A quick update

Here is a quick update about what's been going on recently.

This past few weeks has been filled with packing up the house for the move to Austin, Texas. Wednesday, October 13th we got the moving truck. Thursday and Friday was filled with loading it up. Friday was also when Dad and the twins left in the moving truck. The next day Mom and the rest of the boys left.

Nicole is on the road with the VanGelderen family, teaching the girls music and helping with The War on Wed.-Thurs. nights. She will be doing that all school year and then next school year is her last year of school.

I am working at Camp Joy, in Whitewater WI. for a few weeks (I am hoping I'll be able to stay longer). If I can't stay, I will be going to Texas when Dad comes back for another load of stuff.

Sorry I didn't get any pictures of anything. I only first thought of it as Dad and the twins were driving away in the moving truck. Hopefully if/when I go to Texas I will get pictures of the house and put them on.

Happy 9th birthday Daniel!

D aring
Adventurous
N aughty :)
N ice
Y oung

Happy 16th Birthday Timothy!

T alented
I ntelligent
M usical

The twins day out

This weekend, Dad took all the boys except the twins on a camping trip. So Saturday, Mom took JoJo, Ben and me to the zoo.

We started off with breakfast at McDonalds.

                      Ben eating his eggs.

                

Then we arrived at the zoo

JoJo feeding a goat. It was so cute watching him laugh when the goat licked his hand.   

Ben

Joseph and Mom

Looking at the monkeys

Ben, JoJo, and the giraffe.

When this peacock squawked JoJo started crying...

...but when this monkey saw Joseph by the window, and came down and tried to attack him, JoJo was fine. He just backed away and looked at it.

Joseph

Ben

Looking at the flamingoes

I thought it was cute how they just leaned on the ledge and watched the animals.

They weren't so sure about the train at first, but when we got on, they really liked it.

JoJo and me

Mom and Ben

After the zoo, we stopped at Sam's club for lunch and to do some shopping.

Joseph eating his polish dog.

Ben eating his polish dog.

Reading a book. ;)

Kisses - awww how cute.

Time to go home and take a nap!

Nicole's Junior Platform Performance

Thursday night Nicole had her Junior recital. She did really well.

Rachel and Nicole's combined platform performance. 

Nicole and her piano teacher (Miss Van Gelderen)

Nicole playing

Duo time

Here is the link to the video of the duo- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcKTDbNcLgc