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Remember this from last year…..
Today, we went back to the same pumpkin patch for some new pictures.
(Geez guys – can I get one smile, PLEASE? Same expressions as last year…LOL)
I love making new memories with the kids. And this week we are gearing up for our big Halloween Bash! I can’t wait to share this year’s costumes with you, but until then here is last year’s…
Love,
Kami
We had a fun time watching the big game on Saturday even though OUR tigers didn’t bring home the victory. It’s OK Tigers…we’ll get ‘em next time!
(Rocco, Jagger, Cash, Gavin, Madden)
Can you handle ALL that cuteness?
Hope you have a great week!
Love,
Kami
I can’t believe we waited this long to bring the kids to the zoo. Right now they really love looking at animals in books and they know alot of the sounds they make so I just knew this was going to be a great age to take them. I was so excited for their reactions to see real LIVE animals. Not to mention we have been having great zoo weather!
I think tigers are probably the most popular animal in our household….with no influences from momma & daddy, I promise! So when I realized the tiger exhibit was the first one, I was anxious to show them and hoped that the tigers were awake.
Sloan & Rocco – watching & maybe even leaning in a bit
Madden – If he wasn’t strapped in, I know he would have been out of that wagon SO fast!
Jagger – Also wanting to jump out the wagon. Make no mistake even though he was pointing at the tiger, I will tell you he was crying all the while saying “Tiger, Tiger!”
I really wish I had video footage of this. The pic just doesn’t do it justice.
After the tiger scare, Jagger did pretty well with the rest of the animals. Madden, on the other hand, did not. He was just a little uneasy of every moving non-human. This was a bit of a surprise to us because he is not usually frightened so easily.
What a great memory this zoo trip is! Can’t wait to make many many more! Maybe we’ll go to the New Orleans Zoo next time.
Love,
Kami
Ahhh…feels good to be blogging again. So this time I have a perfectly legitimate excuse for my blogging hiatus. We have moved! As you may know, moving in itself is a very daunting task and to do it with four toddlers in the mix…well let’s just say I underestimated how hard that would really be. Whew…am I so glad that it’s over! Before we left, our good friend Chad Keith took these great family photos in front of the kids’ first home for us to remember and show them when they get older.
For those of you that know us, you are probably not too surprised to learn that we are now living on the “compound.” For those that may not know us or know what the compound is, let me explain. The compound is our fun way of calling the 8 or so acres where my mom and dad and both of my brother’s families live. This was not always our plan – to live on the compound, but I will say we are very excited about our children growing up here. I can’t think of anything better than being close to family. And I know – this doesn’t work for every family, but it really does work for ours. We are currently living with G.G. and Big Pop (how awesome are they – I mean talk about completely shake your whole peaceful, semi-retired life to the core, right?) while we build our forever home on the compound. So so exciting!
So what does life mean while living at G.G. and Big Pop’s our new home? WELL, let’s see…
It means our VERY own playground.
It means playing with our 6 cousins EVERY day because they live right next door.
It means getting a little dirtier.
It means sleeping in cool new bunk beds (just Madden & Sloan in the bottom)
It means more visits to Grandmama’s and Grandaddy’s because they are even closer to us now!
It means group baths in the big tub (even though it breaks momma’s back!)
It means swinging in the cave!
It means getting a little extra lovin’….because we were so deprived before!
Yeah, I would say they are pretty much loving life right about now!
Hope you have a great week!
Love,
Kami
Since this is our virtual baby book, I need to take the time to write down everything about our 18 month-old quaddies. Rest assured, this post also has pictures and even a video so if you want to skip over all this baby talk…by all means go right ahead!
What’s a household with four toddlers like? Busy, busy, busy. We still stick to a schedule…although we may deviate from time to time. I think this is still best for both momma and the kiddos. Our schedule these days looks a little like this:
7-7:30 – Wake up and breakfast
9:30 – 10:30-45– naptime (all four on a good day!)
11:00 – snack
12:30 or 1 – lunch
2:00 – 3:30 – naptime (yes…we still have two-a-days! Hallelujah!)4:00 – Snack
6:30 – Supper
7:00 – Baths
7:30 – Bedtime (We are a long way from our 2 hour nightly routine!)
And when they are not eating or sleeping, they are busy destroying playing in the living room. It’s too hot to go on walks outside these days so if we are in the mood for a walk…we load up and go to the mall. At least once a week, we head to G.G. and Big Pop’s to go swimming…they love that! The babies still get OT and PT so the therapists come to “play” with them a couple days a week too!
Words we are saying (consistently): tiger (a favorite in our house – still working on LSU), dog, cat, bear, daddy, momma, fish, book, nose, bite, toes, eye, shoe, peek-a-boo, G.G., nanny, Pop, ball, light, duck, more, go, night night, bye-bye, car, juice, truck – to name a few. We have heard some tougher words that they say but maybe not as consistently as the others – kangaroo, grandmama, grandaddy, dinosaur, library, church. And of course, they love animal sounds too!
What are our favorite activities? reading (or being read to rather), playing in the ball pit, sliding, swimming, taking baths, watching Einstein, singing songs, climbing on furniture (a fairly new activity!), playing chase and being tickled. Oh, they LOVE to be outside…it’s just SO hot right now. We can’t wait for the cooler weather!
I am always looking for little outings that are fun and manageable. Just last week we took them to Portrait Innovations for their 18 month photo shoot. The photographer, Mary Beth, pulled me aside before we began to ask me about my “expectations.” I had to laugh because I know she was trying to feel me out to see how much pressure she was under to get all the kids looking, smiling, and in position. I think she was relieved to know that all I was expecting was four in the shot together! I believe she took 127 pictures in 20 minutes. We got a couple of decent shots…
1. The boys are staring at us like we are idiots – if you only knew the shenanigans going on behind the camera, sometimes I think that would make the better picture!
2. I love Rocco’s hand on Madden. Too sweet!
3. Sloan, Sloan Sloan – that girl! She just would NOT sit down. You can even see in the first shot she is about to come out of that chair. This is just HER at this age, and I have proof…
Oh it is so a game! Since this is the reality of the situation, I always end up with a lot of pictures that look like this…
So these days it’s hard to get that perfect picture…maybe one day soon they will cooperate a little better! Until then, let’s remember this one…
And now for 18 month stats…
Sloan
25#10ozs
31 3/4” tall
11 teeth
Rocco
24#13ozs
31 7/8” tall
13 teeth
Madden
22#3ozs
30 1/2” tall
12 teeth
Jagger
23# 11ozs
30 3/4” tall
14 teeth
It’s already hard for us to remember how small they use to be. I really had fun putting this video together and seeing just how much a difference a year makes! WOW!
Love,
Kami
