The Adventures of Babyhood!

This and That

2009-12-17T21:41:00.000-08:00

This is just a little sampling of what we have been up to this Holiday Season. Starting with our visit to Santa's Workshop. These are all in the wrong order I apologize.

This is Bennett enjoying his Candy Cane from Santa.

After we had seen Santa Grayson is still upset. Daley is so sweet trying to console him.

Bennett and Santa.
Daley telling Santa that she wants an EZ-Bake Oven and Play-Doh.
Daley Loving Santa.
Bennett and the aftermath of the candy cane.
OK, so Grayson didn't like Santa but he sure enjoyed the candy cane. haha

Bennett in line waiting to see Santa.
Grayson waiting to see Santa.
These pictures are from Daley's school party. Daley with Grandma Karen. This is the ornament she got in the ornament exchange.

Daley with Santa at school.

My little poser.

This was her mini recital the day after Thanksgiving. They did a tap dance to Frosty the Snowman.

Daley.
Love my little girl.

And lastly some shots from Thanksgiving Day.
Daley and Great Grandma.
Great Grandpa and the Boy's.
G and G with the Kids.
Grandpa and Grayson.
Grandpa and Daley.
One of the tables.
Mom and Grandma.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-03T08:19:00.000-08:00

We had a great Halloween this year. The Boys were little spiders and Daley was a pumpkin fairy. they looked adorable and they all had fun trick or treating. We had our annual party at our house this year and we all had a great time. This year we had a chili cook off. We had 7 different types of chili to judge. They were all delicious. We had three winners from three different categories. I didn't get any pictures from the party because I was to busy taking care of business. I always forget darn it. We had some guests dress up, and they looked great. Sorry about the picture overload. There are just so many.

They had just seen Jason walk out in his costume. They all thought it was pretty funny.
Addie and Daley
G and B
Bennett
Grayson
Bennett

My three bundles of love.
Miss Daley the Pumpkin Fairy.

Daley's school party.

Cleaning Out The Closet

2009-10-08T20:42:00.000-07:00

As the weather is getting colder I thought it was time to buy Bennett and Grayson new coats and hats for the winter. We ended up buying them yesterday.
So, today I thought I better clean out the coat closet and get rid of old coats, scarves, hats, and gloves that no longer fit and make room for the new. I must say we have accumulated quite a bit over the past few years. So many baby mittens and cute fuzzy hats.
I was having a hard time packing the stuff away. It seems like only yesterday Daley was a little baby and now the boys are already getting so big too. Makes me sad. Anyway, while I was cleaning, the kids had to try everything on. It was pretty cute so I grabbed my camera and started snapping and this is what I saw.

Daley with all of the garb on.
Ahhh!
Not sure if he wants a kiss. haha

This is Grayson in Daley's old coat. This was my favorite little jacket. She looked so cute in this. Grayson looks pretty cute too. Funny boy.
He still isn't sure about his sister giving him so much love.
My three monsters.

Brothers. Bennett is actually wearing his new jacket here. Grayson didn't want to take off the pink coat.

Funny little guys.

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

2009-10-06T09:49:00.000-07:00

Daley had a Field Trip with her Preschool Class. They went to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin. The day couldn't have been more beautiful. The kids had a hay rack ride and learned how the pumpkins grow. It was really cute. I was glad I was able to go. I enjoyed it as well. Daley got a pumpkin from the patch and then she thought we needed to pick out some baby pumpkins for the brothers. I thought that was sweet of her to think of them. So, at this point we have many pumpkins in front of our house. Jason's Dad grew pumpkins that are very BIG and some regular size so we have those plus our others. I will have to take a picture of the front of our house and post it. It looks like we have our own little pumpkin patch in the front yard. :)

With her pumpkin.
Snack time.

Play time.

Cider Fest 2009

2009-10-06T09:29:00.000-07:00

I don't have a whole lot of time to type right now, but I want to get these posts done as they are already way late. We went to the Cider Fest two weekends ago. This has become a yearly event. Daley loves going to ride the little horses and get her face painted. The boys loved playing around in all of the bright orange pumpkins. I couldn't quite get the pictures of the boys that I wanted but what else is new. I just can't seem to get them to look at the camera at the same time. Oh well, they are cute pics anyway.

Daley and her face painting.
Bennett
Grayson and Bennett
Daley
Grayson
Grayson
Bennett
Grayson and Bennett. Check out Bennett giving Gray that dirty look. So funny.

Picking The Weeds

2009-09-17T10:12:00.000-07:00

That is what Daley did most of the time at her first soccer game last Saturday. It was just too cute. These kids are all 4-5 years old and trying so hard, but their attention span just doesn't quite last long enough. So they resort to picking the weeds or their noses. We have been geared up for a while to play soccer. It all started when Daley was about 2 1/2. We were getting ice cream one night and she noticed the soccer players in the fields next to us. She then told me that when she grows up she wants to play soccer. Also, if anyone is familiar with Dora the Explorer you know that soccer is her sport of choice. Daley loves Dora so, that was probably a driving force. Jason is the assistant coach and he really seems to enjoy it. They had two games on Saturday. One at 10:00 and the other at 12:00 they don't keep score, but they lost the first and won the second. So here is to a fun soccer season. Go team blue!
There she goes.
So cute. Love her purple ball.

Grayson is getting in to the game.
She is telling him he better get back.

Noyt sure what is going on here.

Jason coaching.

Time to pick her teeth.

Labor Day Weekend....A Little Late

2009-09-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

Just now getting Labor Day Weekend pictures posted I'm a little behind but that is my life. We went to Table Rock Lake for the Holiday weekend with my family and had a great time. The boys were little troopers and Daley had a great time with her cousin Brittley. We stayed in these cute little rustic cabins. I forgot to take pictures of the cabins go figure. After the trip was over I was exhausted. It is a lot of work traveling with the boys. I have a hard time being out of our "controlled" environment. By next summer, they will be so much easier. They are just so mobile and can't understand why you can't run in to the street, walk off the dock in to the water, etc... you catch my drift. This week we are getting excited for Bluegrass. It will just be Daley for the Bluegrass trip. The boys are staying with Grandma and Grandpa B.. We will miss them but will have much needed relaxation with out them. On to the pictures

I felt so bad for the little guys. The life Jackets were really annoying them. This is Grayson not looking to happy.
Miss. Daley

Captain Grayson.

Brittley

Bennett

We tried really hard to get a picture of all of the kids. This is what Grayson kept doing. Running away.

This is as good as we could get.

Grayson, striking a pose.

Jason getting ready to jump off of the cliff.

Daley and Brittley

Grayson and Daddy.

This picture is funny. Grayson was cracking me up. He loved "driving" the boat.

Garrett

Bennett

Me and the boys.

Brittley and Bennett

Sleepy Grayson. They boys were almost instantly to sleep as soon as the boat started moving. The rocking motion really made them tired

Sleepy Bennett.

Sleepy Daley. All of these sleeping pictures were taken on Sunday afternoon. All of the kids fell asleep at the same time. It was so peaceful riding across the water sleeping children in arms and just enjoying life.

Beautiful Weather

2009-09-10T12:13:00.000-07:00

Last week the weather was so nice. We didn't really have anything planned, but the weather was so nice I just wanted to be outside. So, we packed up and went to Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead. The kids loved it and we had such a great time enjoying the wonderful weather. We fed the goats, rode the horses, Played in the water, made a drawing at the old school house, and even had a little ice cream break.
Daley riding the horse.
Feeding the goats
Still feeding the goats. They were so cute.
Ice cream break.

Grayson and Mommy
Daley and Mommy

This is what we got when I tried to get a picture with Bennett. I guess 2 out of 3 isn't bad.

Just thought I would post this so you could see how we roll. This is the biggest stroller known to man, but I love it. It is actually called the big caboose. The name makes me laugh.

Daley drawing in the old school house.

Grayson

Bennett
I like this picture because they look identical.
Bennett
Daley is such an animal lover. She gets so excited to pet the goats.

Daley in the water.

Summer Break Is Over

2009-08-26T16:34:00.000-07:00

The blog had a summer break as well and now it is over. So, I will start posting again as of today. We have had a great summer. I can't believe how time flies by. We will have lots of fun things to post about this year. Can't wait!

The boys are getting so big and Daley is just as cute and funny as ever. Daley started her second year of preschool on Monday. She loves going to school. I hope that lasts forever.

We are going to have a busy fall with activities, and I'm excited about it. Daley is going to play Soccer which starts next week. She is also enrolled in dance again this year. She is really excited for that to start in a couple of weeks.

Bennett and Grayson are really starting to say a lot of words. Only Jason and I understand them but they are trying and I'm happy about that. They are getting a later start in talking than Daley did. They say twins will do that and even second siblings are a little slower sometimes.

Well, that is it today. Look for pictures and more updates this week.

Oh My Goodness...

2009-07-08T20:49:00.000-07:00

......that is all I have to say about how long it has been since I last posted. I haven't been making time to post like I should and I have been getting some grief about it. So, I've decided instead of writing a lot when I post I will focus on getting pictures up so everyone can see. This is just a little bit of what we have been up to since I last posted a long time ago.

Daley has been taking swim lessons. She wasn't so sure at first but she is gaining confidence and doing better every lesson.

Fourth of July. The kids had fun watching the fireworks. The boy's loved watching the bright colors and weren't alarmed by the loud noises.
Bennett
Grayson
Bennett and Grayson
Daley loving the sparklers.
The boy's are enjoying the time they spend in the sprinkler. Daley also loves playing in the blow up pool.
Grayson.
Grayson.
Grayson again.

Bennett and his silly faces. Mr. Serious.
I'm heading the following pictures with these ones of the boys when they were just about 3 months old. They loved to be swaddled tight.

Bennett and Grayson

The other day we thought it would be fun to try to swaddle the boy's up like we did when they were babies. They used to love being wrapped up tight like little burritos. We used the same blankets and they still fit in them. It was so funny. I think they thought it was pretty silly as well.

