A Great New 'Do

Kites!

From the kite festival yesterday:

There was face painting...


And Alison even flew a kite by herself...


And Caitlyn figured out how to fly two kites!

Ah, Sleep

Kristen had a bad morning the other day -- she got up at 4 a.m. and had a hard time getting back to sleep. She's had a stomach ache for the past several days, and hasn't been able to poop. You really wanted to konw that. (My babies are broken when they're newborn; their stomachs don't work right. I used to think it was something with me, now, after having four that have pretty much the same problem, I've decided it's them, and it's just a matter of enduring until they grow out of it.) Anyway, Russell got up with her around 5 a.m., and at 6:30 a.m. came to show me how she finally fell asleep.

A close up:

Go with whatever works.

Spring!

We're all so happy that spring's finally here. Caitlyn's been working hard for the past few weeks on learning to ride a bike without training wheels. She's gotten really quite good, and likes to ride down to a nearby parking lot ("the bike riding place") to practice.


Megan's still a monkey; and has taken every opportunity to climb our tree.

But, we think Alison misses the snow...

First tub bath!

Kristen's umbilical chord fell off on Thursday, so we stuck her in the bathtub. This is what she thought of it:

Welcome, Kristen!