Easter Wrap Up

Ok, where was I??? Easter parties Thursday morning, bluebonnets Thursday & Friday night... oh yea, our neighborhood had an Easter egg hunt on Saturday morning so we dressed the kids and headed over on a BEAUTIFUL morning to hunt eggs. Jadon was sooooo funny though.... he would only pick up blue eggs???? He's a boy who knows what he wants.
On Sunday, we all went to Mass then spent the afternoon at my parents house where we sat in the hot tub, drank Margaritas, & ate a wonderful meal my Mom prepared. All in all, it was another wonderful holiday filled with fun and family.

Another Milestone...5 Years/4 Kids

Today is my 5 year wedding anniversary & the 1st time since our 1st year of marriage that I can say my years of marriage outnumber my children. But, it has been an extraordinary 5 years and having seen my husband become a father, I love him even more today than I did the day I said "I do." My husband is my friend and he would rather spend his time at home than anywhere else. He is a hard worker, but places family before work. He is an awesome father who is in the trenches with me every chance he gets and he never complains. He is smart.... I worked in the same company with him for years.... I know his work. He is giving... he volunteered his Wednesday evenings at the Children's Cancer Center before we were married. He is loving.... OH MY... He has always made me feel loved and special beyond words. He takes care of me and the kids and that is his 1st priority. I could write a book about my husband and his wonderful qualities, but when the kids read this years from now as adults, I just want them to know I love their Daddy with all my heart.

Raising multiples is hard and requires a great deal of sacrifice. but we make a great team and we love our life, our children and each other.

And thank you again to my Mom & Dad for the most beautiful wedding a girl could ever ask for.... I LOVE YOU both!!!

Last of the Bluebonnets & Blog Hop

Here are the rest of our bluebonnet pictures




I love the flowers in Jadon's pocket below...

Bluebonnets & A Blue Boy...

Thursday evening, the kids had on nice clothes from their Easter parties at school so we decided to take them to the bluebonnet hill for our annual "photo shoot." I was excited given it's nice to have a backdrop other than our sofa at home. Well, Jadon didn't want any part of it.... ugh!!! I was sooo mad at him, then just when he was about to snap out of it.... he fell and skinned his knee.... Well, so much for the photo shoot. I got a few shots (of the girls & Cody)... We went back again on Friday and things went better, but you'll notice we went casual this time. Here are a few of the photos. I'll post more over the next few days.

With kids, you just never know what to expect so don't count on anything going as planned...

Worlds Most Beautiful Flowers

Jerry took the kids outside to play while I fixed dinner this evening. They came back in with "flowers" for Mommy.... the most beautiful flowers I have ever received!!!!!!!

School Easter Parties.. The things we do...

On Thursday, the kids had their Easter parties at school. In preparation for the egg hunts, I stuffed 44 eggs with candy (33 for the triplets class & 11 for Cody's class). I then tied 22 Happy Easter tags around the necks of some little stuffed bunnies for all the kids.... Do you think my kids are going to remember all these little things I do for them when they are grown... I think not, yet we do them anyways because we love them. I was party mom for the triplets class and got the table set with snacks while they played outside, then I went out to watch the egg hunt. We hid 121 eggs which I thought was excessive, but those kids had those eggs found and tucked away in their baskets in a matter minutes. They were awesome. I remember back to the 1st year we did a egg hunt and I had to drag them all to the eggs and put them in the baskets. They've come a long way....
These are just a few of the bunnies...

Let's Talk Laundry... Blog Hop

The laundry in this house never ends..... We have 6 family members so on average in 2 days thats:

12 pairs of pants
12 shirts
2 Undershirts (my husbands)
12 underwear
12 pairs of socks
4 PJ bottoms (PJ are washed generally every 2 days)
4 PJ tops
58 articles of clothing every 2 days is pretty much standard give or take...
Add to that (washed as needed)
5 Sets of sheets
6 Bath towels
Kitchen towels and rags...

You get the idea... I feel like I am drowning in a never ending pile of laundry...
Laundry, meals, brushing teeth, washing dishes, etc. The work never ends.

I Heart Faces - B&W

It's that time again for the I Heart Faces challenge and this weeks theme is dramatic black & white. Head over to their site to see all the AMAZING photos!!!! If you go to my previous post, you can see this picture in color... I think it also turned out beautiful...

Color Version

No News of any Excitment

Staying organized with 4 small kids is no small task... and projects are not really my thing, but this past week I did create a messaging center to keep up with our calendar and the kids school calendars. It has a cork board and a chalkboard. My Mom is soooo proud that I did a project given she is a regular Martha Stewart and queen of projects.

On another note, when the movie the Princess & Frog came out in theaters, Jerry and I had planned to take the triplets. We thought they were old enough to sit through a childrens movie in theaters. Well, we purchased a new home and the work never seemed to stop, so we didn't make it to the movies. The movie finally came out on DVD and we purchased it for a movie night at home. The kids were excited and sat still for a while.... we managed to get through the movie, but their attention span is still a little lacking.