Wilkinson Quintuplets are my buddies

One of the greatest joys to me is volunteering to help out with the Wilkinson quintuplets.

Here's Kaydence, Kassidy, Kyndall, Rustin, and Ryder on the front row. My mom, me, and Lindsey on the back row. We hung out with them while their parents and older siblings, Riley and Kaiya, went to Joe's Crabshack to celebrate their dad's birthday.

Kaydence and Kassidy, having fun watching Lindsey and me sing and dance to Hairspray as part of their nightly bedtime routine.

Lindsey is here playing with Ryder.

It was a fun surprise to run into the quints and their mom and friends at Rudino's for lunch a few days go.

Here's Rustin. Isn't he just the cutest little guy ever?

Or would that be Ryder as the cutest little guy ever? They're all just the sweetest little angels and I genuinely LOVE these little babies. What a blessing they are to so many people. I'm thankful that Rachelle and Jayson let me come over to visit their babies! It is such a joy and I love every minute of it.

Comments

Rachelle said…

I love your blog header! It is so cute. Almost as cute as the babies :-) I love the group shot.

May 27, 2008 9:35 AM

ninnies said…

that was cute! I love watching the quints!

May 27, 2008 2:46 PM

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