remi made her entrance today.

a few weeks early.

the boys had no idea when i dropped them at school that morning...

neither did we.

as soon as she was born and her arrival was texted all over the land,

tom left to gather the boys.

born at 5:31.

they were at the hospital by 8,

fed and ready to meet their little sister.

they took their turns holding her.

charlie couldn't get over how tiny she was.

refers to her as beautiful remi.

nicklaus just gazed at her,

in awe that he finally got his little sister.

sam took to his role as big brother right away,

making sure we tended to her every squeak.

he calls her darling remi.

the next chapter begins.

middle gets up every night after we put them to bed.

feins having to go to the bathroom.

leaves the bathroom light on.

door cracked just a smidge.

there is a night light in the hallway.

he claims it isn't bright enough.

whatever keeps the monsters away & children in their beds...

works for me.

 

the nursery is coming together.

crib arrived this morning.

grandpa put it together before he left.

add it to his to do done list.

stripes on walls.

frames hung.

letters painted.

handles on doors.

hinges changed out.

the boys were so excited to see the crib when they got home.

we are close...

will the accent color be pink or orange?

 

 

 

middle had a school wide vote.

romney won.

little voted, too.

on favorite color of apple,

ice cream flavor,

and pet.

green, vanilla, and cat all winners.

oh,

he also voted for nit rommey.

big had to follow the election results for civics.

color in the states as the were decided.

they all played along.

coloring in various maps.

too late to stay up for the final decision.

fun to watch them engaged in the election.

charlie got the percy jackson book series for christmas.

we have had a few projects due so they had to wait.

i asked him why he didn't start them right away and he said he knew he would love them and wanted to wait until he had a light homework week.

end of quarter last week = light homework.

he started the series last monday.

he finished the first book on wednesday.

then wanted to wait to read anymore until he saw the movie.

the series must be good.

we aren't watching the movie until this weekend.

he started the second book 2 days ago.

finished it on his way to the van.

started the third book before bed.

thank you aunt tasha & aunt beth.