Pow Wow

We went to a pow wow with Bridget's preschool class today. It was a lot of fun! The pow wow was at a farm near school....and what a fun place! Bridget's favorite part was when we danced around the teepee like indians. :)

Here is a picture of Bridget by the teepee (the family who owns the farm made this themselves)

Her class - Daniel, Gracie, Finnlea, Cody, Bridget, Katy, Jon Reed, Wyatt and Mrs. Jefferson.

Dillon went with us and had fun too!

I have to say it's hard to pick pictures to put on the blog. There are just too many!! :) And, they take so long to upload. But, I'm really going to try and keep up with the blog. It's actually kind of fun.

Here are a couple of the cutest cousins ever swinging together on Sunday. We went to Scott and Ashley's for dinner. The kids loved the park!

Uncle Scott was making us go WAY fast! I thought I was going to fall off.

hmm...dirt....

Caroline really liked eating with Bridget. She's getting so big!

PEEK-A-BOO

This is a favorite position lately.

HAHA!!

Little dancer! Here is Bridget during her dance lesson. She does ballet, and tap. She was trying her tap shoes for the first time this past Tuesday. She is going to be in the Winston Salem Christmas Parade on Dec. 6th. She's pretty excited!

Leaves, Leaves, Leaves

The kids were cute playing the leaves on Tues. Bridget helped rake. She made her own little pile and then jumped in it. I had Dillon straped to me until we got the leaves blown and raked into a good pile. Bridget wanted to be completely covered. Dillon wanted to hand me all the leaves. Too cute!

Halloween

Here is the cutest Ariel and Eeyore I've ever seen! They had a lot of fun trick-or-treating. (Actually Dillon slept through most of it)

Dillon

Dillon was born Dec. 1, 2007....11 days early. He managed to stay put longer than his sister! We were all in love from the start, of course. His sister was especially enamoured. I wasn't sure how she'd do, but she is great with him. I love it when she randomly gives Dillon a kiss on the cheek. He is getting into her toys more now, and that is causing some problems - but we are working with Bridget to understand that he's still just a baby.

Dillon was 7lb 8oz when he was born and took off from there - now at 11 1/2 months he's probably close to 24 1/2 lbs! He got his first tooth at 4 1/2 months, sat at 5 months, started eating solids at 6 months, crawled at 8 1/2 months, and walked at 10 1/2 months. Now he only walks and is getting faster! Boy are we in trouble. He loves to stand on Bridget's stepstool in the kitchen...he's so proud of himself. He has quite a bit more hair than Bridget did, and definitely looks like a boy!

Bridget

Here is a quick (how can it be quick, but I'll try) note about Bridget from birth until now.....

I had to go on complete bedrest at 17 1/2 weeks. It was scary time at the start, but we beat all the odds and Bridget stayed put until 34 weeks. She was born 6 weeks early on Sept. 11, 2004. An impressive 5 lbs, and beautiful! She had to be in the hospital for 6 days, just to be sure that everything was ok. Her breathing improved and she came home. Scary at first, but we fell into a good routine and Bridget started to grow and blossom. She changed from a small 5 pounder to a chunky kid. Of course, now she is the perfect 4 year old! :)

Four years have certainly gone by quickly. While by definition a preemie, she didn't stay behind her peers. She started walking at 10 1/2 months and was speaking sentences by 18 months (and you could understand what she was saying!). She continues to amaze us everyday. As our only pride and joy for 3 years and 3 months she got used to being #1, so it's taken some time for her to get used to sharing our attention, but she loves her brother so much.

There is just so much I could write - it would take forever and be a book. Bridget is writing her name, and showing interest in reading. She loves to play pretend with her dolls. She loves the princesses. While she had hoped to be an astronaut one day, her plans have now changed to being a singer. No doubt that will change again. She goes to preschool 3 days a week is quite the social butterfly. (much more than her Mommy)


Here are some pictures of her in the last 4 years:

Wow - some time to myself to catch up on the computer, pictures, friends, emails, etc, etc. Dillon has been sleeping in our bed since he was born. He's so cuddly and lovey and I have truly loved the bonding. But, it's time for him to move into his own crib. :) Tonight I put him in and he hated it, I mean with a passion....but 35 minutes later he's up there sound asleep. YAH! I might miss him later when I go to bed and undoubtely he'll wake up sometime in the next little while...but this is a triumphic start. So, now to uploading pictures.