I'm the crazy lady with all the babies

DIY Redneck wine glasses

2011-12-06T12:14:00.003-05:00

I came across these on Etsy the other day and thought they were hysterical and perfect for an upcoming Christmas party. I couldn't justify spending $10-$20 per glass though. Here's how to make them yourself for just a few dollars.

Here's what you'll need.
Mason Jars
Dollar store candle sticks
E600 glue (or any super strong glue or epoxy)
Colorful beads (optional)
Sandpaper
Rubbing alcohol

First sand the bottom of the mason jars and the top rim of the candle stick, just enough to rough it up a bit.

Then use a little rubbing alcohol to clean the sandpaper dust up

Next, I cut up a few of those marti gras type necklaces and put the beads in the top of the candle stick. I found mine at 5 below, they were 4 for $1. This step is optional but I think it looks cute.

Put a thick ring of E6000 glue around the rim of the candle stick holder.

Stick them to the bottom of the mason jars and leave them upside down for 24 hours to dry.

Here's the finished product! It's that easy! If you really want to redneck it up you could make wine glass charms out of beer bottle tops. Have fun with it!

Mint Chocolate Pudding Shots in a chocolate cup & garnished with Andes mints

2011-10-27T21:06:00.007-04:00

I'm the self proclaimed "Pudding Shot Lady". On the rare occasion that we get out without the kids, everyone knows what I'm bringing and unlike grandma who shows up every Christmas with a fruit cake that no one eats these things actually go...FAST!
I make all kinds of flavors but everyone's favorite seems to be the mint chocolate so I thought I'd share the recipe...
This time I decided to make them in chocolate shot glasses too.
To make the chocolate cups all you need is some water balloons (or any small balloons) and chocolate melts. Just barely blow the balloons up. Then, wash them with soap and water and Dry (don't skip this step, extra moisture can affect the way the chocolate sets up). Melt the chocolate in the microwave or with a double boiler and just dip the balloon in, set them on wax paper and pop them in the fridge or freezer to harden up.

Take them out of the freezer and pop the balloons with a pin. Then, you should be able to peal the balloon out pretty easily. Regardless of what anyone tells you DON'T spray the balloons with cooking spray. I tried it on a few and It made it hard for the chocolate to stick. Then when I went to peal the balloon out they cracked because the chocolate was too thin.

I did have several cups with little holes in the bottom.

All I did was melt a little more chocolate and painted it on with a pastry brush.

All fixed!

Now onto the fun part! Here's the recipe...
1 pkg instant chocolate pudding
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup Bailey's Irish Cream
1/4 cup Creme De Menthe
8oz tub of extra creamy cool whip

Mix pudding and milk together, add alcohol and fold in whipped cream. It's that simple!

The fastest and easiest way I've found to fill the cups is to poor the pudding into a ziploc bag and snip the corner.

Once they're all done I throw some Andes mints in the food processor and sprinkle them on the top.
Here's the final product....

Corona

2011-09-22T21:28:00.004-04:00

I came across an old photo of our English Bulldog Corona who passed away a couple of years ago. She was a the best dog ever and this is my favorite picture so I thought I'd share.

Angry Birds Themed Birthday Party

2011-09-06T19:39:00.004-04:00

As promised here are a few pictures from Micah's 5th birthday.

I got these super cute angry birds balloon faces and "Appy Birthday" sign on The Party Animial.

I used one on the watermelon too!

My handsome birthday boy!
I picked up this Angry Birds Pinata at a local street fair.

Check out the amazing cake my husband made! He used this cake pan and then just free handed the rest. He did an incredible job!

Homemade Angry Birds Costume for under $7!

2011-09-05T15:04:00.022-04:00

I just finished making an Angry Birds Costumes for my son Micah who is completely obsessed with the game (I'll post pictures from his Angry Birds themed birthday party soon). I took some pictures along the way. Hopefully it will help anyone interested in making one themselves. I used the instructions on The Clock Blog and just tweaked a few things. Remember I made this for my 5 year old son, so an adult may need to change things a bit.

First I folded a piece of red felt in half and laid it on top of an old crib sheet (if you don't have an old sheet buy the cheapest muslin you can find), traced a circle and cut it out. You should now have 3 identical circles (2 felt, 1 sheet/muslin).

I then sewed one of the red felt circles and the sheet together, leaving a small hole for stuffing.

Next, I cut a hole for face and arms and hand stitched the two layers closed. To do this I pulled the seems of the two layers together and stuck my arm up in the hole I left for stuffing to stitch the layers together. For the face I traced the smallest saucer I have and it was still way to big, so be careful. The arms are just 6 inch slits.

Then, I cut out 2 identical thingamabobbers for the top of his head in red felt. Sewed the two layers together and stuffed it. Leaving the bottom open. In retrospect I wish I had just made this part of the body the way The Clock Blog did. It would have eliminated a few steps. I also cut the tail out of black felt. I should have stuffed this as well because no amount of spray starch seems to make it stand up. Be sure to leave a little tab on both so you have room to sew it.

Then I pinned the thingamabobber and the tail inside the two layers of red felt. Make sure you have the bad side of the fabric on the outside.

Sew the two layers together and flip it inside out (or right side in).

Next, cut out and sew the white belly onto the top layer of fabric. Leave a little extra fabric hanging off the end. You don't need to stitch this part yet though.

Now for the fun part sketch and cut the facial features.

If you haven't used iron on adhesive before your missing out! I never hem anything anymore. I love this stuff!

Simply cut the shape you need...

...and iron it on!

Stuff it! I have a loveseat thats seen better days and is heading to the dump very soon so I used the stuffing from the cushions. If you've got some old pillows that would work great too. Be creative because polyfill is expensive!

Fold the excess white felt under and sew.

The finished product!

Here's the cost break down...
1 1/4 yard red felt $3.12 (with 50% off coupon)
1/4 yard white felt $.62 (with coupon)
3 sheets of felt $.90 cents
Old sheet free
Stuffing from couch free
Iron on adhesive $2.25

I'm Baaaaccccckkkkk!

2011-09-05T14:56:00.002-04:00

Well life is slowing down slightly these days. I have one child in second grade, one who just started kindergarten and two in preschool. Which means I now have seven and a half hours a week to myself! So hopefully I'll be able to start posting from time to time. Brace yourself, I've got over two years worth of post to catch up on!

Windmill Construction

2009-05-21T14:15:00.011-04:00

My husbands company finally put up their windmill. You wouldn't believe how long it has taken. It's been at least 3-4 years in the making. They had to put up a test windmill for a year to make sure there would be enough wind and then the electric company put up all kinds of red tape because it's going to produce a third more energy then the company uses and the town will be buying it from them. Obviously, the electric company didn't like the idea of it cutting into their profits. My husband said it should pay for itself in 5 years.
So from now on when your coming home on the pike keep your eyes open for the giant windmill.

Prepare for picture overload...

Easter

2009-05-06T15:20:00.005-04:00

Here's the boys baskets.

and the babies

The boys searching for eggs.

