4th Birthday Party!

This year we celebrated the kids 4th Birthday. There have been times that I thought we might never make it but here we are...

I decided to go with a tie dye theme this year. It was a LOT of fun!

The cupcakes were very fun to make. We separated the batter into smaller bowls and added a different color food coloring to each bowl. Then we spooned each color into the cupcake papers. I changed the order so they would not all look the same.

The icing looks like it was difficult but it was really very easy. I made several different colors of icing. I then lined the icing bag with each color in vertical lines with a butter knife and then filled it with white icing. I love the way they turned out!

We made shirts for the party favors...so much fun!

"Peace"

The tables were decorated with candy, cups, bags to take your loot, toys, and magnet photos of the kids. We have done the magnet photos a couple of times and they are a big hit.

The centerpieces were flower pots filled with lollypops and balloons.

I love having an activity table at the kids Birthday parties. This year we had giant coloring books, stickers, stamps, modeling clay, markers, and crayons.

Melissa the Tattoo Artist. ;O)

Melissa and Edi.

Henry, Sean, Edith, and Sophia.

Aunt Rosie, Olivia, and Uncle Brent.

 He was teaching the kids to stamp on their faces.

The Activity table.

Aunt Christi, Manda, and Kerigan.

Sophia was the only one that wanted a cupcake.

What can I say...They'd rather have applesauce.

I am thinking that the smiley face bouncy balls on the tables was a BAD idea.

Bouncy balls flying EVERYWHERE. I am pretty sure we even had an injury.

Chillin'.

Rose, Henry, Lis, Edi, Cayman, and Manda.

"Peace"

Henry, Lis, Edi, Manda, and Kerigan.

Chris, Cory, Nancy, and Art. AKA...Grandma Ancy and Papaw Heart.

I had a table set up when you entered the party that displayed the kids NICU books that we made for them while they were still in the Hospital. In the books some family along with the Nurses wrote entries about the kids and what was happening at the time. We also had their first pictures and diapers, hats, blood pressure cups, feeding tubes...just a few things to remind us just how BLESSED we are to have 4 amazing healthy 4 year olds!!!!

God has Blessed us more than I could have imagined possible! I am thankful for each day!

Helping Daddy!

The boys were helping Daddy put up the swingset at our new house!

I am not sure how much they actually helped but they really enjoyed it.



I was a little concerned that one of the poles would end up on someones head.

Edi was preoccupied with playing with the dogs in the yard.

The little princesses had NO intetest in helping. Haha.

Sean and Daddy working away. That kids really loves his daddy!

The kids love to play outside. I am looking forward to nicer warmer weather in the days to come!

Catching Quadruplets!

We are enjoying all the Spring weather we have been having! The kids are finding creative was to play with their toys. Ha. I went to the grocery store and when I returned I found Daddy and the kids in the backyard playing soccer!?! Well NOT exactly.

Chris has been trying to teach the kids the fundamentals of Soccer. He would like to sign them up for Soccer at our local YMCA in the Fall. I am not sure they are ready? What do you think? 

Easter 2012

What a BLESSING to celebrate that JESUS IS ALIVE!

The kids do not like candy so we filled their Easter baskets with toy treasures.



 I tried to snap a few pictures before we headed out the door for church...



Easier said than done! Haha.

I am so Thankful for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He gave His life that we may live forever!

GLORY!

Zoo!

We decided to take a much needed day off from unpacking to have a Family Fun Day! The kids love the Zoo so we took them to the Indianapolis Zoo.

Petting Sharks.



Edi

Sophia

Sean

Henry

Lunch

And of course the Train. These kids cannot pass up a train ride!

We had a great day! It was so nice to get out and enjoy this very warm weather we are having. We have been outside playing everyday for the past week or so. Everything seems better when the sun is shining! :o)

Home Sweet Home

We are finally moved in and getting unpacked. We have been here for almost 4 weeks and the kids are just now starting to calm down and get back to normal. We were all sick for a couple of weeks but are now feeling so much better. This is our 6th house in 4 years and we are ready to settle down. Hopefully no more moving for a while. Haha. That is what we said last time. We feel like with the kids getting older we have no other choice than to move so Chris is able to advance in his job.

I am so thankful that we found a house that Chris and I both love. We are so very Blessed that he was given the opportunity to advance with his company. We are much happier in this area then we were before. Neither Chris nor I liked living in South Bend.

So now we are looking forward to warmer weather and continuing to learn this new area. I am also planning the kids 4 th Birthday. YES, that is right they are going to be 4 years old in May. I can hardly believe it. It seems like just yesterday I was laying on a table looking at four small circles on the screen while the poor lady doing the ultrasound turned a very pale white along with my husband. Haha. Wow, how time has flown. I no longer have babies or toddlers BUT big kids. It is bittersweet as they get older. We are able to do many more activites but I feel like time is going too fast and I am missing so much with them.

God is so Good to us! We are so very Blessed! Pictures are coming soon...