Happy 5th Birthday Ariel!!!

Today is Ariel's 5th birthday!  She had a very fun day.  Amy brought pizza and cupcakes to her school.  Our families were going to come over tonight but we lost power.  That was a bit exciting.  So we moved everything to Melissa's house.  It was super chaotic but we wouldn't want it any other way.  Ariel is the light of our lives.  For those of you that know her, you may be wondering where she came from.  She kind of looks like us and I would like to think we are nearly as friendly as she is, but she really is her own person.  From all her boundless energy, her empathy, her need to be friends with everyone everywhere we are, her intensity, her never ending smile.  Where did she come from?  I will get to her birthday pictures soon but here is one from school today.

This came up on Facebook.  The night before Ariel was born.

She arrived on November 29th around 9:20 p.m. and the rest is history.

 Back to last week.  Someone was lounging around.

 We extended the driveway so Amy can pull further up.  I like to park in the garage and I'm always worried about hitting her car.

 We had Aden's teacher conference.  He's apparently silly and likes to dance.  He's doing great in math and getting stronger in reading.  We just need to work on his confidence!  

 Drumming.

 Uh, Eli, stop pulling your brother's hair.

 Babies being busy.

 Here's a whole bunch of pics of the twins playing with a humidifier.

Still playing the next morning.

 Trip to Costco.

 Now that's a bear.

 We got home and each was missing one sock and one sneaker. 

 They are silly Ariel.