Cousins!

These pictures are after their first day of preschool. Avery and Alex are soooo excited that their cousin Emmett is in class with them. We aren't sure yet if the teachers are as thrilled. Apparently, even though it was the first day, the boys established that they were unable to stand next to each other in line without playfully wrestling each other to the ground. Also, Hannah is thrilled, because A&A report everything that goes on at school to me. Like at coloring time when the teacher said to draw whatever you want and Emmett chose to draw a "toot". (Not like a horn tooting.....the unmentionable kind.) Also there is a "mean boy" who dared to take Emmett's dinosaur. We don't know the boy's name....just "mean boy".

On a serious note, it has been such a blessing having Brent & Hannah here. This is the first time we have lived in the same town as family (besides a quick year in OR with Rachael).  It is so nice to have them close by. We hang out so much that it's almost like Emmett is another Hoefer child! In fact, when he was here last week and declaring, "I am the GUEST!" in an effort to get a Hoefer child to comply with him, Hannah declared, "You are not a guest when you are here every other day!" It was cute. Also I need to get some pictures of Karis and Emmett up. They have quite the relationship going. That's a whole other blog post though. Let's just say complete adoration and leave it at that for now!