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You know that scene from Sex and the City 2 when Charlotte is crying in the pantry because her children are so overwhelming? Well that was me, only it was the little kids library and I was sitting on a big stuffed dog.

The heat caused a nap strike and it was all down hill from there. Nothing you MoMs haven't heard before: sass,lost blankies, many time outs, fights, tantrums, and clingy babies. When Sean walked in the door I burst into tears and went into hiding. He is amazing at recognizing when I.am.done. He just shut the door behind me and took over. I went to the store because we had run out of baby food and wipes (awesome) and came back with just enough energy to help with bath and bedtime.

Today is a new day! We got up rested, kids are smiling and happy (thank you box air conditioner), and we went to the farmer's market! I got deliciou cinnimon raisin bread and we shared blackberries on a bench. Beautiful. Kids are all napping (at the same time!) allowing me to play on the computer and recharge my batteries.

Funny how days can flip on you like that. I told Sean if we could just win the lottery he could stay home and every day would surely be this wonderful. Then again, it's only noon.

Road Trip!

We did it! Not sure we could, but when friends invited us to drive 5 hrs to stay with their family at a lake for the fourth, we jumped at the chance. We had a great time, truly. First boat rides, first time playing in a lake, first hotel stay, so many wonderful memories! We felt like we got a glimpse of what the future can hold for our little/big family (just gotta get these kids off bottles and diapers).

Some pictures...
We got a family suite at a Best Western and (after moving some furniture) were able to fit 3 pack n plays in the bedroom and then Sean and I slept in the living room/bedroom. It was key to have a door for them to sleep behind. They go to bed at 6:30pm so I knew they'd never fall asleep in the same room as us.

Benny started trying to crawl the first morning in the hotel! We were so excited, since he's a little behind in this area. We were all cheering "Go Benny, Go!"


Fun at Liberty Lake!
Benny watched a safe distance from the water. He hates baths with a passion, so I didn't think he'd be interested in the lake anyway.
He still had some fun :)



Highlights for the kiddos were the "FAST BOAT!!!" and the baby ducks that visited us!




Lastly, the neighborhood parade was so much fun! Everyone decorated their golf carts and walked around the few blocks and threw candy at us. Tate kept throwing it back thinking they were playing catch. ;) It was really fun to watch them run in the street and collect candies for us. They seemed like such big kids!
We didn't do any fireworks because they were too late at night and I know my kids would have been terrified as they are of most new things (dogs, shadows, statues, bugs, etc.)

Hope everyone had a safe and happy fourth!

The Score

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Giveaway At Pyjammy!

Just a head's up that my friend Pam has a great giveaway going on at her blog for her Triple Dip Shop! She makes fun shirts for multiples (kids and parents!) Plus her boys are the cutest. ever. If I was ever going to kidnap children, it would be them for sure. ;)

Enter before tonight!!

Zoo in Review

Last week Sean took the week off for vacation! It was nice to have him home and we took the opportunity to do some things we normally don't. We Have wanted to take the kiss to the zoo, but Benny being a baby still ties us down to bottle feeds, etc and leaves us short handed chasing after the twins. SO we took him to daycare (yes, my mother was appalled too) and just took Grace and Tater to the zoo with us. We were only there for 3.5 hours before nap time needs crushed us all, but I think it was an awesome time.

Some pics!

I know I'm a little biased, but this picture of Gracie is so stinkin' cute! Her little reflection in the glass kills me!


Some silliness on the benches as we tried to get them to pose for just one cute picture. We ended up sitting there for like 15 minutes while they goofed around. It was challenging enough trying to find a spot without animal statues on them, because my kids are terrifiedof the animal statues. Go figure.
Watching the elephants or "lelleepants". They adored them.

We did manage one family photo by the monkey cages, too bad they weren't feeling very cooperative. Sadly, I have come to lower my expectations of posing for cute pictures with all of us.

We walked most of the way, but Gracie insisted on being with Sean all day. I couldn't resist a little coerced hand holding!
When I'm 90 I will pretend they always walked around this way.

The bears, penguins, and elephants were the clear favorites of the day and we had a great time-just us 4. It's been nearly a year since we have done anything like that! Gracie soon grew tired of our guided tour and took off on her own. At least she was smart enough to swipe the map.

Happy Father's Day!

Jumped on the letter cut out bandwagon this year and though Tate was a bit grumpy, I like the way they turned out.


These are the ones that I framed. We all wore our I heart daddy shirts today and he got earphones to replace his lost ones. The rain is kind of putting a damper (no pun intended) on our park plans, but Sean is happy watching the world cup while I try to wrangle the kids and keep them semi entertained. He really is the best dad ever, and we are all very lucky.

Thanks to all the dad out there who put in the effort to invest in their kids' lives! You are appreciated!
Below are a few pics that didn't make the cut :)