Shake Rattle and Roll

2009-05-31T21:54:00.000-07:00

The past few days have involved Daley's dance recital. We have had a wonderful time with dance this year and I'm actually kind of emotional about it coming to an end. It has been a true joy watching Daley on Saturday mornings for the past nine months. She is becoming quite the funny little girl and growing up to be such a sweetie. I will say at times I second guess that last line. But all kids have their moments. :) This activity has come to a close but we have many more lined up for the summer. Pre-school summer program, swimming lessons, and a tumbling class in July. Back to the recital. They girls danced to Summer Nights from Grease. We started off with the rehearsal on Thursday and then the recital Saturday and Sunday. I had chills watching Daley dance. I was so proud of her. I might be going picture overload here but there were so many cute ones I couldn't decide. I also noticed I have many pictures on my camera that I haven't posted about yet. I will have to spend this week catching everyone up on the happenings around here.

This is how we started. Thursday rehearsal.
Waiting patiently.

These are all taken in the back while we waited for her turn to dance. We waited about an hour both days until it was time to dance.

So silly.

Daley and Addie. Back to her silly faces.
I just love this picture. Daley is listening to what Tellye is saying. I think Tellye had to sing the Hokey Poky twenty times. Tellye, Thanks and sorry. :)
Major silly face.
Lets try to make the silliest faces ever. Alright lets go!
It is finally her turn. Way to go Daley!

This was right after she finished. I was so proud of her and she was so happy.
After the recital we had a dinner at our house with the family to celebrate a job well done. After we ate we played outside and enjoyed the evening. This is how are day ended minus a few boring details like baths, books, jammie's and our prayers. Thanks to everyone who came to watch Daley. She is a very lucky little girl to have you all in her life. We love you so much.

Fun In The Sun

2009-05-26T20:27:00.000-07:00

Last week we set up a mini water park at the Hedrick's house. The kids had so much fun and so did we. I got a nice little tan going and that always makes you feel better than being pasty white from the winter. We were pretty much out all day. The boy's took a nice nap and I got to visit and hang out with Daley. Hope your Holiday weekend was a great one. I will post some pictures from the weekend later. Here are our fun in the sun pictures.

Daley and Addie the dancing queens
Best Buddies
I love this one. They are having so much fun.
Whee! Slip-n-slide
Ball sprinkler
Little Miss D.
Bennett James
Grayson Lee driving his car.
Grayson.
Mr. Eli. Addie's little brother. He is such a cutie. I had fun taking tons of pictures of this little guy.

All About The Stairs

2009-05-22T09:06:00.000-07:00

Around here the stairs are the place to be. The boy's have gotten pretty confident in their stair climbing abilities. We are pretty confident in them as well. Jason thinks we should take the gates down. I don't think we are quite ready for that.:) So, I thought you all might like to see what I see every day. These little chubbers are so silly. Hope you all have a great holiday weekend.

Sunday At the "K"

2009-05-18T14:31:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the most amazing day for a baseball game. We had a great time. It was Daley's first game. It was Build a Bear day so the first 10,000 kids got a slugger the lion stuffed animal. Of course she thought that was awesome. She probably thinks every time we go she will get a stuffed animal.

Aunt Mallory with Miss Daley.

Mommy and Daley.

This is the first season after the stadium renovation. The renovations were great! They had numerous things to do for the kids including this merry go round. It was great to have something for Daley to do mid game. We didn't leave until the game was over surprisingly she made it through the whole game.

Waiting her turn.
Whee!
Lovin some snow cone action.
Love this bar. You can sit here and have drinks while watching the game.
Jumbotron.
Mallory and I.

On Saturday after I worked for a few hours my Mom and I went shopping on the Plaza and then to dinner at Lidia's in downtown Kansas City. The food was great and atmosphere was perfect. We had a fun weekend.

My only complaint is I thought it would be a good idea to wear shorts to the game so I could get some sun on my legs. Well, my legs got BURNT! Every time I bend my legs it feels like my skin is ripping. This morning when I got out of bed my legs actually gave out on me. So, sun on legs with out any sunscreen not a good idea. At my wise old age you would think I would know by now.

Mother's Day in St. Louis

2009-05-11T20:57:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend in St. Louis for Mother's Day.
Sunday Jason and I took the kids to the zoo. It was the perfect weather and we had a great time. We were there about 4 1/2 hours and still didn't see everything. The kids did great the whole time which made it quite enjoyable.

Jason's brother has a dinner at his house every year. The dinner is always delicious and it is fun to get away for the weekend.

The yummy food and Daley with one of her silly faces.
Jason and the video camera. You can always count on him to capture the moment.

Cupcake Bar. This was a great idea. The kids had so much fun.

Daley's finished cupcake.

Happy Mother's Day to my wonderful Mom. You truly are the best and we love you so much. Thanks for all that you do.
My Mom and I when I was just a little peanut.

Best Buddies

2009-04-30T09:03:00.001-07:00

The other night the kids were sitting outside watching Jason mow. I peeked out to check on them and this is what I found. It was so cute.

The unfortunate part of the story is shortly after this Grayson fell off of the table and bumped his nose pretty bad. He looked like a boxer yesterday. Black and blue nose and under his eyes. Poor fella.

My three little mischievous munchkins
Daley is in to making silly faces for the camera right now.
Grayson's infamous look and his chubby cheeks.

Well, all I have to say is rain rain go away. It has rained everyday for the past seven days. Jason and I spent two full days last week power washing the deck preparing to stain it. Unfortunately we can't seem to find at least three days in a row that it isn't fore casted to rain. We might get it stained in the next few weeks.

get REAL: Bedding

2009-04-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

The get Real Challenge this week is what is on your bed?

I just got this ensemble this winter. It was a bargain find at Target. I love the blue in it, I want to paint my walls the same color of blue. I looked for sample paint colors but couldn't find just the right one. I might need to take a pillow in and have them color match it.

I'm actually on my way to my comfy bed right now. Have a good night.

Little Sneaker

2009-04-22T08:43:00.000-07:00

This is a funny story.

This morning Bennett snuck into the garbage can and pulled out an old bag of cereal I had thrown away. He ran away as fast as he could with it. I almost had to tackle him down to get it from him. I threw it back in the trash and thought we were done.

Well, little did I know that even at a young age he was already plotting his next move. He snuck back into the laundry room and got it out of the trash again. This time he thought he was being sneaky I turned around and no joke he is almost tip toeing and keeping a good eye on me like he is just going to bolt as soon as he gets the chance.

So, at this point I'm laughing so hard inside thinking I have got to get some pictures of this. So after I got my camera ready I grabbed the bag of cereal from him and he was not pleased.

The reason this is so funny to me is because they still seem like little babies. They shouldn't be so sneaky yet. Should they?

Just a Swingin'

2009-04-18T19:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was such a beautiful day, I couldn't bring myself to go inside. We spent the majority of the day just hanging out enjoying the weather. Because the boys have been cooped up all winter they haven't gotten to do a lot of outdoor activities. Last summer they were too little to enjoy playing and exploring the outdoors. But this summer it is going to be a different story. They are already loving every minute of it. The are climbing, swinging and all of the other fun outdoor stuff. Here are some pics we took yesterday. We had so much fun watching them laugh and play.

Grayson

Grayson

Daddy and Bennett

Bennett

Bennett

A couple videos of the swinging action. Warning the first video of Bennett might make you a little dizzy if you have any kind of motion sickness issues. I didn't realize this until I watched it. WOW made me dizzy!

Humdrum Week

2009-04-16T15:49:00.000-07:00

I think this might possibly be the most uneventful week I have had in a long time. The only perk to the week is the nice weather.

Having nice weather to enjoy is always a bonus when you have little kiddos around.

Oh, I have found a new way to kill a lot of time (like I have a lot of extra time, that's another story). Anyway it is Facebook. I have been told I should join and I did. It seems like a fun way to catch up with old friends and coworkers. So far I just have fifteen friends or so. I chatted with a girl I used to work with lastnight. That was fun. She told me to "watch out they don't call it Crackbook for nothing". I had a good laugh out of that because like I said I found myself getting really sucked in.

TGIF tomorrow Jason will be home and I can get some much needed down/ no kid time. Until next time take care.

More Easter

2009-04-14T10:18:00.001-07:00

I will wrap up the Easter Weekend with these pictures.

We had a great Easter. My Mom and Dad came to KC to join us for church and lunch at Jason's Mom and Dad's. It was a great time with lots of family. It was so cold and rainy outside that we decided the Easter Egg Hunt would be better off inside the house. The kids still enjoyed and had a great time.

Daley, Grayson, and Bennett were lucky little kids again. They received great gifts from the Family and the Easter Bunny.

Hope you all had a great Easter as well.

The Hunt is On!

2009-04-11T14:27:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day for an Easter Egg Hunt and that is exactly what we did. Not much to say about this except for it was a great time and it is always fun to watch your own child enjoy things that you once loved as a little one.

I have so much fun reliving childhood memories with Daley. The boys were excited about it as well. A little more in aah than anything though. We saw the Easter Bunny and got lots of yummy candy. Please make the candy go away by way of others mouths not my own. :)

I hope you all have a great Easter!

I'm In Love....

2009-04-09T20:34:00.000-07:00

.....with my new vacuum.

OK, so anyone who knows me well knows that I am OBSESSED with vacuuming. I have always had an obsession but now that I have children in my house it is way worse. I'm not exaggerating when I say I vacuum at least twice a day. Crumbs make me crazy!! It is so bad these days I don't even put the vacuum away. I leave it out and plugged in ready to go. I just don't feel like the house is truly clean unless I can see lines in the carpet. I know.... crazy!

My previous vacuum we had been using for 8 years. I was starting to feel like it wasn't doing it's job so I sprang for this purple beauty. It has many great features and was rated consumer reports #1 buy (even better than the fancy Dyson's).

The coolest thing about the vacuum is that it has "inteli-clean" which means lights go on and off to tell you when your floor is really clean. Love it.

