Sumo Boy

Noah had his 4 month check yesterday and is 15lb. 11oz. (75%) and 26" long (80%). He is quite large. He has also been given the okay to start cereal which he very much enjoyed at dinner time, eating every last drop.

What is this stuff...

Ooooh, this is tasty.

In other news, Carlie got a cruise ship from Grammy and Pawpaw Rodgers. It received the same reaction I would have given to having won a million dollars!

Names have been changed to protect the identity...

Carlie has decided to give all of us new names, hence the new title of our blog. I was just glad to be designated Kanga instead of Eeyore. You'll have to figure out the others on your own (it really isn't hard). At least she used Pooh names rather than the Cinderella ones. When we play that, she always gets to be Cinderella and I have to be the wicked stepmother (hope there is no correllation there). Guess it isn't that bad, Noah has to be Lucifer (he's the mean cat). And, on a side note, is anyone else so excited about March Madness and the upcoming baseball season?? GO CARDS!!

Would you like a spot of tea?

The Auffants are in town from Portland this week. It is great getting together with them, and it gave Carlie and Danny a chance to play. Noah and Ryan did a lot of napping during the visit. The tea party was a hit for about five minutes, but Danny got bored after he emptied out the sugar. Then, the kids moved outside since it was about 60 degrees outside. My batteries are almost dead in the camera so I don't have photos of that. Hopefully I can find more batteries before our zoo trip on Friday.

A New Friend

I am a little behind on these, but I will try to catch up a bit. On Monday, we got together with Ashley, a friend from MOPS, and her kids. Beck won't be 2 until September, but Carlie still had a good time playing with him.


Noah and Evie are 2 months apart, but Noah has a good 5-8 lbs on her at least. We are going to start watching each others kids for a few hours during the day so the other can go work off her pregnancy weight at the gym. I am definitely looking forward to it... going to the gym, that is, not having 4 kids under the age of 3. Yikes!!

Idol Predictions

Ah yes, it is that time again. Time for American Idol. For those of you who did or didn't watch the last two nights, here is my take on the early favorites (and those not so favorite). On the guys side, unless these other guys decide to "bring it" in the next few weeks, there really isn't anyone close to Blake "Beat Box" Lewis. For the girls, Lakisha and this other girl with really long very curly hair are definitely the best. One girl that should definitely go home is Anaconda or Annatonna or whatever her name is. You just don't sing Steven Tyler "Don't wanna miss a thing" unless you are in your car ALONE (like I do)!! She butchered it. At any rate, I would be happy to take Simon's place as I usually feel the same way he does. Look for more Idol stuff as the season goes on. (I know, you just can't wait!!)

Fun with the Cousins

We had a nice visit with Uncle Steve, Aunt Michelle, Matthew, Trent, Meredith, and Caroline. They were in town to visit WashU to consider college options for Matthew. We went to dinner Sunday night at Fortel's. It was great food, until Carlie drank WAY too much lemonade in a short period of time and threw up all over herself at the restaurant. She's fine now. (Don't worry no photos were taken so they will not be posted). It was a repeat performance of our Costco outing weeks ago where she consumed every available sample and threw it all up when we got to bathroom. Clearly we need to monitor her eating a little better when we are out.

Happy Birthday Mommy!

We spent the morning with some friends attending their daughter's gymnastics meet. It was a fun time and was nice to be able to catch up on their lives. I had a really great birthday and received great gifts and wishes. I am looking forward to using my fitness center membership to get into better shape (since I am clearly not getting any younger). Besides a nice family meal out at Lonestar, I was able to get Carlie registered for preschool which will start in the fall.

Another Snow Day

We got about 5 inches of snow yesterday so I went out to shovel the walk and driveway. Mike left work early and got home just as I was finishing up. Go figure. He did finish the part between the sidewalk and street. Carlie even helped out. She didn't stay out too long because it was sooooo cold. And, once again today it is way too cold to go outside. I hope it warms up by Saturday because I need to go to the grocery store. The cold has given me the time to get caught up on scrapbooking, and I got our taxes done so now I just have to tap my fingers for six plus weeks and wait for the refund.