Happy Birthday, to my younger brother, Adam!

Lagoon

I was about to get in the shower this morning and found that we have no water. So, blogging it is! I'll start with Lagoon...

We went to Lagoon a couple of weeks ago for my dad's Top Stop Lagoon Day, and here are the pics....

The first ride we put the kids on was this one:

...probably not a good idea for breaking Owen into the day, because on the next ride, we had the two extremes of emotion--from Abigail's elation....

....to Owen's terror.

After the two kiddie thrill rides, we decided we should probably take it easy on poor Owen and put him on the more mild cars and boats. Luckily he still trusted us. These were definitely more his speed.

Later Abigail ran through the fountain and got sopping wet, which she was thrilled about. If she could have done that all day she would have been content.

We topped off the day with some nice, sticky cotton candy and a train ride.

Soccer

a.k.a. 3-on-3 Swarm Ball

Abigail has had two soccer games thus far, so I decided I should post some photos. With six players at a time (3 from each team) trying to connect with the ball, Abigail doesn't get a whole lot of action. I suppose she doesn't really possess the killer instinct necessary for Swarm Ball. Regardless, she has fun and gets some exercise. We have fun watching all the little 5-year-old girls chase the ball from one end of the field to the other in their pastel pink uniforms. I don't know how our team lucked out getting the pink jerseys, but it sure does appeal to Abigail's princess side. And Owen has fun running around with the other little brothers not yet old enough to play on a soccer team. Interestingly (or not), the little brother impromptu game on the side sometimes resembles an actual soccer game.

Abigail wanted me to include this photo of Kate's dad (Craig)...

Today is my parents' 43rd wedding anniversary...

What a cute couple, right?

Poor bridesmaids must have really hated my mom for those lovely head ornaments! (Of course, it was probably totally cool back in 1964.)

I know it's not my wedding anniversary, but I really miss my mom today.

Palace of Beauty

I wanted to leave the last post up as the first thing you see on my blog for a long time, because I thought Abigail looked so cute and proper in those first day of school shots. But, let's be real. This is how she really wishes she could look all of the time.

She said she was on her way to "The Palace of Beauty."

Here are a couple more photos of Abigail showing her enthusiasm for all things silly. She and her friend, Kate, even got the baby into the act.

Off to Kindergarten

This morning began earlier than it has for a few months now. My little alarm clock (baby Nate) woke me up at 6:45--perfect timing for a feeding and a shower before needing to help my other little alarm clock, Abigail, get ready for her first day of school. Although she didn't need much help, because she was dressed and ready to go before I got out of the shower. We walked her to the bus stop at 8:00, and she was off to KINDERGARTEN! She was VERY excited, and I don't think she was nervous at all until the bus actually pulled away. Or maybe that was me that was nervous.

Soooo Big

Nate is 4 months old, and I can't believe how the time has flown by! Abigail took this picture of him a few days ago. I was very impressed, because not only did she capture a smile, this was the one and only shot she took!

We took him to the pediatrician for his check-up on Friday. For anyone who may be interested, here are his stats:

Length: 27 in. (94th percentile)
Weight: 14 lb. 8 oz. (35th percentile)
Head Circumference: 42.5 cm (51st percentile)

One of the ways we can get Nate to laugh is by doing "Soooo Big!" He just loves it for some reason. Alec can also get him to laugh by tickling him--which he especially likes to do to entertain himself during Sunday School. Soooo disruptive! ;)