April 2018

 Thank goodness it's finally spring in Nashville.  The weather is warming up and that means more outside time...soccer games, block parties and festivals take up most of our time these days and we love it!

The babies are seven months old now and have changed so much.  Both are fully on the go crawling up a storm and are just nonstop all the time.

Big Boy

 Conner is crawling and trying to pull up already.  He now has 6 teeth and is super smiley all the time.  He LOVES food and chewing on everything!  He is still the laid back mellow one and still does a great job sleeping at night.  He doesn't love to nap...but we're working on it!

Sweet Girl

Tinsley is a fast crawler and likes to explore all over the downstairs.  She is also trying to pull up on everything.  She has 4 teeth now.  She also LOVES food and puffs and crackers.  She is tough and definitely the boss of the two.  She is a great sleeper at night (finally) and also likes to take a good long nap!

We started off April in Atlanta for Spring Break and Easter.  It was a great trip that included lots of cousin time and time with MamMam.  It was so special to introduce her to the twins and they even got to visit her nursing home which was great.  We had to walk around to every table in the cafeteria so everyone could meet the babies.  

MamMam and her 8 Grands!

 The rest of our month has been filled with soccer, school festivals and neighborhood block parties.

Due to all of the rain we have gotten recently, we have only played 2 soccer games (5 weeks into the season).  But the Purple Dragons are playing really well.  They are starting to really "get" soccer and make some nice passes and plays.  Considering we are mostly kindergartners playing against 2nd Graders, I am so impressed with them every single weekend!

Sullivan loves defense!

The Green Team is getting a little bit better each weekend.  They are all first timers (except for one) so just being out there is a huge victory.  Thomas does OK.  He will take goal kicks and kick-offs but that is about the only time he will touch the ball during the game!  He is the youngest on the team so if he is out there without tears....I'll take it!

Big Kick

This past weekend we had a big celebration for the Twins Baptism.  Both sets of grandparents came to town and got to see some soccer and the baptism.  It was a fun weekend!

All my people!

Their big day!

 Hard to believe that April is over and May is here.  That means only 3 weeks left of school and then summer time!  We are looking forward to wrapping up soccer season and taking a long trip to the Lake for Memorial Day!

Here are the rest of the pictures from our spring filled April:

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March 2018

Spring is off to a great start for us!

March saw the end of the Green Frogs Basketball season.  After an undefeated season, we started the March Madness Tournament off strong and advanced to the Semi-Finals where we met a very good team.  We ended up losing in Double Overtime, Sudden death on a Free Throw!  It was heartbreaking but the girls played so hard and fought every second of the way!  It was a good life lesson as this group has not lost a game in TWO seasons...and sometimes you learn more from a loss than a win!  They'll be back next season ready to go!

The babies also turned 6 months in March.  How can they be having their Half-birthday already!  They are SO big and they change so much every day!

This guy is the laid back, calm one.  He LOVES to eat.  You can't get it in his mouth fast enough that's for sure.  He still loves to sleep but only at night.  His naps are short and sweet...or sometimes don't happen at all!  He can sit up on his own and is finally getting up on all fours.  He loves the activity center and is about to get 3 or 4 more teeth all at once!  He weighs 17 lbs, 9.5 Oz (50%) and is 29.5 Inches Tall (>98%).  So long and so lean!!

This little lady is a mess.  She is as high maintenance as ever but finally started sleeping.  And once she figured it out....she loved it.  She does 12-14 hours a night and even takes a good long nap during the day.  She also loves to eat food and has to shovel it in just to keep it away from Conner.  She is sitting up, can push herself up from laying down, up on all fours and sometimes even in bear crawl position.  She can lunge forward and crawl backward but it won't be long before she puts it all together.  She loves the jumperoo and also has 2 teeth and drool for days, but no more teeth that I can see yet.  She weighs 16 lbs, 6.5 Oz (50%) and is 26 3/4 Inches long (80%).  For now, she is the little nugget of the family!

As Basketball ended, Tennis and soccer started.  The girls are taking tennis lessons on Tuesday nights and really love it!  They seem to get a little better each week.

Soccer has also started and that means that Thomas finally gets his turn.  We have had one practice so far and he did really great.  The only time he cried was when Sullivan touched his ball...HAHA!  Go figure!  The girls team is back together again and playing up against 2nd graders (we have mostly kindergartners) so it's going to be a tough but good season for them.The first game is this weekend and Thomas is so excited!

This year Easter and our spring break lined up together and we made the most of it. 

We were able to rush home from soccer practice to make it to the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt and as always it was a blast.  Somehow, even though we got there 15 minutes late, Sullivan was able to find the Silver Egg!  She was pumped!

For Spring Break this year, we loaded everyone up (dogs included) and headed to GA.  Our first stop was in Columbus to see the cousins in their new city!  We had a blast sight seeing, zip-lining, and yes, even swimming in their pool!  It was freezing but the kids didn't seem to care.  They even got in at night! Columbus is a great town.

After a couple of days, we headed up to Atlanta just in time for Easter!

Of course b/c we live in Nashville, nobody really knows what the next day may bring but currently the forecast is for highs in the 40s....so we are all SOO ready for some warm spring weather to stick around.  We have a lots of tennis and soccer to play and our neighborhood pool is open so of course the kids are dying to go!  

That's about all for now.  Here are the rest of the pictures from March:

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