An Update

I'm going to try and make this brief because I've got lots of photos.

Brennan is doing well. We're grateful for that especially given the fact that in an attempt to kill some ants on our back patio he used some gasoline, a match, and briefly lit the side of our house on fire. He tells me he did this last year too. Hmmm. We love Brennan.

Anna and I had a talk about the existence of the tooth fairy a while ago. I told her that I didn't want to lie to her, but that I think it's great to be able to have an imaginary life especially when you're young. I told her if she really wanted to know I'd tell her, but if not that she could sort of decide on her own. She decided to make up her own mind rather than having me tell her one way or the other. Well, fast forward a few months and Nate lost his first tooth!!! The girls of course helped him write a note for the tooth fairy. A day or two later Anna came to me and asked me to please write the word "what" on a strip of paper. I had no idea what she was up to, but I complied. She took the paper right over to the note the tooth fairy had written on and said, "Yep, it's a match!" Evidently one of the words the tooth fairy had written was "what". I encouraged her to keep her finding to herself. She was quite delighted with herself for outsmarting me. We love Anna.

Abigail had a program at school. I love watching her in these situations because she pours every ounce of herself into singing and performing. She gets a shy little look whenever she catches my eye and I can tell she's really into a song when she's flaring her nostrils. This is Abby and her teacher and a couple of friends. We love Abigail!

As mentioned earlier, Nate lost his first tooth!!! This was a big deal and he was very nervous about the whole process, but he survived and is very proud of this milestone in his life. The new tooth is almost all the way grown in. One more thing, I've included a video of Nate singing "You're a Grand Old Flag" that he learned for a school program. My favorite part is the "high-fiving flag". He knows it's "high flying flag", but every time he sings it he gets mixed up and I LOVE it. We love Nathan.

"You're a Grand Old Flag" from Andrea W. on Vimeo.

Ben's favorite thing to do is walk around like he owns the place, which he basically does. He is very sweet though, the other day the kids were all cuddled up on the heater vent and Ben announced to them, "I'm happy." When Abby asked why he was so happy, he said, "Because I'm with you." Awww. We love Benjamin.

I love this shot of him, it just captures the fact that he's always on the go, always got people to see and places to go.

Anna's bff, Chloe, got a scooter for her birthday and patiently gives all my kids rides.
They took this picture of themselves, I love it.

Love the princess helmet.

Abe was here that day and was so excited to get a ride.