate's parents came out for a few days to help and Spence decided to take a picture of them.

Great Falls, VA

After Wesley was born we had tons of help. For a week my mom was able to come help and then my dad joined her for a few days. We went to Great Falls in Virgina, while Nate stayed home with Wesley. It was fun to take the kiddos to see the water and the people kayaking on the river.

Wesley's Blessing

We blessed Wesley last Sunday, September 6. He was only two weeks old, the youngest we have ever blessed our kids. Both sets of grandparents were able to fly out for it. Nate's brother and his family were able to come up from Virgina to celebrate with us also. He was blessed in Chandler's blessing ourfit, good thing they were shorts. On him they seemd to be pants. Of course I did not take very many pictures and none of those that were there. I always feel comforted after our kids are blessed, Nate always does a wonderful job.

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Chandler's First Day of Kindergarten

I am a little late posting these pictures. Chandler started Kindergarten on August 31. He was a little nervous, but really excited. Nate put him on the bus and then came home and told me that Chandler was very hesitant to get on the bus. He is the last stop, so there were not really any seats left. When Nate told me that Chan couldn't find a seat for a minute that made me really cry. The bus stop is a little walk from our house, so we get to take a little walk each way. I think so far he is enjoying Kindergarten, he doesn't reallt talk much about it. It is weird to think that my little boy is old enough to be going to Kindergarten already.