Monday, January 28, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Enhancing Childhood
These are some of the things our Daddy has been doing around here. It has been melting my heart.
and feeding babies...eventually :)
Sanding and painting the tree house...
Prepping the team for their career in hockey...
teaching checkers and a little chess...
and boxing...
and feeding babies...eventually :)
Disney on Ice
Rachel and I had a special surprise date together. I took her to see Disney on Ice. I admit I think I was more excited than she was. I'm not sure the show was really that spectacular or worth the money, but being with Rach E definitely was. When we were standing in line, she saw the poster for the show and threw her arms around me and said, "I love you Mommy!" She spent the whole show either eating snacks or with her hand on my knee and I loved every minute of it! And I love her personality--while she definitely loved the show and I saw the sparkle in her eye several times, she also was able to point out the issues with trying to portray Disney magic on ice skates. During Cinderella she would say, "That's not what the Prince sounds like." And during Rapunzel she noticed, "Her hair is not glowing." Or during Princess and the Frog, "That's not really a boat." It cracked me up! It might seem like such a simple thing to spend time with just her, but it's really only happened about twice in four years. So I was very very grateful for the opportunity-even though it meant I was extra sleep deprived the next day!
Two Months
Jan 18
Brooke...
7lbs 14 oz
7lbs 3oz
I have one baby with acid reflux, and the other addicted to her binki and the moments are rare that they're both asleep at the same time and the big kids are playing nicely somewhere, but I'll take those moments when they come. This week I went for a walk/jog around the block by myself! That was a miracle. My goals everyday are to do one load of laundry from start to finish (much easier than one big laundry day), do some sort of exercise (squats while holding a screaming baby count), read scriptures (or listen to them on the ipod), and make sure the bottles are washed (no choice on that one). So far I have only failed on the laundry one day. And I've been really liberal on what I consider exercise. Last night I wanted to smash something against the wall I was so tired, but a prayer and babies sleeping from 10-3 sure helped. We have had mild colds, but we need lots of prayers that nobody gets the flu. We have tried to stay away from people which makes for a lot of stir crazy days, but it's better than sick babies! Ryan has been a huge help to me, but he goes back to work more starting tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes. Mostly, I just spend most of the day in awe that I have four kids and I have no clue how to take care of them all, but we are starting to see progress with everything so I have hope that we will figure it all out soon!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Do You Laugh or Cry?
Over spilled milk that is...a whole gallon of it...we chose to laugh. I woke up late after a sleepless night and walked into the kitchen to see Rachel desperately trying to wipe up the mess. But I knew enough to know she wasn't the culprit. Where was he? Hiding behind the couch. He only emerged when he gathered I wasn't going to yell at him. He was just trying to feed himself after all. However, after a day it is not so funny anymore--can someone please come over and mop and clean the carpet so we can get rid of the sour smell??
Countless
I've spent more hours than I can count in this chair. I think I needed to have twins again just to make extra sure I got my money's worth. It's easy to feel stuck, but I'm trying to enjoy it more this time around. At least I have some entertainment this time...
Friday, January 4, 2013
Girls
My girls with their matching blankies...
Rach E has slept with hers for years and now the new girls can too!
Thanks Sierra!
After taking these pics I remembered that adam has a matching blue one but it's in his memory box so too bad.
E on r
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