The Springers

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

4 and 6 year check-ups

We had the boys yearly check-ups on the 20^th and it was pretty uneventful compared to last year J. Both boys are growing like crazy and grew 3 inches over the past year. Wyatt was very concerned about needing shots but he didn't have to get any and Gavin just needed a finger prick which he handled pretty well. I've included their stats below. We are also working on transiting Wyatt and Gavin into one room to make room for the baby coming and got their bunk bed put together over the weekend. They slept together in it for the first time Sunday night and actually did really well. Here’s to hoping it continues to go well and I’ll post pictures of their new shared room once we get a few more things put up.

Wyatt: Height – 41.8 inches (78%), Weight – 38 lbs 10 ozs (70%)

Gavin: Height – 48 inches (87%), Weight – 49 lbs 13 ozs (70%)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Happy 4th Birthday Wyatt

We had such a fun time celebrating Wyatt’s birthday over the weekend. He had his first real birthday party with friends from school and he was so excited. He has been counting down the days until his birthday since Christmas. We celebrated his birthday at the little gym and it was a little chaotic but I think all the kids had a lot of fun. I guess that’s too be expected when you have 20 kids and 17 of them are boys J.

Afterwards we celebrated with family and had some yummy homemade pizza that my dad made and some cheesecake and ice cream.

On Monday Wyatt officially turned 4 and has never been so excited to go to school. He kept asking Ryan if they could leave already. He was the kid of the week and brought bomb pops for his class to enjoy.

Wyatt is such a sweet and silly boy and we just love him to pieces. He loves to do puzzles, play with Gavin, run errands and get up early J. He knows almost all of his letters and loves to try and keep up with his brother by trying to learn how to count to 100. Below are his answers to the 20 questions we ask every year. We look forward to seeing how he grows and matures over the next year.

20 Questions – Wyatt 4 years old

1. What is your favorite color? Gold

2. What is your favorite toy? Puzzles

3. What is your favorite fruit? Oranges

4. What is your favorite tv show? Super Why and Jake and the Neverland Pirates

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Mac n Cheese

6. What is your favorite outfit? Ninja Turtle shirt

7. What is your favorite game? War

8. What is your favorite snack? Cheez-Its

9. What is your favorite animal? Lion

10. What is your favorite song? Black Sheep

11. What is your favorite book? Big book of bugs

12. Who is your best friend? Hunter from school

13. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms

14. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade

15. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Go down slides

16. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween

17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Blankets and animals

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Eggs and donuts

19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Chicken patties

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? Ninja Turtle

Sunday, January 25, 2015

Inauguration

It was such an honor to be able to attend the inauguration this year (last time I was about ready to have Wyatt so we weren’t able to make the trip up for the special occasion). My mom and the governor got sworn in for his 6^th and her 2^nd term a week ago and I was so excited to get to participate in the events and support my mom. We are so proud of her and all that she has accomplished!!

We got to attend the church ceremony Thursday night, the swearing in ceremony Friday morning and then the ball Friday evening. Ryan and I both had such a fun time. It’s so rare that we get an adult night out so it was so fun to get to spend some time alone with friends and family and really catch up since it seems that during most holidays we spend most of the time chasing after the little ones and making sure that they are behaving and don’t get a chance to have much conversation. Below are some pictures from the events.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Happy 6th Birthday Gavin!

Seriously how is it possible that this kid is 6 already!! Both boys have been counting down the days until their birthdays and he was super exited when it was finally here! He was so cute on the day of his birthday. He wanted to bring donuts for his class to celebrate and that morning he asked if he looked bigger. Then he said no not yet. I still look like a 5 year old today but tomorrow I’ll really look like a 6 year old lol :).

We celebrated his birthday the weekend before. He wanted to go swimming so we rented a room at the Ramada Inn and invited Avrie and Rush over to swim all day in their water park. The kids had so much fun. Even Lincoln loved the water and slides. Then we had all the family over that night for dinner, cake and ice cream. Overall it was a very busy and fun day.

Below are Gavin’s answers to our yearly 20 questions. It’s always so fun to see how these change over the years. He is such a sweet and considerate boy. Such a good helper these days with his brothers and very good at playing independently. Some of his favorite things right now are puzzles (loves hard 100 piece puzzles), building with his legos, carrying out battles with his toys, playing with his brothers and playing his Star Wars game or watching shows on the ipad.