OK now that I have ranted and raved about this thing you must understand what I mean when I say I'm obsessed with vacuuming.

Oh by the way.... My old vacuum wasn't really working that well after all. The first time I vacuumed with my new love the results were unbelievable.

We Officially Have 2 Walkers!

2009-04-08T10:18:00.000-07:00

Grayson made his debut into the walking world last week. I am just now getting it posted. For baby book sake I will say technically it was April 2nd.

He is catching up with his brother quite quickly. I think both of them would still prefer to crawl but they bust out the walking moves when they are feeling really cool.

I actually saw Bennett try to break out into a sprint this morning. He fell very quickly. It was so funny and cute. These little guys crack me up.

Way to go Grayson you are officially a walker.

Happy 4th Birthday Daley!

2009-04-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

Well, we had a busy weekend and today was the finale of the birthday weekend. This day four years ago I gave birth to our beautiful baby girl. First born grandchild on both sides and spoiled from that moment forward.

Daley has been a little high maintenance from the beginning. I was put on bed rest at 28 weeks because she thought she was ready to join us waaaay early. After this she still decided to join us early just shy of 36 weeks she made her debut with a full head of black hair, a perfect little button nose, and the most perfect heart shaped lips. Can you tell I was in love at first sight?
She had a 10 day stay in the NICU and I couldn't leave the Hospital for more than a quick bite to eat. I refused to come home with out our sweet little baby. I guess you have this idea of how it is "supposed" to be when you bring your baby home for the first time. So, coming home before her was just not an option. :)

Since the day that Our little Daley came into our life we have been enjoying every minute watching her grow and change. It it is hard for me to believe that she is four years old. I know it is so cliche to say but where does the time go? It is flying by. Daley we love you more everyday and we are so proud to call you OUR little girl. You are smart, funny, cute as a button, and a complete joy to be around Happy 4Th Birthday we love you. Mommy and Daddy

First Birthday

Second Birthday

Third Birthday

So to participate in the get Real challenge this is where my time has gone last week. Getting ready for the birthday weekend. Saturday we had a Party at our house with Family and two of Daley's favorite friends. Addie and Ashley. We ate lunch and then had cake and cookies. After this we opened presents. Lets just say Daley is one lucky girl. She received so many wonderful gifts and some great cards from those that couldn't join us. Thank you to everyone for your thoughtfulness and love.

Daley got this hat for her fist Birthday. She has worn it every year.

This year was a Barney party.

Daley's favorite color is purple so I tried to find everything in her fav color.

The boy's and I Ben in blue Gray in green.

Addie got her the Elefun game and she has been loving it.

Sunday we went to Disney on Ice. It was a great show and I know Daley really enjoyed it. Today was her actual birthday and I made cupcakes for her to take to school but, she woke up with a cough and 101 fever. So unfortunately she couldn't go to school on her birthday. She wasn't feeling well so it didn't upset her too much. All of the kids just went to bed and now it is time for a little R&R.

Homemade

2009-03-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

OK, some of you might think this is smart and practical and some might think I'm crazy. I'm going with a little bit of both myself.

I stumbled upon this blog where they had a recipe for homemade laundry soap and I thought I would give it a try. I'm doing it for several reasons.... Economical, more green/safer for our kiddos, the boys have super sensitive skin and I read that this is the only soap that a women who had Eczema could use, and just because I thought it would be fun.

After several stops at many stores I found all of the ingredients. If you decide to do this I will save you some trouble and frustration and tell you where I found the ingredients.

The Recipe....
3 bars Fels Naptha soap (grated). I found this at Ace Hardware after I checked the Internet.
1 4lb box borax. I found this at Wal-mart
1 4lb box baking soda. I also found this at Wal-mart
1 3lb 7oz. box of Arm&Hammer Super Washing Soda. After several stops I finally found this at Price Chopper I should have checked here first.

Mix this all together. I had to use a big bucket. After you mix put it in a airtight container.

This recipe will make 2 gallons of dry mix. You use 1TB for lightly soiled laundry or 2TB for heavy soiled. You can also add 20 drops of an essential oil in a favorite sent.

I just did my first load and it smells so fresh and clean. I believe it worked better than my old soap. (Tide)

If you try this let me know what you think. Have fun

Finished product. I thought I would continue the natural theme and use a glass container. It works out quite nice. I can fit my hand through the wide opening.

We Officially Have 1 Walker

2009-03-28T09:54:00.000-07:00

Last night Bennett finally decided to take off and walk. He has had a few steps here and there but hadn't quite worked up the courage to really take off. They will be 15 months on the 10Th of April so I was wondering when it was going to happen.

I have to say that I'm not so upset that it has taken this long. I can keep them corralled a little easier that way.

They usually do things about 1-2 weeks apart so, Grayson should be walking soon. Right now he has no interest.

A little video of the action...

We Have a New Habit

2009-03-26T11:17:00.000-07:00

After we got Daley's room all cleaned and rearranged a couple weeks ago, she has insisted that her bed be made everyday. We have to get the pillows just right and the blankets just so.

The curtains and blinds have to be opened as well. When it is time for bed she has been saying "don't mess up my bed" so we have been tucking her in perfectly as to not mess up the bed.

I hope we don't have an OCD case on our hands. :)

I thought I would post pics of Daley's room for you all to see. This is the paint, curtains, lamps shelves, and accessories she had for her nursery. I picked bedding that would go along with all of it so we wouldn't have to change too much. She has been in her big girl bed for quite awhile, but I think I finally picked the right furniture arrangement after three changes.

Mom-nesia

2009-03-25T12:08:00.000-07:00

Momnesia
\mam-ne-zha\noun

The reason you packed 10 wipes
and no diapers in the diaper bag.
Courtesy of Parenting Magazine

Also....
The reason you went to the store to buy milk and forgot to buy milk.
The reason you poured out a cup of milk thinking it was old and then realized you had just poured it. Argh!
The reason you mixed up the days of your daughters Christmas dance recital.
The reason you forgot the mystery show and tell item for school.
and the list goes on and on.

Yes folks this is all stuff I have done in recent memory. I'm so glad I have finally figured out what is wrong with me. haha I truly believe in this because I used to have one of those memories that required very little in the department of writing stuff down. Now, I find myself second guessing dates and times quite frequently. I have to write EVERYTHING down or else I'm a mess.

Anyway, thought you other mom's might find this information helpful. haha :)

What A Great Day!

2009-03-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

It started off with me getting up showering, making coffee and getting ready for work. I miss the routine of my "old life". I used to love my drive to work in the morning. But, I do feel very fortunate to be able to spend my days with my three babies. Daley is still my baby. I think she always will be. I don't want her to get any bigger.

After work I did some shopping, which is always enjoyable.

The final destination was home. After arriving home, Jason and I both decided to clean out the garage. We did some spring cleaning garage style. It feels good to have all of the cob webs swept out from the corners.

While we were cleaning the kids played very nicely not disturbing us. Wow! We got a lot done. We decided to push the boy's around on the trike/buggy. They loved it. This was the first time they have done this, so they were very amused.

Bennett & Grayson
Grayson
Grayson
Bennett

Grayson

Bennett

After all of this Jason's Mom and Dad brought us some BBQ for dinner. This was the icing on the cake. I was so involved in cleaning, that I didn't want to stop and make dinner. The dinner clean-up didn't sound fun either.

I'm so ready for spring/summer. I think we are rounding the corner. Bye Bye cold weather. Hello sun.

Got Milk?

2009-03-18T17:19:00.000-07:00

On Monday the family and myself headed out for a big day of running errands.I thought it would be fun to take the kids to lunch. Jason didn't agree but we went anyway. The boy's were good and of course Daley was a little angel. She is so easy to take to restaurants. She has had lots of practice. Her Grandma and Grandpa take her out to lunch or dinner quite frequently on the day's that they have her.

So we had lunch and then headed to Costco for Milk. I like the milk there especially the price. So, we always stock up. The boy's go through the stuff pretty fast. They have 24oz a piece/day which equals about a gallon every 2.5 days. Crazzy! Good thing Daley doesn't like it or we would be in trouble.

So we had a good Costco trip. When I say good I mean we left with out spending $100.00. We bought all the essentials, diapers and wipes etc...

So, later that night I went to pour the boy's their milk and realized we FORGOT to buy the milk. That was the whole purpose of the whole days outing. Sometimes I wonder where our heads are.

So needless to say it looks like another trip to Costco is on the books. I will have to put my blinders on and head straight to the milk and then straight to the check out. That place sucks me in like a good trip to Target will do.

I Have a Problem

2009-03-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

The Get real challenge this week is: Spring Style.

I'm loving these long dresses. I say I have a problem because I bought the same dress in Three colors. I have always had a problem with this. I just fall in love with something and think I need it in every color. These dresses will be perfect with the the things I have to do with the kids. It is still nice and cool but long enough that I can sit on the floor and play and not reveal too much if you know what I mean. I can't wait to wear these.

Target Racerback Dress only $24.99!

Better Blogger

2009-03-15T15:02:00.000-07:00

I have been a bad blogger for the past two months. I'm always saying I will get around to it at the end of the day but never find the time. So, starting this week I will be a "better blogger". I'm on my way to pick up Daley from my Mom and Dad's. She has been with them all weekend. It was a nice break, but I miss her. It's amazing the difference one less kid can make. I have gotten so much done this weekend.

I told Jason earlier that I felt like a nesting pregnant women. This weekend I have..... Cleaned out closets, sorted kids clothes that no longer fit and got them ready for donation, cleaned and organized laundry room, cleaned out cabinets and got rid of expired medicine,(boy did I have some old stuff shame on me.), cleaned and rearranged Daley's room, and laundry is all done. I guess you could say I got a bit of the Spring cleaning bug.

Also, last night Jason and I made an awesome dinner. Filet's, baked potato's, steamed broccoli, and yummy salad. Then we watched a movie. I got Mama Mia for Christmas and just now had a moment to watch it. It was like we had a date at home. The food and movie were great!

