A little dirt never hurt: living life in the moment

I've been trying so hard lately to take each sermon Mike preaches to heart and live it out throughout my life. :) this week we went to E-steps and one of the things we heard/talked about was living life in the moment. It hit home. It's something I have been purposely trying to incorporate into our family life. I once read a blog that has stuck with me on saying trying to eliminate the word no from our vocabularies. And instead saying yes or instead. So having all of these things in mind today when G wasn't going to nap, I said lets go for a walk. It got us all out so we didn't get cranky. The exercise and fresh air combined with sunshine and a quick visit with an aunt refreshed us all and made for a nice evening. Graham wanted to play outside when we got home and I decided to clean up the kitchen while I watched him from the windows and sliding door. He made his way from the play house to the mud pit pretty quickly and instead of stopping him, I let him play. I did take him his boots out so that his feet didn't get so cold and wet. I think this caught him by surprise. :) I need to live like this everyday.

Proud parenting moment

Graham got his hair cut last night which he loves to do because he has a crush on Holly the girl who cuts it. He was really making on her this time too. He asked for her to come have a sleep out with him. Lol! He wanted red spikes to impress her after his hair cut. I'm afraid the colored spikes are going to be a "thing" now. :) luckily uncle T brought over some of Wylie's old colored gel for him to have.

The best was at dinner though. We were well into our meal when G yells: "we b-forgot (that's how he says forgot) to pray!" Martin and I smiled across the table at each other because we have been trying out best to pray at meals everyday! Apparently it's sticking with him! He proceeded to pray for us and it went something like this "dear Jesus, we thank you for our day and for our morning and for mommy and bella and daddy and. GrahAmmy and mommy and our food and drink and for mom, Amen!" I was giggling by the end because he was really thankful for me! :)

It's moments like that that tell us we are doing an ok job! I'm so proud to be his Mommy!

BellaRose also learned to wave bye this week and she is loving the stairs and peek a boo games! She tries to sign "all done"! She also smiles for the camera. She is a ham!!! I adore being her Mommy!

Daddy's little girl

Lately my baby booger has been looking more and more like her daddy! Tonight the cheese ball was smiling for me but every single picture had her eyes closed! I was rolling laughing. She is full of personality and such a hoot! :) here is some of the photo shoot!

Valentines Day Fun!

Darn Pinterest for making me think I'm crafty. And for not helping me limit what I wanted to make. I think the kids had fun. I'm not entirely sure I did. And the clean up about has me crazy!
So we made handprint crafts for the two grandmas complete with all their grand kids' handprints! :) and also one for Tiffany since she loaned me all three of the kids today. Lana and Graham made footprint valentines and "puffy heart" valentines.
I also made my hubby some special blueberry/cranberry muffins because food is the surest way to win a mans heart. (at least mine!)
and G got a pink bubble bath! Lol

Two sick babies

How do mothers of multiples do it? Two sick needy babies and a weekend of no sleep and I'm exhausted, can't think straight, and want to cry!
Graham has bronchitis for 4th time since this fall! despite getting tubes in BR has an ear infection and the same cough g has just about two days behind him...
Pray for my babies and my patience.

She does love to eat.

Mexican? No problem. She loved the salsa, cheese dip, chips, beans and rice!

Blueberry pancakes!!!

Shhh don't tell the kids I'm sitting. :)

Kids are a much better excuse for a dirty house than pure laziness.

Uhh Houston we have a problem.

My baby girl cannot soothe herself. At all. She screams so hard sometimes she sounds like she is hyperventilating. She screams in the car seat. She screams if I lay her in her bed. But the second I walk in and pick her up she turns it off like a switch. I'm at a loss for what to do. When she's out she's so peaceful.

Quotes I love

Mom, i always love you.

To his Gma nana about me- Mom had an appt to get her head checked. (I was going to get a massage)

Mom, you are the best trash man ever.

Why do girls have to wipe when they pee but boys don't? ( to which I answered- go ask dad)

Lana- I haven't seen these for 5 years (she is 3). Graham- I haven't seem them in 4 EARS!

Another conversation between L and G- L: my teeth will start to fall out when I am 5 years. G: I am 5 ears and my teeth already all falled out.

A fight between G and L:
Gimme my Kleenex (ridiculous sobbing) No its my kleenex! (ridiculous sobbing) NOOoOooooOo! It's MiNE!! No it's minE!!! (outrageous sobbing) I want my kleenex back! Brenda tell him to give me my kleenex! But MoOOmMMm it's mine! It has my snot on it!! No it doesn't it has my marker on it!!!
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{I caught some I this on video to show them later.}

Ooops sorry I farted. (while coughing)

One time I farted and I peed my pants.
( I had told him one time I coughed and peed my pants)

Martin says today in the grocery store/ So do u have anything planned for Super Bowl tomorrow? Me: Super Bowl is tomorrow?

Martin to me: you were the geek of the cool kids, I was the cool kid of the geeks.

Dad smells, let's put him in the trash can.

Pictures of pictures

My grandpa passed away 10 years ago. His mom just passed away Jan 6th. His sister has been going through things and found this album she gave to my grandma. I was so drawn in and intrigued by these pictures I took pictures of a few of them.

Ways to spend winter days