The babies in "the cage" wearing their new hats and shades. Taryn has already lost the hat and broken the sunglasses.

I tried to get a shoot of all 4 of them and this is the only one were you can see everyone's face.

Then, I tried to get one with the shades on.

It didn't go so well!

Homemade bath paint

2009-04-11T14:26:00.003-04:00

This morning I colored some shaving cream with food coloring and let the boys paint a masterpiece in the bathtub. It's one of Micah's favorite activities. He could spend hours playing in there. Unfortunately, I've now got a mini afro going after sitting in the steamy bathroom all morning while they played.

A day at the park!

2009-04-11T13:56:00.002-04:00

We finally had a break in the rain so I took the boys to a near by school playground. They had a blast and Kaden had a good time peeking in the windows of the school he'll attend in the fall.

Painting with sponges

2009-04-10T20:31:00.005-04:00

Painting is always a favorite in our house but my kids hate to get it on their hands (I know, their not your typical boys). So, I made some sponge shapes and attached paper clips as handles. It worked pretty well but if I do it again I'll use larger sponges.

I completely forgot to take a picture of their creations. Sorry!

Rainy day fun

2009-04-10T20:24:00.002-04:00

Lately it's been cold and rainy. So, the other day I filled up the sink and handed the kids some measuring cups and spoons and let them go to town. Kaden wasn't that into it but Micah loved it, he must have played for at least an hour.

Pom-poms instead of Easter grass

2009-04-10T19:57:00.003-04:00

I don't know about anyone else but I HATE Easter grass! Last year I swore up in down I was not going to buy it but, when I put the kids baskets together they just didn't look right. At the last minute I ran out and bought some. Of course, I spent the next month cleaning it up. So, this year I decided to use pom-poms from the dollar store instead. That way I don't have the mess and they have an extra toy in their basket!

See, you can't even tell!

2009-04-06T16:44:00.008-04:00

Saturday we had Kaden's 5th birthday party. He spent the entire day bouncing off the walls with excitement and then was exhausted by the time the party started. We had a great time though and he got lots of wonderful gifts. Here he is with the new bike we got him.

Normally we make the cakes for the kids birthdays but this time I decided I was going to save myself the hassle and just pick one up at the store. He really couldn't have cared less, as long as it had loads of frosting he was happy.

My sister had the brilliant idea to spin the kids around in the chair right after they ate. Fortunately nobody got sick.

Here's my niece giving Taryn and Asher hugs. How cute are they?

Chocolate birds nest

2009-04-02T16:12:00.006-04:00

Yesterday, the boys made chocolate birds nest. You need chow mein noodles, chocolate chips, candy eggs, peanut butter, and peeps birds (optional).

Poor melted chocolate over a handful of chow mein noodles (or just eat it like Micah).

Mix it all up, smoosh it into a ball and push down a little in the middle (nest shape).

Use peanut butter to glue down the eggs and add a peep if you'd like.

Paper plate bunnies

2009-04-02T15:46:00.002-04:00

Tuesday we made these cute paper plate bunnies. We stapled a small plate to a large one, glued on eyes, nose, ears and mouth made of construction paper, added ribbon whiskers and glued a bunch of cotton balls on for the tail.

Here's the final product. It should have a bushy tail but the boys glued them on in a line instead. I also made the facial features kinda scary. As you can tell I have no artistic ability what so ever.

Micah's Artwork

2009-04-01T21:11:00.002-04:00

The other night we were all sitting in the living room watching TV when Micah decided to go out into the dining room. We have a little desk in there with a bunch of crayons and paper and I could hear him coloring. I was thrilled with how nicely he was playing all by himself. Well, what I didn't know was he was coloring on the wall! Here's his beautiful drawing...

The worst part is it's still there. It's now become a joke between my husband and I as to who's going to clean it. I'm not backing down!

Easter Eggs

2009-04-01T21:01:00.003-04:00

Monday the boys colored eggs. Notice the art work on the wall behind Micah.

We did two dozen eggs and they were all gone in two days. Kaden loves them!

Holyoke Merry Go Round

2009-03-31T14:38:00.003-04:00

After we went to the Holyoke children's museum we walked over to the Holyoke Merry go round. As you can see Kaden loved it and at only a $1 a ride it was well worth it.

Holyoke children's museum

2009-03-30T13:20:00.007-04:00

Yesterday, Kaden and I took a trip to the Holyoke children's museum with a friend. I wanted to take Micah too but they are only open 12-5 on Sunday and he naps from about 12-3 so we had to leave him home. Now that I know how much fun it is we'll be going back soon with Micah.

Here's Kaden in the Shadow room. You make funny poses and when the light goes off your shadow stays on the wall.

The water table is a miniature replica of the Connect river.

Blowing bubbles

I'm not sure that goes there

You can barely see him over the steering wheel.

Checking out Elmo's vitals...he seems to be stable.

He loved this thing!

Is that Matthew McConaughey...Oh no, it can't be. He's got clothes on.

The Diner

Orders up!

They have a climbing structure similar to the one at the Boston children's museum but this one is two stories, the one in Boston is three. This one is big enough for parents to get in though which is nice for those of us who have little kids.

He could have stayed in there all day.

Testing out his cashier skills.

Dr Kaden the veterinarian.

Checking out an X-ray of a box turtle.

He's a weather man...

and a news anchor.

This place was definitely worth the drive and for only $6 you can't beat it. Can't wait to go back!

Trip to funworks

2009-03-26T14:44:00.005-04:00

I'm not quit sure what I was thinking this morning. The kids were all driving me crazy so I threw them in the car and drove over to Funworks. A local place that's full of bounce houses. Micah is right in the thick of the terrible two's lately and can be a handful on a good day but lately he hasn't been sleeping very well and he's a MONSTER! He spent most of the time running away from us and throwing temper tantrums. Needless to say I was really looking forward to nap time today. If anyone has any tips on how I can get him to sleep past 6am I'd love to hear them.
Anyway, here's the pictures. I know they're crappy. I brought my old camera because it fits in my purse but it's been dropped one to many times.

I know I bias but aren't they adorable?

Halloween

2009-03-25T15:40:00.005-04:00

Well, better late then never right? Here's our Halloween pictures.
We took our annual trip to the pumpkin farm a couple weeks before trick or treat. Here's the babies taking everything in from the stroller.

The boys goofing around...

Picking out the perfect pumpkin!

Kaden and Micah aka Woody and Buzz. I bought the costumes last year and forgot to buy a hat for Kaden. At the last minute I had to run out and by this cheesy one.

Taryn and Asher aka Piglet and Roo.

Witchy Woman!

Thanksgiving

2009-03-25T14:33:00.005-04:00

Well I know I'm posting this 5 months late but we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and I've got the pictures to prove it.

Homemade butter is a family tradition dating back to when my sister and I were kids. So, this year I had the boys give it a try. All you have to do is fill a clean baby food jar 1/2 full of Heavy cream. Put the lid on tight and shake it like crazy!

