Kristen eats Rice Cereal

At Kristen's 4 month appointment we got the thumbs up on starting solids - well I'm not sure that I count rice cereal as a solid but anyway. We tried one night last week and it was not a pleasant experience for anyone - Kris and I were not in the mood. Last night we took a different approach and things went far more smoothly, in fact, she even started opening her mouth when she saw the spoon coming. We'll see if we have repeat success tonight!

Eventually she figured out how to keep it in her mouth - that was after this picture


Then she decided this stuff wasn't so bad


Before we know it, she'll be doing this herself.....

The Girls

Our Little Cinderella

For Brooke's birthday this year we planned many special surprises on our Disney Vacation. On September 14, we dined at Cinderella's Royal Table and had visits with Snow White, Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Jasmine, Belle and Cinderella. The food was amazing, the service was incredible, and Brooke was in heaven. She was chosen to be the "Princess of the Day" and led the procession of luncheon guests up the spiral staircase to the dining room. We were also photographed with Cinderella - this picture is sure to be one of our forever favorites.

Her special birthday dessert



The Whole Gang

First Day of School Together

Yesterday, Brooke and Kristen went to daycare together for the first time. I wondered how Brooke would be having to "share" her baby sister. I wondered if she would remember any of the daycare rules or routine after having been away for so long. The day at school was uneventful, just the usual playing, eating, napping. Apparently Brooke barely noticed Kristen was there.



Still hard for Paul and I to believe that we are a 2 carseat/double stroller family sometimes.

Kristen goes to Daycare

Well we survived our Disney vacation and walked into the house a little before 11 on Saturday night. Yesterday we packed Kristen up and sent her off to Miss Carol's for the first full day (she spent a few hours there when she was six days old while I was at the ER for my spinal headache.) She arrived with smiles and stuck pretty much to her routine. The older kids loved having a "new baby" to spoil. Here's a pic from my cell phone, so not the best quality.



We were out the door on time again this morning full of smiles. The true test will be tomorrow - Brooke returns from FL today and Paul will have his first double drop off day.

Brooke is 3

Birthday Presents

Monday was Uncle Bobby's birthday and Brooke was very excited to bring him his present. Uncle Bobby and Auntie Robin wanted Brooke to have her present (she turns 3 on September 3rd) before she went on vacation. Brooke leaves Saturday morning to head to Disney World with Gigi, Poppa, Auntie Judy and Garrett - she is VERY EXCITED.
Here's the birthday boy and girl posing for a picture


Here's Kristen, her usual mellow self, just hanging out


Brooke got a digital Disney Princess Camera and a Tinkerbell backpack with her name on it. The camera is soooo cool. Here's the first photo she took all by herself. OK, she needs to work on her photography skills. The beauty of it is that the photos are digital and you can just delete them!



The camera has this cool feature where you can "insert" characters into the photo as you take it, here are the princesses with my router for our internet connection and the fax machine in the background.