The Updike's

 We sure love our sweet and energetic Lily girl!  She keeps us on her toes with her deep and thoughtful questions.  We can't imagine life without her! Very energetic and loves to have fun always. Very creative.  Loves to draw and participate in any craft. Such a fantastic reader.  Flew through all of the Junie B. Jones books. Complete night owl.  Has the hardest time going to sleep.  Reads for a couple of hours. Dad and Mom's great helper. Still our little Punky Brewster.  Loves to be creative and colorful with her outfit choices. Love/hate relationship with Piano lessons.  Wants to quit so bad - but then loves to play the songs she learns over and over again. She has a hard time if things are hard.  But she is a fast learner and once she gets things she usually loves it. Loves junk food like her mom. Insists on eating a turkey sandwich every single day for lunch. Pizza snob.  Only likes "Papa John's" pizza. Loves he...

 Our Sweet Boss Man!  His sweet smile and laugh always brings us instant happiness!  Loves to be silly and is always interested in learning new things.  We sure love him! Loves School. Fast learner. Loves to be with his friends. Our best eater. Friendliest kid around.  Loves to say "Hi" to everyone that comes in his path. He is a great soccer player. Loves to play on the monkey bars. He was so excited when he learned to do it all by himself. Loves to help me cook. Always talking.  We have to remind him not to talk over people and give all of the answers in class. Loves to make people laugh.  Little jokester. Favorite color is red.

 Our sweet little Crewster! There is certainly not a dull moment in our little family with this cool dude! He warms our hearts and brings us lots of laughter! He loves his nursery class. He loves his new preschool class.  He gets so proud of himself when he learns something new. Knows how to spell his name and is now learning how to write it. Loves to keep up with Boston and Lily. Loved his little pink bike (that Lily used to ride) . . . but was thrilled to get Boston's bike once Boston grew out of it.  He was so excited when we spray painted his scooter to a blue color that he loves. He is so easy going in things like this.  Such a great kid!!  Loves to snuggle.  And sleep in Dad and Mom's bed still at least a couple of times per week. Great at ignoring.   Misses dinner most nights because he refuses to try even one bite of any of the food prepared. Has the best sense of humor.  His smile and laugh melts us all. Always tells us th...

 Oh, how we love this sweet and feisty little one!  We can't believe that she is almost 2 years-old.  She brings lots of love and joy into our family! Dislikes nursery.  A lot!  She cries unconsolably every Sunday if I leave her side. She is attached to her Momma's side.  Always has to be by her mom. She is addicted to the baby food pouches.  We are struggling to get her to eat real food constantly. Early riser.  Always up by 6 -6:30 am. Always yells for "Momma" when she wants out of her crib. Loves to watch and listen to Baby Shark. Loves to get her picture taken and then insists on seeing the picture right away. Always asks for "Buppy" (Bubble Guppy show). "No" is a favored word. Loves to wrestle with her brothers. Refuses to get into her carseat. Wants to do her own buckle. She knows where all the treats are in the house.  She has a sweet tooth like her mom. Loves to play on the piano. Loves the song "I am a Child of God....

 To say that Boston and Crew were excited for the traditional Father/Son campout is an understatement!  They had such a great time!  They went on a hike, built a fort, ate Smores, and managed to stay out of the fire.  Love these 3 guys!!  While the boys play, the girls play also!  Lily was just as excited for her special night.  This crafty girl just wanted to paint sculptures (a wooden jewelry box), eat treats and watch a movie.   Of course, Presley wanted to join in on the fun also.  We love our good friend, Diana.  We invited her to join in on the fun.  Lily picked out some ceramic mugs for Diana and I to paint.   I sure love spending time with my sweet Lily and Sweet Presley!

 I can't believe that summer has officially ended and the start of a new school year has arrived.  I always love having the kids home and around me . . . but I think we all needed to get back into the groove of school again.  The kids were getting bored and I was going crazy with the bickering.  The school structure has helped curb that a bit.  Both Lily and Boston were a little nervous about the new school year, but they both adjusted really quick.  Crew was so excited for preschool! It couldn't come fast enough for him. They all love their sweet teachers and I know that they will rock this year!! Boston - The Mighty Kindergartner Boston and Ms. Lehman Lily - The Queen of 2nd Grade Lily and Ms. Huston Zach and Lily Crew - King of Preschool Crew and Ms. Jeannie End of the 1st day of school celebrations!  We all love ice cream!!