Catching UP (part 1)...

I have been a terrible blogger so I thought I would do a little catching up. A few months ago (the end of May) big bro. graduated from kindergarten. He loved his kindergarten teacher and was sad the school year was over. When I picked him up from school on the last day he was so grumpy, I asked him what was wrong and he wouldn't tell me...he just buried his face and started to cry. Later he told me he was sad because he wouldn't see his teacher again. I thought it was so sweet...

A few days before the school year ended he had his dance festival. The kindergarten classes did a Charleston dance and I have to say it was the cutest dance ever. He did such a good job and he was so proud of himself...

Next up, big bro's birthday...he had been looking forward to this day for weeks. Since we lived out of state the past three years he decided to have a family birthday party with his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He had so much fun. All the cousins played all night long. They played a game of baseball, a game of soccer, they threw water balloons at each other and ended the party with a pinata... I think big bro's favorite part was opening presents. He was very excited about this one...(I think his dad was equally as excited)

he was so happy to get guitar hero...When he opened it his cousins (who are a few years older than him) couldn't believe he got it...I then hear them say "that's rated T for teen" and then they turn to me and say "your going to let him play that"...whoops...I didn't realize guitar hero had a rating...There are a few songs he is not aloud to play like "talk dirty to me" but the others are classics like "slow ride" and "hit me with your best shot...I have to admit that playing this game is so much fun. We have had lots of fun family times learning to play the guitar.

spiderman pinata...his only request for his party

grandma L gave him a slip-n-slide for his birthday and the kids have had so much fun with it...they have spent many, many hot summer days on the slip-n-slide...

that's all for now, more catching up to come...

TWINS...

These little girls are too cute... I just loved their outfits...they were NOT excited about pictures but we managed to get a few of them...thanks for coming girls-it was lots of fun!

Black &White...

just a few b&w of little miss "C"

Happy Birthday "C"

Tonight I took some pictures of this little cutie. She has the cutest smile and big brown eyes! Thanks Tara...I had so much fun...here are just a few...I hope you like them...

BABY SIS...

Here are a few more of baby sis...she is so much fun. She has had her days and nights mixed up a bit but now she seems to be on the right schedule which makes life for everyone a bit easier. Newborns are so much fun. I love to just hold her and listen to all of her little grunts...I love to watch her little movements...I love when I pick her up her little legs are tucked in close to her little bottom...she is already changing so fast (which makes me a little sad) I am just trying to enjoy every little moment because this stage goes by soooo fast...

her facial expression is a little goofy but I love that you can see her dimplesI love this one...tight, curled up arms

SHE'S HERE...

here are just a few quick pics of baby sis...all went well with the labor and delivery...she is healthy and so much fun to have in our family...big bro. and little sis love her to pieces...more pics to come later (right now she is sleeping so I too need to get some rest)...

Toilet Papering...

The past week my kids have really had to entertain themselves while I unpacked boxes and organized a house. I have felt a bit rushed in this process because I really want everything in its place before the baby comes. Just a few days ago I was busy organizing and the kids were upstairs playing. I could hear them running back and forth and giggling and I remember thinking "the kids are playing so good together" (which should have been my first clue that they were up to something). When I finally went upstairs to check on them this is what I found...

they were toilet papering the inside of my house... I had just bought a 24 roll pack of toilet paper and they managed to spread about 20 rolls of the 24 through the entire upstairs of the house. I was mad for about 5 seconds and then found it quite funny (although I didn't let them know that). Of course big bro. said it was little sis's idea and he claimed she made most of the mess but I didn't quite believe him. I told him he had to re-roll the toilet paper but that only lasted about 10 seconds and then we decided putting it in bags was a faster, easier approach that he and little sis could do all by themselves.

I wasn't about to throw away 20 rolls of toilet paper so we will now be using toilet paper from a bag instead of toilet paper on a roll...