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A New Goal

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I realized that I take a lot of pics, but I don't take many videos of the kids. And it's so easy to forget what they're like when they're in different life stages. So. My new goal is to take one video of each kid, every week. I wish I had started this a while ago, but I guess it's better late than never.

For those of you that are reading this post through an email, please know that the videos do not render in the email. If you'd like to watch them, you'll need to head on over to this blog post online.

We've been encouraging G to try to be a bit more active outside, especially since most of the boys in the neighborhood play sports in the yards after school. Out of the blue, he asked if Scott would throw some balls around with him (YAY!) So, they tossed a football around, and then he pulled out his old bat/ball set. They both seemed to enjoy the time together. :)


G has also been getting even more creative with Legos, and decided to explain what happens when you add a Mentos to a Coke bottle. I love how he opens it with that "Hi."



Pria's personality is finally here! She's been jumping on and snuggling in with us on the couches and beds, more and more lately. She had massive zoomies the other night before bed, and was so incredibly happy when she jumped up on Ava's bed. We love seeing her happy smile!


Ava was super, super busy this week with school projects, track practice/meet, and another marching band session at the high school. She looked exhausted by the end of the week. We're going to need to teach her about pacing herself...

Scott and I just did the work thing, and we were both pooped by the end of the week. They don't call this May-cember for nothing!

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