Can't believe that we are already celebrating birthday #6 for the girls!! Seems like just yesterday that we were driving back and forth to the NICU! We celebrated with a party at the Kangaroo Gym in Joplin - one of their favorite places. All of the kids had a blast. They wanted a Taylor Swift Birthday party, so Grandma Nita hooked them up with guitar cakes of their very own for the party - they were awesome, as usual. The girls' favorite friends got to come too, so they were happy.
As far as milestones go . . . Rayleigh has lost 5 teeth up to this point, and Molly has lost 4. They have chosen this year to cut their hair a little differently than the others, too. Both still weigh within a few ounces of each other, however, and are still looking very similar to the untrained eye. They both are reading on their own fairly well, also. It has become a huge help this past year that they are old enough to bathe themselves, as well. It has cut bath time for Mom and Dad down tremendously. They also have both experienced their first slumber party this past year at a friend's house and did great. They can pour their own drinks, pick out their own clothes (Heaven help us!), and even have CHORES - we take turns emptying the trash cans and gathering the laundry. They can also make their own bed (nice that there's two of them to help each other). They have become quite the grown-up little ladies. Rayleigh, in particular, loves being the little mommy - house is her favorite thing to play. She pushes her baby everywhere in the stroller & takes the car carrier with her every time the car leaves! Molly also enjoys pretend, but is probably the more athletic of the two. She tires of "house" and wants to go outside to play with Tucker. This past spring was the first time that the girls chose to do something separately. Molly wanted to play soccer and Rayleigh did gymnastics instead. They did very well, and I think they each enjoyed their own little shining moments instead of always having to share that. I loved it that they developed their own opinion & then stuck with it. Just one more sign, though, that my little girls are growing up too quickly!
After Kangaroo Gym, we went to Olive Garden, their choice, for some lunch before heading home. I think they had a great day.
Ready for our party!
Molly jumping away!
Let's race to the bottom . . .
Daddy getting in on a little of the action
Conner & Great-Grandma Bome
Silly Rabbit, this part isn't just for kids!!
You want me to climb that?! Actually I did, and I had to push 4 kids to the top in the process. No need to get up and run tomorrow morning!
Family fun
Notice this sign - it was hanging outside of the inflatable that you will see Grandma Sherry on in the next picture!
Caught ya!!
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