So anyway, I am off to get Daley. I will post again soon. Remember? I'm going to be a "better blogger".

Get Real

2009-03-08T16:39:00.000-07:00

I'm loving this weekly picture challenge that Laura came up with. Check out her blog and her cute little boy. (laura-elephantjuice.blogspot.com)The idea is to share snapshots of your own simple everyday life moments. I hope that you all join in on the challenge. This weeks picture is.... Where do you blog?

Currently I use the kitchen table to blog and work. I have a part-time job I do from home which requires me to be on the computer frequently. So, the best place for me is in the kitchen where all of the action is. I would love to have the set up off the kitchen table, but you gotta do what works with the little ones.

A Post For The Boy's

2009-02-27T19:54:00.000-08:00

I posted all of the pictures of Daley yesterday and didn't get any of the boys. These are the most recent pictures I have. These pictures are compliments of Daley. She is always taking pictures and I don't even know about them until I scroll the pictures. The boy's are so close to walking. I would guess another week or so. They are cuter and chubbier every day. We love them to pieces.

Bennett

Grayson

Grayson the ham.

Wedding And A Bonus Mini Vacation

2009-02-26T20:37:00.000-08:00

We had a mini vacation to Florida for Uncle Aaron's wedding last weekend. We left the boy's with my parents. So, it was so nice to have one on one time with Daley. We had a great time with her and it was a beautiful wedding. We wish Uncle Aaron and Aunt Julie all the happiness in the world.

Daley was so funny on the plane. She had to have her drink and snack just so on the tray table. She made her OJ last as long as she could.

Miss Daley not wanting her picture taken. She thought it was sooo bright outside!

The family minus two. We had fun but we missed the boys. I can't believe I ever thought one child was hard. Boy was I wrong.

This was a beautiful cake. I love the broach on the bow. Nice touch.

The beautiful couple.

Uncle Aaron and Daley. She loves uncle Aaron and especially since he bought her the toy plane she wouldn't let go of. This was Daley's first time to fly so Uncle A bought her a plane to commemorate it.

The big send off. Congratulations A&J!

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T07:55:00.000-08:00

I have been majorly neglecting the blog. I have lots to catch you up on. The kids are all well finally. In the midst of all of the sickness I was beginning to think that Jason and I were not going to be able to make our trip to Vegas, but we did. It was a great time. I will post about that later. My in-laws were so great with the kids while we were gone. A Big Thanks to them we REALLY needed a break.

On to V-day. This is the boy's second V-day. Last year they were just little tiny bundles of love. See picture below. We also had Daley's school party on Wednesday. It was a fun little party. This is her first experience with passing out and receiving valentines. It was so cute! I hope everyone has a great Valentine's Day!

This was Daley's Valentine that she handed out to her friends. I got these free from a link from Freebies 4 mom. The blog link is in the list of blogs to the right. ->

Whirl Wind!!

2009-02-04T19:14:00.000-08:00

Well, I have been wanting to get to a computer to update the blog for several days. The reason I couldn't is because I have been at the hospital with my sick little boys.

I guess the story starts last Tuesday the 27th. Daley started not feeling well and running very high fever with cough at night. I thought it was just a little bug and that she would be fine in a few days. Well, I thought wrong. I took her to the doctor Friday morning. She had pneumonia I couldn't believe it the poor little girl. She had to have two major shots of antibiotics and is on 10 days of amoxicillian.

So the next part of the story starts Friday evening. Bennett was acting strange with a high fever and coughing and having very labored breathing. So, I called the after hours nurses and they said I should take him to the E.R.. We took him to Children's Mercy which by the ways is so accommodating and comfortable for the kiddos. Bennett was running a fever and having very low oxygen saturation levels in the 80's. So, they suctioned him and gave him a breathing treatment along with a chest x-ray. He had RSV and had to be hospitalized. We got him all situated and Jason went back home to get Grayson because my MIL thought he was having a hard time as well. To make this story shorter I will just say he was admitted as well. He was put on oxygen and given an IV for fluids. Bennett got to go home Sunday night but I just got home with Grayson today.

It has been a long week already. It was so scary to have my little babes in the hospital but I knew they were in great hands and were given the best care ever. It took Grayson longer to pull through because he couldn't get his oxygen levels up but he finally did today I was so happy for him. Grayson and I got lots of valuable time together. I haven't spent that much time with just one of them ever. I got to hold and snuggle and rock him for 4 straight days. He was already more of a mommas boy than Bennett so now we are in major trouble. All he would say the whole time is ma ma ma. It was so cute. He is such a little lover.

I will have some making up to do with Bennett. Bless his heart. We always say Grayson is the lover and Bennett is the fighter. How true it is. So, that is where I have been. I hope all is well with everyone else. I had fun catching up on your blogs Aleshisa, Jessica, and Kelly. Jessica, You are looking like such a cute little preggers. I'm so excited for you. Aleshia, Connor is getting soo big. He is just adorable. I can't wait to meet him.

Here are some pics of Gray in the hospital. I didn't have my camera until after Bennett had gone home.

This video was going to be on the post I would have done before they all got sick. As you can see Bennett is a little more cooperative in this video.

Birthday Party Slide Show!

2009-01-24T13:53:00.000-08:00

Yeah the Birthday slide show is ready for viewing. Even though this was only two weeks ago I feel like it was much longer than that. I can't believe my little babies are little boys. I hope everyone that couldn't make it to the party feels like they experienced it with us after watching the video. Enjoy
Here is a link for the show.

http://kamibradyphotography.com/clients/

If it asks you for a password it is: party

Why Is She Holding Her?

2009-01-22T18:12:00.000-08:00

That is what Daley asked me when she saw this picture. She had no idea it was her Mommy and her Aunt Mallory. I found this picture the other day and I had put it up on the refrigerator. I still can't believe that Mallory and I have become as close as we are. I never thought it would happen. We spent New Years with Mallory and her boyfriend and that is when it hit me. I actually enjoy spending time with her and look forward to our conversations. Love ya Mal.

Oh by the way I know I look awesome in this picture. Not really. haha Loving the braces. I actually thought I was super stylin' in this picture. I remember loving this dress. It was from Pier 1 when they sold clothes. Waaay back in the day.

Introducing Rody

2009-01-21T13:38:00.001-08:00

Grayson & Bennett received the most fun gift in the mail today from the Mayo Family. You wouldn't believe how much they love this little bouncy horse. I put them on it and they instantly began to laugh and bounce. They new exactly what to do. Thank you Aleshia for the AWESOME Birthday present. We will get many hours of fun out of this toy. Loving that it gets bigger as they grow. We love special friends. Thank you again for thinking of the boys.

It Was Time....

2009-01-18T09:36:00.000-08:00

...for the first hair cut. I didn't want to cut all of the baby hair off but they were beginning to look like they had mullets and we can't have that. Jason's cousin Lori offered to cut the boys hair so we went to her house and cut away the little locks of baby hair. Grayson didn't mind but Bennett wasn't so happy about it. They both looked much better after it was done. They look like handsome little boys.

Grayson before hair cut.

Grayson getting hair cut on Daddy's lap.

Grayson after hair cut.

Bennett getting his hair cut.

After the hair cuts they have to have baths.

Modeling new hair cuts.

And one of my little poser Daley.

Lights Out!

2009-01-16T11:57:00.000-08:00

We had an interesting morning around here. At 5:30a.m the power went out in our house. First off Jason was out of town so I was all alone. So, after I awoke to the baby monitor beeping because of no power my first thought was on my holy s**t some one has broken in the house and cut off all of our power. So, I ran to the basement door and wedged a chair under the knob. I know, I think I have seen one to many scary movies.

So my adrenalin was racing for a second. I then took a peek outside to notice that the street lights were out and so were all of the other lights around peoples homes. No one had broken in I could relax thank goodness. :) I called the power company and they were aware and said about 160 homes in the area were with out power. I lit some candles and flipped on the gas fire place and waited until the power came back on around 9:00am. The house temp. had gotten down to about 60 degrees by then. Burrr!

Anyway, that is our excitement for the day! We are all back to normal and toasty warm. Moral of story don't watch scary movies when your husband travels. haha

Birthday Pictures

2009-01-12T07:41:00.000-08:00

These are some of the pictures that Kami took of the boy's birthday. I love them I can't wait to see more. Kami's blog link is over on the right here. She does beautiful work. If you have a little time to kill you should check her blog out.

Snowman Cookies!

These are the smash cakes. They didn't really get to crazy with that though.

Bennett

Grayson

Happy 1st Birthday!

2009-01-11T18:24:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Grayson & Bennett turned one year old. I can't believe it. We had a great day. The theme of the party was frosty the snowman. We had the first year slide show playing for everyone to enjoy, it was fun to reflect on the past year with friends and family. The party turned out really cute and we had a great time. Our photographer Kami came to the party to catch all of the action. I was so glad she did. I can't wait to see the pictures. I didn't take any snap shots myself since she was here. My MIL did but I don't have those. So, I don't have pictures to post at this time but I will soon. I truly believe that this last year was one of my greatest accomplishments. I feel like this one year milestone really crept up on us but along the way I think we did a pretty good job of spreading ourselves out to meet all the needs of the kiddos. I think we are due for a nice relaxing vacation. haha Thank You to all of our Family and Friends for your support this past year. We couldn't have done it with out you. More Birthday fun to come stay tuned.

hallelujah!

2009-01-05T11:58:00.000-08:00

The first year slide show is DONE! Thank you to my AWESOME neighbor for helping me get the DVD slideshow done for the boy's first birthday. I have been working on trying to finish it for 3 days. She being very kind offered to help me out because she has a program to make very professional slideshows and she has also had much practice with it. I would love to post it here but, I don't think I can plus it is very long. There are almost 500 pictures. Yikes! Anyway, Thanks Again Lee. I'm so happy about it I had to post.

