Jared got his first pair of shoes and refused to take a step in them. In fact, this is how they made him feel.
The birthday boy loved his cake:) He ate it in in about 2 minutes. We have it all on video. I still can't believe he's 1. The first year always goes by way too fast!
In case you missed it after looking at the pictures, Charlie is 7! We had such a fun day with Gough and Kurtz cousins visiting. I'm so sad I didn't get a picture with all the cousins! For breakfast he wanted muffins and for lunch we took him out for a kids meal at Carl's Jr. He also got to go to Walmart and pick out some presents from his grandparents. He picked out a mini Bop It game and a hand held electronic version of 20 Questions. It's all so very Charlie, if you know him you'll laugh, or cry. For his birthday dinner we made quesadillas. His cake was white cake with white frosting. His other presents included Super Mario Bros. Wii, a cute piggy bank from Aunt Katie, Rubik's Revolution from Aunt Shari, a balancing eagle toy, a Rail Twirler, and a basketball and baseball mitt from Adrian.
Adrian is so reliable/predictable. Every year he wants brownies for his birthday cake. I love it.
In Boise we had so much fun hanging out with Aunt Kimberly, Uncle Paul, Aunt RaeAnn and Grandpa. Donald loved all of the extra attention. He thrilled them all with his enthusiastic Lego Rock Band songs. Here Donald is impressing Aunt Kimberly with one of his silly faces.
On Memorial Day we went and visited my cousin Marie and her family. It's been 12 years since I've seen her so it was really awesome. We really need to do it more often! I loved how our kids got along so great and how much Marie's kids reminded me of my McKnight cousins. Here's how they all look together, McKnights and Weirs. It was so much fun.
The day after we visited Marie we went into Boise to try out the Discovery Science Center. There were three big rooms full of experiments and examples of science. The kids loved this station where they got to make remote control rovers.
My girls got a big kick out of some mirrors in a triangle that made it look like you were standing in a crowd. We had lots of fun with it.
Here are my quadruplets. They are so adorable!
Shari's such a good actress. She brings out the actor in everyone around her.
The next day we went and visited one of my friends I knew in the Netherlands. My kids had so much fun and so did I but I didn't take any pictures! I am so bummed. I think it's the perfect reason for us to get together again, Erica. Since I didn't take any recent pictures I wanted to include one from when we lived in Holland. Erica is the one in the awesome hat. 
I don't know how Dan manages it but he kept all 4 of them swinging! They have so much fun with their Dad.
I'm sure by Friday morning our wonderful Boise family had had their fill of us. When we managed to get everything packed into the van, including the kids, I went back into the house to make sure we didn't forget everything and there was silence. I think Aunt Kimberly and Grandpa appreciate their quiet house even more now that we're gone. Thanks for showing us such a great time! It was the perfect way to start the summer.
Rebecca liked the outfit too, so she wore it to the Salt Lake Valley Science Fair. She was so excited. She went through judging at her Elementary School and was one of the kids chosen to go on to the fair at University of Utah. She had a really good experience and we are so proud of her.
Also, Jared is 9 months old! He's so big and so fun. In fact, in this picture you can tell he's growing right out of all his 9 months clothes. I had to put them all away yesterday so I stop putting him in clothes that give him wedgies. Now we've got the 12 month clothes out so hopefully they'll last him until he's 12 months!
Donald has been talking about his birthday for weeks. He's had it all planned out because he's been so excited. In preparation for turning 3 he potty trained, because that's what big boys do. He's also amazed us with getting dressed on his own every morning and then in his pjs at night. He even started making his own bed. The best part for him about being a big boy is playing Wii! He loves Wii. He's especially good at Wii sports resort sword fighting and basketball. He's won first place a couple times on Mario Kart. 
For his birthday he asked for a basketball hoop and a Wii Monster Truck game. While he plays basketball he calls himself Jimmer and I get to be the radio announcer shouting out Jimmer's every move. It's pretty entertaining. He's learned all the names of the Monster Trucks on his game and before his birthday he wanted me to find monster truck clips on You Tube every day. Boys are so predictable, balls and trucks are all they need.
Oh, and of course dinosaurs and weapons! He got dinosaurs from a friend and he got some guns and a sword from his brothers. 
His other cute obsession is Pokemon. His sisters have a bunch of Pokemon cards and it's so precious to hear him rattling off all the Pokemon names. It sounds like jibberish to me but they all love Pokemon.
I had to include a couple more pictures of Donald and his cake because he's just that cute!
While we sang to him he wouldn't turn his head, he just kept looking out of the side of his eyes with this big smile on his face. I love this boy so much. 
Here she is her first day of Kindergarten in Ocean Springs, MS.
Here she is in Pensacola, FL with her baby sister. I think she was 3 or 4. 
Here she is on her 5th birthday. This ballet dress was her present from Grandma Weir.
Here she is as a 6 month old boy, oh wait, I mean this is Jared but he looks exactly like her!
On Friday night we had a wonderful Piano Recital with all the piano playing cousins participating. It was a night of wonderful music so we decided to include Happy Birthday to Rebecca as one of the songs. It was so fun to hear such a rousing chorus of happy singers.
On her birthday I actually made her help a little with laundry. How can I be so cruel? It isn't so bad because her brothers and sister did her jobs for her while she sat on the couch and picked songs for her birthday CD.
10 fingers and 2 toes this year! Next year I don't know what we'll do. 
Here she is ready for her first official day as a Young Woman. She recited the 4th article of faith at the beginning of Sacrament Meeting and came home with tons of hand outs and presents from her first day with the Young Women. She loved it and I know they love her. 
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