The finished product!

My mom was worried about what she was going to do with all the kids (my 4 plus my niece). So, she borrowed this table from work and it was wonderful. Here they all are impatiently waiting for the food...

And here's the aftermath...

The boys are trying to give Daddy a heart attack!

2009-03-25T14:09:00.003-04:00

Well as much as it's killing Shaun, the boys love Taryn's tutu's and what goes better with a tutu then work boots and cowboy boots.

I plan on showing this one to every girl they ever bring home.

Get well soon!

2009-03-24T16:05:00.002-04:00

Last week my 83 year old Grandmother took a nasty fall. She broke bones in her eye socket and nose. She's very sore but she's going to be OK. Kaden decided to make her a get well soon card to cheer her up.

We cut out a green strip for the stem, 4 hearts for the petals and a circle for the center. After he wrote get well I said to him " You know E's only have 3 lines" and he said "I know I wanted to make them fancy".

Fundraising ideas

2009-03-24T15:53:00.003-04:00

Ok, My local mother of twins organization has an event planned at a local bounce house/mini golf/gem mining place. The owner has been gracious enough to offer us a 2 for 1 deal. We won't make any money off of it but it should help to promote our group. We would like to do something to earn a little cash too. Right now all I can think of is 50/50 raffle. Any ideas?

Pot of gold

2009-03-19T15:29:00.004-04:00

Ok, I know this one is kinda week but I needed a quick, easy project for the kids on St. Patty's day. I had planned on making all green food and making some really cool crafts but everyone was sick with a nasty cold and this was the best I could manage...

I had the kids glue green tissue paper to baby food jars.

Then, we balled up yellow tissue paper on the lid. Walla! You have a pot of gold. Gorgeous Right? Haha

I'm back!

2009-03-19T14:56:00.004-04:00

I know it's been along time but I'm going to try to start posting on a regular basis again. I've got a bunch of fun day trips planned for the summer and of course the normal day to day projects. So hopefully I'll have plenty of stuff to post about. Here's a recent picture of the kids...

It was taken on St Patrick's day (hence the green) It says it all, Asher sitting there quietly, Taryn and Micah goofing off and Kaden not paying any attention at all. Don't mind the mess, right before I took the picture Micah knocked over the play kitchen and shopping cart.

Taryn's Mommymade Tutu

2008-10-06T13:34:00.006-04:00

Well, I was looking for a quick and easy craft project the other day so I decieded to try making a tutu for the princess. I think it turned out pretty cute. Here's the instructions...
-I wanted a short puffy tutu so I bought 4 1/2 yards of tulle (1 1/2 yards of each color). Cut it in half width wise and then cut it into 6 inch strips. (yes, my little monsters colored all over my cutting mat). If you want a longer tutu, just cut longer strips.

-Then, I sewed an elastic circle for the waistband using 1/2 inch elastic (If I was making it for an older child I would have used 1 inch elastic.) I used a pair of my daughters elastic waist pants for the measurement but you could also just measure your child's waist and deduct a couple of inches. To stitch it together I used a zigzag stitch, you could also hand stitch it but whatever you do make sure it's secure.

-Next, put the elastic around your thigh and start tying the tulle on one strip at a time using a double knot. Try to get all the knots at the bottom so the elastic will lay flat.
Wallah! Your done!

Heres Kaden modeling it...

And Micah...

And finally the princess...

I think the total cost was around $6-$7. If I waited for a sale I probably could have done it for much cheaper. So, it's definitely a cheap and easy project.

Lake George

2008-09-30T13:40:00.016-04:00

Well it took me awhile but here are the pictures from Lake George.

The boys at the entrance to The Great Escape

Me and Micah on or first ride of the day

Kaden and Daddy

Look Ma no hands

I wasn't feeling to hot after the swings

On the train

This was a little tiny little roller coaster but it knocked ya around 10 times more then the big ones do. Poor Micah was terrified.

We made it out of the character cafe in one piece! We went to this restaurant twice last year. Once I almost passed out (I had problems with my blood pressure dropping when I was pregnant with the twins) and the second time Kaden fell off a bench backwards and brook his collar bone. Fortunately we ate our lunch without incident this time. It must have been on Kaden's mind though, every time Micah cried he was say "did he break his collar bone".

I asked the ride operator to snap a picture of the four of us. Didn't she do a great job?????

Wags the Dog

I don't know why we pay for park tickets. They would be just as happy running through the sprinklers.

The arcade

Micah kept throwing the balls over the machine and loosing them.

Kaden one big on this game.

Our little cabin at the Do-rest Court. It was very 80's inside but it was cheap and clean so I was happy.

Yes, Micah's holding an ash try. I didn't realize until after I took the picture. Great mothering, right!

Waiting for daddy to come back from the soda machine

Terrible picture

Playing at the playground at the hotel

The little frog we found. Kaden was so worried because he thought it couldn't find it's mommy.

We ate breakfast at this place. The food was good, the people were nice but it was seriously like something out of the sopranos. Shaun and I were cracking up the whole time.

Just after I took this picture Kaden laid face down on the floor and said he didn't feel well. Shaun picked him up and ran him out of the restaurant. Fortunately, we managed to make it home before he really got sick.

When do ya think this place went out of business? $1.08!!!!

Pirates cove mini golf.

Last year Kaden was a bit freaked out on the go carts. This year he was smiling from ear to ear.

Kaden was exhausted!

I read on the internet that if you stand right in the middle of this thing you can hear an echo that someone even 2 feet away can't hear. I guess it has something to do with the circular wall. Well, anyway, it worked! It was pretty cool if your out that way check it out.

The Minne Ha Ha

Every year we get a new family ornament with all of our names on it. There's a little Christmas shop on the strip so I figured I get this years while I was there.

Micah kept calling this guy uncle Devin. My brother's a 6 foot tall blond guy. This was a 4 foot tall, brown haired, statue of a French and Indian war soldier????

Outside a t-shirt shop

Kaden got sick in the car. We told him if he had to throw up to use the box. He stuck his whole head in there instead. He never did get sick but he spent about 5 minutes with his head in the box.

By the end of the second day I was dieing to get home to the babies. I had never been away from them before and it was killing me. It was nice to get some big boy time with Kaden and Micah though and my mom had a good time driving the babies all over town showing them off to her friends.

Video from Lake George

2008-08-28T13:44:00.002-04:00

Here's a video of our trip to Lake George. I'll be posting pictures soon.

9 month appointment

2008-08-28T13:21:00.003-04:00

I just got back from Taryn and Asher's 9 month Dr's apt. Taryn is doing great she's 25% for height and 28% for weight. I'm a little worried about Asher though, 2 appointments ago he was around the 30 percentile, last apt he was 15% and this apt he was 5th percentile for height and way below the charts for weight. He's only gained 2 onces in the last 2 months. Of course, my Dr is on vacation this week so the NP said she would call me once he gets back in the office. In the meantime she had me schedule a weight check in 2 weeks.

