Cousin Fun: Part 3

We only had Jase and Ian for a few hours today, but they had a great time together anyway. We had a quick rainstorm and the older kids decided to run around outside. They were soaked by the end. Grandma Lil came over for a few minutes and Ian sat with her while she scratched his back. They asked for a snack, and Ian was super specific, "I want a apple cut up and in a bowl." We had cut up apples and crackers, and they ate really well. Grandma Joani and Bapa came to take them to crafts at Heidi's. The boys have been really well behaved, but they miss their mom and dad!

Cousin Fun, Part 2

Then we rode the potty train to the bathroom. (I figure if I have to remind Sophie, we can all just go together.) The boys went together, then Sophie shut the door for privacy. Such a huge difference between boys and girls!





Then we all washed hands together.



Finally early morning movie time so Olivia can nap without constant interruptions. I'd love if she could sleep through them playing, but she pretty much lives in a quite household.
We'll go to the pool soon, but I think it will be just us 'cause Heidi's sister is in town and I'm sure they'd like to visit. I can tell that Ian misses his mom, he gets a little sad. While watching the first part of our movie, Ian snuggled with me and then he felt better and we played a little tickle torture, mostly using the force. I was across the room and just wiggled my fingers and he would ball up and laugh.

Cousin Fun: Part 1

So far we have had a good time. Jase and Ian are well behaved, Sophie is a bit bossy, but she has started to control herself after a time out.
First we played outside, lots of car driving and riding.









Then we colored. Well, Ian Grandma Lil, and Sophie colored while Jason did mazes, and Olivia ate a snack.

Memories from this year

I was just going through our old pictures today and found a few from October of the girls. They have grown up so much this year! We took some family pictures today, and both girls were awesome. They smiled and looked at the camera! We are excited to have Ian and Jason around this week. And I plan to post some pictures and updates of our cousin adventures.

Busy Day!

Today was very busy. I don't know why, we didn't really have any plans. We spent the whole day at Grandmas, she had a bad day today, but we hope tomorrow will be be better. I got lots of stuff done, and I just got a chance to get to my computer because the sun went down. (I was pulling weeds YUCK) Anyway, I don't know if Matt got his internet running yet, but I will post anyway.

Miss you Matt, see you Sat. These were taken of the girls in the backyard earlier in the week, but look at how cute they are!

The Girls

I promised Matt that I'd post new pictures of the girls every day while he was away.
I'm crrrrushing your head.
Swinging fun scrunchy face.

Banana Bread

Yum,

Mom is having coffee at her house tomorrow morning and I just made banana bread for her friends. It is yummy smelling and I want to cut a piece for myself, you know just to make sure it is not contaminated or something. I am a pastry junky. If I lived next to a bakery, or any shop that sold fresh breads, I would weigh over 400lbs...I can't help myself. But this bread is not for me. M u s t w a i t . . . . w i l l p o w e r i s f a d i n g.........

I know I'm going back in time, but I thought that I'd include some pictures of Mom's hospital stay. This is on Friday, about four hours after her surgery. Grandpa got to read to his granddaughters while Grandma slept off the drug induced coma. Apparently the first thing out of Mom's mouth was, "How does my hair look?"