8 days later...

It's 75 out. Must be Spring in Virginia!

He's such a fashion statement. Ha! 

Cobras

Evan's had a fantastic season playing basketball in the Upward league Cobras. His skill has really improved (good job, Coach Dad!), and he's showing great sportsmanship to his teammates and opponents. Even though the kindergarten level doesn't officially keep score, the kids definitely do, and they're pretty sure we rocked each game. Thanks to other parents and siblings, Drew always had someone to play with/distract him, and the babies were never without a willing set of arms. We're definitely looking forward to next year! I didn't take a ton of photos or video, but was lucky to capture some great moments when I did. Happily, each game was pretty much filled with the same highlights from our #5! (Note the socks.)

Serious D

Yesssssss! 

Coach Mike laid out the keys to the game. 

Halftime huddle... With Asst. Coach Drew

Closing ceremony performance by the cheer squad. 

Taking their bow

7 Month Milestones

We reached some big milestones this week!
First:

And, not to be outdone:

Plus, we can:

And: 

It's very exciting around here! 

Snowballs

Of course... A March snowstorm! It left us with about 9", so we did the only thing we could: built forts on either side of the driveway and armed ourselves. Game on!

7 months!

Where does time go? The twins are seven mo the old and growing fast. Adam is on the verge of crawling and both have their bottom two teeth popping through. Unbelievable! 

Merry Christmas!

Santa was good to us all this year! We had tons of gifts to open and delicious food to share. How lucky we are! 

What's next? 

Teaching little brother about baseball cards. 

The aftermath... And notice the FedEx boxes we haven't even touched yet! 

Christmas Eve 2014

It's our annual "go to church and eat lasagna and say goodbye to Rudy" night! 

A little nap before church. 

All dressed and ready! Look at his little jeans and her tutu!! Love it! 

The high school youth performed a shadow play telling the story of the Nativity. The kids were captivated and it was beautiful! 

After service we celebrated with a birthday party for Jesus! Cupcakes, crafts, and friends. What a great way to start the Christmas fun! 

Before dinner we said goodbye to Rudy. He's our North Pole Elf, and we love seeing his antics every morning in December... And the boys get very attached. Rudy has told us that he doesn't need his flying magic on Christmas Eve since he can hitch a ride back home with Santa, so for one day only the boys can play with him. They had a blast flying around the house, but after all the fun, goodbyes are difficult and a tearfilled. 

 

After all that, we needed dinner! Lasagna by candlelight was waiting for us after church. The boys were so excited to finally light all the wreath's candles... Even though one was a little bent from being too close to the others last week! Ha! 

One present tonight? Sure: it's footie jammies for all the kids! (Adults got new ones too, just not matching footies.)  aren't they adorable? And so cozy! 

There was just enough time to decorate cookies for Santa (Drew took it very seriously) before it was off to bed in the hopes of hearing sleigh bells. Merry Christmas, everyone!