Christmas Program

I know I've mentioned a few times how cute this little boy is. Little boy!?! Take a look at this handsome guy. Where did my baby go?

Connor had his Preschool Christmas Program this week and when I told him he needed to dress up, he immediately asked if he could wear a tie. Sure we had two days to shop for an outfit, but we were getting him a tie. He may never want to wear a tie again! I sent the boys on errands and put it on their list : ) I think they did great or as Connor said, "mom, I think this may bring a tear to your eye" as he tried his clothes on.

(here he is giving his dad a thumbs up as he enters the stage)

He melts my heart everyday. And I love how he takes everything he does so seriously.

This is going to be one magical Christmas!

9 years!

Today Ken and I celebrate our 9 year anniversary!! I can't believe it has been 9 years. My how we've grown-up together!!! I looked back to see if I have ever blogged about our anniversary before. This is the only time I did. It made me smile because obviously I had no idea our future would hold twins...so here's to many more unpredictable years.

As the kids are yelling or driving us slightly crazy we always say to each other slightly sarcastically aren't we blessed. It is so true though, we are so lucky to have each other and 3 healthy, beautiful children.

Decking the halls

It never takes long for my decorator to move from one season to the next. He could hardly contain himself Thursday, waiting for Thanksgiving to pass. This year, he had way more help than he ever could have imagined!

They started in the house and got everything fall put away and got everything winter out.

The boys got the outside done and then decided on Saturday it would be a beautiful day to get a tree. They were right, it was much more fun in the mild weather than the years we froze picking the perfect tree.

We let it set over night and got to work today. It was a bit crazy, but turned out beautiful. Daddy added the finishing touches after his helpers had gone to bed.
We are looking forward a busy, but enjoyable holiday season!!

Trick-or-Treat

In our town, our Halloween Parade is always the Tuesday before Halloween and Trick-or-Treat is always the Thursday before Halloween. People think it is odd and complain about how it is on a school night or how it is rarely on Halloween, but I actually don't mind it. We have our school parties the same day and send the kids home all wound up (in their costumes) to go trick-or-treating. The best part is they come in on Friday, in a candy coma, and think that Halloween is over! Here are the cutest Trick-or-Treaters in our neighborhood.
A feisty fireman and 2 cute M&M's. Addy wasn't so sure about all this.

Once we got out there, they got the hang of it. I had to carry Addy at most of the houses, but she said trick-or-treat and thank you at every house. Connor and Molly stuck together and went up to the houses unassisted.
The girls lasted about a half hour and wasted no time getting into their loot.
Connor had his party at school today and made this mask. It was on his face for most of the day today!
Happy Halloween!!

2 times 2!

Today my little girls turn 2!! And boy are they turning into little girls.
I sat it a lot, but boy we've come a long way.
They are such a blessing to all of us. It is so sweet how they already show concern about each other. It is so fun to watch them interact with each other.


Addy is my shy girl. She has a hard time warming up to new situations. She is sweet and caring when it comes to her brother and sister. She loves to play with Connor and has this unbeliveable bond with my mom.
Molly is a bit of a brute. She is momma's girl. She likes to play near where I am and usually entertains herself while the other two are off playing. She does really funny things. I think she is going to be the one into shoes and dresses!!

They are both smart and have their daddy right where they want him : )


I'm sure this next year will fly, but 2's were my favorite age with Connor. I'm am looking forward to all the fun we are going to have!!!

Clearwater Beach

Last weekend, we took a little vacation to Clearwater Beach to celebrate Ken's birthday. It was the first time he has seen the girls on his birthday, he has been traveling the past two years for his big day. He had decided he wanted to travel this year too, just with his family!
I don't love to fly, but all three kids did great. Connor loved the beach, Molly warmed up to it nicely, and Addy wanted nothing to do with her feet in the sand. However she sat and dumped it on her legs! It was warm and beautiful while we were there. It was a great first family vacation for us!!

heartbreaker

This is not the first or last time that this little blond is going to break my heart.

Connor had his first day of school ever this week. He is officially a preschooler. The cutest one in his class I might add.
I was nervous for him. He was nervous too. He told me in the morning he really wasn't into all this. I got more nervous. He did great though. I think he is going to love school and be a good student. I hope, but I really just want him to be a good person. I think we're doing ok according to his prayer last night, "Dear God, Tell the poor people I am earning pennies for them. Amen"

My favorite part...he is right in my building and goes with me every morning to school now. So why was this such a heart breaker?

What an appropriate 100th post! Thanks Katie for the pressure to have a blog 4 years ago. Ha! 4 years to get 100 posts!!! Even if you are my only reader, I treasure these moments!

Big Balloons!

We don't have too many exciting things for kids to do where we live. Don't get me wrong, we have many awesome parks and find things to do, but no zoo, or museum, or water park. So we were pretty excited last weekend when the balloons came to town. I mean it isn't every morning that we see this out the little ladies window! No zoom action here. That night, we went to the Balloon Fest to watch them all take off. It was a sight to see them blow-up and then leave one by one. I can only imagine what people driving down the highway were thinking.

The First Season

Tonight Connor finished his first season of t-ball (I still can't believe that my baby is old enough for organized sports). Being 4, we weren't sure how he'd take to it.
He loved it! He loved talking about his team and idolized his coaches. He couldn't wait to hit the ball and still can't decide if he likes hitting left or right handed better. He was really cute in his ready stance. He could hardly wait to see what the snack would be after every game!


We all loved watching him, even his sisters. They were very busy at the games.
Lookout soccer, here we come!

Oh, Donuts!!

Recently, the girls got to take their first trip to the donut store with the boys. They couldn't believe their eyes! They both kept pointing and saying, "bite, bite". This is a fairly regular ritual for the boys. The girls are hoping they can be included more often!

Birthday Month

July is a very busy month for our family.

We kick off the month with my birthday. Towards the end of the month, we celebrate my sister and brother's birthday. They both also thought it sounded like a good month to get married.

My sister also had two of her kids in July. Two years and three days apart. Today we celebrated their birthdays. Noah turned 8 this month and Ella turned 6.

We swam, played, opened presents, and ate lots!! It was a great day to spend with cousins in the pool!

As if the summer doesn't go fast enough, with all these special days it seems to fly!!

Helping Hands

1. Why is it that it takes way longer to do things when there are more hands involved?

2. I will save these pictures, so when they are teenagers and don't want to help, I can remind them of how helpful they once were.

3. Love 'em to pieces.

Addy wants to wash Molly's hair every night!

Water Table

We got the kids a water table early this summer for some outside fun that everyone could do together. It has been a huge hit and it has very helpful while Ken is grilling and I am in prepping for dinner. For the most part, everyone has stayed fairly dry while engaging in this fun. Very surprising!
However, Molly somehow found her way to the dog's water bowl.

Daddy's Day

Happy Father's Day to the best daddy out there!! Thanks for all you do for us! We love you!!