A Day at the Park

Edi
Henry

Sean

Sophia

Henry, Edi, Sean, and Sophia

We had a BEAUTIFUL day at the park. The kids had a great time while Mommy tried to get some new photos. I have tried getting their pictures taken professionally but I just do not think we ever really get very good shots. So in the past few months we have been doing all their photos ourselves. It is a little stressful when you REALLY want some good ones, you NEVER know what your are going to get with 4 little 2 yr olds. :o)

But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spead your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Psalms 5:11-12

Big Beds???? or NOT!

I have been searching for some time now for toddler bedding for the kiddos. They have never really needed it because my Aunt made their first two sets of blankets. Now, they are getting bigger and they needed bigger blankets. I looked EVERYWHERE for bedding and finally found the perfect set for each of the kids at Target.com. It came right to my door with FREE shipping. I was very happy with all the bedding when it arrived!!

Sean loves cars, buses, trucks, etc. pretty much ANYTHING with wheels.

Henry LOVEs balls. Sports was the best I could come up with and he loves it.


Edi loves flowers and butterflies.

Sophia also loves flowers.


We also, as you can see, took the sides off their beds and put the toddler rails on. I thought they would be so thrilled with their new freedom.

Well... I was soooo WRONG. When naptime came they all cried for their bed rails. Daddy and I quickly put them back together. Well, as quickly as anyone could take off eight side rails and put on one big rail. They all CHEERED happily when they were all back together.

They laid down quietly and went right to sleep. Perhaps we are NOT quite ready for our big kid beds.

What do you think?

Our Tub is Shrinking!!!

We STILL do bathtime all at once. It saves A LOT of time. However, I think when we move again, which we will in the next 6 months or so, we need a BIGGER bathtub!!!

Sean, Sophia, Henry, and Edith.

Now if they were not ALWAYS trying to lay down and swim it may not seem soooo crowded.

Sean, Henry, Sophia, and Edith.

Sean

Edi

Oh Grandma, Oh Grandma, We Love You Grandma!

Grandma came to visit and we had a GREAT time. This was the first time that the kids really understood that she was coming to visit. I told them several days before she came that we were going to pick her up and that she was going to come in a plane. They LOVE planes now. When we finally picked her up they were sooooo excited...and so was I!!!!

Sophia

Sean

Henry

Edi, she is not really mad, just being silly.

Grandma and Edi, both being silly.

Grandma in a big bounce house at Kangarooz.

Grandma and Henry

We drove 3 hours to the country to visit my mom's brother, Joe. Here is my mom with Sean, Edi, Sophia, and Henry. We made several attempt at a good picture but I was not so successful.

The kids LOVE grandma almost at much as Chris and I do. Chris taught them a little song that he made up and they have been singing about grandma for the past few days.

Oh Grandma, Oh Grandma, We LOVE you, Grandma.

They insert different names from family to each other and even our family dogs but for the past few days it has been A LOT of Grandmas.

Thank you for coming to see us Grandma, we cannot wait until we get to see you again. WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!!!

What Happened to ME???

Before this...

And this...

And this...

And this...

I had that...

And that...

And that...

I am finding now that I have NO idea who I am anymore. I am a MOM and a wife, shouldn't there be a little more to it?

I have recently noticed that the kids are getting much easier to take care of. I often find myself wondering what I WANT to do. It is a very odd feeling since I have pretty much been on survival mode for the past two and a half years. I am starting to have more time to THINK. That is not always a good thing! I am realizing that I miss some aspects of my life...pre-quadruplets. I know I know this is perfectly NORMAL, or so I have been told.

I miss working, running out the door with little to no preparation needed, being ready for church in under 30 minutes, working out 2 to 4 hours a day, spending quality time with my Hubby, and having days when I do not have to do ANYTHING.

I would not trade my life now for the world. I have the family I always dreamed of but I am thinking it might be time to focus, a least a little of my energy, on myself. I am hoping this will make me not only a better wife and mother but also a better person in general. Wish me luck. Operation Focus More on Mommy has just begun!!! ;O)

Are you Stuck????

Ok, so I am NOT going to win Mother of The Year this year. I thought she was just whinning because the other kids were bothering her. I had NO IDEA...

This is typical. Edi, so I thought, was upset because Sean would not leave her alone.

She sat in that wagon FOREVER.

Ok, now she is CRYING. Oh, did someone do something to you?

Wow, she must REALLY like sitting in that wagon.

Then it occurs to me...She is STUCK. Great, she has been sitting in that stupid thing for like 30 minutes while I folded laundry. I am very very SORRY, Edi.

Poor little thing her legs were probably numb. She was all folded up in that wagon. Although I didn't feel too bad because about 10 minutes after I got her out...she was right back in it again. GO FIGURE?!?

Pensacola Naval Museum

The kids had a GREAT time with their cousins at the museum.

Kerigan, Henry, and Sophia

Edi and Dani

Henry and Sophia

Henry and Sophia

Henry

Henry and Sean

Sean

Kerigan and Sean

Henry

Edi and Sophia

Henry and Dani

Sean, Henry, and Dani

Henry and Sean

Sophia and Kerigan

Kerigan, Dani, Sean, and Henry

We will definately be visiting the museum again, hopefully next time with Daddy! There were A LOT of hands on activities for the kids to do. They had many cockpits that the kids could climb in and also a large indoor play area!! Did I mention it is FREE? Fun, fun fun! It is amazing how much easier our outings are becoming! I LOVE having 2 year olds!!!