Birthday Celebrations

May is birthday month for us as it contains A and Chris birthdays.  We did A birthday stuff the weekend after she got out of school and went to the butterfly house and St. Louis Carousel in Faust Park.  It was a lot of fun and the twins weren't quite sure what to think of the carousel.  M thought it fun while Big E wasn't so sure.  The next day A and I ran (and walked while she whined a fair bit) a 5k.  A and GMan also did the 1/4 mile kids run which they enjoyed.  We also got to go around the zoo and do a scavenger hunt which earned each of them a backpack.  We will be doing the run again next year. :)

This week Chris put together a bench for our table and it is going well.  We need to paint it and get it all finished but it is currently functional.  We also did Chris's birthday and had friends over to make red velvet cake.  

Here are some pictures from the fun. 

After the race as the babies wore these around the zoo.  A lady with a deathly hallows symbol braved talking to us (along with several other people) and commented on "HOW CUTE!" they were -- especially as there were two of them. 

Before the race at the starting line. A was impressed by the HUGE american flag of the United States of America. 

We parked and had to walk a bit

Swinging -- Big E really likes swinging

On the Carousel

A and I were the only ones on horses who went up and down

M is not so sure about the swing.  

Happy 6th B'Day A!

Working on sitting up in a chair

We played dominoes and had Red Velvet Cake for Chris. 

Tummy Time with twins.  They may be a bit more identical than we originally thought. 

Strawberries

We managed to grow a strawberry. We got the carboys from with and Chris cut them up. We added the dirt and planned some plants. After a bit of rain and sunshine we have a strawberry. The kids were super excited about it, but not excited enough to try it unfortunately. I'm secretly hoping that if they help grow food they will be more interested in eating the food and veggies.

Recently Chris introduced the kids to computer video games. It is now all they talk about it seems. However, it will be good times for them as they are here with this summer with the twins. 

Everyone is doing well per the pediatrician. Big E is the only one in the >50 percentile and he's in the 80th or something like that so he's definitely earning his nickname. Both are rolling over if they don't think anyone is watching. Both are quite interactive these days and able to tell time without knowing how to read a clock. Both are adamant that Mom gets home from work around 330 and that bedtime is between 645 & 7. Having had 2 kids who are still up 2 hours past being put in bed this is a novel concept for us.

A is a big 6 now and it's having a lot of fun being out of school. The last bit was tough on everyone. She isn't sure about 1st grade as she has the mystery teacher and she doesn't know everyone in her class yet! She did quite well in kindergarten and was actually the only one for her class to get to go to first grade this last quarter. She loved that.

G loves his big sister and is torn between being a big kid and a baby. He's getting better but we need to remember that he's only 3.

However, it is getting close to bed time so I'm being called to go for prayers and tucking in, again.