Nap Time

I snapped some pics the other day as the boys woke from their naps. Jacob was awake and was throwing his blanket overboard -- their favorite thing to do when they wake up!He was in such a good mood. :)

Owen was still sleeping but I had to pick up Landon from school so I had to wake him up. Never a fun task.
And he wasn't too happy about having a camera & flashed shoved in his face as he was trying to wake up. :P

Brothers

Landon got all cuddled up on the couch with Jacob as they watched some early morning cartoons. He told me to "take a picture Mommy!" so how could I refuse? I love that he loves his brothers. And that he can FINALLY tell them apart now, too. :)

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St. Patrick's Day

Yesterday morning some sneaky little leprechauns snuck into our house and left the kids some chocolate coins and other green snacks. Then for breakfast we made some rainbow pancakes. Don't they look so pretty just heatin' up on the grill?
Cailyn was so giddy with excitement. "This is so much fun!" she giggled. :) She did, however, ask why I didn't do Indigo!
Landon was totally mesmerized by the process and loved seeing all the colors. BUT he wouldn't take ONE. SINGLE. BITE! He was too weirded out by the fact that his pancakes were colored. So he settled for some Lucky Charms instead, which works equally as well for St. Patrick's Day. :)

Owen.

Owen is in a category all his own. He is SO different from all my other kids. He is such a ham and always goes at things full force. He is such a goofball!

The other day I put him down for a nap. He wouldn't fall asleep and so I went to peek in to see what he was doing and found him like this, just chilling in his crib with his legs hanging out.Owen LOVES to climb. He has a sixth sense for knowing when someone gets out of their chair, even for a second, and he goes straight for the chair and up onto the table. The other day I found him chomping down on Landon's corn dog.

If there is something to climb in, on, or over, Owen will find it. Lately his favorite hang out is the kitchen table. He likes to climb up there and watch TV. Such a funny kid!

It's the little things

Sometimes when I am in the midst of piles of laundry or toys strewn all over the house or up to my ears in diapers, I feel like I don't have any "quality time" to spend with my kids. It seems I am always telling them I'm too busy to play or read or whatever. They are great at playing independently and with each other which I think is important, but I love the little moments we have as a family, doing things that aren't super exciting but are just as fun.

After school on Friday we headed out to the Outlet Mall. It was slightly drizzling and I really didn't want to go out in the rain with all the kids but Colby insisted we just do it. All four kids got such a kick out of dashing in between the canvas coverings to escape the rain drops.


After our shopping we sat down (in the FREEZING cold!) and ate a caramel apple and some pretzel bites. Landon started throwing pieces of his pretzel to the birds and loved it! Then as we headed out we let Owen & Jacob down and let them run wild which they thought was the GREATEST. THING. EVER! They splashed in puddles and took off in opposite directions and enjoyed their freedom. They were being so goofy and so cute and Cailyn & Landon loved chasing them around.

Like I said, it wasn't anything super special or super exciting, but it was fun afternoon and made me realize how much I love being with my family and how important these small moments are.

A Little Treat

We got these cute mini, slow melt popsicles at the store the other day. They seemed like the perfect size for little hands so I decided to see how the boys would handle them. As expected, they LOVED them! I mean, what child doesn't love popsicles after all? Jacob was all serious about his. I kept trying to get him to smile for the camera but he would NOT take that thing out of his mouth. Maybe he was afraid I would take it away. :P He just sucked and sucked the life outta that thing until it was gone.Owen, of course, was a little more adventurous with his. He'd suck it, bite it, and shudder as the cold gripped his teeth. But he enjoyed every minute of it!

Luck

Today I had the following conversation with Cailyn on the ride home from school:

Cailyn: Mom, do I take a shower tomorrow?
Me: Yep.
Cailyn: Good! Because if I have a good day tomorrow it's because of the water!
Me: Whaaaat?
Cailyn: That's what my fortune cookie said.
Me: Your fortune said that water will make you happy? [thinking to myself, that's weirdest fortune I've ever heard]
Cailyn: Yeah. It says, "Tomorrow you will be showered with luck."
Me: [grinning] Ooooh.

I didn't bother to correct her. I'll let her think that her shower is going to give her good luck. :)