Thursday, March 25, 2010

All Boy

Captured on film: a humorous scene from a day in the life of my testosterone-filled world. Really, I don't feel the need to elaborate; this picture certainly is worth a thousand words.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Tunnel o' Fun

My MIL gave us this tunnel for Christmas, and the kids love playing in it. I get a little tired of it being in the center of my family room all the time, so I let it hang out for a week or so and then hide it for a few weeks. When it mysteriously reappears, the boys go wild with excitement.

Here are Tadpole and Quatro hangin' in the tunnel o' fun. The crazy thing is, this was taken just prior to Quatro learning to crawl. Which begs the question, how did he get into the middle of it???!!!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Bottomless Pits

Not including the baby, here is what my 3 oldest boys (4, 3, and 2... remember) cumulatively ate for breakfast this morning:

-5 scrambled eggs
-4 pieces of toast
-1 big banana
-9 oversized fresh strawberries
-3 full bowls of cereal
-2 graham crackers
-1 quart (yes) of rice milk
-2 leftover pancakes from yesterday
-12 oz (approx) OJ

Seriously? Ok what in the world is going to happen to my weekly FOOD BILL when my kids are 14, 13, 12, and 11, for example? I honestly cannot imagine what I am in for! I will be at Costco twice a week!

Writing that made me hungry for a bowl of cereal...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Wacky Quacky

The time has come for me to say goodbye to our beloved inflatable duck bath, as baby Quatro has now officially outgrown it.

May seem like a simple thing, but this crazy wacky quacky ducky has been with us from Tadpole's first days, and has seen all four of my adorable naked babies get clean, squeal, splash, and learn to love the water. It has marked milestones of graduating from a baby tub to being big enough to sit up in a bath of their own, to being too little to contain them and ready for the real deal bathtub.

I suspect every mom has certain items that become the backdrop of memories of our precious early days as mothers. Most of the items we used daily will no doubt fade in their significance over time, as our babies turn into toddlers and beyond.

But I think some will stand out. The duck bath is one of those, for me.

Bye bye ducky!

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

My Zoo Animals

There are certain times when I want to embrace the littleness of my kids, bask in the joy of their creativity, and jump for joy at their brotherly love.

Like when they play zoo. I LOVE when my kids decide to play zoo together. Honestly, it is one of the cutest things ever.

It started back in London when Tigger was about six months old, just old enough to sit up in Tadpole's crib. It was, in fact, their endlessly fun nanny Michelle who helped create this activity, which is one of the rare activities that has become a tradition amongst them that they still periodically play today.

Zoo involves everyone piling into the crib - currently occupied by Cubby - along with loads of stuffed animals. They goof off, giggle, and generally amuse themselves for upwards of 30 minutes WITHOUT (and this is the kicker) annoying each other and fighting.

Seriously? In those increasingly cramped quarters, they play nicely together without pestering and hitting each other? Usually, yes.

I don't know what it is about their little game, but it's true - they love it, they love each other, and their actions prove it.

And it makes me completely melt with joy.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Sugar Anyone?

I'm so behind on blogging. Behind? Well, it's not like I have a goal or mandate to blog a certain amount. It's a good thing I'm not trying to make money, win friends, or influence people with my blogging. I'd be up a creek.

I digress. I keep meaning to post these pictures of the sugar overload we had on Valentines Day, all from simple Marshmallow Pops. My poor husband would faint. He despises marshmallows. I don't think I showed him the pops or these pictures. Needless to say, it was quite a "high-energy" afternoon. What was I thinking? Don't they just look nauseatingly sugary?







Lobster Roll

My sweet little lobsters..................