our fun saturday!

here are pictures of our three little fish! we were at a friend's pool this morning and i got some pictures of all three of them underwater. kylie and josiah passed the beginner's class and love swimming and diving for objects. aj now loves to jump in the water....after we "catch" her we count to three and push her back towards the wall and she paddles her little feet and hands with her head underwater.

our friend, Mr. Bill, drove 2 1/2 hours one way to come and see us for the afternoon! he got some baby time in and of course the big kids spent some time stomping on his feet (a ritual that happens every time we see him). oh- and we got some 'hungry howie's' pizza for dinner (mmmm...black olives and mushrooms!)

little leighton (and her bro)

our little baby doll!

they continue to not look alike. facial features, coloring, hair, even their personalities are so different. it still is a ton of fun to have these two precious babies!

swimming lessons!

the three kids are taking swim lessons...they started last week and are doing soooo great! the first day they learned to jump in the water, go in and turn around and grab the side of the pool. kylie and josiah are swimming freestyle and jumping off the diving board....aj is going under water with no problem and going off the diving board, too. it's been a bit like boot camp, but they are definitely learning to swim and they're enjoying the water. We are very proud of them.

Misc. and AJ is 3!!!

Another sleeping baby shot. They're sleeping from 8 to 6 or so with one 3 o'clock feeding for Matthias.

I can't believe my little 2lb 13oz baby is three years old!! We celebrated at home yesterday with a waffle breakfast after opening presents and then she chose to do mcd's for dinner. Today we went to Chuck-e-cheese's with our friends, the Weavers, as a semi-celebration, too. She was very excited all day on her birthday...proud to be 3!

Here's our little man. Tom stood on a scale and approximated Matthias to be 17 pounds and Leighton to be 13 pounds. She's still in 0-3 month clothes, but he's wearing up to 12 month outfits!
Here's Kylie with Rohan, Tony and Dianna's dog. She really enjoys using him as a pillow.

pics of the kids

Here's cute "thigh-thigh" (which is what AJ has nicknamed Matthias). Whenever he gets a bath he ends up with a mohawk.

Kylie and Leighton....Kylie still loves to hold her baby sister all the time. Matthias has gotten a bit too heavy for her to hold for too long.

Here's the kids having a snack on the countertop the day it came in!

Naps in the house have been a little tricky...with AJ, Matthias and Leighton all napping at the same time. We've been able to get a little creative with where they end up.

dsl in our house!

okay, so it's a bit of a silly picture, but there has been something therapeutic about blogging about my family and the babies. so, being able to upload pictures of our life here in wauchula and tell you (whoever is interested) about it is fun for me. i love feedback, so feel free to comment!

my caring friends....

here we are before anna, the twins and i drove jenner up to the airport. it was sad to say bye to jenn, but i'm so glad that i don't have to say bye to anna for another 2 1/2 to 3 months! what a blessing to have college friends who love my kids!