Today

Today I took this picture right as the girls walked in from school.

 

Today Ava was coming to terms with the fact that the dreamy boy in her class will not be back; he is moving far away!

Today Vivien came in the door with the treat that is the bane of my existence.

 

Today Nicolette continues to be the one in charge of taking out the dirty diapers.

Today these cute girlies made craft projects.

Today Nicolette had a hide in the closet tantrum.

 

Today Lexi Practiced the piano extra long:)
( I love to hear her play)

Today this sweet boy is 6 weeks old!

 

 Today I can make him smile.

 

 I am so grateful to have this smile for all of my tomorrows.

A Friday and a Saturday and A Determined Me!

I recently noticed a rapid decline in my blog posts since 2007.  I had over 100 posts in 2007 and exactly half of that for 2009.  I decided this is a terrible trend for me.  I am the first to admit I don't have the greatest recall for things that have happened in the past.  I am not an intense journal writer or scrapbook gal and that's why originally I was on the blogger bandwagon.  I was making memories I could keep!  Well, sadly and surely I'm afraid a good portion is lost because of my bad blogging habits.  I have been looking back at 2007 and the fun posts I had, many I don't remember even posting or the event, but hey...I've got proof, those memories are in cyberspace!  I was actually thrilled to know I have much of one very darling baby girl's memories locked up here in the blog...(not to mention her baby book is over the top excited about this). So, I am once again determined to be a better blogger. Record more memories, and more pictures. So that one day when my sweet girls, who all have high hopes of moving to exciting places, leaving their mother and possibly being farmers, actually leave, I'll have a little something left:)

Friday afternoon these two little darlings decided that it was snowing and they were making a snowman.  Well, there was not a whole lot of snow as you can see.  I was very skeptical of the whole idea, yet, being the fun mom I am I said sure have a carrot.  This is what we got, a real live snowman by two tiny girlies...fun times!

 

 Friday night Lexi and Lilli decided they were out of here for greener pastures.  I try to keep them all locked up in this house so I can have them all to myself.  They are not going for this at all!  So, Ava, Vivien, Nicolette, Mom, Dad and baby Owen decided we were having our own Friday night fun...even if it killed us!  Well, the movie did almost kill me, but I am happy to report I survived it..."Stuart Little Three". I have to admit it, but I cannot recommend it.  Sorry if it was one of your favorites, it's just not getting a thumbs up from me.  ~Moving on, do you see these sweet girls cozied together with their babies wrapped up?  We have a lot of that going on at our house lately and I just want to eat it all up as much as I can because it is extremely precious! 

  

 This sweet baby turned 5 weeks old, and he is definitely on Daddy's team!  Go boys!

Saturday~ I have no pictures from Saturday, sad yet true.  I do believe I got to sleep in and have a shower and go to the grocery store.  That's a big day for me of late, so no laughing!  Then, Saturday night came and Doug and I and baby Owen  got to go to my new favorite place.  Check it out HERE it's good food, pretty close by and the ambiance is awesome!  There it is, a weekend in the life...recorded!  Yay Mom's Team.

Valentines

I have to admit that my energies for Valentines were not great this year.  I was racking my brain for something fun to do and this is what the girls ended up with.  Everybody got their very own box of the ever coveted cini-mini crunch!  I was expecting lots of squeals of delight, didn't really happen, but that's OK...

 

 We did have a festive Valentine dinner.

  

 Lilli and Ava were both very supportive of my efforts:)

 We once again made family Valentines this year.  It was very fun and some of the girls spent the whole afternoon working on their Valentines.  It was very sweet.

My Valentine flowers, (thank you to the blog designer), they are beautiful flowers, and a ray of sunshine for me:).  Also, this cake seems to be our traditional Valentine's cake...oh it's too yummy!

This is Vivien's Valentine for baby Owen.  So darn sweet:)

Look Who's 4 Weeks Old Today!

 

 It's very hard to believe...but, it seems baby Owen is now 4 weeks old!

At 4 weeks you can...

coo 

smile for real (maybe:)

love to eat

and, you are growing like a little weed!

(check out those chubby cheeks!)

  

 

Mammy and Owen on his 4 week birthday:)