Dinner time battle

2008-08-07T14:41:00.002-04:00

Ughhhhhhh! Lately Dinner time is a battle field with Kaden. He doesn't want to try anything including foods he liked in the past. The other night he sat at the table for an HOUR AND A HALF screaming that he didn't want to try his turkey burger. Finally, he caved and took a tiny little bite, he got a big smile on his face and said "I like it...I think...I'm feeling...happy." Of course the next night it started all over again.

Day at the lake

2008-08-07T13:41:00.002-04:00

Last weekend we took the kids up to the lake. Shaun took Kaden fishing for the first time but the only thing he caught was a log. He really wasn't all that into it so it didn't last very long.

We found our favorite little spot in the woods and had a picnic.

Grocery store sushi in the middle of the woods. lol

I ordered a UV/bug guard for the stroller but it hasn't come yet so we had to improvise.

Kaden took this picture. He did a pretty good job, don't ya think.

They love the water but Micah had about 100 time outs for throwing sand.

We had the swimming area completely to ourselves. The kids had a blast and we can't wait to head back.
When we got home my grandmother lectured me on how dangerous the lake can be and how I need to be careful with the kids. I love her dearly but she kills me. I was a lifeguard for 8 years. I think I can handle it.

Random Pictures

2008-08-06T14:24:00.004-04:00

Micah's one of those kids that the second he gets a marker/crayon/pen he runs for the wall
(thank God for magic erases). Kaden is supposed to put all of his craft stuff back in his desk drawer when he's done but that rarely happens. So the other day Micah found yet another marker and heres what happened!

All the toys in the world and this is what they play with...

My beautiful baby boy! Please ignore the peas on his forehead and the rice cereal on his shirt. I wasn't the one who cleaned him up after dinner.

We got a new "skateboard" for the stroller. Can you say clown car!

My baby brother's 16!

2008-08-06T13:57:00.004-04:00

I can't tell ya how old it makes me feel to tell you my little brother turned 16 last Thursday! I still remember the day he was born and now he has a drivers permit!
He's a golf fanatic so I made him this cake...

We had his party at the county club. They have a great zero entry pool. The kids had a blast! Here's my niece Brooklyn.

My brother with Micah

Kaden

Right before we went t leave Kaden needed to pee but he's terrified of self flushing toilette so as he's sanding in the stall he's saying to himself "there's nothing to be afraid of". Then he flushes, quickly turns to me and buries his face in my shirt. It took everything I had to keep a strait face.
I didn't take any pictures of the babies. My grandmothers had them under the gazebo. The kids had such a good time. I think we may get a membership to the pool in a couple years. Right now it's just to hard to keep track of everyone.

Craft project gone wrong

2008-08-05T16:14:00.004-04:00

Last month family fun had a project were the kids put an imprint of their hand in the sand, decorate it with shells, glass, etc and then fill it with plaster paris. When it's done your supposed to have this beautiful hand shaped thingamajig. Well, ours didn't work out to well. The hand print kept falling apart so we decided to just dig a hole instead...

Filled it with plaster paris

Then the kids continued to dump a bunch of junk in there.

Here's the final product. Isn't it lovely!

It kinda reminds me of the ashtrays we all used to make as kids. How messed up is that? Having preschoolers and elementary school kids making ashtrays!?!? I guess we needed somewhere to set our candy cigarettes.

Have you noticed my typos have been even worse then normal?

2008-07-30T15:11:00.002-04:00

I'm sure if you have read any of my posts you know I'm the queen of typos. I cant spell, I can't type and I've never gotten through a single post without being interrupted multiple times. I do use spell check and reread all of my posts but I tend to read what I thought I wrote as apposed to what's actually written. Unfortunately, my posts have gotten even worse lately. Last week Asher puked all over the keyboard on my laptop and now half the keys don't work. You have no idea how many freakin' words have the letter O in them!!! I'll try my best to make my post readable but I'm not making any promises.

How funny are these!

2008-07-30T14:52:00.004-04:00

OMG, these are hysterical! I would never spend $35 for a pair of high healed crib shoes but they're still funny.

If I did it right you should be able to click on the photo to get to the website.

Hampton beach and why my husband's a pain in the rear!

2008-07-28T15:18:00.009-04:00

Like I said in my last post Saturday we decided to take a last minute trip to Hampton beach. The kids did amazingly well in the car...thank God for DVD players!

The plan was to wear the babies and use the double stroller as needed for the boys but I didn't realize Asher was still to small to be on Shaun's back with the ergo and I didn't bring the framed backpack so we ended up using both strollers which threw a bit of a wrench in our plans.

No makeup, my hair's a mess and just an all around bad picture of me but you can see the princess in a kangaroo carry in the hotsling.

They have a great playground right on the beach.

As I was taking this picture a guy says to me (in the thickest Boston accent I have ever heard) "Ya trying to start a baseball team". Haha

This is as close to the water as we got. When wearing the babies didn't work we just couldn't push the strollers down to the water and the car was to far away to carry the babies and Micah.
On a side note, my dream house would be one of those houses out on the rocks.

Finally, on the way home I gave the kids their I spy bottles to keep them occupied on the way home. Kaden had fun looking for everything, Micah just liked to shake the bottle.

Ok, as for why my husband's a pain the my rear...I had a place all set up for Saturday night so we could stay over. Shaun pitched a fit and said it would be to hard with the kids and adamantly refused. I wouldn't have stayed in a hotel, my kids wake up to early and would have had everyone around us up too, but this was a house. There was a last minute cancellation and the guy was willing to rent it to us CHEAP. It was within walking distance of everything and was further down the beach in an area that was much less crowed but Shaun wanted no part of it so we came home. Well, this morning he calls me and says he fells bad that the boys didn't even get to play on the beach and asks if I want to go back this weekend and stay over! There is no way I'm ever going to find a house up there on this short notice let alone one for $150. As much as I'd love to spend the weekend at the beach I had to tell him no way. Instead I think I'm going to get the boys a couple of fishing polls and we'll head up to one of the local state parks for some fishing, swimming and a picnic. Ugh, why cant men just realize we are always right and stop fighting us on everything. It would make like so much easier!

I spy bottle

2008-07-27T15:14:00.005-04:00

Friday morning I woke up and decided after being puked on for 2 weeks strait we all needed to get away. So Saturday morning we headed off for a day at the beach. Before we left I threw together a little something to keep the kids busy.

What you need
-Clear soda bottle (washed dried and wrapped removed)
-A bunch of random trinkets from around the house
-Salt or rice
-Glue

Directions
-Take a photo of all the little trinkets (or make a list if your kids can read)
-Dump all the trinkets in the bottle
-Fill the bottle about 2/3 full with salt
-Glue the top on the bottle

I was planning on making them the bag style but I didn't have time. I'll post pictures when I get around to making those.

Pictures from Sears

2008-07-21T15:49:00.000-04:00

We took the kids to Sears on Saturday to have their pictures done. I think they came out pretty well considering later that day Micah and Taryn started throwing up.

