Well, I thought that I would set up this blog so that those of you who would like to stay more updated on our happenings could. We have been in Virginia for a little over a month now and we are all enjoying our time here. Of course, the boys love to be around people all the time. Some days they are in class from 9 to 5 and they still want to sit with their friends rather than with their mom and dad. I don't get too upset because once we leave here they will be stuck with us whether they like it or not. As far as family news goes, Ted and I celebrated our 8th anniversary on the 5th (hence the title of our blog) and Caleb celebrated his 6th birthday on the 18th. Some of our quad mates bought him presents which he really appreciated. When Nana called to ask him what he wanted for his birthday he was very specific - he wanted a Spiderman 3 shirt but there were a lot of do's and don'ts about what he wanted on the shirt. When the package arrived I tried to talk to him about being grateful for whatever was in the box, no matter what it was. He responded with "It's okay Mommy, Nana always buys me good things." His birthday was pretty eventful. That Friday was our first immunization day and he received three shots (as did the rest of us) but he was brave even as the tears streamed down his face. Soon after arriving here in Virginia we were told that the smoke detectors in our rooms were very sensitive and I put that to the test in Caleb's birthday. In attempting to light his birthday candles I set the alarm off! Even though we called the fire dept to assure then that it was a false alarm, they still came. The neat thing was that they allowed the boys to climb in the truck. They thought that was pretty neat. I've learned my lesson though and hope that will not happen again. We have about 3 weeks left here in VA - time is flying! I attached a few photos of our time here.
