Lots of pictures from Spring Break

It was wonderful to get away to Florida for Spring Break this year. Things got a little hectic/ busy once the 10 0f us were all together but it was great to be together. The girls and Bennett loved playing together as cousins.
The girls were sooo excited to fly for the first time! Well, Morgan flew when she was a year old but doesn't remember. Here we were waiting at the airport...one of the times. We took off for about 10 minutes the first time, smelled a horrible smell, turned around and landed back in Nashville. After deboarding for about an hour, they figured out that the plane had hit a bird the day before and hadn't gotten it cleaned out well...hence the smell.

Here are the girls in front of the pretty flowers at our condo.

Lori, Craig and Bennett and Morgan enjoying the lazy river at the condo!Grandpa taking the big girls on a ride that gets you wet!


Bennett wanted to hold Uncle Jason's hand...it looks a little difficult because of the height difference! Aren't they cute?The kids with Shamu at SeaWorld!
Mia is the best baby! She just went wherever we took her and only fussed when she was tired.
Fireworks over castle at Magic Kingdom

All of us (except for me and Dad) watching fireworks
The kids resting in a stroller

at Sea World...cool pic huh?
girls on carusel...
Mia taking a rest on Grandma during the Shamu show!
Check out the Cinderella and prince in the bushes at Epcot!

Aurora and prince
parade at Magic Kingdom
After a long day, and then an evening at Downtown Disney...we got locked out of our room around 10pm on our last night there. We really thought that Dad had the check-out day off, but turns out, the battery in our door opener (all the keys are cards) needed replacing. Aren't the 4 kids cute?

Toothless grin!

Morgan lost her 4th tooth tonight at dinner. I knew it would come out soon because it was hanging sideways! Now she is missing both top teeth and has kind of a lisp when she tries to say her "s" sound. It sounds soooo cute!
She was cracking up while I was trying to take this picture!

Mollie, Mollie, Mollie

There is never a dull moment with Mollie. Really not with any child, I guess, but you just never know what's going to come out of Mollie's mouth. Jason says she's brutally honest! Yesterday, the girls and I got home from gymnastics and Jason had been outside pulling weeds and working in the yard. While the girls played outside, I finished getting dinner ready inside and Jason grilled our pork chops. Jason came inside just cracking up. He said that Mollie came up to him and hugged him and said, "Oh, Daddy! You smell so good...like steak!" She will never be a vegetarian!

Kodak moment!

I just couldn't resist this picture. Mia had pooped through her pants on the way home from school, and it had gotten above 70 degrees, so I left her pants off for her nap. Tell me this doesn't look like some good sleep....

Girl Scout fun

Now that cookie sales are over (HALLEUIA- since I was the cookie mom), Morgan's Brownie troop has been able to do more things. They had a fashion show at their last meeting because they're learning about different decades. Each girl was supposed to dress from a different decade and tell some game they played during that time. Morgan dressed from the 40's.


Emma Ella

Kinsey
Hannah
Group shot
On their early dismissal day last week, the troop took a field trip to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. The girls had chosen to give all their donated cookies to the hospital and also collected old movies to donate for the sick kids.

The girls waited so quietly for our tour guide to get us. Of course we didn't get to see any patient rooms with sick kids, but still got a nice tour. We did see some waiting rooms, food court, library, theatre, chapel, etc.
The girls loved these butterflies. The names of people who donated money to the hospital are on each butterfly.
Mollie was at school, but Mia was perfectly behaved on this trip!

Girls

I was trying to get a pic of Mia's "released" tongue but she still won't show us much.


Morgan and Mollie have been begging us to put up their elephant tent, so Friday night we did. We couldn't resist putting sweet Mia in with them. She is such a trooper and just does whatever!
Here is Mia swinging for the first time. Sorry I can't get the picture to turn! She loved it!

March 1st snow!

We awoke last Sunday morning to about 3 inches of snow! Nothing major, but enough for the girls to play in a little. Here they are trying to get it off the trampoline and Mollie making a snow angel!

MIa's surgery

Things could not have gone more perfectly on Monday for Mia's surgery (once we finally got registered...long story). She actually fell asleep in my lap for about an hour while we waited so she didn't even get fussy from being hungry. When they called her, she let them take her vitals, etc and was very charming with the drs and nurses. Of course, they were oohing and aahing over her and she just smiled and pulled on their name badges, etc. She looked adorable sitting on the bed/crib with her little white Vanderbilt scrubs on. Luckily she's at an easy age and really only usually gets upset if I walk out of the room. On Monday, she was too busy checking out all the new people, that we were able to sneak out and within 20 minutes, the surgeon was already talking to us about how well it went. She woke up quickly, drank some water, then 1/2 a bottle and we were sent home. We were told of all the many possible side affects of anesthesia, but she didn't have any. She was laughing at her sisters as soon as we arrived home and has eaten and slept normally ever since. Not once has she even acted like she's in pain. She just keeps moving her mouth like there's a new toy in there!!