Oaks

We went to oaks again this year and once again had a BLAST. Since Marci and I are both bfeeding we brought a pump so we would not be uncomfortable all day. We also brought a hooter hider knowing there really would not be a good place to do it. So we did it right there in our seats. heheheh J did not approve but you could not see anything, everyone was too busy to notice and why should I have to leave the fun??? We were only two rows away from the dirt track so guess where our bmilk went? It's super healthy for babies so it has to be great for the dirt too, right? Uncle Alex had the kids all day long and did a GREAT job. So sad the day I was looking forward to forever is over!

crawling

Everett is 3 days away from being 7 months. How is that possible? What is worse is that he has finally figured out how to crawl and is officially everywhere. For about a month now he has had the strength but could not get his body to move the way he wanted it to. His brain was not developed enough. The last week he has been crawling 2 crawls and then lunging forward, falling and then getting up only do it more. Tonight he got across the room!! Then when I sat down he crawled over to me. He didn't look proud or surprise just relieved to be able to do it. After that I went into the kitchen to get milk for the girls and I came back to find E sitting up under the coffee table. So not only can he crawl but he can get himself to sitting!!!! I ran to grab the camera to get a pic of him sitting under the coffee table but he took off crawling. He could not get out though. His head was against the top of the table and when he put his arms out to crawl he didn't go anywhere. I could tell he was like "what the heck not this again, why can't I go now?"

Wilder

Well we found out this week that Avery got into the school we were hoping for. She will officially be a kindergardener at Wilder. It is not our home school but it is in our cluster so we are lucky we got it. I burst into tears when I got the letter and not happy tears. I can't believe it is really happening. How is she that old?

The Hoekstra Clan

It was Molly's 21st bday this past week. Sunday we all gathered at their house for a party. It was really fun. Rachelle is such a fun mom. She has this special touch and goes out of her way to make bdays special. She had gotten happy bday tiaras for all the girls to wear and plastic top hats for the guys. She also had beads and buttons made with Molly's picture. It was really cute. She had a special drink made with fresh fruit in it. It was yummy. The girls of course had a blast with all the attention. It was a good day!!!

John and Everett had a mid day nap and Molly had to help Everett look cool by "popping his collar."

3 kids + 1 tub = big mess!!!

Everett took his first bath in the big tub. Not only did he love the big tub but he loved joining in on the fun his sisters have!!!

Balloon glow

We went to a hot air balloon glow on Friday. It is part of the Derby Festival. The weeks leading up to the Derby we have a lot of fun events to go to. It stopped raining finally on Friday and was beautiful!!! We went with our friends Heater and Terry and their kids Abby and Emori. We all had a good time but I think Avery, Camille and Abby had the best time. It was just a glow we were going to meaning the balloons just filled up and stayed on the ground but the light from the fires is the "glow" once it gets dark. All day Av and C kept saying they were going to a balloon race. We were not sure where they got that idea from. After explaining what we were actually going to see we were finally informed that on Mickey Mouse they went to a "balloon race." heheheh

Everett sitting

He's so proud!