A Fresh Coat of Paint

Tia is giving up her room to the baby and is now moving into Iris' room. The girls got a new coat of paint (pink of course) and new bedspreads. Parker couldn't be the only one left out so he got a Batman bedspread and a new coat of paint too (he wanted pink but lucky for Mommy and Daddy he wanted the Batman bedspread so he relented to blue since it matched). Now blue is his favorite color, replacing pink....I think a little brother would be a good addition...of course the girls want a girl this time and then a boy next time.....wish it was that easy.

St. Patty Day Parade and Pretend Babies

The kids had fun at the St. Patrick's Day parade with their friends. They didn't get much candy but enjoyed watching the floats and bands marching by. Parker and Iris were having fun pretending they had babies in their bellies and that they just had a baby, each taking turns saying 'Congratulations' to each other.

Our winter getaway...in Key Largo

We really enjoyed our vacation and the kids did great. We visited the Everglades and saw about 50 alligators on our walk through one of the trails. Those are real ones behind Mike and the kids. We also went to feed the tarpon at a marina on the Keys. We bought a bucket of fish for each of the kids to feed them but the girls took one look at the dead fish and wouldn't touch them. Parker was getting bored feeding the fish so Mommy stupidly suggested feeding some of the pelicans that were hanging around...we were all afraid they were going to get his fingers, he got very scared and was screaming so loud everyone on the dock thought one got him. We rented a canoe at a State Park nearby to the hotel and went out on an adventure of our own. Mommy kept getting the kids wet when she would switch sides with the oar, Daddy had quite a few frustrating moments when Mommy's stearing wasn't so good and we ran into the mangrove trees on the side. We enjoyed plenty of pool time at our hotel and ate lots of pizza (the kids favorite restaurant).

Children's Museum Pictures

Baby Hessling 20 weeks

Here are pictures from the ultrasound. The 3rd picture is a 3D image where you can see some of the facial features (a little creepy). The baby kept its arms up around its face the whole time so she wasn't able to get a picture of the face from the front, just the side profile. We'll publish pics from our vacation soon!

Iris' School Project for the curriculum fair

Iris had to make a Medievel Castle for her School Project, it will be on display next week at the Curriculum Fair. She really enjoyed painting and gluing on sequins and gems. Mommy helped a little and Tia helped with some of the gluing too. She was very proud of her castle and was so glad Daddy was home to see it and take a picture with her. She is definitely a Daddy's girl now!

Adventures at the Children's Museum