Christmas Pictures & Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T09:45:00.001-08:00

I just finished making this video for our Christmas pictures and it was fun. I think I will use this more often. Something about setting pictures to music always makes me teary. Once again we had an amazing Christmas and can't begin to express our gratefulness for the best family and friends. As this year comes to a close I realize how much we have to be thankful for. New babies, new jobs, our health and our family to name a few. I hope you all have a wonderful New Years Eve. I hope your celebrations this evening what ever they may be are wonderful and a time to reflect on the past and future. Love you all and Happy 2009.

Congratulations Aleshia & Craig!

2008-12-30T20:36:00.000-08:00

My friend Aleshia (www.tresmayos.blogspot.com) had her baby. Connor Philip Mayo 7lbs 15oz 20" long. Funny story how many similarities Aleshia and I have in the having babies department. Starting off Aleshia had her first baby Evan 1 day after Daley's birthday one year later. Daley 4-6-05 Evan 4-7-06. Then Grayson & Bennett were born on Aleshia's birthday last year 1-10-08. After this Aleshia finds out she is having baby number two almost exactly 1 year after Grayson & Bennett. So, this means we have children exactly the same age apart. Aleshia has adopted the boys has her honorary nephews since they share the same birthday. She has been so sweet sending little gifts along the way. Aleshia is the kindest person I know. She always has been. In fact when we got a Christmas package in the mail from her I said to Jason the sweetness never ends. We are so excited for Craig and Aleshia. You are already great parents to little Evan and now Connor is a lucky little boy to have you guys as his mommy and daddy.

A Very Buggy Christmas

2008-12-28T10:07:00.000-08:00

Well, we are all finally on the way to recovery around here. We were all sick with the stomach flu starting Christmas night. It started with Grayson then Daley and Jason at the same time around 10:00 p.m. and then Bennett at midnight. Luckily I didn't get sick until the the 26th around noon. The sickness lasted about 12 hours and then major aches and pains. My skin even hurt if that is possible. Thank goodness we were at my parents house. They took care of all of us the whole 2 days. Washing sheets and pajamas and endless amounts of pukey towels sorry for TMI. Even though we were all sick we had a great Christmas and loved seeing all of the family. We are blessed to be able to spend the Holidays with both sides of the family. We love you all so much. I will post pictures later after I pull myself out from under the mountain of new toys and bags that need to be unpacked.

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-23T12:21:00.001-08:00

Today I am getting soup ready for Christmas Eve at the Browning's. I have been given the job of making my "famous" baked potato soup. I have done this for the past three years so now it is a tradition. I can't believe Christmas is almost here. We are so excited to celebrate Grayson and Bennett's first Christmas with our family. I hope everyone has safe travels this week and a Happy Holiday.

Daley's Christmas Party

2008-12-20T08:23:00.000-08:00

Daley had another party at school on Wednesday. This was her Christmas Party and ornament exchange. It was a fun time. The kids sang Christmas songs and ate yummy cookies and candy. The kids had a five dollar limit on the ornament they could pick out and there were some pretty neat and creative ornaments exchanged. I will post pictures of the party below. Hope you all are having a great weekend so far.

Seeing Santa

2008-12-15T07:09:00.000-08:00

Last night we finally got to Santa Claus. We had planned on doing this on Sunday night all week. It just happened to be the minute we set out, it started to sleet and then turn to snow. It was like a blizzard for our drive to Santa. We told Daley it started snowing so Santa could land has sleigh. She thought that was pretty cool. Well, Daley told Santa what she wanted and then it was Grayson and Bennett's turn. Everything was fine until Bennett looked up at Jolly old St.Nick. Bennett not so jolly anymore. He busted out into some serious tears. It was kind of cute. Don't worry I didn't let him cry a long time. My camera takes very fast shots. This was only a matter of seconds and then Jason Grabbed him off of Santa's lap. No worries no one was traumatized (Mom). We got a family shot as well. After all of this we headed back to the car. It was 10 degrees outside when we left. WOW FREEZING! Yesterday was a crazy weather day. It started out at 63 degrees which was a few degrees off form the record high. I know I know to much about the weather. I'm a weather junkie. I have to know what it is going to be like and what it is at all times. Anyway after about 10:30a.m. it dropped to the 30's and then got down to 5 degrees last night and it is not much warmer today. Well, I will conclude with some pictures with Santa.

He spots Santa.

Realizes he is not sure about Santa.

He is REALLY sure he doesn't like Santa.

Happy 11 months!

2008-12-11T11:53:00.000-08:00

The boys were 11 months old yesterday. It is hard to believe that we are approaching the 1 year mark. The time has passed way too quick. I have had a hard time keeping up with the things that I kept up so well on with Daley like the baby book and first year calender. I have been OK with the boys but could be better. I have a lot of catching up to do before they turn one year. I refuse to be behind at that point. Boys we love you so much and have enjoyed every minute of this crazy first year. You guys have been a pure joy. Watching you change and discover new things everyday is pure delight. Love you both.

Barney and the Nativity

2008-12-09T08:25:00.000-08:00

I saw this yesterday as I was passing by the table. I guess Daley thought that Barney needed to be part of the Nativity. How funny!

Christmas Decorating

2008-12-07T19:25:00.000-08:00

Last night we had so much fun with the kiddos getting the rest of the house decorated they had a blast as well. It is hard to believe that Daley is as big as she is. This is her FOURTH Christmas. How did time fly by so fast? This is the boys first so we are trying to capture as much as we can on film. Jason is in charge of the video camera and I take the photographs. I think we captured some pretty cute pictures last night. The one thing I enjoyed most was hanging the stockings. I always thought and hoped we would have five stockings hanging on the mantle but I never thought we would get to hang 4&5 at the same time. :) We even have a stocking for our cat Clay. We have had clay for 8 years and have to include him as part of the family. I hope everyone had a great weekend and I will keep you posted on the happenings around here this week.

Bennett was really wanting to help sister out.

I had to post this picture because this is what Daley was doing all night. Notice she is hogging all of the ornament for herself. She was very concerned with the brothers getting a hold of them.

Miss. DaleyBoth of the boys were mesmerized by the ornaments. This is Grayson holding it up just gazing at it. Melts my heart.

Little Bennett is inquisitive as usual.
Grayson still gazing.
Our mantle fully loaded.
Clay's stocking.

TGIF.....

2008-12-05T21:55:00.000-08:00

and that Jason is finally home. It has been a long week with out him. Daley usually starts asking when he is going to be home after the first hour he is gone. This was a longer than normal trip so, she has been asking for quite a while. She is also really excited that he is home so we can finally get the other tree decorated. She is excited to see one particular ornament. I'm excited also so she will quit asking me about it. haha It is the ornament portraying the tongue stuck on the flag pole scene from the movie A Christmas Story. She couldn't stop playing with it last year and apparently it was quite special for her to remember it a whole year later. Well anyway, no pictures to post really so I will just leave one of my little sweetie Daley.

Mr. Serious

2008-12-04T19:58:00.000-08:00

I got an email the other day from my Grandma wondering if Bennett ever smiled. He is so serious all the time it cracks me up. He is always observing things and every once in a while you can make him laugh and he will show his funny smile. It did take me a while to find a picture of him smiling, but I finally found one. He is notorious for making silly faces so I will post one of those as well. Grandma this ones for you. Love ya!

He is such a silly little nose scruncher. When he makes this face I can't help but laugh.

Idle Time

2008-12-03T06:31:00.000-08:00

I'm sitting here having coffee(with this new yummy peppermint creamer.)waiting for the boys to wake up. It is 8:30a.m they never sleep this late. It is very bizarre. My father in law picked Daley up this morning to take her to school so, I'm enjoying my small but of idle time this morning. I love Wednesdays! Daley spends the day with her Grandma & Grandpa after school and I get to spend the day with just Grayson & Bennett. I can catch up on things during nap time and sometimes we venture out to run some errands. I don't think we will today because it is so cold. I thought I was ready for winter. Maybe not. I'm also excited for this Wednesday because we have a special package coming in the mail. What is it? you ask. Well Santa's Elf is coming to our house to hang out during the day and then go back to Santa every night to report the good and bad. That's right the elf on the shelf is coming here. I love this. Every one should have him come to their home. I will post a link here so you can contact him and invite him to come.
http://www.elfontheshelf.com/

5 Year Reflection

2008-12-02T15:08:00.001-08:00

A few months back I had my 5 year Anniversary working for Pottery Barn Kids. I just received my appreciation gift. It is a Key Chain with the Pineapple logo from Tiffany. The pineapple is the Williams Sonoma Inc. trademark. Pottery Barn Kids is part of the Williams Sonoma family. I have just loved every moment of working for PBK. When I started there we lived in Chicago and we had no kids. So, I poured my heart and soul in to my job. After Jason took a new job back in Kansas I was happy to be able to transfer to the store on the Plaza. I worked there for 3 years and then a new store opened at Town Center in Leawood. I helped open that store but shortly after stepped down to part-time to spend more time with Daley at home. But then to our surprise, we found out I was pregnant with twins. Due to the twin pregnancy I had to step way down. In fact I couldn't work after 23 weeks. So, I took a long needed break from work while I cooked the babies. Long story short I continue to have the great pleasure of going to work 1 or 2 days per week. The one thing I love most about working for Pottery Barn Kids is the relationships I have built with many customers. I have helped many couples decorate a nursery for their first born and then I have helped them again for their next baby and the big boy/girl transition. It is an honor to share with them these special events in their lives. And that is why I love my job and this company!

A Little Bit of This and That

2008-12-01T18:04:00.000-08:00

I got one Christmas Tree up and decorated today. We always put one in the dining room and one in the living room. I got the dining room tree done today. This is the tree I get to make a little fancier. (I love that word.haha) The one in the living room is the fun tree. Pictures of that tree coming soon.

