Gymnast

Kristen's really proud of this:

School starts

Kristen began the third grade in August and although she was NOT looking forward to going back, she was thrilled to be assigned to the same class as her BFF. Mrs. Harper is a very kind teacher, who has a third grade daughter herself, and everything is going well so far, but then Kristen's always been very adaptable!

Ashton began yet another year of preschool at a new school on August 31, and believe it or not he seems to be enjoying it this year! Yay!! Seperation anxiety and the dragging feet are slowly disappearing. He's made a ton of friends already and Mrs. Hinkle really knows what she's doing! We're so pleased with our decision to wait another year for kindergarten! I think this year is really going to give him the confidence he needs to take on kindergarten next year!

End of Summer

Perfect ending to summer. We spent our last summer weekend (before school began) outside toasting marshmallows. Yum, smores!

Happy 8th Birthday Kristen at World's of Fun!!

Kristen had a wonderful birthday! We celebrated with a trip to World's of Fun and a family party. While Ashton, Caitlyn, and I made our way around Camp Snoopy, Kristen was busy riding every roller coaster and thrill ride she could find with her dad. Fearless is an understatement! Wish I had handed the camera to them, but here are some great pics of the little ones. They had a blast too!

At least we got a picture of her on the bumper cars!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTEN

Caitlyn's bike

We picked up a bike for Caitlyn at Toys R Us a few weeks ago. After a couple of days riding around the kitchen table, she was ready to join her sibs outside. Go Caitlyn!!

One Year Old

Baby Jordan is ONE YEAR OLD, walking, and talking! Yay Jordan!

One summer birthday is not enough for this family! My sister and I kindly added FIVE summer birthdays to the family between June 20 and August 20. This won't be the end of the birthday photos!

Happy 5th Birthday Ashton!

Ashton celebrated his 5th birthday on the 4th of July with a trip to Chuck E. Cheese (for the second year in a row). He was beyond thrilled with all the birthday cards he recieved in the mail and the shopping trip that ensued. As always, we wrapped up the day by lighting our own fireworks and then watching the display. Happy Birthday Ashton!!

The thunderstorm

I forgot to post these last week. This was the morning after the thunderstorm - the one that looked like a hurricane.

The house behind us.

Neighbor's tree, our yard. The power lines saved the little house.

The corn!

Call us CrAzY~~~~~~~~

Happy Father's Day, Chris!

Shooting Hoops

Triplets

This is too cute. Apparently we all like to shop at Target!

On to summer activities

Kristen and Ashton got to ride a horse for the first time this afternoon when they attended a riding lesson. They both loved it! We're looking forward to camp in a few weeks!