She wouldn't crack a smile for anything.

Of course somebody had to have a knot on their head!

He's such a ham!

Not perfect but not bad either.

I HATE the cheesy cloud background! I'm kicking myself for not telling the girl to change it.

Ziploc Ice Cream

2008-07-21T15:15:00.000-04:00

I saw this recipe last year and forgot all about it until Alison posted it recently.

What you need
Light cream
Vanilla
Sugar
Ice
Rock Salt
Gallon Ziploc bag
Quart Ziploc Bag

Directions
In the Quart Ziploc bag mix 1 cup light cream, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Put that bag in the gallon bag and add 1/2 cup rock salt and fill the bag 1/2 full of ice. Then, shake, shimmy and dance around until the inside bag is the consistency of ice cream. Take it out, rinse it off and enjoy!

The only problem is after 2 minutes the kids said it was too cold and they didn't want to do it anymore. So, I think grandma may be buying them an ice cream ball.

Homemade bow holder

2008-07-18T14:56:00.000-04:00

I've been looking for a custom bow holder for awhile now but I'm far to cheap to pay $30-$50 for one. So, i decided to make one myself. Here's how...

What you'll need
-A plaque of some sorts (I bought mine at walmart for $3.xx)
-Paint
-Scrapbook paper (make sure it's card stock and not a thin piece of paper)
-Modge podge (or something similar)
-A paint brush
-Ribbon (I'd suggest using two different ribbons to make it thick enough for all types of clips to hold onto).
-Chipboard letters (really you could use anything)
-Decorative touch for the bottom of the ribbon. (I used wooden stars)
-Hot glue gun

Directions
-Trace the shape of the plaque onto the scrapbook paper and cut it out. The paper should now be the same shape and size as the plaque
-Paint the plaque and the stars
-Coat the top of the plaque with the Modge Podge and adhere the scrapbook paper
-Use Modge Podge to add the chipboard letters
-Cut the ribbon to the length you'd like and use a hot glue gun to glue the two ribbons together.
-Use the glue gun to glue the ribbon to the back of the plaque
-Glue the stars to the bottom of the ribbon with the glue gun.
Ta-Daa! Your done!

I did take pictures showing every step but I seem to have lost them. Sorry

I hope I explained that clearly if not let me know and if you happen to make one send me a picture.

Here's the final product. I think it will look nice in her sage green room.

I tried adding some ribbon for a little extra pazazz but the colors competed to much and it made it a little to busy. It might work with a different paper or plaque though.

Ear Wash Anyone?

2008-07-18T14:21:00.000-04:00

It's about 93 and humid outside so, time for a little water fun. Instead of pulling out the sprinkler I thought we'd do something a little different and have a car wash. I had Kaden make a sign but as you can tell he added a line to the C making it an ear wash. lol

Micah was more interested in the bubbles then washing the cars.

Mean old mom spraying down the kids with cold water!

Now if I could only teach them to wash my car we'd be all set.

Camping!

2008-07-17T20:04:00.000-04:00

We haven't done to much in the past few days because the kids have been passing around a stomach bug but yesterday I decided we needed to have a little fun. I sent up a tent in the living room and pretended we're camping. The plan was to eat franks and beans "camp food" for dinner but I couldn't find the beans so I had to substituted mac-n-cheese (healthy right). The boys were really missing Shaun, he's in Boston for a funeral so this helped take there minds off of missing him. Since It going to be a LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG time before we go camping for real this we'll have to do.

Tear free my arse!

2008-07-16T16:43:00.000-04:00

I'm at my wits end with Kaden this week. I caught him with the sunblock and took it away and told him how dangerous it was and not to touch it again. Well then I was running around the house trying to get us ready to head to the mall and I heard Micah crying. When I got in the room his eye's were bright red and his nose was running and Kaden was standing there with the sunblock in his hand. I called poison control and they told me to flush his eyes out with water for 5-6 minutes. The poor kid was screaming the whole time. They told me his eyes should start to look better in about an hour but would take awhile to completely clear up when he woke up from his nap at 4:30 his face was still pretty red and swollen so I called the Dr. The nurse told me to use cold compresses and give him some benadryl. Poor guy still looks a little puffy today but he's definitely much better.
I'm sure Kaden wasn't trying to hurt him. I'm guessing he was just trying to put some sunblock on him but I've been having a really hard time with him defying me lately.
On a side note it was banana boat kids tear free. Not so tear free if it gets sprayed directly into your face though. I think we're gonna stick to the lotion from now on.

Kadens doing much better

2008-07-16T16:35:00.000-04:00

Kadens leg looks much better. I'm still not sure what it was. No one else was bit. He is still complaining that his stomach hurts so I'm not sure what's up there but I'll give it a couple more days before I call the Dr.

I lost 10lbs!

2008-07-16T16:27:00.000-04:00

I know it's just a drop in the bucket but I've been working out everyday and eating better and as of today I'm down 10lbs! My next goal is to be a size smaller for the two weddings we're going to in September. So, if you see me stuffing my face, smack me!

Homemade banana chips

2008-07-15T20:30:00.000-04:00

I had some bananas that were about to go bad so I thought I'd try something new. Here's the recipe...

Ingredients
-2 ripe bananas
-2 tablespoons of lemon juice

Directions
-Cut the bananas into thin slices
-Coat slices in lemon juice
-Bake banana slices on a greased pan in a 200 degree oven, turning every half hour and watching out for burning. Remove when they are crispy, cool, and store in an airtight container.

They're good but they taste nothing like the ones you buy in the store. Those are fried and very fatty so of course they taste good!
I did have to cook them for a lot longer then the recipe called for and I think next time I may turn up the heat a bit to try to get them a little crispier but all in all they were a good healthy snack for the kids.

Wanna play guess that illness?

2008-07-14T16:37:00.000-04:00

Well, we haven't done to much for the past few days because Kaden's been sick. Friday morning he started throwing up. That continued through Sat and by Sunday he had stopped throwing up but had no energy and spent the day laying around with a fever and I noticed a little blister on his lip. This morning he said his leg hurt and pointed to a huge bug bite looking thing. It's about 3 inches in diameter, has a white center and a red ring around the outside. Since then I have found more "bites" one on his temple that's about the size of a half dollar, one on his knee that's about the size of a quarter and one on the bottom of his foot that's about the size of a dime. If it's bug bites I have no idea where they're coming from because he hasn't been outside in days and nobody else has any. I called the Dr's office and they said to use neosporin and benadryl for the next two days and if it's not any better they will get me in on Thursday. Of course they gave me all the signs of infection to look for blablabla. The poor kid still says he doesn't feel good and wont even let me touch his leg because it hurts. I feel so bad for him!

Here's the worst "bite". He has been itching it so that may be adding to the redness.

And here's the blister on his lip.