A little update on the boys. They are moving all over the place. I can hardly keep up with them. I have to keep all of the doors closed because if I don't they are putting hands in toilets, things in mouth, and sticking hands and fingers where they shouldn't go. They have graduated to cruising around from one piece of furniture to the next. They are so interested in things Daley could have cared less about. We can definitely tell the difference between boys and girls. Boys seem to be much more destructive even at a young age. We are approaching my second favorite time of babyhood. First is the fresh little newborn stage. Goodness I love that stage. My second fav is 12-18 months. Something about this time just makes me laugh. I thoroughly enjoyed it with Daley. I'm sure I will again.

Grayson

Bennett got stuck. He was sooo mad.

I couldn't resist taking these pictures. I had put Grayson up in the chair so Daley could show him a book and it was just so stinking cute I had to get the camera out. I thought you all might enjoy. Daley is such a great big Sister!

There is Frost on the Pumpkins!

2008-11-30T19:19:00.000-08:00

Well, I officially feel in the Holiday Spirit. All day yesterday it was raining/sleeting/snowing and to our surprise this morning we had a blanket of white snow on the ground. Daley was so excited! She came to our room yelling it snowed it snowed! She immediately wanted to go outside so we bundled her up and off she went. Thank goodness we put up our Christmas lights a couple of weekends ago. It is down right chilly now. This week I will be working on getting the Fall stuff down and Christmas stuff up inside. I feel like the Holiday Season has really snuck up on me. We had Thanksgiving at our house this year and it was great. It is always good to spend time with Family and Friends. We have a lot to be thankful for and thank God everyday for our blessings. I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday and a great long weekend.

I took this picture tonight standing out in the freezing wind sorry about the blur.

This was my Thanksgiving table setting. It turned out really pretty.

Bennett First Thanksgiving!

Grayson First Thanksgiving! My little "Butter Balls"

Daley's Thanksgiving Party & New TVs

2008-11-25T06:51:00.000-08:00

Daley had her Thanksgiving party at preschool yesterday. I didn't go because I needed to stay home with the boys. Jason went this time. He didn't get to make it the Halloween party so I know he was excited to go to this one. I'm no to sure on many of the details but it looks like they had fun.

Silly girl! Jason said he had every kid putting stickers on their face. Leave it to him.

Notice girl third to the left wearing blue shirt. This is what I mean by stickers on the face. That cracks me up.

Aren't these snacks so cute and creative?

After school yesterday we all packed up and headed out to buy a couple of new TVs. We were still watching some very OLD TVs. We have been waiting patiently for years it seems for the prices to go down on flat screens. We thought it was officially time to break down and do it. Well, we did find some amazing deals. We purchased a 37" for up stairs and a 50" plasma for the basement. I won't tell you the great prices because you might just have a heart attack & I wouldn't want that. Lets just say it paid off to wait. We hooked the 37" up last night and we are enjoying the new picture. Yeah so excited. The 50" is going to be quite a project for Jason so who knows when he will get to that. Hopefully soon. Well, I'm off to start my projects for the day. We are hosting Thanksgiving this year and I have a list of things to do over the next 2 days.

37 inch. This one is my baby. For upstairs viewing pleasure.

50 inch Jason's for downstairs viewing pleasure

Packing up the Patio

2008-11-23T11:08:00.000-08:00

Well, last week I thought It was officially time to remove all plants and pack up the patio for the winter. This past summer was the first one I have had staying home with the kiddos. So, I thought that I had time to really tend to some plants and flowers. I enjoyed it and they survived the whole summer and did well just until a few weeks ago. Even though it was sad to say farewell to the plants I love getting things clean and packed away for the next season. I'm weird like that. I love change. I couldn't survive with out it. So, I thought I would share some before and after pic with you.
This is right after I planted everything.

The end for the flowers.

As you can tell when I threw the flowers away they were still hanging on. I felt guilty throwing them away. :(

This is what I found....

2008-11-22T20:12:00.000-08:00

while I was taking Daley to bed.

I had just taken these adorable little pics of her while she was sleeping. So, I had my camera handy. I had these Halloween treat bags for D's preschool party favors. She must have found them and thought this seemed like a great idea. After I put her down, I grabbed Jason to show him and we had a little chuckle about it. They were so perfectly lined up I didn't want to put them away. Kids are so funny.

Bath Time & Feeding Time

2008-11-21T20:32:00.000-08:00

Just recently we have been giving the boys a bath together. I never thought this day would come. It is so funny to watch. They get so excited and kick like crazy people. Of course I have to play with their hair and then take pictures. I think everyone must have a picture like this from their childhood album huh? We are also enjoying all of the help we get from Daley. She truly is a very eager helper as you can see from these pictures of her feeding the boys. She cam sometimes make my job harder but I enjoy every minute of my little butter cup.
Grayson

Bennett

Love the hair in this one!

Grayson

Bennett

If you have had experience feeding a baby you will understand this. Isn't it funny how you yourself will open your mouth while trying to give the baby a bite. I thought this was funny because Daley did it as well.

Birthday Bash

2008-11-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

This is a horrible pic of me. I'm still not loving the way I look after these babies. Wow they did a serious number on me. Aged me 10 years and added a nice little round face to gaze at in the mirror. Well, they say on a normal pregnancy 9 months on 9 months off. So, does that mean I get 18 months to take it off? Well, that is where I am headed. Funny me! :)

I said I would catch you all up on everything. So, now we have moved to my birthday. Last year I was preggers for my 30th B-day. So, this year we celebrated like it was my 30th not my 31st. Ugh I can't believe I'm 31. Even though most days I feel like I'm over the hill. At the end of the day I'm pretty much wiped out from all of the daily business I take care of. Maybe when I actually am "old" I will feel great because the kids will be grown. For the birthday bash we rented a excursion limo and went to the Power and Light District here in Kansas City. We had a great time. Don't great friends and funny laughs always make for a good time? It will always be a night to remember. For those of you there you know why. hahaha :) I didn't get a lot of pics on my camera. Natalie has more I will have to get hers later. But until then this is what I've got enjoy.

Finally!

2008-11-19T21:52:00.000-08:00

Ok so much has happened since I last posted the 2nd of November. I finally got the fire under me to download my pictures. I have 380 pictures on the camera. As I type they are downloading. It may take all night. Oh, just second I will be right back. Ok I'm back the battery died on my camera had to replace it. Anyway while I was going through all of the pics on the camera I remembered all of the things I need to catch you all up on. Staring with the Halloween pictures in this post. I know it is November 19th and I am just now getting them posted. I have been busy with life. I will make a promise right now I will post everyday until I get you all caught up. So on with the picture show......

I have taken a picture of Daley here on the front step since her first Halloween. I will take you on a walk down memory lane...

1st Halloween a baby chick

2nd Halloween a lady bug

3rd Halloween a cat

4th Halloween a butterfly It is hard to believe it's already her 4th Halloween

My little skeletons Grayson on left Bennett in right.

Coming Soon....

2008-11-02T11:16:00.000-08:00

Halloween pictures. As soon as I get a minute in my crazy life I will be able to get the pictures uploaded and posted. Stay tuned.

Baby Dedication

2008-10-23T21:47:00.001-07:00

Sunday we had the boys dedicated at church. For those of you not familiar I will explain. This isn't a baptism or anything like that. It is simply a dedication to the boys to promise them that we will love and raise them in a christian environment. We did this with Daley and that was the first I had ever heard of it. We go to church were Jason went growing up. This is something they do at this church. I like the idea. The boys were good during the ceremony. Even though they were a bit vocal, it was great. We had a dinner at our house after church. My parents, sister and Jason's mom and dad. I made Lasagna, bread, & a yummy salad. It was a great day. We love you Gray & Ben. I was waiting to post this until I got pictures from the ceremony but they are on my MIL's camera and I dont know when I will get them. So, I am posting these pics we took later that day of the kids with Aunt Mallory.

Daley's New Do

2008-10-22T21:50:00.001-07:00

Daley had her cut today. This was only the 2nd haircut she has had. She did so great. She just sat in the chair like a big girl. She was loving the mirror. I think we might be in trouble. We have a little princess on our hands. Here is her new do after we got home.

Double Mint Twins

2008-10-21T21:16:00.000-07:00

Tuesday morning the boys & I with my mother-in-law along for the ride headed downtown for a casting call for the boys. We heard from friend that this casting company was looking for twins that looked very similar. They were casting for a commercial involving a digital camera. I thought it would be fun to take them and see what would happen. Well, I think I can say very confidently that the boys buckled under pressure. They were so mesmerized by everything around them the only thing they could do was sit their in a daze. We tried very hard to get them to smile. We got a few good little smiles. Lets just say I'm not anticipating a call back but it was fun. I didn't get a picture of them until we got home. They were baby 4 & 5 as you can see in the picture. Even if they don't get the job I will always think they were the cutest. :)

Diaper Bag Update

2008-10-21T14:17:00.001-07:00

Remember when I told you about my diaper bag ripping? Here is the old post: http://theadventuresofbabyhood.blogspot.com/2008/08/loving-this-company.html
I just received my replacement. This bag is not the same bag I have but it will be a good back up. They said they didn't have my bag in stock anymore. Bummer! So, they sent this instead. My other bag is still holding up OK.

Happy 31st Birthday Brooke!

2008-10-17T08:03:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to give a shout out to my girl Brooke for her big 3-1. Brooke & I have been friends since the 4th grade. Through out the years we have gone down different paths but we always meet up in the end. Brooke, Natalie, & I have a friendship that will always be cherished. We have been through many milestones together and I can't wait for more. Happy Birthday Brooke. I hope you have a great day. I wish we could all be together. Maybe next year?

Cider Fest

2008-10-15T11:49:00.000-07:00

I know I have been a bad blogger. We have been so busy and I just haven't felt the desire. Shame on me. These are some pictures from the Cider Fest 2 weekends ago. It was so much fun watching the kids have a blast. Daley got to ride the horses and go in the bounce house MANY times. The boys got to see some new things and had fun touching and playing with hay. They liked it so much we couldn't even get them to look up for their picture. The rest of this week will be busy. We have both of Jason's brothers coming in town and we have the boy's baby dedication on Sunday. I will try to be better about posting this week.

