Kate's First Steps

Well since I'm on a roll I thought I would go ahead and post this as well. She's taking more and more steps everyday. Now I just need to learn not to talk while taking these videos, ugh.

End of School Year and Random Stuff

Well I can't believe it, I actually got this all caught up in one day. You got to love those extra long naps, if only they'd do that at night. I'm so glad that school is out for the summer, if only the weather would cooperate. Don't get me wrong it's lovely out, just not lovely enough to swim in. Anyways, here's some pictures taken in the last month.

Ryan, just because.

The boys at the park.

Em and Kate at the buddy picnic.

Nate and Kate at the same picnic.

Kate after eating a blue marker.

Kate in her cute dress Aunt Amy made her.

Kate in another one of her cute dresses, she just doesn't have enough! ;)

Em and the fairy garden she grew.

Nate getting his baseball award. He had a blast playing baseball.

Emily and her teacher Ms. Costa. The kids had really great teachers this year.

Nate and his PH1 buddies at the kindergarten spring sing. It's nice that so many of the kids from our ward go to the same school (this is not a common thing around here).

Our New Pets.. For A Day

This is a day to be marked in the history books, we had pets for a day. You have to love Kindergarten and all the fun stuff they do. The kids got a kick out of holding the baby chicks; however, notice how Emily is not in any of the pictures. She refused to hold the birds, maybe she's more like her dad then we thought. I have to admit I was not sad to give them back the next day.

Nate Loses A Tooth and Then Another

Nathan lost his first and then second tooth within a week of each other. The tooth fairy has lodged a complaint. We were pleasantly surprised to find out that his tooth removal process was significantly shorter than the two hour process Emily's was.

PULL!

Kate wants to help.

A family trick of tying the tooth to the toe and then getting a tickle torture.

Number 1

And number 2!

Oh Kate How We Love You... No Really We Do!

Kate is something of a wonder. I guess we thought since she was the fourth that we could predict her personality a little more easily than the others. Well we are not too proud to admit that we were very mistaken in our thoughts. She's our little tornado and she's just now learning to walk, I'm sure there will be more to come in the Kate Chronicles. Here's a little of what she's been up to.

Hey look there's a bowl on the table, maybe it's the dinner I refused to eat.

Yep, that's what it is.

Maybe if I mix it with my toes it will taste better.

This is so great!

Yum, it tastes much better off the floor.

Beach Pics With More To Come!

I finally emptied my camera with over a hundred pictures on it. I know, I know I'm way behind. School is out for the summer so I will attempt to not only get caught up, but to post more recent happenings as well. So this is from spring break which was in April. We thought it would be lots of fun to take the kids to the beach and it was, almost too fun. While the kids were playing in the water I took Kate to explore some tide pools. Well there was some neat stuff there so I went back and told Geoff he should take the other kids over. What I didn't realize was that just on the other side of those tide pools was the "nude" side of the beach. Let's just say that Geoff and the kids saw a whole lot more than starfish when they went exploring. Geoff's convinced I sent them over there for that very reason, but I swear I didn't see the nakeds sunbathing, I mean seriously would I send my kids to see that? Geoff maybe, but not the kids. :)