Our BEAUTIFUL Niece has been born!

Bella Grace Bossen
arrived just before 11am on 3/29/10
6 pounds, 10 ounces 18.5 inches
...Everyone is well...

Just a few from today, but more pictures to come:

Park Pics

The best idea yet came from the Mom of one of Avery's classmates: WEDNESDAY play group!

Our kids are in class together on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so on Wednesdays we get together in the morning to play at the park. It WORKS so well because the kids already know each other from class, and we get to get outside, tire them out and then take them home for naps! Best part about it? Little sisters can play too! Brilliant.

Just a few pictures from one of our February outings...

Trace, Lilly and Avery try the pole swings...

Julia kept up with the 3-yr-olds like she WAS one; Avery & Jack have a snack...

Avery's Haircut

I gave Avery another trim and then took her to the mirror to show her the new "look." I think she likes what she sees... What do you think? :)

Go fish...

It's craft project time again at the Poages'! ...Not because we felt especially crafty, but more out of pure necessity.

I've been sick for about a week now so I finally broke down and went to see my Internal Medicine Doc. Get this: I have strep throat. STREP! Who gets strep throat when they're 30?! ...apparently I do... and I have a sinus infection as well. But before I actually went to the doctor, I spent several days just not wanting to get out of the house or do anything. So, naturally, when Mommy's on the couch the movies come out!

My girls are officially obsessed with Finding Nemo. Great movie. I think it was the 927th time we watched it when I pulled out the construction paper and an empty plastic container we had around the house and decided we would make our very own Marlin, Nemo & Dory. I felt well enough to try to draw the shapes of the fish I was watching on TV and cut them out, and then Avery happily glued the "stripes" on. She was totally into it. Give that girl a glue stick and she's happy. Julia was napping and missed the whole project but she woke up to some "pet fish" and was immediately attached.

A tip for any other Moms out there reading this: Make fake pets!! They love them! And you don't have to feed them or take them outside... it's the best.