Kara's 5th Birthday

Since we had a bounce house for Addison's birthday party, Kara wanted one for hers as well. This one had two slides instead of just the one, and the kids had a great time with it. They also went in the pool since it was a pretty hot day. Everyone came over, including Uncle John, Liz, Shaden and their bulldog Romo. Check out the movies below to watch all the fun!

 

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Fun with Cardboard Boxes

Here are some movies of the girls having fun with their brother by hiding in some cardboard boxes we had laying around.

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Granny's Birthday

We went to visit Kelly's grandmother(Granny) on her mom's side in Dallas for her 84th birthday. It was her first time to see Nicholas, and I'm glad all of the kids had the chance to see her.

Family Picture(minus me) and Nicholas Waving a Party Favor

Here is a quick snapshot of everyone on the couch that I took. Getting all of them to stay still for this was not easy!

Next is a movie of Nicholas waving around a party favor that Kara was playing with.

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Addison has lost more teeth!

Addison has lost another tooth in the front! We were joking with her that she can fit a straw in her mouth in the new gap where her teeth used to be. She looks to have a new tooth coming in where the old one was, so she won't have the gap for too long.

We drained the pool!

In order to prep our pool for the summer this year, we had to drain it in order to get all of the debris out from the bottom of the deep end. We rented a submersible pump with a hose that extended out of the pool and down the driveway. All of the kiddos thought this was the coolest thing, especially Addison. They both went in it when we had it drained right before we had to fill it up again. It took about half a day to drain it and a full day to fill it again. Hopefully we will not have to do this again as it was a lot of work.

Nicholas's First Birthday

Nicholas was not feeling well for his first birthday bash. He had a double ear infection and was very tired for most of the day. He was still smiling some, but was not his usual happy self. His sisters enjoyed "helping" him open his presents while he took a nap, especially Kara. He received some much needed clothes and also some great toys that his sisters helped test out for him that day. It was great to see everyone, and hopefully Nicholas will be feeling better the next time he has a large audience.

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Addison's Super Kids Day at School

Addison had this big outdoor event where they participated in activities like riding scooters, doing a hamster wheel race, and other team events at different stations around the schoolyard. She had a lot of fun at it even though they did not get to finish all of the events. She was a little upset about this as she wanted to do everything. The event was supposed to last 30 minutes longer than it did, and I suspect that all of the teachers just wanted to get out of there earlier and ended it sooner on purpose.

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Kara Singing in the Car

Here is a quick movie of Kara singing in the car. She is trying to sing "No more classes, no more books. No more teachers dirty looks. Yahoo!". She heard this on a Bugs Bunny cartoon she had watched where he remembers back when he was younger and was getting out of school for the summer.

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