Ian and Leland

Holy Cow Ian is tall!!!! Leland is 6 months OLDER then Ian and he towers over her.

These 2 are the best of friends, PERIOD!!! Leland and Ian are so loud together it is in SANE!! NEVER- I repeat NEVER take them to a store together after school, you will regret it!! I think it must be that they have been so good and quite at school all morning or something bc they go crazy like caged animals. It doesn't matter how many time you warm them to stop it is like they are in another world. Leland starts laughing, and it isn't her sweet cute laugh that I love, it is her CRAZED laugh that makes me wonder if her head might explode. Ian likes to talk about poop and make fart noises which only makes Leland laugh harder. Believe me this is BAD!!! And just imagine when you throw Claire in the mix, it can be down right mortifying. Take any one of them alone and they are angels, together- There is NO self CONTROL! I just thought I would share!

All in All I love these 2 to death!!!

(I will have to need something REALLY bad before I take them to a store together again. The End.)

Over-nighter

Cold Weather camp-out.

Jan 21st-22nd

I DO NOT understand why anyone would want to camp in 20 degree weather, boy scout or not!! Coleman on the other hand was so freaking excited and he was more then prepared. He had nothing for this type of camping so he had to get a bunch of new gear, which made him SO happy. Seeing how I nor Brian know anything about this stuff his Uncle Andrew was MORE then HAPPY to take him to get what he needed. They had so much fun doing their guy thing and I really appreciated that I didn't have too. WIN, WIN!!!

He loved the camp out and had a great time with his scout troop. He was so wiped out the next day he took several naps on the couch and went to bed at 7pm. It really is so much fun watching these kids grow and experience new things. and I am so grateful he got to experience this new thing with his scout leaders and not ME!!!

Love You Coleman, You're the MAN!!!

Owen and Ruby

Jan 2010

Little trip to Walmart

Ruby LOVES Owen, and I mean LOVES!!!!! Owen love ruby, but just not quite as much lol. She likes to be really close to him all the time and Owen likes his space. So sometime Owen is forced to push or hit Ruby, I guy has to do what a guy has to do. This little trip to Walmart was a good day, they held hands the whole time (except for when they were running and screaming like maniacs)and Ruby made sure she was just 1 step ahead of him, bc that is how she rolls. Even though Owen is older by 3 months Ruby is in charge. Her theme song is "Anything you can do I can do better" and boy does she mean it. If Owen falls Ruby falls BIGGER, if Owen get a laugh from his Mom Ruby does the EXACT same thing to make sure she gets laugh too!!! They really are quite a pair. And I really do think this is a life long friendship in the making.

Christmas in Raleigh

Christmas Eve we headed back to Raleigh from Flat Rock. We were so lucky to get to see all of our family on the east coast. It was a great Christmas at Brian's parents here are the highlights:

1. Getting to see Caden and Sofia and watching my kids with them

2. All the singing and piano playing with Brandon. I don't get to sing as much anymore so it was GREAT

3. The BIG snow storm

4. Brian's Empanadas

5. The marbles museum and seeing old friends.

6. Hanging out with Memere and Papa

7. Papa's WAFFLES, which I think I can speak for everyone when I say "HANDS down the BEST waffles on the planet!!!" We ate way to many

8. Watching Caden and Claire go at it!!! Man they had a love/hate thing going on!!!

9. Hanging out with my Maria

10. Playing Wii

All the little Monkey's in a row.

Christmas Eve all the kids got new PJ's

Had to show these next few pics because I love them!!!

Ruby may have crazy hair here, but it still one of my FAVORITE pictures of her ever!

Caden really took to me and Coleman. Maria asked Caden who he loved more Mommy or Daddy and he said TT (which is ME)!!!

And Maria told me the other day that Caden keeps pretending he is talking to Coleman on the phone. Such a cute kid!!!

Here is Santa's loot:

Ruby Claire Leland

Evelyn Coleman

The kids got such great gifts, they really have played with everything!!!

Memere and Papa gave all the kids an envelope and inside was a picture of a Ping Pong table that was at our house waiting for them. What a great gift!!!

Cute little Santa Baby:):)

Maria is such a girlie girl and my girls love her so much!!! They had a little make-up party together.

T.R.O.U.B.L.E!!!

My 2 little mommy's. they loved holding Sofia and giving her all kinds of love!!!

Evelyn eating the Famous waffles!!! I am not willing to admit how many of these I had over the week, but let's just say I will be running A LOT!!!!

Coleman loved holding Sofia too. One night he was talking to her and she was giving him the biggest smiles ever, He LOVE it!!!

Marbles Museum:

One day we meet the Benjamin's, our good friends, at this awesome kids museum in Raleigh. The kids had so much fun exploring and painting and building. It is one of the best we have ever been too.

We had such a great trip!!!

THE END!!!!

Christmas in Flat Rock

This year for Christmas we decided to do the unthinkable and bring Christmas for 5 kids all the way to NC. It took a lot of planning and I promise you I will not be doing it again anytime soon, but having said that it was a blast! We started our trip in Raleigh because Brian and I had to attend a work event(which was fun), Then we headed to Flat Rock to Mama and Big Daddy's house. We got to spend a week with them before heading back to Raleigh Christmas Eve.

While there we had so much fun and the cousins had a BLAST. I am sure my Mom's house is still not the same. I love watching my kids play with my sister's kids, it makes me so happy that they are all so close. Coleman, Evelyn, and Miles had a whole room all to themselves. They played games, watched TV, I also think they used their imagination a little as well. Miles and Evelyn had a blast playing Webkinz and they really are the best of friends. Leland, Shelbie and Claire were together non-stop and had so much fun. Coral and Claire also hit it off and Coral would go around saying "Where my friend" over and over until she would find her. Ruby was truly the best child ever at Mama's. She would go to bed perfect, smile and laugh every morning when she woke up, she loved her Big Daddy and even got in on all the big kids stuff a little. Fisher was a cutie pie and a BIG handful. He could sense if a door or cabinet was left open and he would be right there ready for some mischief. All and all it was GREAT!

My favorite thing we did was go to a Nursing Home and sing Christmas carols to all the residents. They loved it and it was a great way to share the Christmas Spirit. The kids sang their little hearts out as we visited each room and pass out candy. I am grateful my kids were able to feel the spirit by serving others. Thanks Mama for putting it all together for us.

Now for the pictures:

Coral LOVED her gift-can you tell?

Claire got a set of Olivia Dolls and was pretty excited to play with them.

Leland and Shelbie both got Easy Bake Oven and they cooked us some every delicious treats.

Fisher was so tired for all his running and climbing and mess making :)

Ruby LOVES her Big Daddy!!!

We took the kids to a bouncy house and Aunt Stacie had as much fun as the kids :)

With this many kids it's amazing they are all in the picture. Were going to need a bigger couch if we grow anymore.