Hanging Around My Gym

Layne, Bryce and their BFF Jeanne at their My Gym class.

Fashion Statements...I think.

One of my goals as I enter into this world of staying at home full time is to only use the computer (Blackberry does not count) when the children are asleep. I often get caught up in what I am doing on the computer and forget about the kids. However, this morning I HAD to use the computer to take care of some serious business...coordinating a photo session and outfits with several other moms...that will be a whole other blog on its own someday. I swear I was using the computer for about 10 minutes and this is what I found in my bathroom:

Apparently mascara goes on your cheeks and hair and not on your eyelashes. Luckily the mascara had not dried yet and it was not as difficult as I thought it was going to be to get it off. Even though Bryce had nothing to do with this fiasco I had to include her fashion sense as well...
Sunglasses on top of your head is all the rage when you are playing Playdoh at the table.

Pigtails~ maybe

I made my first attempt at pigtails. The girls loved them but my craftmanship needs some work. I am so pretty even with breakfast on my chin!

I am a princess mommy even if my head is lopsided.

Whatcha talking about Willis?

I am often shocked and surprised by some of the things that comes out of Graham's mouth. He is like a sponge and absorbs everything. He may not remember where his shoes are but he can pull things out of his head that blow my mind.

Graham: The monsters are going to get the bad people.
Mommy: Why just the bad people?
Graham: They have skin.
Mommy: Whatcha talking about Graham? Skin? Like what is on your body.
Graham: No mommy, s k i nnnnn, like what you get when you do something wrong.
Mommy: You mean S-I-N.
Graham: That is what I said ~ SKIN.

M: Why did you do that? Now you are going to have to take a time out for bothering your sister.
G: Jesus made me do it.

Bryce's favorite sayings lately:

Where are you?
I'm awake MOOOOOMMMMMM.
Don't bother me Bubba.
Hug you a minute. (when she wants me to hold her)

Layne's favorite sayings:

I did it!
I want to hug you. (when she wants me to hold her)
I miss you.
Where's daddy? Daddy at work?

Complete Randomness

It has been awhile since I have posted any pictures of the kids and the reason is 3 of the last 4 weeks I have been gone and since I have been home I can't stop watching the Olympics.

Here are just a couple of pics from my last and final trip of the summer, the year, and probably the next decade. It is Maui with 7 girlfriends, no husbands and no children. View from our condo
View from Mama's Fishhouse
1/2 the Hawaii Peeps ( I did not have any of all 8 of us.)


Fun with daddy

Buzz getting in on some of the laughs.

G plus F, a little L and some B on the side equals complete happiness:

Graham was able to have his BFF spend the ENTIRE day with him. He was in Heaven. Even the girls enjoyed spending the day with our special guest. I was taking a picture of G and F with their adorabale matching Hawaii shirts when Layne snuck in the photo as I snapped it. Bryce on the other hand waited for G and F to depart upstairs when she unloaded F's bag and put everything on. I even took all 4 kids to McDonald's for lunch. Someone even asked me if I had 2 sets of twins since G and F were dressed alike and B and L were also. I wish I had a picture of that but of course no camera with me at the time.

Bye, Bye Babies

There are no more babies in my house. Today I had to put away the high chairs. Bryce and Layne refuse to sit in them. They want to be big girls and be in big chairs. Yesterday, I bought them both big girl panties. UGHHHH! I am so not ready for them to be out of diapers but they are ready. I know that sounds crazy. I should be jumping up and down with joy about all the money I will be saving, all the landfills that will have more room and no more changing table or Diaper Champ. But my heart hurts a little knowing that I will not have those things again. The next thing you know they will demand to be out of their cribs. I dread that day. A house with no cribs will send me over the mommy edge. At least they still have their pacis...

Holiday

Holiday, that is what Australians call a vacation. Brian and I really enjoyed our holiday in Singapore and Australia. It was a much needed time away from real life. At least for me anyway. Brian did have to work some while we were there, which left me more time to be reflective on my life ie...spa treatments, sleeping in, room service, time by the pool, sight seeing and don't forget the shopping! I would love to take the kids if I ever get to go again. I just have to figure out how to get around being on an airplane for almost 24 hours with 3 small children.

Here are a few pics from the trip.

View from our hotel room in Singapore

Shopping in Singapore

Beach in Perth

Winery in Perth

View from our hotel room in Sydney

**side note** While I was sleeping in on the 25th floor and Brian was at work the FIRE ALARM went off. Pure panic on my part. As I was leaving the room trying to figure out how I was going to go down 25 flights of stairs, the hotel staff was in the hallway telling everyone that it was a false alarm.

Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour Bridge