How long has it been?

Uh, yeah, I realized today that I haven't written an entry since May. In the blogging world that's almost equivalent to a year, so I thought I should at least write something or explain the lengthy abscence. Well, let's just say, I set up this blog to document the whimsical/humorous moments that accompany childhood; to detail the daily things that my children do which make me smile. Needless to say, five under five is no joke and just like the Goslings from John and Kate + 8 have come to realize, having a set of multiples and/or many children is particularly challenging. Unlike the Goslings however, we do not live in a multi-million dollar home nor do we have the luxery of taking trips to say San Diego or Colorado just because we feel a bit stressed. TLC should try filming a show here: Five under five in a three bedroom townhome. Ha! Things are going fairly well though. We've been blessed to have Joy's parents come over every day for close to eight hours while I'm away at work. Not sure what we would have done without them. Kai's doing amazing. He's in the 80th percentile for weight and has doubled his weight in only two months (the average baby takes about 6 months). Please understand I'm not bragging; it's just amazing to think of where he is now compared to where we thought he'd be only a few months ago. He had his first smile the other day. I'm trying to figure out a way to post a video of it on this site. More of that to come. The twins are done with preschool and are a delight as well as a challenge. Five has brought on a whole new level of craziness (gum chewing, sneaking bags of chocolate chips from the cabinet- actually two bags, and many other antics like sneaking out of bedrooms at night and hoarding whatever they can get their hands on in their beds). Speaking of the twins, their fifth birthday party is tomorrow. We're hoping for nice weather as they decided this year to have a friend party and invite everyone from their preschool class:) Mikaya is potty training. She's a rather reluctant potty trainer I have to say, but hopefully we're making some progress. Although her screaming, "I don't want to go potty!" yesterday might suggest otherwise. Karina is a joy. Lots of smiles. She's talking like crazy and she likes to identify parts of her face (teef, noooose, chese a.k.a. cheeks).

We're happy for summer and the chance to enjoy being outside! I, Steve, start working at COD next week so the rest of the fam will be on their own here for several hours while I'm away. Pray that everything goes well!