Well, it's time to repent and begin anew. It's pretty sad if you have to go to your sister's blog (thanks Krista) to be able to get to your own because you have forgotten how to get to your own. And the reason I can get to hers is because I made it one of my "favorites" buttons/links. Make sense? It's not supposed to. But it works for me. I actually have a semi-valid reason for not posting. I lost our camera. Yes, we had just gotten a new camera. I was taking the kids to Bryant's t-ball game, and it got lost somewhere in between the van and the field. I searched and searched without any luck. So, now we have a new camera... again... and hopefully there weren't too many pictures on the one that was lost.

There have been a few changes this fall. Owynn has started first grade. The new school year was quite an adjustment for her. She came home crying the first couple days because it was just "so much sitting." (I personally think she was missing her naps.) Sorry about the sideways picture.

Bryant started kindergarten. I was concerned that it would be difficult for him. He just barely turned 5 before the school year started, but he loves it and seems to be doing well. I bought his backpack last year on clearance, and didn't think about how big it was. So, yes, his backpack really is that big, it's not some camera trickery.

Skylar is Skylar. If you didn't know his history, you wouldn't know anything was different about him. He keeps up with his big brother and sister and is always the first one up in the morning. He is finally starting to potty train. I had to force it on him. He's more than 3 now. It's time. He gets a sucker every time he keeps his diaper/underwear dry and goes in the toilet. Hence the blue lips in the photo. It is candy, not his heart making his lips blue this time! I was looking at pictures from his first surgeries, and it makes me glad that I have such a terrible memory. I think I try to block it most of the time because it is the one thing that always gets me to cry. I don't know why. Yes it was traumatic, but he did so well and he is doing so well. I just blame it on being a mom.

Taylor is growing up so fast... and at the same time so slow. It seems like he has been tearing things apart around the house for years! I keep waiting for the day that he understands that DVDs are best left on the shelf and not pulled out all over the floor. I was really lucky, I guess, that I didn't go through that with the other three (at least I don't remember it), but he is certainly making up for it! Taylor's loves right now are food (obviously) and water. He lets you know when it is meal time, and when he hears bath water starting, he is there trying to get in before I even get the temperature set.

I promise to try to better at keeping current with the blog. If for no other reason than the fact that I have to take pictures to put on the blog. I never think to take pictures. And that's pretty much the only thing I look at on other blogs, so I assume that's what you all will do at my blog. At least that is what I hope, since I am doing this at 1 in the morning... I will do better!

We like to go to the park a lot. The kids have so much energy! Except maybe for Taylor... At the time these were taken, we were phasing out his morning nap.

I can't remember if I posted this before or not, but I'm throwing it in again anyway... The kids love to play Just Dance on the wii. The videos are hilarious, but I haven't figured out how to get the videos from the new camera to work online yet... actually, just haven't tried it yet, and I don't want to take the time right now to do it. But the pictures are almost just as good!

Skylar wasn't too excited about adding Taylor to our family, but he has fully accepted his big brother roll now. He loves to get toys for Taylor and tries to make him laugh.

It's always fun to watch the kids learn new things. Skylar really loves trying to figure out puzzles and games. Taylor has learned to get around by arching and scooting on his back. Owynn is reading books all by herself now. They just grow up so fast.

Dan finally busted out the old skates to see what he could do. (He also had a few of his high school kids there to show off for.) He had fun, but he came away with some pretty good bruises.

Here are just some random fun pics. Taylor is practicing his "look." The kids love getting a ride from dad as they go to bed. All 3 kids are on his back. Skylar is sitting right in front of Owynn. Dan has already started introducing Taylor to the "finer" things of life. And poor Skylar... His body needs sleep, but he just doesn't want to miss anything, so here he is, ready to get up and run as soon as he gets the sleep out of his system.

We took the kids to one of the indoor water parks in town. Bryant ran the whole time. Owynn went on all the big slides. Skylar needed some convincing to go down the little slides. He would only go if he was sitting on a lap. Even Taylor splashed around a bit.

Wow, so it's been a while since I last posted. But I actually do have a valid excuse... Our camera broke. So, now I've got the new camera figured out and it has some fun extras like borders. Dan thinks it's kind of nerdy, but he puts up with it anyway.