Happy Valentine's Day!!

From Valentine's Day

Hi everyone,
The Quaddies are doing great. They had a fun valentine's day at their school, exchanging valentine's with their friends. They are getting so big!!! New pics are up on picasa..

Happy 3rd Birthday Matthew, Natalia, Samuel and Sofia!

Today the big kids turn 3!!

Attached is a link to album of cute picts!

Birthday Morning	Birthday Zoo

The Quads - 21 Months Old!

Hi everyone! Matthew, Natalia, Sam, and Sofi are almost 21 months old
now, and are true toddlers. They run, climb, feed themselves, speak
mini-sentences, sing and dance. It is crazy and a ton of fun.
It is amazing to see their personalities develop. Matthew is the
ringleader and a big flirt. Sofi is full of giggles and adventure. Sam
loves read and build. And Naty is the cute, spunky little
boss who keeps us all in check.

It is so nice that spring has arrived. One of their favorite things to
do is play outside.



They also love to go to museums where they can explore.



In May, Uncle DJ came for a long visit and was lots of fun.



Before that, the babies got to see Aunt Sil and Uncle Wes and meet their
new cousin Jack!



There is always a house full of family to play with.



Easter was adorable.




Bye bye from Sof, Nat, Sam, and Matt!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! We have a new cousin!

Merry Christmas from the Salinas family!

Here are some pictures… lots more at http://picasaweb.google.com/dsalinasd

We hope you had a wonderful holiday!



And guess what???!??? – Dan’s sister Silvia delivered a Christmas Baby at 11:41 PM Dec 25th at the Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. Welcome Jack Raul Blemker, 8lbs! Mama and baby are doing great. Congratulations Sil and Wes!

The quaddies are very excited to have a new baby cousin! :)

Daddy and Sofi are going to meet little Jack this weekend.

Happy December!

Happy December!

We hope you are having a wonderful winter so far. The babies have had a healthy, happy, and amazing couple of months, with lots of growth and excitement.

Everyone is walking, to one degree or another. Sofia was the first to take steps and loves to wobble across the room and dive into your arms. Naty followed suit almost immediately and now sprints around the house. Matthew has gone from zero to fourteen steps in the last week, which is a big feat for such a tall guy. And Sam (the first to crawl) still prefers to crawl but takes steps when he thinks you’re not looking.



We have been busy (as usual!). We drew straws, and Naty and Sam flew to Seattle with Daddy and Mommy to visit Uncle DJ and Aunt Emily, while Matt and Sof stayed home with their grandparents.



The whole family went to Virginia for Thanksgiving to see Uncle Wes and Aunty Silvy (who are 9+ months pregnant!).



We had a bon voyage party for our cousin Natalia who went back to Argentina after staying with us for six months. We miss her so much!



We had to relocate to Aunt Kelli, Uncle Geoff, and KK’s house when an ice storm caused a two day power outage.

Matthew gave us a scare. In his neverending quest to explore and climb, he cut his forehead and had to go to the emergency room for four stiches.

And we have some sad news. We had to say goodbye to our dog Morgan, who died on December 10. She lived twelve happy years and was a sweet and loving dog who we will never forget. We know she was very special to a lot of people.