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Christmas Light display

On our way home from swim lessons I promised the kids that we could drive through the Christmas light display. It ends up that we probably drove through this display at least 3 times before they ended up taking it down. :) Not very big, but always put me in a good mood as I would drive past.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had Thanksgiving this year with the Richardson side of the family. This year we got to spend about 4 days in Plymouth. This time gave us plenty of opportunities to share some fun and not so much fun moments with the family.....not so much fun (screaming kids because their schedules were off...no naps, not going to bed at a decent hour....you know, those type of moments).

Very cute moment: Jordan and Vada dancing as we watch the Macy's parade.

Kayla, Jordan, and Vada are becoming quite the trio of mischief!!!

Here they are doing puzzles and messing with a Nintendo DS. Is it time for handheld video games already?

Little Jackson (who by the way is not so little for a 7 month old) was so adorable. Kayla was loving on him the entire weekend. She was acting just like a little mommy.

Jackson dancing......the girls decided to show him how it is done

As I was going through my photos I realized that I did not get a family shot of our family on Thanksgiving. Here is a cute one of Andrew, Jessica, Vada, and Jackson.

A rare photo opportunity of the 2 little princesses!!


Dinner was wonderful and delicious!! We also had a very nice time visiting with our friends the Martins' and the Schoolmans'.

Horse Riding at Griesey Farms Riding Academy

The multiples club that I am a part of gives us many opportunities to enjoy things that I wouldn't necessarily think of. This is one of those instances....letting Kayla and Jordan ride a horse and helping them learn some of the basics.

Cats were everywhere.....also, many kittens (just Kayla and Jordan's size).


Because not very many people showed up all of the kids got to ride a long time (around 20 minutes each).


They were shown how to steer the horse left and right










and to lean forward as the horse jumps (in this case the horse just stepped) over the barricade.




They even got to trot. Jordan thought that he was a cowboy!!!













While waiting the kids took turns holding cats and walking along the wooden fences.

Kisses for Nike (the horse) after their lessons.

Twins playdate

We seem to keep very busy.....I guess what parent isn't. Right? I love it when I can find the time to get together with other moms of multiples. This particular playdate was at a fellow twin mom's house. She opened her home up for any number of guests. The weather was beautiful and so we took advantage by letting the kids play and eat outside. What fun......observation is always the best!!!

Soccer and Ballet

Now that Kayla and Jordan have turned 3 a whole world of opportunities have opened up to them. We had been doing Kindermusik for 3 sessions and I couldn't wait to get them into trying something new. Hence the new classes that they are now enrolled in.

SOCCER!!!!

Jordan started the end of August. He was a little scared to go out on the field at first, but now loves it! He is at Off the Wall Sports in Carmel in a program called Lil Kickers. His class has 3-4 year olds in it and the class runs 50 minutes (a challenge to keep Kayla occupied during that time). During class they start out by doing some easy drills (stretching, running, running backwards, kicking the ball, etc.).


They usually play some games and also kick the ball into the net.



This video is a little blurry....so hard to get a good picture when you are looking through a net :)
Watch as Jordan runs with the soccer ball



Jordan had pictures taken with his class and by himself. Kayla wanted to also get her photo taken.


DANCE!!!!!

Kayla started the middle of September. She also was a little hesitant at first. All of the little girls look so precious in their pink attire. The best part for me is conversing with the other moms as we watch on from the window. Jordan has been wonderful and patient during Kayla's class which is 35 minutes. We found a great dance studio that is only a few minutes from our house called Dance Creations. Kayla's class has about 9 little girls from 3-4 years old. Right now they are doing ballet. They usually stretch and then after becoming butterflies


line up in 1st position.


Miss Stephanie then gives them seeds to plant and they work on pli`e's.



After picking the flowers they line up to march or chass`e across the room one at a time.

They have each had about 3-4 sessions now and what a treat it has been to see them grow already. I can't wait to see what they learn as the months go on!! I am very fortunate that I have Mondays off so that I can take my kids to classes.