First Birthday Celebration of the Year

Our girls love to celebrate birthdays - Grandma Weez's comes early!

Virginia Trip - Day 1

With the goal being to leave before the clock struck 8, we felt pretty good to roll out at 8:11.  Grandma Weez came with us and Lindsey had great activities and van setup.  It was a very pleasant ride.  Ashley slept LONG in the afternoon and we just kept pushing through after lunch.  We were actually the first ones to arrive!  After pizza dinner, we made a last minute decision to get pictures done and over with!  It all went well!  Our girls got the option to sleep in the bunk room and they excitedly took it. 

Ready to go

"Big Sisters" at lunch in Beckley, WV

We made it (in great time)!

Escorted to family pictures (look alive Brooklyn!)

Oh - really, Ashley and Anna?

Alleah - always willing to hold Ash

Brooklyn lovin' the boy cousin time

Our family

Brooklyn REALLY "cheesin" it

16 grandkids

The whole Schlensker crew

The grandkiddos

Oldest to youngest

"Brooklyn, aren't you glad that's over?"  "Yes."

Mr. and Mrs.

WITH the flash

Uh, not you Brooklyn

Mae and Anna got to be with Claire and Siena

No Longer Pickin' Her Wedge

Mae had a great Spring Soccer season.  She started on the Purple Cheetahs "less aggressive" team and then was aggressive enough to move up to the "aggressive" team.  That's right after she had games of 2 goals, 6 goals, and 12 goals, respectively.  Even though it took some getting used to - she belonged.  In the last 3 games of the season she scored 5 goals in those games.  She's come a long way from the girl who picked her wedgey for 3 quarters of her first game in the Fall. 

Purple Cheetahs (8 of the 10 and 1 of the 2 coaches)

Grandma Weez taking a turn with Ash

Can't catch her!



Four Real...Ashley Ruth 4/10/16

April 10, 2016 was not another day of false alarms - Ashley Ruth Schlensker joined our family.  The most common reaction to little Ash - "Wow! Look at all that hair!"  Lindsey once again - was awesome.  Unlike Brooklyn, Lindseyshe even had to push once to get Ashley out.  My timeline notes:

2:30am Todd wakes up to Lindsey's 3rd contraction - she says "I'll let you know"
3:10 Brett comes
3:40 Lindsey goes to room
3:55 Todd rejoins Lindsey
Stephanie triage nurse- still 4cm -
Dani came to visit for while
started to walk at 4:25
Didn't get far - painful contraction (supposed to get rechecked at 5:00)
Lindsey demanded 4:45 check and at 5cm
Admitted - epidural at 5:40 (Room 3111)
Amanda - nurse
6:12 7cm
New nurse - Dawn
8:30 - 9cm
Dr. Altman comes to deliver (Mae had Wang, Anna had Jackie Martin , and Brooklyn had Wang)
Ashley Ruth 8lbs 7oz at 8:55am 21-1/4"

In triage for the 2nd time in the last 55 hours

But triage didn't last long

Always a very sweet pregnant woman...once the epidural is in

Her first picture

Ummm - are they supposed to be that purple?

Someone just informed her she looks like Aunt Kylee as a baby

Clean 'er up!

Big baby

Love the eye goop

 

Two beautiful girls

Never been a big "BIG bow" guy - but this is the first child we've had where they've had these and I think they are terrible and awesome all at the same time

Yes - sleep child...sleep

Mom is always ready to eat minutes after

We've never had a thumb sucker - we're not going to start now

After her first bath

 

Sorry Ash - the quiet time in your life is now over

 

 

 



"I wanna hold it!"

Passing "it" around

First family picture

 

Hard to keep "it" away from Brooklyn

Brooklyn finally let others have a turn

The oldest and the youngest

The evens

The babies

"I love babies." -Papa D

Time with G-ma Weez

 

A Trip to the Zoo

Papa D and Grandma Weez took all my girls and Aunt Beth and Nathan to the zoo.  It's always a memorable day. 

 

Mae, Anna, and Brooklyn?

Major photo bomb by some random little girl in what is a GREAT picture