A Typical Evening

My friend Lesley posted this POST almost a month ago and I could totally relate to the pictoral of her morning! I thought I'd post a pictoral of my evenings...not every evening - but the below can be found occurring at our house at some point each evening!

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Brady crying....














Brooklyn crying...













and Bella crying!
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I, like Lesley, often do not see the humor in this - but perhaps you will!

Digital Scrapbooking

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I have not kept baby books for any of the kids - one reason is the blog - I try to keep it updated with all that we are doing and all the information about the kids that would go into a baby book. BUT...I decided I would try my hand at digital scrapbooking! My goal would be to have at least one page per month per year for the kids - we could print these out and then they'd have a record (or I could just leave it on the computer and they'd still have the record - which is what will likely happen!).

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I started with Brady because I can get his up to date pretty quickly since I only have 3 months to "catch up" on!

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Here is my "scrapbook page" announcing his arrival with all his stats!

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Be sure to check Brady's page for other scrapbook pages and updated posts...
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Wordless Wednesday - Sweet Sisters

You blog too much when...

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your 3-year old sees pictures on the computer and asks when you are going to "set up the blog"!
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Mischief

Bella fell asleep while I was cooking supper this past Saturday, so Brooklyn and I ate. While we were eating Brady woke up, so I went to the couch to nurse him and left Brooklyn at the table. I heard her get up, but didn't think much about it...I then heard her in the kitchen and knew she was doing something with Georgia's bowls (which she is notorious for doing) - I just wasn't sure what she was doing this time...It turns out she was putting her leftover spaghetti into Georgia's bowl! I, of course, snapped a few pictures before saying "Brooklyn!", to which she turned and flashed that smile of hers (which coincidentally she thinks will take her very far in life - because she is constantly flashing it to get her way).

BUSTED!!

The Smile that she believes will take her everywhere in life!

A Sunny Sunday

These are from a few Sundays ago - but....we had a really nice day and decided to go out for a walk to enjoy the weather and get some fresh air! Brady was in the Maya wrap and the girls wanted to take their strollers along!

Brooklyn got tired of pushing her stroller and wanted Daddy to push her instead!! We stopped by our house and picked up her-size stroller for the rest of the walk!

Napping kids...

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For some reason, the girls will nap for Nana at our house (and when they are at her house), but no matter how stern we are about nap time at home - they just won't do it! For instance, on Sunday, I fixed them lunch, we ate and then I told them it was time for a nap! Of course, they both looked at me and said "no" but I took them to their rooms and told them they needed to nap. I tried closing the door - to which they just opened it back up (and I've tried putting the safety things on the back and they just take them off - please note, we do not lock our children in their rooms - it is just a tactic to try and enforce bedtime/naptime - the door is opened shortly after being closed). So I put the baby gate up thinking that since they were in their room, they'd eventually give up and go to sleep! HAHA - I let them out of their room declaring nap time over at 2:45....Oh well - just means it will be an early bedtime!

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Here are the girls one day last week napping for Nana!

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Wordless Wednesday - When kids don't nap...

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Just another picture of the kids...

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Thank God for Kids

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I heard this song over the holidays and I love songs that pull at my heartstrings and this one certainly did! It is a song by the Oak Ridge Boys - you can go to ww.wyoutube.com and type in "Thank God for Kids" if you want to hear it - but the lyrics are below...
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If it weren't for kids have you ever thought

There wouldn't be no Santa Clause

Look what the stork just brought

Thank God for Kids

We'd all live in a quiet house

Without Big Bird or a Mickey Mouse

And Kool-aid on the couch

Thank God for Kids

Thank God for kids there's magic for a while

A special kind of sunshine in a smile

Do you ever stop to think? or wonder why?

The nearest thing to Heaven is a child

Daddy how does this thing fly?

A hundred other where's and why's

You really don't know but we try

Thank God for Kids

When you look down in those trustin eyes

That look to you, you realize

Its love that you can't buy

Thank God for Kids

Thank God for there's magic for a while

A special kind of sunshine in a smile

Do you ever stop to think? or wonder why?

The nearest thing to Heaven is a child

When you get down on your knees tonight

To thank the Lord for his guiding light

And pray they turn out right

Thank God for Kids

Thank God for Kids

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Up dos

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We went to the mall in Pensacola on Saturday and the owner of a local Children's Boutique had a booth set up and she was doing "free" up dos for little girls (this was really just a tactic because after putting their hair up, she would put 2 of HER bows into their hair, which you then bought because there was no getting them out of the girls' hair at that point)! Bella was all for this - telling the lady her name and everything. Brooklyn followed suit as well and go her hair done as well!

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Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Just a quick snapshot of, what else, but the kids!!

Isn't this so true?

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You'll need to pause the music player on the left hand side bar so you don't have two songs playing at once.

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He didnt have to wake up

He'd been up all nite

Lay'n there in bed listen'n

To his new born baby cry

He makes a pot of coffee

He splashes water on his face

His wife gives him a kiss and says

It gonna be OK

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It wont be like this for long

One day soon we'll look back laugh'n

At the week we brought her home

This phase is gonna fly by

So baby just hold on

It wont be like this for long

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Four years later bout four thirty

She's crawling in there bed

And when he drops her off at preschool

She's clinging to his leg

The teacher peels her off of him

He says what can I do

She says now don't you worry

This will only last a week or two

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It wont be like this for long

One day soon we'll drop her off

And she wont even know your gone

This phase is gonna fly by

If you can just hold on

It wont be like this for long

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One day soon she'll be a teenager

And at times you'll think she hates him

Then he'll walk her down the isle

And he'll raise her vale

But right now she up and cry'n

And the truth is that he don't mind

As he kisses her good night

And she says her prayers

He lays down there beside her

Till her eyes are finally closed

And just watch'n her it breaks his heart

Cause he already knows

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It wont be like this for long

One day soon that little girl is gonna be

All grown up and gone

Yeah this phase is gonna fly by

He's try'n to hold on

It wont be like this for long

It wont be like this for long

Just a picture...

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Not sure....

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What they were doing other than playing with the dishes I had in the sink. Bella used to LOVE to wash dishes with me when she was younger...

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The Kids

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The girls just love Brady and if we lay him down anywhere - they swarm towards him! I had him on the couch and first Bella climbed next to him and then Brooklyn had to join them as well!
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Don't Forget...

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to check the kids pages!!!

Click the links below:

Bella

Brooklyn

Brady

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We need a bigger play mat...

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