I know that some of you are waiting for pictures of our adults only trip to Disney and they will be coming...but the newest member of our family takes precedence. We are happy to announce the arrival of Madeline Liberty Hogan....we call her Maddy! She was born on February 23, 2009 so she is a little over 8 weeks old and weighs almost three pounds.. She was born in Beaver City, Nebraska and flew to us on an airplane yesterday. The poor little things left her house before midnight Thursday night and we picked her up a little after 1pm on Friday. We are so happy to have her here. The excitement level is very high and she is being loved enough for four puppies!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
A busy Easter
We woke up Easter morning to the sound of Jamahl reading the note from the Eater Bunny to his sisters. I jumped out of bed to grab the camcorder, and I don't think that I sat down for the rest of the day. First the kids looked for their eggs inside. Jamahl had camouflage ones, Mckenzy had Hello Kitty ones, Keyan had Elmo eggs, Sidney hunted Spiderman eggs, and Abagayle looked for princess ones. They have been looking forward to the egg hunt since last year. After all the eggs had been found we had a big breakfast with chocolate bunnies for dessert! You gotta love the Easter candy!
Once breakfast was cleaned up and everyone was dressed, we headed outside for another egg hunt. This time it was a free for all and they were squealing with excitement when they would spot an egg. It was so much fun. Once all of the eggs had been found, we led them to the barn where their new bikes were waiting. No, we do not usually get this extravagant with Easter but the bikes were on sale this week, so we thought we might as well get the expense of it all over with! The kids were thrilled with the bikes. Jamahl was immediately ready to hop on and try to learn how to ride without training wheels. The girls were a little disgusted that their bikes were not put together. The day was the nicest that we have had since St. Patrick's day so the adults took turns helping Jamahl and Paul got busy building the other bikes. It was so cute to watch the girls anxiously "helping" Daddy get their bike together. By the end of the afternoon, Abby was pretty confident, McKenzy was coming right along with a little help getting started and turning, and Sidney was still figuring out how to peddle. Jamahl is working on his balance and Keyan was so happy for everyone she could hardly stand it....don't forget she got her ambike a couple months ago.
Uncle Jeremy and Auntie Roo arrived in time for dinner and than it was back outside to show them the bikes. We ended the day with ice cream at Captain Sundaes. It was a fantastic family day. When Paul and I finally fell into our beds that night, he said, "That was a fun day. It was great to watch the kids have so much fun, but I could not keep up to this pace all the time!" Who are you kidding honey.....we live this pace constantly!!! We hope that you had a great Easter!
Once breakfast was cleaned up and everyone was dressed, we headed outside for another egg hunt. This time it was a free for all and they were squealing with excitement when they would spot an egg. It was so much fun. Once all of the eggs had been found, we led them to the barn where their new bikes were waiting. No, we do not usually get this extravagant with Easter but the bikes were on sale this week, so we thought we might as well get the expense of it all over with! The kids were thrilled with the bikes. Jamahl was immediately ready to hop on and try to learn how to ride without training wheels. The girls were a little disgusted that their bikes were not put together. The day was the nicest that we have had since St. Patrick's day so the adults took turns helping Jamahl and Paul got busy building the other bikes. It was so cute to watch the girls anxiously "helping" Daddy get their bike together. By the end of the afternoon, Abby was pretty confident, McKenzy was coming right along with a little help getting started and turning, and Sidney was still figuring out how to peddle. Jamahl is working on his balance and Keyan was so happy for everyone she could hardly stand it....don't forget she got her ambike a couple months ago.
Uncle Jeremy and Auntie Roo arrived in time for dinner and than it was back outside to show them the bikes. We ended the day with ice cream at Captain Sundaes. It was a fantastic family day. When Paul and I finally fell into our beds that night, he said, "That was a fun day. It was great to watch the kids have so much fun, but I could not keep up to this pace all the time!" Who are you kidding honey.....we live this pace constantly!!! We hope that you had a great Easter!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Coco Key-Chicago
Spring break was so great!!!! It was so nice to be without a schedule and focus on doing fun things. We limited Keyan's therapy sessions and tried to have a week off from our calendar. My Mom took Jamahl to Chicago for two nights to visit the Lego Discovery center and do some "boy" things. The hotel that they stayed in had an huge indoor water park so Paul and I packed the girls up for a day trip to enjoy the water fun. We had a blast spending the day together as a family and away from the responsibilities of home. We rented our own personal cabana so we had a place to relax, warm up, and eat without fighting the crowds. It was just what we needed. We debated about taking Keyan but decided to take a leap of faith and let her have the experience too. It is always a struggle knowing what to do but I totally know that we did the right thing. All she talks about is how much fun she had at the water park. It is so much fun to see the kids' eyes light up when they are talking about the slides and splashing, and the big bucket of water dumping all over Grammie!!! We did not have time to take too many photos but I hope you can see the fun in their faces.
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