Fish

I went downstairs to change the laundry over and Caleb was 'in charge' while I was gone. I hear him calling me calmly....mom....mom....mom...we have a problem....mom...the babies got all of the fish out!!!

So what do you do. They were actually diving into the pile of goldfish. It was so funny because they were so excited about their accomplishment.

Christian, Cohen and Cecilia

Christian, Cohen and Cecilia

Lunch time!

Caleb decided one day that the kids needed to eat lunch outside. They love cheese so he went in and grabbed the block. The problem is that it was very hot and 100 degree temperatures and American cheese do not mix well together. Before 'lunch' was over I was scraping melted cheese off the deck and picnic table. YUM!

Cecilia


Cohen and Christian

Off to kindergarten

Caleb has been in pre-school for the last two years so I really didn't think that going to kindergarten was going to be a big deal. In fact, earlier this year when we were trying to teach him his letters I wasn't quite sure that he was going to make it to kindergarten. He took a turn for the better and all of a sudden it all clicked. Now he seems so grown up and is excited to start at his new school. He loves to write and knows all of his letters.

Mark and I went to kindergarten boot camp so we are prepared for all things to come. I think the biggest change is that he will be taking the bus. That will seem really grown up. I guess my biggest fear at this point is that Caleb's personality will not click with his new teacher. We met her at the boot camp and I'm not so sure about it. I guess I just loved his teachers for the last two years and they loved him as well. He's pretty adaptable so I'm sure it will all work out.

Public schools do not have any sort of graduation but there was a presentation in the library and this is the certificate he received.

Pool is OPEN!!

The weekend before memorial day we had to get a pool, it was SO hot!! It was the first test of how the kids would be in the water. Caleb has always loved the water and Christan is definitely the same way. Cohen likes to hang onto the hose and play with it and Cecilia could have cared less.

The kids 'enjoying' the pool...or at least some of them are. and the others are trying to escape (Cecilia and Cohen)

Mommy and Cecilia. Yes, there is a 30lb diaper on the table next to us which belonged to Christian.

T-Ball

Caleb started playing t-ball this spring and seems to enjoy it. He plays once a week on Monday and then there have also been a couple of Saturday games. I think his favorite part is the icee after the game. He is very competitive these days and likes to win a good race so there have been a few times where the boys all run after the ball and end up rolling around on the ground. One time he 'won' the ball but insisted on cleaning all of the dirt and grass off of himself. His coach asked him what he was doing and he told them that if he got dirty I was going to make him take a bath. What a joke! I'm sure they think I am some sort of clean freak now which is far from the truth.

Mark and I have been alternating going to the games since it has been hot recently and so close to their bedtime. Caleb asks when the babies are going to get to come watch him play, but really doesn't seem to mind that they have to stay home either.

He did it!

I am so proud of Caleb because he has been pull-up free for almost two months and it has been weeks since he had an accident. I decided it was time to stop wearing pull-ups when they were dry half of the mornings. My other incentive was that I was tired of buying them. As we got closer to running out of them, I kept telling him that he was a big boy and didn't need them anymore. I'm sure that part worked, but I know Caleb and he works better when incentives were involved. So, I went to the dollar store and bought up a bunch of stuff and started wrapping. We also made a chart called 'Caleb's Good-Nites' and every morning when he did not have an accident he got a check mark and a choice of a gift. I had promised him that if he got 5 nights in a row he could get a bigger gift.

Every morning he was very excited about the chart and opening a present so it did the trick. I knew that like anything else the newness would wear off and everything would just fall into place and it did. Once the presents were gone he didn't ask about them anymore and has not had an accident since. Since he had been accident free for such a long time I did take him to get a color blaster water gun one afternoon that he had been begging for. What a mistake! That thing is the worst toy I think I have ever bought. First off, it leaks so you have to hold it upright. If it leaked water that would be fine, but the water is dyed and there are warnings that it might stain clothing and anything else it touches....and it does stain. Caleb used it a couple of times and I too think that he was very disappointed with the product. His super soakers are much more fun!!

Girly Girl...I think NOT!

Cecilia, much like her mommy is not afraid of a little dirt. She on other other hand does not mind eating it but her mom does.

YUMMY!

She somehow recruited Cohen to dig in the dirt with her. They were like little piggies squealing.