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UN: Spartz - 7
LN: Goldthwait
DH: Michael James "Mike" (33)
DW: Marie Nicole (32)
DS: Patrick Michael (11)
DS: Evan Dominic (9)
DD/DD/DS: Anna Madison "Annie" / Lily Cassandra / Jeffrey Alexander "Sander" (6)
DS: Nicholas Daniel "Nick" (3)
DD/DD: Rachel Abigail / Sarah Julia

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A few months before Rachel and Sarah were born Mike and I took the kids to Disney World. All of them were so excited they could hardly contain themselves. Patrick and Evan spent most of the time on roller coasters, though they did ride a few kiddie rides with Annie, Lily, Sander, & Nick. The little kids had lots of fun too. Annie & Lily loved the "It's a Small World After All" ride and wanted to ride it over and over again. Sander hated that one, his and Nick's favorite part was the animal kingdom. All the kids had a good time and we want to be able to take them more places.

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Patrick is doing really well lately. He's been working really hard in school and has been getting straight A's and we're really proud of him. He was in his school spelling bee and went out on the word "annihilate". He was sad about getting out but we were really proud of him.

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Evan is 9 now and in fourth grade. He's not nearly as shy anymore and has lots of friends now. He's also doing very well in school. He's on the fourth grade basketball team for him school and scored his first basket last week. He was really excited and Mike and I were very proud of him.

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Annie, Lily, and Sander are doing wonderful. They're in first grade now and they couldn't be doing better. They are surprisingly well-behaved and the teachers just love them. Sander is really good at math, Annie's good at science, and Lily really likes reading class. Mike and I were worried starting them in kindergarten. We were afraid they would overwork the teacher because having triplets is no easy feat. We are very pleased to know that they are doing well though and that they have a lot of friends.

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Nick is also doing good. He really likes preschool and loves learning his letters and numbers. Ever since we got back from Disney he's been begging me to go again. We told him we would eventually and he's basically counting down the days until we can go again. Overall he's doing really well though and he's a big help with our new twins.

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The newest additions to our family are our new twin girls - Rachel Abigail and Sarah Julia. They are identical with pretty blue eyes and brown hair. They sleep through the night most of the time and like playing with their older brothers and sisters. They like to talk a lot in baby talk and love it when we play peek-a-boo with them. Patrick, Evan, Annie, Lily, Sander, & Nick are huge helps with the twins and we can't wait to see them grow up.