5 minutes outside

2008-07-14T16:25:00.000-04:00

Last week was hot and sticky so I blew up the new "water slide", got the kids in their swimsuits, lathered them up with sunscreen and took them outside. Within minutes I looked up and there was a swarm of bees around us. So, of course I had to bring the kids in. The neighbors must have thought I was beating them the way they were screaming. Here's the one picture I managed to snap before coming in.

What is it with boys???

2008-07-09T14:50:00.000-04:00

Yesterday I was upstairs with the babies, the boys were in the play room and Shaun was on the computer in the dinning room. Somehow Kaden managed to sneak pass Shaun with some playdoh and they decided it would be a good idea to stick it in the fan! It's a tower fan so it chopped the playdoh into about a million little pieces and sent it flying in every direction. Then, for good measure they walked all over it to be sure they really smooshed it into the carpet. I'm gonna be gray in no time.

Sharpie Tie Dye

2008-07-09T05:55:00.000-04:00

A big thank you to Alison for this one.

What you need
-White t-shirt
-balls
-rubber bands
-permanent markers (all different colors)
-spray bottle
-rubbing alcohol

Directions
-Wrap a few ball up in a t-shirt with rubber bands. Actually, it doesn't even have to be balls. You just need something to provide a surface for the kids to write on and an area to concentrate the color on (you don't want lines spaced out across the t-shirt or the colors won't bleed).
-Make sure you put the kids in junk clothes because they will probably get ruined.
-Let them color on the balls with permanent marker.
-Remove the balls and hang the shirts up (preferably outside).
-Spray the shirts with rubbing alcohol
-Let them dry
-Toss them in the dryer for a few minutes to seal in the color

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after

I turn my back for a second...

2008-07-08T17:38:00.000-04:00

I ran upstairs to give Taryn a bath and this is what I found when I arrived...

So much for the brand new box of Chex I just bought!

I have no idea why he wanted to pose with the remote???

Micah's 2nd Birthday!

2008-07-07T14:54:00.000-04:00

Well, it's official Micah's no longer a baby :( On Thursday he turned 2 and on Saturday we had a little family party for him. Here's some pictures...

The favors I made

Every time I try to get a picture of all four of them it turns out like this. lol

Shaun's Uncle and his long time girlfriend send the kids a package of gifts for every holiday and birthday. While I appreciate their generosity I always laugh when I see what's in the box. They never had any children so they're kind of clueless about child related products. When Kaden was only 8 months they sent TONS of candy including a bunch of lolly pops because "we know he can have those". This year they sent these hulk gloves. It took about 30 seconds before Kaden put them on and knocked Micah right on his arse. Needless to say those got put away real fast. lol

Shaun did a great job on the cupcakes as always

My niece Brooklyn and Taryn

I got the code for this book at an after Christmas sale at target months ago. It came out soooo cute. You just send in a picture and a few details and they turn it into a book. Here's the link for anyone interested.

Every page has his face on it.

Outdoor fun!

2008-07-07T14:13:00.000-04:00

Well despite all the rain we've had we did manage to get outside for a little bit.
How cute are they?

Kaden was making faces. This is my happy face, this is my sad face, etc. Well he made this face and said "this is my gelatin face". I'm assuming he meant jealous???

No more toothless grins :(

2008-07-07T13:51:00.000-04:00

A few weeks ago Asher got his first tooth (his bottom right) and today Taryn popped the bottom two through. Never again am I gonna look down and see one of those adorable toothless smiles from one of my children. My babies are growing up WAY to fast! Ugh, I could cry!

Homemade ice cream!

2008-07-07T13:32:00.000-04:00

The boys and I decided to make some homemade ice cream the other night for desert. I love that Micah is finally at an age where he can participate in these kind of activities.
We used...
A pack of strawberry jello
1 cup of boiling water
2 cups frozen strawberries
1/3 a tube of frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tub of whip cream
To be honest I didn't love it but then again I'm not a big orange/strawberry fan.

We kind of overfilled the ice cream maker.

Doug the lama

2008-07-07T13:18:00.000-04:00

My mother works for a local daycare center and every year they have the "lama lady" come to the school and give a presentation. She reads a book, shows some pictures from the farm, talks about what they like to do, etc. Kaden loved it. Micah really couldn't have cared less. My mom ended up taking him down to the play ground so he could play with kids his own age.

Kadens first trophy!

2008-07-07T12:47:00.000-04:00

Kaden had his last t-ball game this week and at the end of the game they presented all of the kids with trophies! He was soooo proud of him self! This was his first team sport and in the beginning he had a tough time with waiting his turn, being a sore looser and getting really frustrated with himself when he didn't perform as well as he would have liked. When he got the trophy he told me and Shaun "this is because I did and good job and tried my best. Sometimes you win and sometimes you loose." That right there was worth every penny we paid!

Here he is receiving his new trophy from his coach (who happens to be a good friend of ours).

Do ya think he likes it?

Within a couple of minutes of getting home we heard a call come over the scanner for a 7 year old who was unconscious from what they believed to be heat exhaustion on the same field he was just playing on. Hopefully she's ok. I can't imagine how terrified her parents must have been! Soccer doesn't start until September so hopefully it will cool off a bit by then and we won't have to worry about anybody collapsing!

Kaden popped!

2008-07-02T20:52:00.000-04:00

My grandmother who has 8 children loves to tell the story about my uncle David "popping". The story changes every time I hear it but it goes something like this...Apparently one day my uncle was sitting at the table refusing to finish everything on his plate. He repeatedly told her "I can't eat it all, I'm going to pop" but she insisted he eat all his food. So, he did and seconds later he popped all over the kitchen floor. As soon as she finishes her story one of my aunts or uncles adds "We never had to finish a meal again from that day forward". You would think hearing that story over and over and over I would have learn something...NOPE. Guess what happened today? Kaden popped! He took one look at dinner tonight and refused to even try it. So, I told him he need to take at least a couple bits of everything on his plate. So, after a 20 minute stand off he eats three whole bits of veal, walks half way across the dinning room and throws up everywhere! Poor kid, I didn't realize he was sick I just assumed he was being difficult. There goes my mother of the year award yet again!

I'm done

2008-07-01T15:12:00.000-04:00

Ok, I'm done transferring over old blogs everything from this point on should be new.

My baby is 4! (originally posted on myspace on 4/14/08)

2008-07-01T14:50:00.000-04:00

I can't believe it, Kaden turned 4 on the 8th! I said to Shaun on the 7th "Can you believe 4 years ago today we had no kids?" I seems like a lifetime ago.

Here's some pictures...
Making brownies for school

The last picture of him as a 3 year old. He was sad because he didn't want to be 4. I didn't have the heart to tell him it's only gonna get worse.

Heading off to preschool in his birthday shirt

The lovely cake I made for him. I didn't have enough time for it to cool before frosting it. Haha

His new guitar. Can you tell he liked it?

Shaun made the cake for his party. He did a great job as always! Although I think mine was better.

And the after party meltdown

Random pictures (originally posted on myspace on 2/28/08)

2008-07-01T14:12:00.000-04:00

Just thought I'd post a few random pictures.

