Get Ready to Giggle!

Watch this video and see Kassi's new talent!

 

AND

this week's Mess-Maker-Award

WINNER

is...

Yes, Kassi is taking no time in joining her sisters in the mess-making business.  Not only is she covering my entire house with slobber, she has become an expert at grabbing anything on the counter or table.  She especially likes glasses and dumping water or juice all over the table.  One night she did it three times in a row before I even got done cleaning up the first.  How she was reaching them, I don't know!  This morning, she somehow got a hold of a bag of cereal and threw it back and forth until the whole bag was dumped onto the counter and floor.

5 months

And LOVING Life!

She loves food, she loves sisters, she loves sleeping, she loves laughing--especially belly laughing, she loves happy screaming, she loves watching people, she loves reaching for things, she loves putting things in her mouth, she loves her binky, and she loves her mommy and daddy...

ONLY...

She doesn't love the car, she doesn't love loud crowds or loud music, she doesn't love getting handed to anyone but Mommy after sunset, and she doesn't love getting left out. 

 

WE DO LOVE OUR KASSI!!!

Ally's rocket

4 Months

Kassi has turned 4 months!!!  And that meant a trip to the doctors office for a well-child!  Since we were making the trip, I decided to take all my girls in for their yearly check ups.  The poor nurse...I think we overwhelmed her a little.  She did a pretty good job at keeping everyones' charts straight, though, as she tested eye sight, took blood pressure, weighed and measured four girls all at once.

So here are our new stats:

Sami- 47.8 lbs, 49 in  (moving her up on the curve to 7% for both!)

Ally-29.8 lbs, 39.5 in (0% still and dropping to 3% respectively)

Emmy- 23.6 lbs!!, 34.75 in (also 0% and 3%)

AND KASSI- 12.25 lbs, 24 in (19%!!! and 38%!!!)  Go Kassi!!  What a chunk!!!  ;) 

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4 months also meant first solids!! 

 (sort of) 

Kassi's had a few little tastes of things over the days leading up to and right after turning 4 months (peas, carrots, potatoes, avocado, corn, pear, bread, ice cream...) but we did finally do the official first solid of avocado one night and banana one morning.  Yeah, funny how that one new thing a week kind of goes out the window with the fourth kid.

AVOCADO

She warmed up to it slowly...

BANANA

Either she was tired or she found it boring...

Th Main Event!

 Halloween brought all kinds of fun!  The best part was that Jeremy was back from spending a week on a trip to Asia (Hong Kong and Indonesia) for work.  We were so glad to see him and it was nice to have him there in time for Halloween Night.  Our pumpkins that we carved before he left didn't fare well in the heat that we had at the end of October... but the heat was so nice to have for trick-or-treating!!  Our Ghost, Witch, and Black Cat had a blast and knew exactly what to do.  We came home with far too much candy...  Kassi (Our pumpkin) slept through the whole thing. 

The cutest trick-or-treater award goes to Emmy this year.  She ran from door to door.  When we went to one house that is notorious for scaring kids (they also happen to be Ally's primary teachers), we called out, "It's us!  No scaring PLEASE!"  They didn't scare us and, as we walked away, Emmy commented, "Another Happy Ending!"  Then at another house that took a while to answer, Emmy started yelling, "Hello!!! TRICK! OR! TREAT!!"



Just warming up for...

HALLOWEEN!!!!

 

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Carving Pumpkins

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Trick-or-Treating at a Nursing Home

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Dressing up for Dance Class!

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 Trunk-Or-Treating!

 (two kitties: Emmy and her friend, Mia)

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The School

Parade

 The Kindergarten Halloween Program

 Ally's Halloween Party