Shake those hips!

Katelyn did this little number on Easter afternoon, which provides the perfect pair to the video from my last post with Amy and Kaley. I'm starting to debate whether Amy and Kaley teaching Katelyn dancing is the best idea. :) At least I know they're all having fun!

My crazy sisters

This little clip proves I love my sisters - you'd have to to still call them family after this!  :)  I found this while going through some pictures of Grandpa Long's State Championship 50th Anniversary celebration at the Jobing.com Arena.  I'll post some more about the main event later.

Megan is 3!

Our cute little Megan turned 3 on March 16th. She is a very determined girl. Somehow she got into her head that she was already 4 years old. I spent a lot of time and finally convinced her about a week before that on her birthday she would be turning 3! Fortunately, if you ask her now, she gives you the right number.

A month ago, on Blake's birthday, we learned that Krispy Kreme gives you a free dozen glazed donuts on your birthday. Combining that with a dozen from Amy's amazing contest win, we had a very sweet breakfast. Chris let Megan pick out one donut just for her since she likes the chocolate ones best.

We wanted to do something different for Megan's birthday than just play at a park or something like that. At Christmastime, Chris and the boys got to pick out sets of left-over golf clubs from Grandpa Long's reunions. They try to go out with Scott once a month on a Saturday. Because of that, the kids have started wanting to go with and play golf too. So, Chris came up with the idea to go to Golfland, a miniature golf + other stuff amusement park he went to as an Arizona boy. We decided to invite the whole crowd (Uncle Chase and Aunt Kaley, Uncle Scott and Aunt Amy, and all the Arizona cousins). It was the first day of the cousins' Spring Break, so it was a perfect time to go.

Megan was the princess of the day, of course, so she wore a "Happy Birthday" tiara all day long. Chris' mom offered to watch Adam while we went, so that made the outing a lot easier, though it was still plenty crazy. We got to Golfland pretty close to opening, and started our adventure. (One funny note is that because Megan is only 3, she golfs for free!) We chose the Lost Dutchman course and kinda let the kids go as fast or as slow as they wanted too. It wasn't too busy that we felt rushed by anyone, so that was nice too. There were a few lost balls, possibly because some of the kids have been learning to golf on Amy and Scott's Wii, so their practical skills aren't too honed yet. But everyone had a great time, especially Megan, which is what mattered.

We hit the nearby McD's for lunch, and then it was home for a little relaxing afternoon and get ready for cake and ice cream with the whole Partridge family. I made another little slideshow of some of my favorite pictures from the day. Enjoy!

Two months later...and we are still alive

I can't believe it has already been 8 weeks since Adam arrived (well, 8 weeks on Tuesday). Our last post said we would post again later when we had more time...Well, I have come to learn with a little newborn, a potty-training toddler, and a preschool kid that there just isn't more time. We have had a lot of fun ups and downs in the past 2 months. Adam is a great baby. The girls love him and they are wonderful mommy helpers...most of the time. :) My mom and grandma came and stayed with us for a week when Adam was born. It was so nice to have them here. They are a huge help, and we even got a few card games in. I have also had so much help from Chris' family. This experience of transitioning to 3 kids has been easy with their help. Here's my list of things I love about Adam....

Snuggling
Full body stretching
Yawning that takes up his whole face
Smiles
Cooing
How much he looks like Chris when Chris is holding him
Any time I get 4 or more hours of sleep in a row
Cute boy clothes

It is hard to imagine our family now without him. We love our little man! It's amazing how fast kids grow. I made a little video to show pictures because there are so many to show! This is actually my first video I have ever made. Chris is so good at it, that I haven't ever tried to do it. This might not be as good as Chris would make, but I tried!

Adam Christopher Partridge

I'll post a real posting with pictures later when I have more time and I'm at home.  For now, I setup this little photo viewer (of my public web albums on Picasa).  You can click the magnifying glass in the corner of one of these album covers and then see all the pictures in the album.

Also, quickly here are the stats:

Adam Christopher Partridge

born: February 3, 2009 at 10:00 PM

weight:  8 lbs.

length: 21 inches

Jingle Bells

Here's the promised video of Katelyn's Christmas dance recital.  The girls love to watch it and dance along.  Katelyn is second from the left.  Note:  We were at the back of the auditorium, and we could still hear the girls singing clearly.

Loving Arizona

I know that there is a trade off when living in Arizona. The winters are nice and the summers are hot. But somehow, I just can't complain with mid-seventy degrees on January 16th. The girls and I went to the park today for 2 hours. We were all in short sleeves and it was gorgeous. I even got a little bit of a sunburn. It doesn't quite seem like winter except when I watch the news and realize it is freezing for most of the United States. All I can say is...come to Arizona.