Four kids for a day

Last Saturday, Anna had to work and Shane was out of town so Mike and I kept the kids all day. They spent the night with us and the entire day so we had four kids with us. It was a pretty fun day for the kids and Mike and I actually enjoyed having them altogether. The hardest part was loading and unloading from the car which we did twice- 4 car seats sure fill up the car! The kids all have a really good time together and they wore each other out!

The kids loved playing outside with the swing set and blowing bubbles.

These 2 crashed after a big hug!

The girls actually like to hug each other!

"Drill Sergeant Michael" had the kids lined up on the couch watching "The Wiggles" while I was in the shower. He wouldn't let them off the couch and as you can tell from the pics, they tried! He actually got them to sit there for about 20 minutes. I think that's the longest ever for Cade & Callie!

Cade & Callie love to help with Emily. I laid her in the bassinet and they both ran over there and started rocking it for her.

Emily is 3 months old

Emily was officially 3 months old on May 23rd. She is a very happy and playful baby. She rarely cries and sleeps 10 hrs at night- which we really appreciate! She is growing like a weed. I took her to the doctor last week and she weighed 15. 2 lbs. which puts her in the 96th percentile. She's also in the 90s for height- she's going to be a big girl! Rachel only weighs 25 lbs so Emily will probably pass her up in no time. She always has a smile on her face!

Memorial Weekend in College Station

We spent memorial weekend in College Station with Michael's grandmother. We all had a good time and Mimi enjoyed seeing the girls.

This is Rach waiting for us to dump milk in her feeding tube. We had to completely cover the chair because she sometimes throws up when we do it. She always has to hold all of her "stuff" when we feed her.

Mimi lives down the street from a park so Rach had to go try out the swings!

The Girls were really good in the car. The drive is about 3 hrs. and both of them mostly napped and when they were awake they played in their car seats.

Emily's first trip to the zoo

Anna and I decided to take the kids to the zoo before it gets too hot. It was a lot of work but the kids really enjoyed themselves. Marissa went with us because she was off of school due to swine flu- it was nice to have the extra hands! We went in the morning and only stayed about 2 hrs. but it was hot and that was plenty of time at the zoo!

Rachel loves her stroller!


Where's Rachel? Anywhere but in front of the camera!

Rach wasn't sure about sharing her popcorn.

Marissa likes to cuddle with Emily

Callie had to kiss on Emily while she was getting fed

Callie also likes to help me burp Emily- it's hillarious but she can get a little rough!

It's hot!

First Swim of the Summer

On Mother's Day, we went swimming at Michael's parents' house. Michael, Shane, and aunt Becky got in with the kids. Cade and Callie loved but Rachel pretty much cried and whined the whole time. It always takes her a while to warm up to things and it's fun for us while she's screaming in our ears!! Emily hasn't been in yet but she'll probably love it!

Mother's Day

Mother's Day was pretty uneventful. We went to New Braunfels for the day and hung out with the family. We spent sometime at the Josts' in the pool and then we had dinner at mom and dad's. These pictures were taken outside after we ate. The kids were all in pretty good moods so we were able to get some good pictures.

Rachel didn't want to be in the picture, of course, but we were able to keep her from screaming!

Playing around with aunt Anna

Emily must be trying to get a tooth because she drools a lot!

The girls actually played together :)

Posing with mom, Anna, and Tyler. Travis didn't get to come for the occasion.

We celebrated Mother's Day with Penny at the Rainforest Cafe on Saturday night. Rachel made it through most of the meal before she started throwing a fit- that's better than usual! It's hard to entertain her because she won't eat anything.