The valentines I made for Kaden's class

Kaden, Micah and I made Shaun cupcakes for V-day

The finished product

Finally, I got Micahs haircut. I prolonged getting it done because I couldn't bare to cut off his curls.
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No more baby. He's officially a big boy!

Crazy week but the twins are home from the hospital now! (originally posted on myspace on 2/8/08)

2008-07-01T13:50:00.000-04:00

Ok, so here's how my week went...

Friday- I took Taryn to the doctor in the morning. They sent her for a chest x-ray and sure enough she had pneumonia. By Friday night she hadn't kept anything down in over 24 hours so I took her to the ER. We sat around for over 3 hours before they decided to admit her. The second we got upstairs the Dr took one look at her and said "I think we're going to send her out". We sat downstairs for 3 hours and no one noticed how hard she was working to breath!!! They put her on oxygen, started an IV and gave her a respiratory treatment. Then, they called for an ambulance and transported her to a larger hospital an hour away with a wonderful pediatric unit. BTW- you haven't had motion sickness until you've ridden in the back of an ambulance for an hour. lol

Saturday- Shaun came up to baystate and brought me some clothes. The entire bag was filled with maternity clothes??? My favorite was the maternity shorts. I'm not pregnant and it's February?!?! My mom agreed to take all three boys to the Dr's office (she's a brave woman). Micah had double ear infections and Asher now needed to be transported to baystate too. Unfortunately you can't do a direct admit from the Drs office so we had to do the whole ER thing again and my mom got to experience the back of an ambulance. They gave Asher an RSV test, it came back positive so they just assumed that was what Taryn had too.

Sunday- They talked about letting Asher come home. It was a good thing they didn't because that night they had to started an IV and give him a respiratory treatment.

Monday- Asher spiked a fever and his white count went up.

Tuesday- Kaden woke up puking. Then, that evening they let Taryn come home. My mom offered to stay overnight with Asher so I could go home and see the boys. I hadn't seen them since Friday and I was missing them like crazy.

Wednesday- I went into Micah's room before I headed to the hospital and he was covered with puke! I pretty much looked at Shaun said "Good luck with that" and left. When I went to the hospital they told me Asher could come home. So, my mom and I grabbed lunch while we were waiting for him to be released. Halfway through lunch my mothers head goes back and she starts staring at the ceiling. I called her name a couple times and she didn't respond so I yelled for help. If your gonna pass out do it in a hospital. She was only out for about 30-45 seconds and by the time she woke up there were 2 Dr's and 5-6 nurses standing over her and they were already taking her vitals. She seemed fine afterward but the Drs wanted her to get checked out down in the ER. All the tests came back fine so they told her she was ok to drive home.

Thursday- I woke up to the sound of Shaun throwing up. By Thursday night both babies where throwing up too.

Friday- I woke up sick. I took the twins to the Dr and Asher has a double ear infection.

So it was a crazy week to say the least! If it weren't for my parents and my in laws I don't know how we would have done it!

Being at hospital was tough. I kept seeing little guys with cancer being wheeled up and down the halls. There was also a picture of a little boy with Charles Barkley (make a wish) and a wall with handmade ceramic tiles in memory of kids who passed away. It definitely made me very thankful for my happy, healthy kids. Those families with truly sick kids are in my prayers. I don't know how they do it.

Taryn (my cell phone camera sucks)

Asher (he was pissed)

Asher with the picture Kaden made for his crib

Last January vs this January (originally posted on myspace on 1/6/08)

2008-07-01T13:39:00.000-04:00

I just found a few pictures from last year and I thought this was funny. Last year at this time this is what Kaden was doing...

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And this is what we were doing this year

The twins are here!!! (originally posted on myspace on 11/28/07)

2008-07-01T12:54:00.000-04:00

Well, the twins decided not to wait the extra week and a half for their scheduled c-section. At about 8:30-9pm on Sat I was laying in bed when I felt my water break. I got dressed, finished packing my bag and called my mom to come watch the kids so we could head to the hospital. We got to the hospital at about 10 and they hooked up to the monitors, confirmed my water had broken and started calling in the OR staff. At 11:54pm Taryn Grace was born screaming her little head off. She weighed 5lbs 12oz and 19 1/2 inches long. She was followed by her brother Asher Nathan at 11:56pm weighing 6lbs 3oz and 19 inches long. They're both doing really well. The pediatrician actually thinks they were 37 weeks instead of 36 because they are doing so well. My due date had been pushed back after my first ultrasound so, now they think my original date was correct.
Kaden is very interested in the babies and has been getting a little upset when they cry. He kept asking when I was coming home and telling me he missed me. I don't think Micah even realizes the babies exists, he really couldn't careless.

This is a terrible picture but I really wanted a belly pic. It was taken after my water broke, I had already gone to bed for the night. No makeup and bed head. Nice!

I was huge!!!!!

Here's what I looked like when I was 9 months pregnant with Micah. I thought I was huge then because I was soooo much bigger then I was with Kaden.

Shaun in his scrubs

I got the boys shirts that say "I'm the big brother of twins" with there name and the names of the babies. The pictures aren't very good, they would stop moving.

Taryn

Asher

The two of them.

Asher looks huge in this picture but he's just the one closest to the camera.

These outfits were newborn sized and they were HUGE!

Micah checking out the babies for the first time

Here's what the boys looked like at birth

These kids are gonna be huge! (Originally posted on myspace on 10/24/07)

2008-07-01T08:06:00.000-04:00

I had an ultrasound yesterday and the twins are measuring very big! She was 4lbs 8oz and he was 4lbs 5oz! Thats 8lbs 13oz (Micah's birth weight). The only reason I'm not freeking out is I don't have a whole lot of faith in an ultrasounds ability to predict weight. Almost everyone I know has been told an incorrect weight.
According to one of my pregnancy books the average baby is 3.5 lbs at 31 weeks and almost 4 at 32 weeks. I was 31 weeks 5 days. So, I'm guessing they are somewhere in between 3.5-4 lbs. Either way, that's still alot of baby. Especially when you consider they should start gaining 1/2 lbs a week and I still have 6 weeks until my c-section!
So, if you see me and I'm as big as a house you'll know why.

Boys or Girls???? We had our ultrasound. (originally posted on myspace on 7/11/07)

2008-06-30T15:52:00.001-04:00

We had our big ultrasound yesterday. I'm a little irritated because I don't think they did the right tests and I have a feeling I'm going to have to go back to baystate for another one but we did find out their genders.

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Weekend in Lake George (originally posted on myspace on 7/7/07)

2008-06-30T15:05:00.000-04:00

Well like I said in my last post we spent the weekend in Lake George and aside from the broken bone we had a good time. Here's the pictures...

When we first got there we took Kaden to Gooney Golf.

This picture cracks me up. It pretty much sums up the balancing act that comes with having multiple children.

Then, we went and walked around on the strip for a while. Here's the boys checking out the boats out on the lake.

