Sick Days

I should've known Loey was sick when she cuddled up with me and fell right to sleep.  We were having family movie night, watching "Tangled."

A blurry pic of the boys with their blankets all ready for movie night. 

A few days later...Tucker got the random fever/exhausted bug.  Not going to lie...I don't like it when my babies are sick, but I LOVE the snuggle time. 

Not feeling too hot.  My mom was a huge help and took Graham and Loey for the day so Tucker and I spent the day in a quiet house in the recliner.  Hooray for snuggly naps.  =)

Loey's turn again.  I knew she was sick when she woke up crying from her nap, only to fall immediately back to sleep on me for another hour and a half.  She is a "fish out of water" when she sleeps.  She changes positions so many times!  Loey reminds me of my sister, Becky, in a jallion different ways.  The fish out of water syndrom is definitely one shared with my sis! Becky was such a wiggly sleeper, that I would make Becky sleep on the floor of my room as a child if she ever wanted to sleep with me.  Notice the melting fruit snacks in her hand?  Another sign of the "bug".  Who waits to eat their fruit snacks?

Fish, Surgery and Boys Night

In July, we decided to get a "pet" one random evening.  I had to remind Adam to let the kids (well, Graham) pick out the fish and what would go inside the tank.  Adam and I were laughing pretty hard by the end of the night because Adam really wanted Graham to get a big gold fish with a treasure chest.  We ended up with 2 little .99 cent a piece fish and a fire truck plopped in the middle of the tank.  Not exactly what Adam had in mind, but he gave in a and let the kids (eventually) pick out their own fish.  We are now the proud owners of "Mickey and Minnie". Tucker REALLY likes the fish and says "See Shish" quite often. 

 

Adam was also blessed with a lovely hernia this past spring.  He really felt a change after we moved into our new house around Easter.  We finally found the time to get it fixed in July. The surgery itself wasn't too long and it was outpatient, but the bummer part was he could not lift anything over 10 pds (aka OUR CHILDREN) for 3 weeks!  This pregnant mama was NOT excited about that part.  Adam is a huge help at home, bathing kids, getting them in and out of the car, out of bed in the morning...etc.  Here is a pic of the "sickly patient" getting his IV.  =) 

Post surgery eating his snacks and drinks.  I was hoping to catch a groggy Adam who would say some funny stuff, but he was pretty normal. He just kept asking the same questions and didn't remember anything the nurse told him later on.  He now has a lovely scar on his belly.  I told him with the money we paid for his surgery, we should've just paid for profesional movers.  Lesson learned.

Oh, my Loey Kate.  I mean, this picture says it all about her.  She is on the phone, carrying her purse filled with the goodies of the day and holding her hands all sassy.  She is GIRLY folks and I love it. =)  She likes bows, purses, lotion, make-up, brushes, anything with a cap-like chapstick, and cute animals.  If you tell her she is so pretty, she just smiles and starts twirling a little bit.  She loves to show her Daddy her hair do's and outfits.  She makes my heart smile daily.  I love my daughter! I can't wait to have another one! 

 

I love my BOYS too!  They decided it was hat day.  Nothing like a random sun hat and train conductor hat to finish off the outfits. 

Graham is growing like a WEED. We took him to buy some new shoes and luckily the shoe store had this fun little "ride" for the twins to play on.  Family errands are quite interesting these days!!!

Graham went to "Boys Night" with Daddy at Gatti Town. I'm not sure who had a better time...Graham...or...

Daddy!!!

My guess is Daddy from the looks of this picture. 

Graham with Sean and Nathan.

Turtles, sweat, and buns.

We braved the summer heat and went to Wesselman Park for a special 4C Play & Learn event.  It.was.so.hot.  Being pregnant this summer has given me a strong dislike for temps above 95.  It almost makes summer like winter in the fact that we don't want to be outside.  All in all we had a fun morning and GOOD naps that afternoon!  At 18 months, we decided to go down to one afternoon nap.  It's an adjustment to lose my free time in the mornings when they used to be napping, but now we get to go out and enjoy our mornings without rushing home. 

 

Graham checking out the animal furs.

Tucker deciding whether to pet the turtle or not. 

Loey was ALL about touching the turtle!  That girl loves animals and bugs and anything that moves.  No fear from her!

 

Sweaty, but cute.  =)

Where's the turtle?  There he is!

 

Nothing like stripping down to the basics when it's so hot outisde.  Some of my favorite buns!

Twin buns are extra cute.  =) 

 

Mountain Air Part 2

We were waiting for the fireworks to start.  Surprisingly, it got pretty darn chilly out there waiting.  We were so grateful to be in North Carolina during one of the hottest times of summer. 

 

 G-pa was trying to keep Loey entertained with some books while we waited.

G-pa with his "video camera" arm brace.  He tore some tendons in his pinky finger playing golf just a few days before our vacation. 

Tucker liked ladder ball!

Almost time to start!!!

My sister and brother in law, Anna and Andy

 

Loey brought her new doggie to the Doggie Parade.

Our kids love dogs!  (Well, the twins do at least)

Loey was wearing a chiuaua on her shirt in honor of Aunt Anna's two doggies.

This picture makes me laugh!!! 

Welcome to the circus that is our life!  Adam is losing it.  =)  All in all, we had a great vacation.  Now if only we could twinkle our noses and zap ourselves to NC without a 9 hour drive...next summer is going to be even "trickier".  Let's try FOUR children in the car!  Oh man...

We have a lot more picture but have been missing our little camera for a few months. I'm still hopeful we will find it! I know there were so many pics on there that I want!!!! 

My goal is to catch up with picture uploading before Baby Sister arrives in November.  We will see =) 

Pics from 4th of July/Mt. Air Part 1

These pictures are in random order, but all are from our fabulous family vacation in North Carolina for the 4th of July.  (Yes, I am now posting them in mid-September.  No judging)

We loved to go to the trout pond and feed the fish. Tucker was fascinated with the "waterfall".

My cool dude...

Daddy keeping Loey and Tucker from jumping in the trout pond. You couldn't pay Graham to get in there with those fish!

My mom has our condo decorated with lots and lots of black bears. Loey appreciated every single bear! She loved them!

 

Daddy's survival face at Pizza Hut. We were only an hour away from Mt. Air on our way there.  Not our favorite day, for sure. 

March, march, march down the path.

Two of the three zonked out on our way there.  Too bad it was a short lived nap.  Tucker had already woken up from his "nap" and I think we played the Veggie Tales movie at least twice in order to keep him quiet while the others slept. 

 

The fireplace was a perfect place to sit and eat snacks.

How big is Loey and Tucker?  SO BIG!

This picture melts my heart.  They truly do love each other.  =) 

What are bear skins made for?  Snuggling!

My handsome three and a half year old. 

Loey lovin' on some more bears.  She carried one of these little bears around with her most of the time and slept with them at night.

 

Happy 4th of July!  Loey in her first halter top.  Pretty sure Daddy won't let her wear one once she she can put her own shoes on.  ;)

Popsicles are always a hit with my kids!

 Happy 4th of July!  More Mt. Air pics to come...