SuperDAD and MediocreMOM

MediocreMOM

• Stays inside
• Stays in pajamas until 2pm
• Stays inside

 SuperDAD:

• Takes children outside in 30 degree snow
• Pulls said children in the sled
• Takes said children to not one, but two sledding locations
• Stays outside with said children for over an hour
• Does this in the morning and afternoon
• Has snowball fight with children
• Builds collegiate snowmen in his yard AND the neighbor's. Appropriate teams in both yards.
• Enjoys this enough that MediocreMOM worries Carribean retirement might be changed to Aspen.

What a difference a year makes!

This was me on December 7, 2009 right before we left for the hospital.  No wonder people stopped me regularly at Kroger to gawk. 

24 hours later we had this...

And 365 days later we have this...

Happy Birthday to my sweet boys.  I love you so much.  I wish life had a pause button so that I could freeze you guys, your brother and your sister right where we are now so that you all would stay sweet and cuddly and would never have to grow up.  But I can't, so I will quit sobbing about how fast time goes and try to enjoy every minute.  I have a feeling the next 365 days are going to be quite a ride.

Fall in Review

Claire is pacifier free and is thrilled ;). She is also about 50% potty trained - mommy is thrilled to be on the verge of only having to purchase diapers for half of her children.

Caden went fishing with Nana and caught his first fish. He brought it home, watched daddy gut it, had daddy cook it, and then ATE the whole thing.

Halloween: Caden was a white GI Joe ninja, Claire was a ladybug and the twins were skeletons.

Happy Birthday Caden!

I can't believe it's been 5 years since Caden was born (I also can't believe I have 3 other children younger than him, but that's for another time...). What to say about Caden? He's a bundle of energy and has a vivid imagination. He loves to play with his "men" (action figures). He can't wait to start kindergarten next year and ride the bus with all his buddies. This past year he played on two different baseball teams. It was fun, but we are turning our sights towards football next fall. Major milestones: he's learned how to swim and ride a bike without training wheels. I love my boy!

Two Steps

10 months old

Dane: 21.5 pounds, 1.5 teeth, stands, crawls, adorable! He was the first to stand but hasn't yet ventured towards walking.

Drew: 22 pounds, 2 teeth, stands, crawls, took 2 steps last night - unbelievable! We were all in the playroom together - all 7 of us - when Drew pulled himself up on the ottoman and walked to the couch. Only two steps but he was extremely proud of himself. He spent the rest of the night trying to do it again.

Labor Day Weekend

Hiking and rafting and bears, oh my
A nice spacious cabin way up in the sky
Good food, family, friends
The fun didn't end
'Til next year, can we beat it? We'll try!

Williamson County Fair 2010

Even though this summer has been hot, hot, hot we still took our annual trip to the county fair. It was a blast as usual - my favorite exhibit is Little One's Farming. The kids get to walk through planting their crops, gathering their crops, tending the animals, selling their crops and then receiving a "dollar" to spend in the store on something produced at the farm or using farm products. Claire rode some rides, Caden went on the Ferris Wheel with Nick, and Caden is the proud owner of a monkey prize. Daddy was kind enough to help Caden be ripped off, I mean win, a prize. It was a game where Caden threw darts at balloons. Mommy was annoyed at the wasteful spending but got over it - eventually. Thanks to Aunt Lauren for being our photographer.