Mommy Touching A Twirly Whirly

 
From Grace.  How can that NOT make you smile!

How Old Are You Now?

We started something with our kids that I learned as a day camp counselor many many years ago.  After singing happy birthday, you chant “Are ya one, are ya two, are ya three, etc etc”.  When you get to the age that person is they hold out their hand and yell “STOP”.  The boys love [...]

Monkey Cake

Is this not the cutest monkey cake you’ve ever seen?  Thanks to Mom and Martha Stewart

Boys Birthday Party

We had the boys birthday party on Saturday.  It was planned for the park…but rain brought us indoors.  Which meant a very busy Saturday morning since I wasn’t planning on decorating or having to entertain children indoors. 
We did a monkey theme and mom made each boy their own cake.  The cakes were adorable.  We played [...]

I Don’t Want to Be 3!

Today we took the boys binkis away. It’s hard to even type it without welling up a little. I know…such a little thing. But signifies an end. As I held Vaughn a couple weeks ago, it hit me how big he was. His feet were bumping my knees. I can’t fit him in my arms [...]

Birthday Boys

Tomorrow my three cuties turn 3!  It’s hard to imagine that exactly 3 years ago right now I was just going into labor. 
We drove from my mom’s house to Iowa City.  Our High Risk OBGYN was on a cruise.  Her back up is a bishop at his church and was not working that day (it [...]

Geena D’La La

The name of Gracie’s pet Webkinz.

This Week

Finally got the playroom done in the basement!  Yay!
With a clean house and finished playroom  we were able to host 11 adults, 3 teens and 16 little kids in our home Sunday.  It was a fun, fun day! 
Nana and Papa came up Monday and Tuesday.  What a great time!
Grandma James took the boys home with [...]