They were mesmerized by this hay. We laughed and so did everyone else around us. We could not get them to look up. We were jumping around and making noises like crazy people to no prevail. :)

This is little "D" this year.

This is exactly one year ago at the same festival. My how she has grown. Amazing what one short year can do.

Is It Halloween Time Yet?

2008-10-01T21:41:00.000-07:00

I put these lights on the topiaries yesterday. Last night when Daley saw them she asked me "is it Halloween time yet?" Well, yes & no I had to explain. I told her we decorate and enjoy the decorations all month but the trick or treating day isn't for many more days. You can guess what she responded with. Yep you are right. "is it Halloween time yet? Tonight on the way up to bed she asked AGAIN and I told her it was 30 days away. I guess the count down is on. She will be asking me everyday for the next 30. :)

So Big!

2008-09-30T20:26:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little babies are getting so big. I have been meaning to take pictures of them in their room since they were born. I just got around to doing it yesterday. This is when I realized how quickly time is flying by. Some days I think I could have another one tomorrow & other days I think that sounds crazy. :)

Flickr Mosaic!

2008-09-29T22:07:00.000-07:00

This is me in a flickr mosaic. I saw this on another blog. I thought it was so neat. Here are the directions to make one for yourself.

What you do:
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker).

The Questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school/college did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Where are you from?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One of your hobbies.
12. Your flickr name.

Neighborhood Friends

2008-09-29T19:52:00.000-07:00

We were playing outside the other night so I thought I would snap a few pictures. Well a few turned in to over a hundred. Our cul-de-dac has 14 kids under age 10. We also have several high school aged children as well. Needless to say the neighborhood is always hoppin. These are a few pictures of some of the cute little kiddos.

Daley,Addie C., & Kate

Braxton

Our little baby Benney

Addie C.

It's Officially Fall!

2008-09-26T15:10:00.000-07:00

The first day of Autumn was Monday so now I can have all my Fall stuff out with out feeling like I'm jumping the gun. I'm always ready to start putting up fall stuff by the end of August. I'm crazy I know. My mums have started blooming as well. Just another sign it is OK to go ahead with the Fall fun. This is the 3rd Fall for these mums. They are doing great! Here are some pictures of what Fall looks like around my house. Also, I figured out some editing stuff with my camera so the pictures will be much better. Take Care and Happy Weekend!

I have had this wreath for such a long time 5 years to be exact. It is a little flat from the glass door being shut on it. But, I still think it looks alright.

The front porch.

This is a recent Hobby Lobby find. I love that store.

These are my mums.

Dining Room table arrangement

Friday Lunch

2008-09-26T12:20:00.000-07:00

This one on the cover is what I made

If you don't already get this quarterly magazine from KRAFT you must get it asap. I get it free you can sign up on line here. www.kraftfoods.com/kf/FoodandFamily

It is loaded with fast & very easy recipes. I made this one for lunch today. I added 1 chopped onion to the stuffing mixture. It was really good. Jason even liked it. He is very hard to please. He is very meat & potatoes. So, any time I stray you never know what he is going to think. All of these recipes are very family friendly & traditional. I can't wait to try some of the desserts. Yummo! If you try anything let me know how it is.

Bruschetta Chicken Bake

Prep Time:10 min
Total Time:40 min
Makes:6 servings, 1 cup each

What You Need
1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1/2 cup water
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-1/2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 cup KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese
Make It
HEAT oven to 400°F. Mix tomatoes, stuffing mix, water and garlic just until stuffing mix is moistened.
LAYER chicken, basil, cheese and stuffing in 3-qt. or 13x9-inch baking dish.
BAKE 30 min. or until chicken is cooked through. Enjoy now or cover and refrigerate. To reheat, microwave each serving on HIGH 2 to 3 min.

Oh how I miss thee

2008-09-18T14:00:00.002-07:00

Winfield haiku

sparks rise into dark
laughter floats above fall leaves
tunes from circles tight -Jeff Boyer

This is the first year of my life that I have not gone to Bluegrass. I'm feeling a little sad about it. I have stopped several times today thinking "I should be at Bluegrass" or wondering what is going on down there considering the flooding. The flooding isn't the only reason we didn't go. In fact that probably wouldn't have stopped us. The main reason is the babies. My parents don't live in Winfield anymore so now we camp in the RV. But this year my parents were unavailable during the festival so no camping. We were disappointed about it. Then the flooding happened. So, it was a good thing we didn't plan to go after all. How's that for a lot of info you really didn't care about. :)

Holy Cheeks Batman!

2008-09-18T14:00:00.001-07:00

Even Grayson is in shock of his own seriously chubby cheeks :)

Sometimes I can't believe what chunks these guys are. It makes me laugh on a daily basis. The latest in my world is all of the children in our house are sick at the moment. So, I have spent the past few days tending to their needs. It started off with Daley then Jason and finally the boys. Nothing for me yet thank goodness. The boys were so bad last night. The Paranoid mother came out in me & I slept on the floor in their room. I thought they were going to stop breathing because they are sooo congested. They cant even suck on their Binky's because they can't breathe trough their nose. So needless to say I was so tired once morning rolled around. I went back to bed in our bed and Jason got up with the boys. Thank goodness he was home. Love ya honey. Today everyone is doing much better. It is so nice outside here today so we have spent much of it outdoors. We are looking forward to our gorgeous weekend ahead.
I can't post a picture of Grayson with out including one of Bennett. He looks a little angry in this he has that furrowed brow going big time.

Pajama Feet & My Brown Eyed Girl

2008-09-14T20:56:00.000-07:00

In my opinion there is nothing sweeter than little baby feet in pajamas. Not to mention the bonus of chubby little hands.(notice picture) I snapped this picture because it is one of those moments I never want to forget. I love when the boys play together on the floor. They will study each other and then laugh, giggle, or just take a toy out of the others hand. :)
I was playing around with my camera the other night and took this picture of Daley. I just love her big brown eyes. She is my little sweetie.

Baby Gift!

2008-09-13T10:08:00.000-07:00

While I was pregnant I thought I would try to make some of those burp cloths that you always see at boutique type places. I thought they looked really simple to make. Jason had bought me a sewing machine for Christmas back in 2002. This was our first Christmas as a married couple. I didn't ask for a sewing machine. He just thought it would be a good idea. I'm still baffled??? Anyway, The first time I used it was in2007. It was during my burp cloth making trial. The burp cloths turned out great! I thought that I would continue to make these for gifts. Our neighbor's daughter had a little girl last week. I was so excited to buy some cute girly(sp)fabric. Any way I whipped up these cute little things yesterday during our tornado basement bound evening. If you have a baby on the way you know what you will be getting from me. :)

What is this??

2008-09-12T20:44:00.000-07:00

More details coming soon.

It's Raining...It's Pouring....

2008-09-11T20:05:00.000-07:00

....and Daley is playing. It has been off and on rain around here with no end in sight. We didn't let it stop us from enjoying the still some what warm weather. Daley went outside and I put my new camera lens to the test. It is so much better. The camera came with a pretty cheap lens. So, I had to splurge and get a new one. I hope everyone down south is surviving all of this rain. I hope the rain doesn't effect the fairgrounds/Bluegrass.

Remembering

2008-09-11T09:17:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to post something about this considering all of our lives have changed since this day. God Bless all of those who lost their lives that day and their families as well. We can't forget to thank our soldiers fighting for our country. God Bless.

Happy 47th Anniversary Jim & Karen

2008-09-11T08:09:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Jason's Mom & Dads 47Th Anniversary. They are truly a shining example of a great marriage. They are also so helpful with the kiddos. We can't thank them enough for all they do. So, Happy anniversary to them. We hope you have many more happy and healthy years.

Long time...no post :(

2008-09-09T14:13:00.000-07:00

Wow, I have been meaning to get on here and post for a while. We have all been good around here. Jason was home last week which was so nice. We all got to spend some much needed time together. We watched 2 movies in one night on Saturday. I know boring. haha This is only the 2nd time we have rented a movie since the boys were born. For the longest time we couldn't spend our spare time watching a movie. We had to catch up on sleep or do something around the house. Now that our life has returned to the (new) normal we can do do this again. So any way, we finally got to see Juno. It was so good. I actually cried @the end. Anything to do with motherhood always makes me cry. Then after that we watched Atonement. It was also very good and a little sad. As for the other things going on..... Our lake trip was fun & exhausting. It is a lot of work to be out of your normal environment with a couple of infants. They did pretty good even though. We went out on the boat and took the pack n play. Grayson fell asleep sitting up from the rocking motion. Bennett on the other hand fought to the bitter end. He would not sleep. Tellye's mom Vicki was kind enough to help out with babies so Jason & I could spend some fun time with Daley. All in all we had a good time.

The Pack n play on the boat was so great!

Little Biscuits with Daddy

My Mom & Dad came up last Thursday. Fall was in the air that evening so we thought chili sounded like a good idea. We made chili and watched McCain speak @ RNC. His speech was great. But, I thought Palin was amazing. I actually got chocked up a few times. She is such a breath of fresh air.

I ordered a new camera & it arrived in the mail last Wednesday. I'm very excited about it. Although I have no idea what do with it.haha Right now it is all about automatic settings. I have some books I have been reading so I can figure it all out.

So, I will probably be posting a lot of "practice" shots. Starting with these.

Daley with Milton (my mom & dads new puppy)

My beautiful mother with my crazy daughter. haha

Well, sorry about the long post. I think I have gotten you all caught up. Oh, I almost forgot the boys are getting so close to crawling. They are up on all fours rocking away. Maybe a few more weeks??? I guess it is time to dust off the baby gates. :)

Fun Weekend Ahead

2008-08-29T14:09:00.001-07:00

We are off to the lake for the weekend with our friends Kent, Tellye, and their little girl Addie.(they happen to be our neighbors as well) So, I won't be posting for awhile. (not like I post everyday anyway :) ) We are going to be taking all 3 kids. I think we may be crazy! My parents have been so kind to let us use their RV. So, at least we will be camping in comfort. This should be fun. I will report back next week. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Labor Day weekend.

