More pictures :)

So swimming lessons have ended for this session and all of the kids had a lot of fun and can't wait to start up again. Okay, maybe not the babies. The last couple of days they kept taking their shirts off so that they could maybe sneak in the pool with their brothers. Other days though it was pretty cold and they would get bored so I would tell them to pose for me and this is what I get...what cuties.

This is Emma with her three fabulous teachers. They were so easy-going and nice. She was seriously so afraid for most of the lessons and they worked with her and didn't get flustered and helped her get excited about each lesson.

Satchel and Gehrig both really loved their teacher. They would call him Coach....not sure why. Maybe they are still in baseball mode and think that all advisers should be called Coach...I don't know.

Today I was taking pictures for a friend of mine. Her daughter was blessed not so long ago and she wanted to get some photos taken before she outgrew her gown. We went over to another friend's house to use as our "studio". Add a bunch of crazy kids, a table cloth, a pillow to prop her up, the little cutie and tah-dah! Super cute photos. These are a couple of my favorites.

While her mom got her ready I started setting things up and wanted to make sure I had enough light since I still haven't got my external flash yet. (It is on my birthday list...along with a billion other things.) So, I grabbed my closest kid, Murphy, and took some test shots. I am telling ya, this boy knows how to work the camera. Oh and don't mind the cookie mustache...I think it makes him look....distinguished. hehe

Pure Randomness....

#1 I like to make up words. When it suits and if there is no other available word I feel that I should be able to come up with something that will satisfy my need for self expression....i.e. I know "randomness" isn't real but I will continue to use it. ;)

#2 I am going back to the gym. My gym buddy moved and I ended up taking a vacation that I have regretted since. Or should I say my body has regretted it since..... I am vowing to get back on the wagon. After all I have to take a new license picture next month and I don't want to be stuck "losing" my i.d. until I get a good one.

#3 I am seriously embarrassed by myself when I think of how I use to act in high school. I know it was ages ago but I feel like I need to take out some kind of ad in the paper to say..."sorry I was an idiot and thought I was awesome when really I do believe I was a bit of a geek." Thank goodness I finally grew up....kind of.

#4 I would love to have a family picture taken. Do any of you know someone good who can work with a girl on a budget? We have not taken a family picture since the babies were 6 months old and I didn't love them anyway. I keep telling myself that I will take the kids pictures myself since there are some really fabulous places up here but it is hard to do by yourself. Plus I am dying for one of those sassy Facebook pictures that everyone has and if it needs to be photoshopped so I look 50 lbs. thinner so be it. :) In fact I might pay extra for that. *wink, wink*

#5 Sleep is so overrated. I totally should be snoozing right now and will probably wish that I did tomorrow but alas I am a night owl and have never quite appreciated the whole "early to bed, early to rise" thing.

#6 Emma says funny things. The other day we were driving down a busy street when I noticed a small dog crossing the road. It had crossed our lane and was going towards oncoming traffic. I had slowed down and saw a car barreling for the dog and not even slowing down. I honked my horn and luckily startled the dog or else it would be in Heaven right now. After it safely crossed the street we pressed on and Emma said, "Mommy, that dog wasn't using it's manners. It should know that it shouldn't be in the street." haha Now if I could just get HER to use HER manners. :)

#7 I have a serious weakness for Netflix. During my lunch break (which I deem to be whenever the kids are taking a nap) I do layouts for my creative teams and while I work I love to have something on in the background. Every day I get sucked into these different shows. Sometimes I love it and other times I can't even watch the whole thing and end up cutting it short and picking something new. It doesn't really matter what genre...although I prefer romantic comedies...and musicals...and documentaries. Okay, pretty much anything that isn't gross, spooky, or inappropriate...I try to keep the smut to a minimum. I don't want those kinds of images swimming around in my mind. :)

#8 I have run out of random things....guess I am going to have to make a list. Oh there is another random thing. I am a serious list maker. If I am ever trying to plan or coordinate anything there will be a list. I may make it and misplace it and then make it again only to possibly not use it but the making is still fun and I LOVE crossing things off the list.

Well, until another day when I either have fun new pictures or more random things to share. Hope all is well with you and yours.

So it has been almost a year.....

I thought it was time to do another post. Hopefully it won't take another year to make the next one. hehe

School is out here. Baseball is about to end for my two older boys. We have practically lived at the park 4-5 days a week (games and practices). Not sure what we are going to do when Emma, William and Murphy get older. At least we can get William and Murphy on the same team so that should help. Swimming lessons have started.

I wanted them to get started right away so that they wouldn't be "too" bored and they have loved them. Just the three olders are enrolled. Em was really excited to use her new swimsuit and princess towel so that helped her overcome her fear of the water. It really helped that her teachers are so nice and work with her too.

Trouble is that the weather here has not been very warm and so they have had to cut the classes short. They are planning to make up the time this week but with the weather a little windy Em hasn't wanted to really do a whole lot. She seriously struggles to put her head in the water. We have been practicing like crazy in the tub but in the pool there is so much more water that it freaks her out. Hopefully the weather warms up and she gets so hot that she does it on her own just to cool off. Wishful thinking? Yeah, probably.

The twins are getting bigger. They don't talk a whole lot and then surprise you with a sentence here and there. They love sports and can be found wearing their older brothers' baseball gloves or kicking the soccer ball around the backyard. They love to wrestle and often try to use their siblings as jungle gyms. How is that for cheap entertainment?

Andrew is still doing great at his job. He does a great job providing for our family and we really appreciate all the effort he puts in for us. He has been coaching Satch's team (for the second year in a row) and is also really excited that it is almost over. *wink, wink* He loves to de-stress with his neighborhood game nights.

I have been trying to grow a garden.....all that seems to grow though are weeds. Ugh. This thumb will get green one of these days. I have a ton of projects in my mind though so if I ever get them done I will post them. They include a flag craft, decorating Em and the twin's rooms and the list goes on.