Kindergarten Time!

      Cash started Kindergarten last week! I can't believe it! We are still in Victorville, so he started school at my old school!  In fact, he has the same kindergarten teacher my little siblings had over 20 hours ago, so she is a pro :)

The first day was an orientation. Cash is in morning kindergarten for a little over 3 hours a day.  Nothing compared to the 6 hour preschool he was used to in Japan!

Getting ready to walk!  It's about a 20 minute walk, but it is much needed, since recess is only 10 minutes! He loves to pull his socks up...hmmm...

Cash's 1st day of school cake! You know he helped decorate (aka put way too many chocolate chips on it!)

I still can't believe Cash is in kindergarten! He does know how to read already, thanks to the bilingual kindergarten where Fox taught, but I think he will still learn a lot at school. Cosette is enjoying her individual time, too, as Quincy takes his morning nap while Cash is at school. Ack, these kids are growing up too fast!!

Lest the other children be forgotten...

I do have other children beside little Quincy boy.  They are just far too mobile for me to document properly!

 But here is a glimpse of my four-legged child:

Cash and Coco spend a big chunk of their day on this hammock: swinging, reading, and of course, eating popsicles!  It just amazes me how much they love this hammock!

Now to work on getting some non-eating pictures out of the hammock!

6 Months Old!

  Quincy is halfway through his first year on Earth!  I can't believe it!  He is still a very mellow baby who goes to sleep easily and is just a really content boy.  He isn't sitting yet and has just recently started rolling around.  His baby hair is still hanging in there, too! 
 
We are entering the super fun months of babyhood where grabbing, drooling, giggling, and bouncing are the latest fun activities!  We love this little guy so much!

Here are his little 6 month pics:

Okay, I'll pose like this...

Big smile!

Enough of this blanket--It's all mine now, bahahaha!

5 Months Old!

 So...this post is a month behind!  Oops.  My free time is super limited with three little ones, and blogging is low on the priority list!

Here are a few shots from Quincy's 5th month:

5 months old!

  We started QP on solids on his 5 month mark, since he was grabbing at food and seeming hungrier than usual.  He is an eating champ!  The first time I fed him, he ate half of a mashed banana!  Oh the boys in this family! Coco wasn't interested in solids until she was almost 9 months!

Yummy sweet potatoes!

 
We got to visit Grandma Betty recently, and Quincy loves her!  She always has a big smile and high, sweet voice for him!

Mrs. P's Pinata

My birthday was last week--I felt so so loved! My best buddy Ru came and brought a cupcake pinata for me and the kiddos. I have never had a birthday pinata, so it was so fun!

Swinging large sticks near Fox's head--good times!

I forced Mrs. P (aka Ru) to give it a shot!

Ru insisted on a photo of the bashers!  Quincy was napping elsewhere.

   Thank you to everyone--it was a particularly special day for me, since I have not been around my family and close friends on my birthday for ten years! Last year on my birthday, I was battling morning sickness and homesickness, so to be with my parents and friends (and get calls from my 6 siblings) throughout the day was incredibly special! And of course thank you to Fox, who cleaned, caked, and made sure we got a date!

4 Months Old!

I realize that I really haven't blogged lately, except for monthly baby updates. I will get on that :)

  Quincy is 4 Months Old already! I can't believe--time is going by so fast! He continues to be our little cuddlebug and is just a mellow, mild sweetheart. I am sure as he gets more mobile, things will get crazier, but for now, we are just enjoying the fact that he is NOT mobile!

Silly Face!

Long skinny legs!  He definitely got Daddy's genes!

And of course, the drool has started. Fun times!

3 Months!

Look who's 3 Months old now! 

Happy Boy!

Brothers!

  Quincy is now 3 months old (and a couple of weeks, since I'm behind!).  He is in America for the first time, and he is doing great!  No jet lag to speak of, and he was amazing on our 20 hour journey.  He didn't cry on the plane at all!  He is a sweet sweet baby who love his cuddles!  Now we are just waiting out his flailing-arm stage, as he has taken to pulling his hair in the middle of the night.
  Cash is still totally enamored of him, while Cosette occasionally notices his presence :) We sure love this little guy!