Catching Up Again

A few months back when I started this blog I was going to update my postings once a week and write about more topics than just my cute kids...neither one of those things has happened.  Oh well!  I guess if the kids take up all my time I have no time to do other things, which includes updating this blog.  I wouldn't have it any other way!  This post is an update on the kids with a promise that the next post will only mention Bob and I.

ALL ABOUT NEAVE
Neave had a great Summer with her highlight being her trip to Colorado.  She loved roaming around outside and her many mornings eating breakfast in Grandma's bed and evenings eating ice cream with Grandpa.  She loves to watch horses and her most favorite thing to do is go the the park.  She learned to jump in the pool all by her own self.  She is a feisty two year old who talks alot, loves Dora and Diego, makes her opinion known, and has started hitting back (all qualities that will come in handy when used correctly).
She is trying to learn to scooter but we only have two so she hardly ever gets a turn.  I thought she would miss the older three when they went back to school but this is what she said when we returned home from the first school run, "HAHA the girls are at school..the scooters are mine!" 

ALL ABOUT RACHEL
Rachel has entered her different stage of sisterhood.  Having three sisters makes it difficult to stand out.  So...she has cut off all her hair (OK, to her shoulders) and has developed a love of softball.  She is a great hitter and loves to play catch.  She had a great time horsebacking riding in Colorado over the Summer.  She has adjusted well to our new home and her new school.  Rachel has a great ability to adapt.  Its awesome.  She is still a wonderful big sister to Neave.  She loves Star Wars movies and sleeping til 10:00.

ALL ABOUT REBECCA
Rebecca continues to be a great second in command.  Always helpful, she is learning to be a great organizer.  She loves to plan events and invite people over.  She has traded her swim hat in for competitive soccer this Fall.  She loved hanging out with Grandma this Summer as those two were joined at the hip.  She still loves the water and tried water skiing in Arkansas over Fourth of July.  She still loves to read and loves school, just the academic part.  She has a harder time adjusting to all of our moves but we are confident she will find a few friends now that school has started.  She also enjoyed visiting Aunt Jeni's ship, the USS Comfort, after Aunt Jeni returned home from her humanitarian mission. 

ALL ABOUT ERICA
Erica still talks loud and runs full throttle until placed in bed in the evening.  She too had a great time in Colorado this Summer.  She has become a fantastic bike rider and swimmer.  She is still a fashion expert.  She has come up with some great Summer outfits, to include different colored crocs (check out one of her best outfits in the photo show below).  Her Summer highlights are her birthday with many family members in Virginia, getting a Barbie jeep for her birthday, and her week long visit to North Carolina where she met up with her best friend, Mitchell.  Erica didn't care where we moved as long as she got a Barbie jeep and she got to play with Mitchell.  How easy was that!  Erica is a great kid who wears every emotion on her face.  No hiding her moods.