Babies got a new pair of shoes.

Miranda got her casts off last week. Here are a couple of pictures of her and her new shoes.

Jim thinks after this she will make a pretty good snowboarder.

It did not take long for her to figure out that those string things were a big key to the shoes. We had to start double knotting them as she kept untying them.

As you can see she does not let them get her down. The first day she was a little frustrated that she could not separate her feet. But I think even though her feet are stuck together she prefers the shoes to the casts. I know she is very happy that the shoes can come off and she gets a bath.

First day of school.

I can't believe that my baby is starting kindergarten. Here he is eating an early lunch before going to his afternoon class.

Of course mommy and daddy need to document this momentous day with both cameras.

Here is Ethan with his new teacher Mrs. Fitzpatrick.

Departure was a little hard on Ethan. There were some tears at first. But as soon as we moved where he could not see us he calmed down. The poor lady in the yellow shirt had to gather all the criers and try to get them to their classroom. By this point Ethan is okay. We took these pictures from around the corner and then quickly disappeared.

I think he had a pretty good first day. Details are hard to get out of him. When asked what his favorite part of the day was, he answered recess.

Can Auntie Lisa come over to play?

My Angels

In looking for pictures of both Ethan and Miranda at four months I came across this photo. I thought it was way too cute to pass up. Today has been a rough day with both kids, but finding this photo has melted my heart and all is forgiven.

My Babies

Ethan at four months.

Miranda at four months.

First Tooth to go

Ethan just lost his first tooth. After asking for many months when he would loose a tooth, he finally got his first wiggly tooth. One night while brushing his teeth he was complaining about how wiggly it was. So Jim just gently took a hold of it and it just came right out.

Well, the tooth fairy left Ethan a dollar for his tooth. Which would be HUGE in my day. I only got a quarter a tooth and Jim said he go a bag of coins. So the next morning Ethan comes up to me and says "mommy, I am disappointed." I said why. He then tells me that he only got a dollar from the tooth fairy and not a toy. So Jim and I spend most of the day explaining how lucky he is compared to us and that he could turn his tooth fairy profits into any toy he wants. Later that day I learned that he did not really understand how much a dollar was when he said he would of rather of gotten a penny. I told him I would trade his dollar for a penny. Jim and I explained that a dollar was 100 pennies. By the end of the day he was a little more excited about his dollar.