Saturday, November 28, 2009

Did You Miss Us?


With the camera on the fritz, friends visiting and holidays bombarding us. This blog has been pushed to the wayside. But there have been many great little quirky things that spew out from the kids, that I just had to share.

Like Emma's obsession about asking when her next day of preschool is. She enjoys it so much! She has also become little Miss Repeat about asking if we can go swimming! These questions have begun to frustrate me so much, I usually just stare at her, roll my eyes and walk away. Because "REALLY", the pool? Are you kidding me? It was 38 degrees last night!

Finally Ben has passed through the 'why' stage. It was really starting to put me on a short fuse with him and Emma asking that infamous question ALL DAY LONG. Although yesterday I noticed him putting his hands in his pants and asked him if he had to go potty. To which he responded, "no mommy, my pee-pee BIG." I about lost it after hearing that and sent him off to talk to his Dad. Because this is his territory...not mine!

Keira is cruising around the house, up and down the stairs and bolts outside whenever a door is open. This girls is a true blue nature lover. She loves grass, to stomp on leaves and stick her fingers in the dirt. Maybe she's been spending a little too much time with her brother. Who consequently loves to tackle her, tickle her and hold her hand while we drive in the car.

Recently Sydney has exploded into her reading skills, is ecstatic that she can snap her fingers and eagerly waiting for her 1st loose tooth to fall out. Lately she has begun to read night-time books to her siblings instead of mom & dad. And is also working her hardest at learning how to ride to a bike. Which is quite difficult when the bike out weighs you by 50 pounds!! But with more practice, I'm sure she'll master it.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Mission Accmplished

After enjoying a 78 degree day by eating free BBQ at the Tailgate we walked Uncle Doug all over SMU. We saw tons of people sitting on couches and recliners eating BBQ and takeout while watching football on big screen TV's with the dish connected to it. Once again, reinforcing my opinion of snooty SMU alumni. Especially when the theme of the Football season a few years back was..."we don't tailgate, we boulevard". Soon after our long walk the kids were getting restless so we separated and I took the fierce foursome home.

But this is the amazing part.

Not 1.

Not 2.

Not 3.

But ALL 4 KIDS fell asleep on the way home.

This is a Robert's first!

Especially for the big girls. They never fall sleep in the car anymore. I'm thinking the hour long Bootcamp they insisted on participating in (since it was a Sat) zapped them of their energy. I might just have to bring them along more often!

Friday, November 13, 2009

It's been 1 full week since I've had anything interesting to say...
So let's just say we've been busy.
And lucky enough to have Larry's brother,
UNCLE DOUG,
here to visit with us.

Watch for pictures to come to prove just how much these 2 boys
look the same. Didn't know you could have twins 11 months apart, did ya?

Friday, November 06, 2009

Crazy Candy Conversation


Yesterday after school I let Sydney pick out a candy from her Halloween stash. And she found one of her favorite treats...Red Hots.

Being the smart gal she is, Sydney also asked for a glass of water to go with it. And then asked if she could put a Red Hot in her drink!

I agreed it might be cool to see and left her to her science experiment.

5 mins later she comes running to me and says...

"Mom, oh my gosh, my water is turning red!"

Me: "Cool!"

"But I don't think it's going to catch on fire."

(nope Syd, you're probably right!)

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Gettin' All The Wiggles Out

Now that Keira has passed through her baby stage,
she's showing her true colors.

Below is a video taken of her right after she woke up.
I had just changed her clothes and hadn't even taken
her downstairs for breakfast...



Can you believe the amount of energy this girl has?

Recently Keira has really started to enjoy being outside.
She has passed her fear of walking barefooted on grass
(all kids hate grass at first...so weird),
ignores the bugs and now
loves crunching leaves,
eating dirt,
sucking on pebbles,
and going for rides in the little red car.

(after watching the video,
I'm a little stunned at how much energy
Emma and Ben have too...
woooo people....it's only 8am!)

Monday, November 02, 2009

Blast From The Past

After disappointing the kids with a
cancelled ward party
(due to a swampy yard at the location),
we cheered them up by meeting with friends
to eat some delicious chili
and heading out together around
our neighborhood.

Are you ready "Poodle-Skirt" girls?

How about you "Hot-Rod" boys?

Keira?
Mainly she just came along for the ride
and any candy that might accidentally
land in her hands!

"Mom can I run to the next house?"
I think she could have possibly ran to every single house,
but I tried to keep the troops together,
guaranteeing Ben keeping up with
Sydney and Emma.

All week long Sydney practiced
with her siblings,
teaching them...
"Trick or Treat, Smell my feet,
Give me something good to eat."


"Can I eat a piece of candy now?"

So excited about a Halloween tattoo!

Daddy helped Ben keep up the pace.

Keira needed a little "incentive"
to enjoy the festivities.

After hitting a few decked out streets we
ended up at our friends house to watch a movie
projected outside!

We couldn't have asked for better weather,
greater friends or a Happier Halloween!!