Five in the family

I have really been a bad mommy blogger! I am going to try my best to get back into this so I can have a good record of all of the fun and crazy times our family has together. There is a lot to catch up on. We are now living in St. Louis after a fun year in Baltimore. Josh is working for Midcounty Orthopedics and is very, very busy! I am still writing for examiner on a very part-time basis.

Max is going to Countryside Montessori five mornings a week and is really loving it. He has a lot of great friends including Gavin, Noah and Eldridge. He is such a character with unending energy. He loves swimming, gymnastics, soccer and pretty much anything that requires a ton of energy. He has a lot of pretty funny things that he says and does. He especially loves using big words: outstanding, terrible, excellent, amazing. He has some funny sayings as well: "Are you kidding me?" "Zo, Zo mo!" He likes telling knock knock jokes even though they often make no sense what so ever.

Max loves showing things to his little brother Miles. He brings toys over and tell him that when he "gets four," he will like to play with it too. Max is obsessed with Star Wars, Angry Birds, building with Tinker Toys, Hotwheels and fighting with swords.

Zoey is such a little talking machine! She is always stating observations and repeating. She is talking in sentences at 22 months. She also has a pretty funny personality. She says I'm sorry and thank you constantly. She likes to call her brothers "baby womos" and Maxie." Zoey also goes to Countryside and LOVES her friends and teachers. She actually cries when I drop Max off if she does not get to go that day. Zoey is obsessed with Miles and loves to give him kisses and help burp him. Zoey loves to sing and dance. She can sing along with the ABC's and especially loves the Five Little Monkeys song. She also likes doing When You're Happy and You Know it. Zoey is definitely a daddy's girl! She is one of the happiest, smiley little girls and loves sleeping late!

Miles is such a sweet baby. He has been on a heart monitor ever since leaving the NICU at two weeks. He is very easy going so far. He rarely cries and still spends a lot of time sleeping during the day. He has bright blue eyes and the chubbiest cheeks in the world! He has a smile that lights up the room and loves cooing back and forth. He is three months old already!

We have a busy spring and summer ahead. Max and Zoey are having parties in a few weeks for their birthdays. We are taking a family trip to Branson and then heading to Toledo for Uncle Nick's wedding. We are hosting our Memorial day weekend party and the Van Gundys will be bringing their new little man along with Jackson for the party. Emily and Ben will have had their baby then, too.

Josh has boards at the end of July so that will be a busy month.