A fun night at Busch Gardens

Sick day

While kaitlyn was sick last friday we painted picture frames, put photos of kaitlyns party- to give to kaitlyns friends and wrote thank yous on the back of the frames. Caleb painted one two- He put pirate stickers on his. They turned out great!

Brooke loves her hands

I think we may have a thumb sucker. Brooke loves to suck on her hands- Sometimes I can hear her in the monitor sucking on her hands.Lets hope this is a stage and she will get over it soon.

Asking myself why....?

I often ask myself why and today is no exception- Kaitlyn was up most of last night with a tummy ache and a very sore throat- To spare you all the details it is quite gross looking. She has strep throat and is on a 10 day antibiotic and is extremely contagious so I am keeping my fingers crossed we all do not get sick- my guess is at least Caleb will get it.
Our doctor said it is rare for kids under the age of 1 get it. Ryan got up this am and came looking for me- he had no idea she was even sick. FUNNY.Also Brooke has settled into a really nice night bed time- usually in bed by 930 and up around 930 but she will not sleep during the day- (3) 20-30min naps a day. I get nothing done. Well I get a lot of time with my kids and that is what matters. Oh by the way-I just had to take the nail gun toy away from Caleb because he was shooting his sisters with it- THANKS Uncle Jared and Aunt Beka- I think I will need to pass that down to Anthony in a year or so. Caleb is now sitting on the stairs saying how much he hates me. Life is good-

Look how big I am getting

Brooke has out grown all of her 0-3 pjs and she is working on rolling over. She is grabbing for toys and everything goes right into her mouth. I have also figured out why she doesn't want to sleep during day- she doesn't want to miss anything the big kids are doing. She makes up her sleep during her 12 hour hibernation at night. Ryan calls it that. She is wearing one of kaitlyns outfits- It has been fun putting her in them.

3 yr old boy

I just had to make a post of this little boy activity that happened in seconds yesterday. We went to costco and the kids had pizza for lunch- I had a plastic knife to cut the pizza. The knife got placed in brookes car seat and traveled home with us. We were home for a few hours and then we were headed out to the pool. As I was putting Brooke into her car seat I set the plastic knife on the end table. Caleb grab it and started sawing the table with it- Before I got a chance to stop him he had sawed the entire edge of the table. BOYS- Who would have thought a plastic knife could have done this much damage. I guess it is my fault because I set the knife on the table- RIGHT???

Washington Nationals Baseball game

We took the kids up to DC to see a baseball game- WOW it is alot of work to entertain 3 kids for the entire game, about the 3rd inning both kailtyn and caleb asked how much longer the game was going to be. We had a great time (ryan and I ). The stadium is beautiful and we had great seats. We got to see Strasburg pitch which even more fantastic!

Happy 3 month old Brooke

Turn music off to hear the giggles.

Is it Brooke or Kaitlyn????

Peach Picking

Amanda and I took the kids peach picking at carter mountain. We had a great morning. Lots of peaches and even a few apples were ready to be picked. We had a picnic lunch on the deck.

Pool party

We had such a great time saturday night at the kings charter pool party. In this photo are my "apple blossom drive ladies" They are all wonderful ladies and such good friends.

Blowing bubbles

Look who likes to blow bubbles-

Myrtle Beach

In out attempt to see and do as much as we can while we are in the east coast we decided to take a quick trip to myrtle beach. I got a great price on hotwire for a hotel so in the car we went. 6 hours of drive with three kids in the backseat of the car. The first night was great- the kids actually were playing in the water with there clothes on and loving it! The next day was horrible- I mean THE HEAT! it was over 100 with heat indexes in the ranges 110-120s. We went to the beach for less than a hour in the morning and ryan, brooke and I could not take it- so we loaded up in the car and went to the myrtle beach aquarium. AC is a wonderful thing!We forgot the camera a lot with all the stuff we have to carry with the baby-so we have only a few pictures. Ryan forgot to put a stroller in as well. We did have a good time.

Kaitlyns 6th birthday party!

We took three of kaitlyns friends to chick-fil-for lunch. Bowling for 2 hours and then to cold stone for dessert. We had a great time, but 4 6 years olds are full of energy- plus Caleb and Brooke were with us. Ryan and I were exhausted at the end of the day but I think kaitlyn had a great time. Happy 6th birthday kaitlyn. I can not believe how big she is getting- time has really started to pick up. She is going to be in 1st grade this year. WOW

Girls scouts

Kailtyn had her girls scout camp at campy kitty a few weekends ago but it was record hot- 106 so they only made it one night and after swimming the entire troop packed up and came home. We also went to the flyin squirels game on friday night with her troop! Good times!Caleb just loves Nutsy they mascot- he has stated he is a super hero!

Our Seattle trip

What a whirlwind (like it always is....) We had my sisters beautiful wedding- birthday parties- Family photos- crabbing- road horses- went to the canal- a trip to the park and all of Ryans yearly doctor visits as well as our teeth cleaning. I got a terrible ear infection and Kaitlyn with a dislocated elbow. So that lead to two trips to the urgent care. We had a great time- Here are a few photos of our trip! It was so nice to see every one but both Ryan and I have to admit that we loved playing with our two nephews and cant wait until we are around more often to see them grow.