Welcome Zoe

It has been a busy couple of days, but everyone is healthy and happy.  Zoe has been doing great and loves being held by her big sister.  Amelia is taking things well and sometimes get jelous when others hold "her baby".  Today we came home from the hospital and are adjusting to our new schedule.  Below are some pictures with more to follow.

Amelia's 4th Birthday

Where did four years go?  Amelia had a lot of fun with her friends at her birthday party (Dora themed).  They had to follow "Map" to get to the pinata.  On her actual birthday we spent the day at the outdoor pool then had fun opening presents in the evening.

Dora had a little trouble staying upright on her cake :)

Last T-Ball Game

After an early start at gymnastics we made it to T-Ball for Amelia's last game.  She's actually better at hitting the ball when it's thrown to her than off the tee but Mummy was very impressed with her fielding (with the heat I haven't made it to a practice since the first week).

Tumbling Meet

Amelia had her tumbling meet this weekend at gymnastics.  She had a great time and came in 4th out of 9 four year olds.  Not bad considering she only turned four 5 days ago.  Mummy was excited that her hair stayed in place.  There's a lot of clips and hair spray (yes, yes I know, crazy on a 4 year old) involved, especially when trying to keep back the 1" section of bangs that a certain little girl decided to chop a couple of months ago.

Ballet

After searching for a long time for a dance studio that works for us, Amelia did a 5 week summer session in West Des Moines.  She loved it and we've signed her up for next year, complete with tap shoes, recital, and costumes . . . eeeek.  Here's what they showed the parents at the end of class on Thursday.

Indianola Balloon Festival

We made it to the Indianola Balloon festival again this year.  Not quite so many spectacular pictures but we had a good time.

Olympic Gymnastics

We've been having fun watching the Olympics (it helps having two teams to cheer for).  Amelia's favorites are beach volleyball (she likes the sand apparently) and gymnastics.  Whenever they show the floor exercise is on she watches and "copies" the gymnasts while practicing for her first gymnastics meet which is next weekend.