Tonight we took a family outing to A&W for free root beer floats. There is an A&W within walking distance of our home, so we set off on foot.

A&W was crazy busy because it's a restaurant that includes both A&W and KFC, and KFC had their free chicken promotion tonight. I waited in line for quite a while (and we didn't get any free chicken), but it was definitely worth it. The kids thought that having french fries and root beer floats for dinner was great fun, and it was just good to be out as a family.

Kay got her hair washed for the first time tonight. This was taken right after I towel dried it. Doesn't seem like she minded the whole thing too much...

Today we made homemade pretzels using this recipe. They were super easy and the kids had a lot of fun shaping them. There would have been more pictures, but there was a diaper crisis in the middle of making them...

PS. Yes, my cookie sheet is kind of gross. It is functional though.

Just some random pictures from school today and of the baby. The boys did those melty bead things today. They each made a star, and it was interesting to see how different they were. AJ's was very perfectly symmetrical. He made a pattern, and there were no mistakes. Drew's was just random and there didn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to the bead placement. Megan also participated in school today by coloring ladybug pictures. I love this coloring book because the pictures aren't very detailed, and I also love it because I got it on clearance last weekend for just 50 cents since it was considered Easter merchandise.

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Just a few pictures of a beautiful sleeping baby. Click through to see them.

Baby Kay came home today! Here are a few pictures of her first day at home. Also a few pictures of Megan getting a new baby. We thought that giving her a new baby to take care of would help her with the transition to "big sister".

Ray brought the kids to the hospital to meet their new baby sister. As you can see from the pictures, they were pretty much smitten. All of the kids were very concerned every time Kay made even the slightest squeak (and she squeaks quite a bit). They were each very excited to hold her, and were so good about being gentle. It was so wonderful to have our family together for the very first time.

Tonight Megan and I had a mommy/daughter evening, and we had SO much fun.

First I took her to the park to feed the ducks. She was a bit distressed by the birds that wanted to steal the bread, but we eventually found a spot where they would leave us alone. Then we decided to walk the path around the pond. It was rather cold, so I encouraged Megan to run. She insisted that we "race", so yes, at 9 months pregnant, I took a jog with my daughter IN PUBLIC around a duck pond. And yes, we got lots of strange looks, but it was seriously the most fun I've had in a LONG time.