Time to catch you all up to date. SORRY!!!

So January & February were filled with Sledding, 4-wheeling, gymnastics & just hanging out at home. They girls rode their 4-wheeler almost everyday there for a while. They were starting to get a little braver then mom liked, but they did ok. Gymnastics was also a lot of fun for the Cassady & Avary. They learned a lot of new moves and loved it. Kambrie didn't enjoy it as much as I had to constantly say no, no, no to her. All she wanted to do was go with her sisters.

In March, Jim and I took a little vacation together to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. We of course had a great time relaxing, golfing, sailing and snorkeling. We would highly recommend a trip with just the two of you sometime and of course would recommend St. Thomas. It was a lot of fun.

April was a slow month for us. We really did not have much going on. Some of our excitement was the some 26 or so finches we had on our bird feeder and the hummingbirds that came around for some "juice" The girls thought it was pretty neat. Daisy, our parakeet joined our family in November and finally in April we were able to get her our of the cage. She likes to sit on our fingers, but also like to fly around. I really need to get her wings trimmed. We also spend a lot of time hanging out at home which you can see Avary and Kambrie could not keep their cloths on since it started getting warm. They loved to fun around and wrestle in their panties. Then at the end of April, Jim and I got to go back to the good old years and enjoy "prom" again. We go all dressed up and got together with friends to reminisce. We had a great time.

May was of course, Tulip Festival fun. We dressed up again this year to scrub streets with Grandma K. They girls really enjoy doing that and can't wait until next year. We also watched the parades and went on rides. The rides were another highlight of the weekend. Kambrie even enjoyed them. She really isn't scared of much. Then at the end of May, Avary graduated from preschool. Even though she will be going back to preschool again this August, she still had to go through the process. She thought she was pretty big stuff. It was a cute program.

June is when the real fun began, even though it took FOREVER to get warm. Cassady played Summer Rec this year in town and loved every minute of it. She was very excited when she didn't have to hit off the tee. She learned a lot and is now trying to teach her sister, who really is not that interested right now. :) Avary's big new is that she now know how to ride bike without training wheels. We were camping one weekend and tried it. She did really well and learned in about an hour (with a little coasting). And speaking of camping, that is another activity we are enjoying this summer. We try to go as much as possible.

In June, we also went to Getting Gardens for some yummy strawberry picking. They girls loved it at first, but after one crate, they were done and started snooping. I think Kambrie eat more then she actually put in the crate. Cute though!! We went with my sister-in-law and her two kids and got 4 crates full of strawberries. Jam and pie making made up the rest of our day!! Good stuff!!

Then in July we had a BIG birthday bash for the girls. They all have summer birthdays (kind of) so I decided to do one big birthday party instead of 3 separate ones this year. We had a jumping castle, face painting, pinata, games, sparklers, gifts and of course, cake with ice cream. Friends and Family helped us celebrate all day. Thank you everyone for making the say so special and fun for my girls. They had a great time!!!

The cakes were so cute so just wanted to give you a close up. I usually make them each year, but there was not way I was going to get 4 cakes done, so I had someone make them for me. They turned out great and were REALLY good.

So in case you didn't catch it from the cake pictures, I will help you.
We are expecting a baby around February 2.

Thanks for reading and I hope, :) to do a better job at this. I don't know how others do it so faithfully, but it takes me forever. I will do my best.