Sydney swimming

Sydney had a great time swimming too. She is getting so brave. She finally got the nerve to jump off the diving board. She was so excited however we asked her if she wanted to go again and she said, "not yet." She went back to just jumping off the side of the pool.

Halle diving

Halle learned to dive this summer. She is getting pretty good at it. We enjoyed time at Kim's pool yesterday.

Entertainment on the lake

The kids were so entertaining on the lake. Both girls tubed but unfortunately I wasn't on the boat when Syd went so the picture is of Halle. Halle is now old enough to tube alone but Syd went with her daddy. The tube was so deep she could barely see over it.

Halle and Sydney love to dance and in the top photo they were dancing to Kid Rock's latest... quite funny.

One of the boats had a bar for knee boarding purposes but the kids found their own way to make use of it. I'm not sure how long Halle and Will played on the bar just swinging back and forth trying to out do the other. Halle fell a few times but popped right back up being sure no one saw her cry.

The last photo is of her jumping off the barge. She tried to jump off on Saturday but chickened out but on Sunday she got her nerve up. Once she jumped once there was no stopping her. She jumped several times with me cringing every time!!

Lake for Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day we went to the lake. The girls love the water and had a great time both Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday several of our friends enjoyed the day with us. I think we had 6 or 7 boats tied together, talk about a Red Neck Yacht Club... we had so much fun. We left the baby girls with Gran. Don't think they are quite ready for fun in the sun just yet.

2 Months

Carlee and Kalee are now 2 months. Carmen took some precious photos of them together. Most people have thought this is the way they were in my belly... can you imagine?!?

At their check up Carlee weighed in at 7 lbs 7.5ozs and Kalee weighed in at 7 lbs 3.5 ozs. This is the most difference their weight has ever been even when they were in my belly they were always within an oz of each other. Dr Busceme said they are doing great gaining but we are still having to mix their formula stronger at 24 calories to fatten them up a little more. Carlee was 19 1/2 inches long and Kalee was 19 3/4 inches long. All of their measurements put them in the less than 3% category for their age but Dr. Busceme said they would probably catch up around 6 months.

As far as development they are still acting like newborns. They mainly sleep and eat with not much interaction. We are expecting that to change in the next month or so. Both girls are on the same schedule. They are eating about 4 ozs every 3 to 4 hours. We feed both girls at the same time in order to keep them on a strict schedule and for my sanity. At night we put them to bed around 10:30 and they have been sleeping until between 6-7. Most people have a hard time believing this but honestly all my girls have been great sleepers and these are following suit. We co-sleep them so when one gets fussy in the night she gets to get in the bed with us so she doesn't wake her sister.

In picture Carlee is on top, Kalee is on bottom.

Carlee and Kalee go to church

The babies went to church for the first time 2 months after they were born. The big girls were excited that the babies finally got to come to church. This was the first time that most people were able to see the babies. Everyone thought they were beautiful. Both babies slept all through church and were perfect angles. Now if we can only get the big girls to be so good! In the picture Halle has Carlee and Sydney has Kalee.

Halle's first day of 1st grade

Halle started school August 18. She is really into Camp Rock this year which is kind of like High School Musical. It features the Jonas Brothers who she loves. Thus her back pack and lunch box is Camp Rock stuff.

Her teacher is Mrs Kesterson and she is really liking her. She tells me how nice she is nearly everyday. In 1st grade the focus is mainly on reading. Halle has to read a book nearly every night and the next day you have to pass a test which they take on a computer. So far she has passed 8 books and she will have to pass 50 by the end of the year. Of course our goal is much higher.

Halle is a good reader so she helps other kids take their book tests. We are looking forward to a good year.