Could I have 4 kids?

Yesterday, we went to our old roommates new house for a bit of swimming. Two of C's favorite friends came with us so their mom could get some work done on the house. The morning was fun, but I was in "crisis mode" the majority of the time.

We had a snack of yogurt raisins. Swimming make you so hungry.

Now, we are having a snack of goldfish. Swinging makes you so hungry.
Here C is swinging with his favorite person in the whole entire world...and that is not an exaggeration. C started off the day by causing his self-proclaimed BFF to wear a band-aid on his head after an unfortunate boat throwing incident.
Lunch started off with all the kids sitting with their feet in the pool. When the splashing was halted due to dry clothes, they decided to move to the table to eat :)

Did I mention AM loves corn?!

JuJu and S came to visit this week...

They have been such a big part of our lives and our children's lives. Now that they are both living far away, it was a real treat to have them over for dinner. THANK God they still haven't found a new dentist:)
This is JuJu with C when he was first born.
And geez...S is just a Junior here I think.
Here is C a little older. Man he has some ears, right?
Here is S with little AM:)
And JuJu with our little girl!!
AM just learned how to do that yellow puzzle in the background. She can't get the pieces in, but she can finally put them on the correct animal. We are very proud!

Well Done B!

Before...
During...

While the kids and I were out gallivanting around on the lake with our babysitters, Daddy was at home, slaving away painting the house with Uncle B-rad. Well, now our house is not pink and it looks great. B really worked hard and it paid off! THANKS DADDY!

AFTER!!

You know you have good babysitters when...

You know you have good babysitters when they invite you to spend the day on the the lake with their family!!!


We are so lucky to have the best babysitters in the whole world...and they are all from the same family. The babysitting sisters invited us on their boat this Sat with their parents and another family that they babysit for. We had an amazing time. All the kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves!!



Here is AM driving their jet ski!



C was hesitant at first, but then all he wanted to do was drive!! Mommy even got a turn to play on the jet ski...poor Daddy had to stay home and paint the house. (Post to follow when paint dries :)

CHEESEEEEE!! We HAD to go to a beach that was dubbed "C's Island" because of his persistance to get there! Here are the kids with the oldest sister and baby A!
C even got to drive the boat on the way home...I mean really drive it! I think he might do okay if he would look where he was going more often!

Happy Birthday my B!

By "my B", I of course mean my loving husband. My attempt to have our family swear off wings for good failed miserably as I arranged a small gathering of friends and family at B's favorite wing spot. I tried desperately not to post these pictures of my favorite father-in-law, but...alas...I couldn't help it! We had a great time for B's 31st birthday!! I am so sorry Pops...we love you...

Stay at home VS working

As a woman who will be going back to work full time after staying at home with my little ones, I was moved to tears when I read this ...
http://www.5minutesforparenting.com/35/if-every-mom-were-a-stay-at-home-mom/
(thank you musingsofmichelle for posting what you have been clicking)

I can finally breath a heavy sign of relief now that we have officially decided where AM and C will be for the next year. B and I have had so much anxiety about being economical and doing what is best for our kids. Last night we worked out all the details and we are all set. I think they will have a good balance between one on one care and being around other children!

PS Shouldn't I be teaching Calculus right now? Darn first year...working out the kinks!!