Coloring Easter Eggs

Even though we were in Florida, we had to get ready for Easter. The kids colored Easter eggs on Thursday morning. They had a great time. Even cousins Ashley and Abbey joined in on the fun after they got up.

Cam's Birthday

Camden turned 4 in Florida on the 4th of April. This was his Golden Birthday. We had an eventful day. We started out by going to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa. The only bad thing about the day was that a bird went to the bathroom on Cam. Luckily, Camden handled the incident quite well!

After the zoo, we came home and opened presents with everyone.
After presents we spent the day outside in the sun. It was so fun.
For dinner we went to Jimmy Iguanas with the entire family. The Dondit Family also joined us. After dinner we went to the pool and got to play in the water before going home for cake and ice cream.

Field Trip To The Pool

Camden had a field trip to the pool with his class. Mom got to skip school for the day. Camden loves the water and has no fear. He was getting ready for spring break.

The Daddy-Daughter Dance

Last weekend we celebrated a lot in our family. Friday, February 9 marked the day that Hope had officially been home with us for one year. We brought her home from the hospital on February 9, 2006 and have been blessed more and more each day with her presence in our family. On Saturday, February 10 we celebrated Brent's birthday. The kids and I are all so fortunate to have such an incredible husband and dad to share our lives with! Also on Brent's birthday, Ryann and Brent attended their 5th Daddy-Daughter Dance. As always, they had a ball!!! Their night started out with dinner at the Rio Grande. After dinner, they danced the night away in the high school cafeteria. After dancing, they went to Arnie's for dessert. Camden chose peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the "Cars" movie for our special night. Of course Hope can't have peanut butter until she is two, so she had to settle for just jelly.

Hope's 1 Year Appointment

Hope recently went to see Dr. Henderson for her 1 year visit. Everything went very well! Hope continues to grow and thrive. She currently weighs 21 lbs. and 1 oz. Wow!!! It is hard to believe that one year ago she only weighed 4 lbs. and 11 oz. She is now 28 and a half inches long. As a result, she is a little above the 50th percentile for weight and a little below the 50th percentile for height. All in all, she is right where she needs to be! She continues to try new things in an attempt to keep up with her older brother and sister. Hope is able to take a few steps at a time, but then loses her balance and falls. I'm sure that very soon she will be running all over the place. Dr. Henderson thought that she was just perfect. We think so too!

Hope's Birthday Celebration

Here are some pictures from Hope's Birthday. She got cake 2 times in one day. She was in heaven. Thank you to everyone for the gifts and cards.

Hope's Birthday Celebration

Today we just had a family day. We did everything that Hope wanted to. As you can imagine, it was very relaxing. The older kids were more excited than Hope.