Kaden and Daddy checking out the ducks

Kaden got another tattoo. He pick it out himself. It couldn't be more fitting. Haha

Then, we went back to the hotel pool.

The following morning we headed off for our infamous day at The Great Escape.

He loves the jail...should I be nervous?

My little card shark

Checking out the pigs

I know its a bad pic but it was the only one where you could see Kadens head over the steering wheel.

This ones blurry too (Shaun took it) but it's cute anyway.

All these where taken after breaking his collar bone.

Yes, Micah was with us but he spent the whole day sleeping in the stroller.

Back at the hotel

Sitting in front of the hotel Sunday morning.

At the arcade

I love the tongue

Mini golf again

Kaden and a cannon. Now that's scary.

The last time we were in Lake George we were walking past Fort William Henry and Shaun says to Kaden "The indians used to live in this area...Until the white man came and killed them all". It's going to be a miracle if this kid grows up to be normal.

Kaden was pointing up and saying "I want to do that". The kid broke his collar bone eating lunch and he wants to go hang gliding. Something tells me I'm gonna be spending a lot of time in the ER with him.

Guess I wont be winning the mother of the year award anytime soon! (originally posted on 8/6/07)

2008-06-30T08:38:00.000-04:00

This weekend we went to Lake George and while we were at the Great Escape Kaden fell off a bench backwards during lunch and broke his collar bone! Ok, stuff like that happens. You can't prevent every little bump or bruise but I feel like the worlds worst mom because I didn't take him to the Dr for two days! He seemed fine. He fell off the bench, cried for a minute and then acted like nothing happened. Within 20 min he was on back on the rides smiling and laughing. I never even had to give him tylenol. The only reason I decided to make an apt for him was because he was saying it hurt when I picked him up and he wasn't putting a lot of pressure on the arm, but he was using the arm for everything else. I knew he was a tough little shit but I thought he would at least act like he was in pain if he broke a bone. Oh well, at least he's in a sling now and starting to heal. Poor little guy.

Btw- I'll post pictures from Lake George later.

Picture from Micah's first birthday (originally posted on myspace 7/12/07)

2008-06-29T07:52:00.000-04:00

The Invitation

The first cake (First try fondant)

Micah in his birthday crown

The face cracks me up

With the tool belt aunt Shelly got him.

My little bob the builder!

Kaden took him out for a birthday spin in the Escalade

The party cake (store bought)

Checking out his cupcake. I choose white frosting because on Kaden's first birthday he had a reaction to the dye in the frosting (not from eating it but from rubbing it into his face) and he got all red and puffy. I didn't want a repeat performance so I decided on a dye free cupcake this time around.

He ate every last crumb.

Why am I here?

2008-06-29T07:36:00.000-04:00

No, that was not some deep philosophical question as a result of an early midlife crisis. I'm here (on blogger) because my memory sucks! Twice now I've gonna out to dinner with old friends and realized, I don't remember high school. Apparently I don't even remember some of the people we routinely hung out with. So, I'm here because I'd like to have some sort of record of my children's childhood because apparently, I'm not gonna remember it. I figure I'll right everything down here and at the end of the year I'll order one of those blog books and some day when I finally have time I'll be able to scrapbook everything. I'm going to start transferring some old blogs from myspace over. So, for a few days at least everything will be pretty out of order but I've already had several blogs over there expire and I don't want to loose anymore.

Random pictures

2008-06-28T08:09:00.000-04:00

Here's some recent pictures of the kids.

My sweet baby boy.

Dirty but cute!

Asher's doing his best Elvis lip. And for any one wondering Taryn's bow is from five blessed bows.

My guy knockin one out of the park at his first t-ball game!

Kaden and Daddy

One word...T-R-O-U-B-L-E! Hahaha

Yesterdays Mishap

2008-06-26T06:55:00.000-04:00

Yesterday Kaden managed to get a wiffleball stuck on his finger. The problem is he played with it trying to get it off himself for a while before he told me so, by the time I tried to get it off his knuckle was already swollen. I tried lathering his finger up with butter but no luck. I ended up destroying my good sewing scissors cutting it off.

When I was done he started trowing a fit because he wanted to play with his new ball.

You can't really tell from this picture but his little finger was all swollen.

New England Aquarium

2008-06-25T07:14:00.000-04:00

We also went to the New England Aquarium last weekend. To be honest it was ok but I wouldn't go back. It was overpriced, overcrowded and very small. I had read several reviews that said just that but we had a few members of our party who wanted to go anyway. There was a huge cylindrical tank in the middle of the building that was very cool, a penguin exhibit at the base of the tank, two seal tanks outside, a touch tank that was so crowded you couldn't get near it, and a bunch of standard tanks on the wall. If you find your self in Boston skip the aquarium and do one of the many other thing the city has to offer. It just isn't worth your hard earned money.

A beautiful boat that we saw on the way to the Aquarium

Sound asleep

Myrtle the turtle

This guy has the best job ever!

Boston Children's Museum

2008-06-24T13:25:00.000-04:00

Saturday Kaden and I took a trip to the Boston Children's Museum with some friends. The place was AMAZING! If you get the opportunity to go, TAKE IT!

Here's Kaden looking out the window of the train on the way down.

The view across the river from the museum.

The giant milk bottle out front

As soon as you walk in the door you see this three story high climbing structure.

He could have stayed in there all day

Kid made electricity

Look ma, I'm in a bubble!

gravity at work

Daddy's favorite...chess!

He's on TV!

He LOVED this thing!

Learning about the human body

My baby the airline pilot

Arthurs kitchen

Daddy had a problem with this pic (he's a Rockies fan).

The blue man group exhibit

The air play room. He found it more interesting to stick his face over the vent.

Building something

My friends daughter driving the bobcat. Kaden was in a bad mood and wouldn't get in and let me take a picture.

Goofball

This is part of "Boston Black". There is a grocery store, salon, barber shop, bus station and a few other thing.

There is a traditional Japanese house set inside the museum. Very cool!

Ummmm, I don't know what to say about this one.

Taking in the Boston skyline

How cute are they

The kids had a great time and the best part was it was free because we have a membership at our local museum but even without the membership it was reasonably priced. Here's the website for anyone interested.
http://www.bostonkids.org/
The kids thought the train was the coolest thing. We took it right into south station which was within walking distance to everything we wanted to do. We'll definitely be heading back again soon!

About me

2008-02-27T13:28:00.000-05:00

I'm a 29 year old mother of 4 kids under the age of 4, Kaden who will be 4 in april, Micah 19 months, and twins Taryn and Asher 3 months. My husband Shaun and I have been together for 11 years this summer and we've been married for 6 1/2. Having 4 kids in 3 1/2 years has made me some what of a recognizable figure at our local mall, hence the name "I'm the crazy lady with all the babies". Every time I go to the mall I hear "OMG, all they all yours?...God Bless you!" Here's a photo of all four kids. I'm sure the bright red stroller doesn't help with all the looks.