Just thought I'd post a few pics from AJ's taekwondo class. He goes every Tuesday and Thursday evening, and is doing great so far. He's not too far away from earning his yellow belt (if we could only get him to practice more!). The pictures aren't great because the lighting was really bad in there, but they are better than nothing.

Today Ray surprised the kids with a trip to the pool! They've been waiting for this, and were SO excited! Kay and I joined them for just a few minutes because it was over 100 degrees out and just too hot to be outside and not in the water. But it was fun to watch the other kids and take a bazillion pictures. Not much has changed since the last time they swam. AJ is still very timid in the water and hesitant to try new things. Drew is completely fearless and loves to jump in and be thrown around by Ray. And Megan just loves the water and would float around all day if we'd let her.

Click through for the gallery and to see how much the kids have changed in the last year!

AJ completed a 100 piece puzzle all by himself tonight, and was so proud of himself. It was actually kind of a hard puzzle because a lot of it was the same color. But he did good, and didn't let himself get frustrated. Click through to see a couple of pictures.

Tonight was Kay's very first real bath. The other kids were very interested in the whole process, and kept asking a million questions.

"Is the water hot or cold?" "Is Muffin going to cry when you put her in the water?" "Why did you put a washcloth on her belly?" "Does she like the bath?"

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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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".