Some New Things...

On Saturday mornings we do this new thing call Bountiful Baskets.... it's a co-op - whatever that is... anyways... you don't know what you're gunna get - but you show up at the pick-up site and get your fruits and veggies.... This was the first week... we had so much fun checking out what we got!

And this was the second week! We love to check out our surprises and even eat them for lunch and dinner! You should check this out if you live in the area!

And, here are our new AMAZING signs that Miss Jessa from Bella Inspired made for Addie and Matt's room... mom has called Matt and Addie Thing One and Thing Two since they were tiny little guys! So now, it's official and on their walls! And as you can tell - the polka dots are done... and make the perfect backdrop for the Dr. Seuss theme!


Here's Moo Magoo's sign... they both just LOVE their signs!

And here are our new art display boards.... we actually made them! Mom drew the letters and let us help her paint them in.... then we got to sip our hand in paint to make our own hand prints! We display the cool things we make at church and for art here at home..... March has been a month of new things!

Playing in the MUD!

So, I told mom that I was JUST NOT TIRED for my nap today and convinced her that I should be allowed to stay up AND play in our backyard.... mom caved and totally let me play! She even let me play outside alone.... little did she know that I found a really, really cool mud pit to play in!

Mom didn't realize it until she saw me running around and wondered what was all over my shorts!

AND, all over my face!

She didn't seem too mad... Something about boys will be boys... and please... who could stay mad at this face?!?

Playing with Jack and Jane

We ventured to Jack's park for our VERY FIRST park outing with JUST mom.... since we outnumber her 3 to 1 - she doesn't like to go to places where we can escape unnoticed if another of us gets hurt or bolts.... Jack's park is the perfect size.... in the perfect place AND mom had Miss Kristin to help keep an eye on us! Jack let me use his scooter! It was so cool I want one for my birthday!

Here's Jack on the lookout for sneaky girl sisters who want to get into the boy's fort!

Looks like Jane is more in the trees then the fort we had.... maybe Jane's a tree hugger at heart!

Here's sissy bug on the run.... when is she ever NOT on the run?!? She was loving the grassy hills.... running, rolling, jumping... you name it - she found EVERY way possible to get down that hill!

Jane was just more into hanging out on the grass...

Well, and sneaking sips of her mom's coffee!!! I told you girl sisters are SNEAKY!

Zoo, Zoo and More Zoo

Another Zoo trip! This time with our cousin Kaleigh and some new friends.... J and B! Here we are hangin out making fun of monkey hineys! They really should put on some shorts!

Here's our little Kaleigh... although she's not really a "baby" like we call her! Pretty soon - she's gunna be the BIG kid of her family!

Here J was looking for the cheetah... we couldn't find him anywhere!

Here's B.... she's a ball of fire just like Addie! We have to make sure these tough girls don't gang up on us older brothers.... they are liable to overtake us!

J and I found this really cool sprinkler pole... we had a blast playing in the water!

We were trying to get B all wet... looks like she was onto our plan!

Here's Reba! She was busy trying to get the treats hidden in the barrel... she can lift that thing like it's a barrel of feathers....

Here's the crazy 6 of us at lunch time! I am not sure what Addie was doing but Kaleigh doesn't look like she approves!

And don't B and Matty look like an old married couple arguing about how long they should stay at the zoo?

After lunch it was time to SLIDE,

SLIDE...

S L I D E ! ! !

Kaleigh knows how to do the slide right! She gets a swinging start... she may be younger but she can hang with the big kids!

Ahhhhhh! Cousins! Kaleigh and Addie love each other....

A Visit from Aunt Rita

Our Aunt Rita was in town and that meant .... YUP! Another trip to the train park! Except this time we got to do WAY more than when we are with just mom.... she's too outnumbered when it's us against her!

Don't let Matty Moo's face fool you - he LOVES the carousal ride! It's sissy who isn't too sure about it.... she talks the talk but when it comes to the big scary stuff - she really is a sissy!

Here's Moo and Papa checking out the park area while dad took me in to see the miniature train sets that really run!

Sissy looks like she's at the beach. She's really just in the playground area. She LOVES to play in any kind of dirt, sand or mud!

Matty Moo decided to tackle the chain wall.... can he do it?

Looks like he surprised himself by scaling the chain wall! He did it over and over and over again with only a little help from dad.

Sissy and her swings.... she LOVES to fly high!

I promise Gram, Mom and I were there too.... I was just too quick for the camera - I was having too much fun exploring to stand sit enough for a picture... Gram was too busy keeping up with me and well mom - she's ALWAYS behind the camera - so it's rare to see proof of her!

Happy Valentine's Day....

Yah, I know Easter just passed... but I am really, really behind on posts.... So, if you want to read in the present... you're gunna have to wait a week or so until I get caught up... otherwise, take a stroll back through memory lane! On Valentine's Day mom took us on a special outing to the McCormick Train Park! Mom says Valentine's Day isn't just about celebrating mushy love - it's all about showing those you love - well, that you love them!

I could NOT believe my eyes! The train was running full steam and mom said we could all go on it as long as we held hands and no one tried to bolt from mom!

Here's sissy and mom on the train... little miss independent wasn't too sure about riding the train... mom had to bribe her with a sucker. I don't know if she was really afraid or if she just knew mom's soft spot and knew that it could get her (and us) suckers!

Matty Moo wasn't too sure at first either - but he did NOT want to be a baby and sit on mom's lap... if I wasn't sitting on mom's lap - he sure wouldn't sit on mom's lap.

All in all this was a P E R F E C T Valentine's Day! I sure hope we can make this outing with mom a tradition!

Happy Birthday Papa!

February is Papa's birthday month - so we got to work and made him some presents! Sissy colored him.... well, I'm not sure what that is... but it's really colorful!

Matty Moo made a sticker card.... He's not into the colors like sissy is... but stickers, well, he LOVES stickers!

Mom gave Papa a year of cookies... we made him a cookie jar and all he has to do is empty the jar and return it with a request of what kind of cookies he wants next! We started off with Chocolate Chip cookies.... I had to do a little quality control to make sure they were good!

Yup! They pass the test! Well, maybe I should have ONE more just to be sure.

I still needed to make something for Papa... so, since he LOVES my birdhouses - I decided to make him another one!