Our home for the weekend

Kelly's Cookies

2008-08-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

Well, After I saw a fellow blogging friends post about these chocolate chip cookies I have been craving them. Daley & I made them this afternoon. And WOW they are AWESOME!

Thank you Kelly for a great recipe.

Check the recipe out here. You won't be sad you did. Unless you are counting your calories. :)

kellybumgardner.blogspot.com/2008/08/best-cookies-ever.html

Where does the time go???

2008-08-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

Today Was fun. Daley had her first day of Preschool. We are doing the morning session. This class starts at 8:30a.m. This was a little hard for us considering she usually doesn't even wake up until then. All things considered we made it right on time. She had a great day and she really enjoyed being back. So did I. Now we can get back on a schedule. Yay!!! I ordered her a new back pack. This is the second one I had to order. The first one was bigger than she was. haha It looked so funny.
I was thinking today.... it is hard to believe she is already in Preschool. I have to remember to slow down and enjoy all of these moments. Time is going by so quickly. I feel like just yesterday she looked like this.
And now this.
The boys got to try a biter biscuit for the first time today. As you can see, they loved it. I didn't put any bibs on them and I let them get as messy as possible. Needless to say it was bath time after this.

I also received a ton of fun stuff in the mail today. These hats were one of those fun items. I special ordered them from an Etsy seller. www.babbidgepatch.com

I ordered them to go with the boys Halloween costumes. They are going to be little Skeletons. I know, how unfitting for my super chunky little guys. :)

BLUES & BBQ YUMMO!

2008-08-23T20:19:00.000-07:00

Friday night with out kids = FUN! Jason & I went to the Annual Roots Festival in Paola Kansas. This is the town where Jason grew up. It is a great small town. They really have a strong since of community. I love that. Well anyway, this festival is a BBQ competition (East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship to be exact) & a blues music festival. I'm not a huge fan of blues music, but I love me some good BBQ. haha

Jason has a friend that entered the competition for the first time this year. His team name was "Half Lit". We sampled his food Friday night and it was great. The judges base the score on taste, texture, & appearance. I found this whole BBQ competition quite interesting. The whole cooking process for the contest started around 10:30pm last night. It is a process you must be committed to. These people stay up all night long babysitting their BBQ. I can't wait to find out the results of the "Half Lit" team.

Weekly Wrap-Up

2008-08-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been a while since I last posted. We have been busy, so I will try to fill you in on one post. I don't have pictures of everything. Sorry. That is another thing I will get better at. I am always thinking I should take a picture of this and that and then I don't do it. Well. to start off we went to Wichita on Monday to see my Family for a few days. Jason was in Rhode Island. When he is gone we try to make our own adventures. One thing we like to do is visit Grammy and Poppy. We also try to visit my dearest friend Natalie and her kiddos. While in Wichita the boys grew green Mullets. You know what I mean "business in front party in back" Party on man. haha

Tuesday we spent some time @ Natalie's house. Daley, Olivia, & Owen played for quite a while. This was the first time that Daley didn't think Owney (That is what Daley calls Owen) was trying to steal her toys or hurt her. Don't ask me how she ever thought that a baby was trying to hurt her???? I'm still puzzled by that. Also, Thanks Natalie for a wonderful "low-Cal" lunch. It was delish. Natalie & Jeff have been working so hard on remodeling their house. It has been one job after another. But it has really paid off. Their home is looking great. Way to go guys. I'm sorry I don't have pics of this great day. You will just have to imagine. :) Tuesday Evening was a great time as well. Mallory, Natalie, and I met up for drinks and tapas at this wine bar in Old Town I love this place. http://www.oenowine.com/

Wednesday we packed up and headed back to K.C. . We had to get Daley to her first day of dance class. Jason was also arriving home after being gone for a while. Daley is enrolled in a dance class that is teaching her Ballet, Tap, and Tumbling. We are so excited for her. She is enrolled in the class with a little friend of hers. They were so cute as we watched them get prepared for class. The parents can't watch. So, they had to shut the doors and say good bye to all of the Mommies & Daddies. It was hard to leave but she did great.

And finally tonight's activities included Daley's Preschool Open House, dinner, and the Park. The Open House was a lot of fun. Daley loves school and was excited to see the teachers. She had a mini summer session of preschool. I'm so glad we did this. She got to know the teachers and became familiar with the routine. So it should be really easy for her to start the "real" school year. It sounds like they have some really fun things planned. We don't have pictures of this. I will take pictures on the first day of school. After the Open house we went to dinner. This was a another milestone moment for the boys. They sat in the highchairs for the first time. They did GREAT! People were commenting on how well behaved they were. We got lucky. :)

And finally a trip to the park to end the evening and this post. We put the boys in this swing together. I must say it was quite cute. They loved it. They smiled and giggled as we pushed them. It was a gorgeous evening. The light was so perfect for picture taking. So, I took about a hundred pictures. (not an exaggeration) I couldn't decide which ones to post so there are many. Enjoy

Bennett

Grayson

This is Olivia she is the daughter of our good friends Dave & Tamara. She is only 9 days younger than the boys. Do you notice the size diff. She is such a petite little thing. I realize how big our boys are every time I pick her up. She was trying to take binky's away from the boys. It was so funny.

Loving this Company

2008-08-14T14:59:00.000-07:00

California Innovations

Well, I have to post something about this because I am so surprised and thrilled. I will try make a long story short. This is the diaper bag I have only been using for 5months.

This is the damage

It was starting to rip so, I emptied the whole d*@mn thing out and took it back to Babies R Us to see if they would exchange it. They said no of course. I was a little mad. That is a whole other story so I won't even go there. I left the store thinking about what I could do because I love this bag, and want to continue using it. At this rate with the rip, I was looking at maybe a couple more months max. Well, on the inside of the bag there is a tag with a website for the company www.californiainnovations.com I logged on to the site and entered my name, address, model number of bag, a small explanation, and uploaded a couple of pictures of the damage. That was it!! I received an email the following day saying a new bag was on it's way. WOW! That is Awesome customer service. I always like to let people know about exceptional service I receive so they can pass it on or give people business where business is due. Side note: I really want to call Babies R US and tell them to stick it you know where & thanks for nothing. haha I will keep you posted on my new bag

Saying Farewell....

2008-08-14T14:27:00.000-07:00

....to our swimming pool days. We have had such a great time taking Daley to the pool this summer. The boys haven't been able to go because of the heat. So, we drop them off at Grandpa Jim & Grandma Karen's house. This is a good time to spend with just Daley.
Yesterday Daley & I packed up to go the pool we normally go to. We arrived to find the pool closed. OH NO!!! After this I remembered the paper saying the pool was closing after school started. Great time to remember huh? After we are there and Daley can barely contain her excitement. So, I made a couple of calls to other local pools they were all closed as well. So the last resort was the pool in the small town where we live. Well, lets just say.... (This is for my readers from the good old town of Winfield.) it makes the OLD pool in Winfield look like luxury. Not much to this pool. Daley is used to the slides, sprayers, and the other fun stuff. She almost didn't know what to do with herself. Well, we ended up having a good time and stayed for quite a while. My point to this looong story is, I might give our local pool a shot again. (Next Year :))

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar

2008-08-12T18:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I got caught up in the innocence of childhood today. Daley And I sat and watched a caterpillar for quite a while this afternoon. It was such a beautiful day. Finally a break from the very hot and humid days. I am so looking forward to Fall. Every year about this time, I start getting so excited for my favorite season.

7 MONTHS OLD

2008-08-09T19:53:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that the little babes are already 7 months old. Where does the time go???? We have had a wonderful time watching them grow and change. This is just a little flash back of birth until now. We love you Grayson & Bennett!

Update: I'm revisiting this post to let you all know about the boys 6 month photo session. Please visit the blog. We just love having Kami as our photographer. She truly has a wonderful talent. The boys also have a slide show you can watch if you click on the word "slide show"
www.kamibradyblog.com

Brand New!

1 month

3 months

7 months

Milestone Moment

2008-08-07T19:41:00.001-07:00

Well, this was a big milestone for us today.

I went to the store.....

A. With the boys with OUT the stroller.

B. and didn't have to pull a shopping cart behind while pushing the stroller with the other.

C. and didn't have the metal shopping cart slamming into my Achilles tendon. (This would happen to me all of the time while I was pulling the cart behind the stroller.)

This is something any Mom with more than one baby can appreciate. I have been wondering how this was going to work for a long time. We were shopping for about an hour and they did great. It was actually pretty funny to watch them while they were staring at each other. I think they got in to their first sharing fight. Grayson had some kitchen sponges in his hands, then Bennett took it out of his hand. Oh Grayson was not happy. He made quite the little fuss. So, I went to the toy aisle and grabbed a couple 99 cent teething rings. They were happy after that.

This little shopping cart set up is not going to last much longer. They were already really cramped for space as you can see. Soon enough they will have enough strength to support themselves better & then I can put one down in the basket. Enough blabbing about that. I was just so excited, I thought I would share.

Binky Bear Saves the Day!

2008-08-06T08:07:00.001-07:00

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that my 3 year old still had her Binky (for night night only) until last Friday. This is something that I have been meaning to take care of for a while but with the new babies in our life I didn't want to traumatize her. I felt like this was a major comfort to her in the transition of our life. Also, a real life saver for me as well. We made a big deal out of going to Build a Bear. Everyone was so sad for her but she did great.

Stuffing her Binky's inside the Bear.

Making a Wish!
Fluffing & giving her Bear a Bath.
All Done. Notice it is a girl in this picture.
Well, she really wanted it to be a boy, so I took some of the boy's jammies and wha la! it's a boy. So far so good. We are on the fifth night and no complaints. Binky Bear = Success