Look-A-Likes?

Emma Carolyn Quinn

Jennifer Perine Quinn

Slip 'N Slide

 We are so happy to have Aunt Casey here with us this week.  She's been a great help to me and a source of great fun for the kids!  She came bearing gifts, and I couldn't help but post the fun we've had with one of them...good old slip n' slide!  

Welcome Emma Carolyn!

We are thrilled to welcome Emma Carolyn to the family!  Born on 6/2/11, 2:06pm, 8 lbs. 13 oz, 21 1/4 inches.  More pics to come when I get a little more energy!!!!  But she's a sweetie!

3 Weeks and Counting...

Well we're just under the 3 week mark for the arrival of baby #3.  We're getting quite excited but very nervous as well.  We feel like we just got the 2 kid thing down and now we're throwing another one into the bunch!  I'm most excited right now to see the kids with the new baby.  They are so excited.  They are hugging and kissing my belly and practicing the songs that they'll sing to the baby.   Cooper is hoping for a boy and Isabel for a girl, so we'll see!  I'm hoping the excitement of the baby will overcome any disappointment that they might have that it's not what they wanted!

We've been trying to get lots of stuff done around the house (both inside and outside) before our lives take a more hectic turn.  I had absolutely no intention of even trying to potty train Isabel before the new baby came, but a couple weekends ago she decided she wanted to start, and so it began!  It is SO much easier than with Cooper!  She's doing really great despite still having about an accident a day.  She's just starting to tell us when she needs to go instead of us having to keep her on a schedule which is nice.  I'm totally prepared for a set back when the baby comes, but at least we won't be starting from scratch!

My two big kids (sniff, sniff...)

Here are a couple funny videos.  Cooper has enjoyed being the big brother and showing Isabel what to do!   (And no, those aren't poops on the floor, they are rocks)!

"I gettin' dizzy!"

Easter

A very busy Easter week/weekend!  We started off by dying eggs which was a big hit.  The bonus is that the kids actually like to eat the hardboiled eggs too!  

This is Easter morning, after opening Easter baskets and getting ready for the egg hunt before church.  It was really cute how much they enjoyed the hunt.  

This is them laying out all of their goodies!  

Getting ready for church.  Cooper of course put up a HUGE fight to wear his button up shirt, but finally the parents won!  Isabel LOVED getting into her Easter dress and looked adorable!  Thanks to Grammy and Gramps for the beautiful dress! 

The next picture is Isabel at the second egg hunt of the day at her friend Elle's first birthday party (rescheduled from the day before).  It was a great party, lots of fun.  Cooper didn't make it though as he was golfing with Dad and Gogo.  They had a blast and of course, Cooper had to be dragged off the course kicking and screaming.  Golf is definitely one of the few things that Cooper's had unwavering interest in.

The below pictures are of the Easter egg hunt #3, 4, 5, 6 at Sue and Crock's house for the family dinner that afternoon.  It was unbelievable how much the kids enjoyed the hunts.  They made us hide them 4 times!  The eggs were empty after the first round, but they didn't care in the least!  Very fun, and very tiring day!

This is Isabel's second outfit of the day.  I love that she loves to get dressed up!  Thanks Aunt Casey for the adorable dress!  

Our little hopping bunnies! 

Cooper's Fourth Birthday

The birthday festivities started the night before as we made cupcakes for school.  Cooper really enjoyed this.  He mixed the different colored frostings and loved putting on the sprinkles on.  He really likes to do most cooking/baking activities.  Isabel isn't as interested yet, but she did like to help with the sprinkles.  

Cupcakes for school

The Birthday Boy!!!!

A new spiderman bicycle.  We at least got a "a new spiderman bicycle!  Thanks!" out of him before the balloons quickly became the favorite gift of the day.  They provided hours of entertainment.  Needless the say the bike is still in the garage unridden.   Let's just say Cooper doesn't like to try new things unless it's on his terms and his decision.  So we'll see...this bike may end up fitting Isabel before Cooper even tries it!  

We had a pizza party that night with (most of) the Leggetts, Roys, and Sargents.  All of the Viriginia relatives and Grumma and Grampa Gogo were greatly missed!  Cooper was a great sport as he tolerated Isabel starting to open most of his gifts before he did (notice the little hand grabbing away)!

I think the funniest part of the whole birthday process was then morning after when Cooper came up to me crying saying "Can I be 3 again?"  I asked why and he said "I don't like being 4!"  Like I said before, Cooper's not much for new things.  He likes his comfort zone!  We'll see if he decides he likes being 4 before he turns 5!