4 and 2

Birthday Lunch at McDonald's with our best twin friends, Jack and Charlie
The crazy boys in maroon at Open Gym (and one white shirt that Kirsten babysits)

More climbing at the gymnastics place

Happy 4th Birthday Liam Carey!

Happy 4th Birthday Luke Allen!

Take One: Aiden's first Day of school!! January 3, 2012

Take Two: First Day of School. Everyone is looking, but no one is smiling.

Take Three: Aiden's first Day of School, Luke is getting bored and Aiden is following him.

Take Four: Aiden's first day of school. Luke is no longer interested, but good job Liam and AJ.

Happy 2nd Birthday Aiden John! Not the monkey cupcakes from Aunt Sarah, but it was tasty.

This is the month for birthdays at our house! After all the parties and celebrations at Christmas, we move into birthday party mode. We celebrated Aiden's second birthday last week and we are preparing to celebrate Luke and Liam's 4th birthday this week. Luke and Liam are very excited about their birthday for two reasons: 1) Cake and 2) They will be four and they are now eligible to go on the field trips at school (translation: they get to ride the school bus). Happy 4th Birthday Luke Allen and Liam Carey. We love you and cannot imagine how we spent our free time before you arrived! Happy Birthday wishes to our Cousin Calvin who also turns 4 today. We miss you and wish we could be there to celebrate with you.

Aiden hit a big milestone last week when he started his first day of school. This was a surprise Christmas gift to me from John for Christmas and I could not have been more excited. Don't get me wrong, I have a great time with Aiden when the boys are at school, but honestly...everyone needs a break. Aiden is a handful! He is very mischievous and he has been asking to go to school like his brothers for several months now. He generally has a melt down when we have to drop off the boys at school and Aiden has to go home with me rather than staying to play. On his first day, he was a little timid and cried a little, but by Day 2 he was walking right in and starting to play. I am excited for Aiden to start school because I know he needs the challenges and interaction with other kids his own age. All three boys will now be going to school on two mornings each week for about 3 hours. Hallelujah!