Baby Doings

Well, I was going to try to take pictures of what the babies have been up to, but Chassie kept jumping in front of the picture-apparently she has been neglected on the blog. So here she is, stepping right in front of the picture I was about to take of Caitlin.

Now that Chass has had her picture taken..here are my two little architects hard at work with the block set-
Matthew seems to make upside down towers and can never understand why they always fall over-

Here they are last night eating some delicious vegetable beef soup. Not something they usually would be eating with such gusto, but this was particularly good..thanks Nana!

Nature Monday???

Ok, what is it about Mondays? Last Monday was a snake, this monday...i hit a bird with my van! Oh dear!! It was horrible..feathers everywhere, and no sign of life in the bird. It hit right in my windshield, right in the middle of the drivers side. !!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!! Ive never hit anything like that before. Luckily Vannie made it thru the experience with nothing more than a few feathers stuck in the wipers, but the poor birdie was not so lucky. I feel TERRIBLE!
Next Monday Im staying INSIDE. Away from Nature-

Fun with Cousins!

This weekend we got a nice treat...we went up to visit Grandma and Grandpa-a treat by itself of course-but this time made even better by the fact that Steve and Jen and Will and Sarah decided to come too! It was great! And it didn't take long at all for the kids to warm up to each other-and when they did it was LOUD!

Will and Matthew played "tag" in and out of the kitchen, while Caitlin and Sarah played nicely on the blanket with the toys. They were so sweet to watch. Caitlin and Matthew did so many fun things while they were there; y'all aren't going to believe the number of things they got to ride on. First there was the cub-which I didn't get pictures of because I was too busy saying my prayers (airplanes + babies=mommy nervous; daddy says I would never let them have any fun if he wasn't around...). Then, of course the favorite golf cart...to the pool. Then (and this is big) A SCHOOL BUS!! A WHOLE BIG SHINY SCHOOL BUS ALL BY THEMSELVES! My parents have a kind neighbor who drives a school bus and the kids got to get on the bus and ride all through the neighborhood. They were so thrilled! And then, to wind things up, there was a four wheeler ride. Caitlin opted out of this one and just let the boys ride. In between all that riding around, the kids were quite happy to just do everything with the cousins-eating was a big part of being here (my personal favorite actually)-The best part about having all the kiddies together was that it gave Matt and I lots of time to visit and "veg"..which daddy (and the dogs) took full advantage of!

So all in all it was a wonderful weekend. I don't know why we wait so long between visits!

And speaking of visits, I have to post one of my new favorite pictures-this is of Grandpa and the babies when dad flew in for lunch the other day. We do this periodically where we meet (me by car, him by cub) in a central location and have a nice lunch out. This time it was at Pizza Hut and the kids really loved it! Here's the picture I got there-

Cute, huh?

EEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

You won't beLIEVE what was under my van this morning.

A BIG "I THINK ITS A GARTER SNAKE BUT IT MIGHT BE A KING COBRA" SLIMY WIGGLY SCARY SNAKE!!! YIKES!!!!

Ok, well maybe it wasn't THAT big...but still quite frightening.

All right, well it's probably a good thing Caitlin and Matthew didn't see it..they would have thought it was a worm and picked it up...(can you see that little speck under there??) And yes, I was seriously freaked out. I was here all alone (except for Chassie who would let a cat beat her up) and it was a SNAKE! Hope your monday is better than mine :)../

Baseball Saturday

This morning we headed out early for the baseball fields while it was still cool (relatively speaking). Caitlin and Matthew both love to play baseball- Here are some of the pictures I took.



Chassie was in heaven...the leaves have started falling a little bit here and her very favorite activity is to chase the leaves (or their shadow) as they fall.

Complete, Unadulterated Mommy Bragging

WARNING! I am about to let loose with some major bragging on my babies. If you are prone to nausea, please scroll down and enjoy the previous entry. Sorry..i just can't help myself today, and my only excuse is that I consider this blog their baby book, so Im hoping they will enjoy this type of entry when they are old enough to appreciate it. I promise I will refrain from doing this too often.

Caitlin: I am so proud of her!! Every day I am surprised at the sweet, smart, beautiful girl that she is turning out to be. One of her most endearing qualities is the fact that she is interested in everything! She is always wanting to learn new things-She loves having "homework" at preschool, and will go and get her worksheets or flashcards or whatever it is and tell me that she's "ready to learn her letters". She is a fast learner and has the memory of an elephant-if you tell her something one time she can retain it for weeks. She is also a great sister to Matthew. She wants to help him to do things and is usually pretty good about sharing. She lets him sleep in her room every night and tries to "protect" him when Matt is giving him the tickle torture. Above all though, Caitlin is just one of those people who honestly wants to do the right thing. She tries not to get into trouble and takes even the slightest bit of criticism very hard. Every day she finds a way to bring a smile to my face and i just adore her.
Matthew: Matthew is just my sweet little man. I swear it's so hard to see him growing up-I want him to be my little boy forever-he is so affectionate and loving! Today we got a great report on him from his teacher-I had gone in today to ask about whether he was a wildman at preschool (after the way he was acting at swim day I was a little concerned). Ms. Annette assured me that not only was he calm and well behaved, but that also that he was already showing signs of being able to focus really well for his age group. She said that he was very artistic and really took his time when he colored or did any sort of activity. I can't tell you how happy that made me! I guess he is constantly in Caitlin's shadow where school matters are concerned so I dont really notice his good behavior-but he is apparently thriving. He is full of imagination and is always willing to join in whatever Caitlin is doing. Overall he is such a good boy and Im ridiculously proud of him.
I can't can't can't wait for new baby girl to make an appearance; if the first two are any indication Matt and I are going to be the happiest people on earth!

Bath anyone??

It might be time to bathe her....I casually asked Chassie (not really meaning it) if she wanted a bath, and she went and jumped right into the tub! I think thats a yes...