Stop Thinking About Me

I LOVE this man.

He made me a mother. We have four beautiful babies.

He makes me want to be a better person. 

He makes me laugh every day. Some days more than others.

He spoils me. A lot. (But I probably deserve it.)

His girls have him wrapped around their little fingers.

His boys want to be just like him. They will be [...]

My sister, Holly, lives near Washington D.C. She has been there for almost thee years now.
I miss her.
This distance between us is getting old. Frankly, I am sick of her responible attitude and noble work ethic. It’s time to play hooky and come visit already! But, since all of these “morals” of hers are getting in [...]

My kids are not big on dress-up. They don’t go through twelve different outfits in one day just because. They are not inclined to wear Super hero outfits to the grocery store. When Liv was a baby I started gathering clothes for a dress up trunk and I soon realized that it was pointless. She [...]

It is no secret that Gray-bee and his cousin Welly are mortal enemies. Melanie and I want so much for them to be friends, but they won’t have any of it. Letting these two boys “play” together can be exhausting with all of the referee-ing that is needed.
Who knew that all they needed to get [...]

I am a girl that is way too proud of her Scottish heritage. I love that my children have Strong Scottish lines coming from both parents. I love it so much you would think that I wanted my children to get beat up at school.

Gray-bee’s kilt was a last minute decision, but I think he [...]

My babies have all been great sleepers. I take no credit for this. Liv slept through the night the second night she was home. We have our challenges, sleeping has just never been one of them.
Even though they are all great sleepers, each of them has their own “sleeping style”.
Olivia: Loves to hold hands when [...]

What should I be doing?  Cleaning.
Girl Scout Bridging is over, but my table is piled high with luau decorations, awards, GS forms, and everything else we brought home.
My sink is full of dirty dishes and has been full for several days.
Laundry is still taking over my living room. Clean and dirty.
Toys. Everywhere. I want to throw [...]

Now that I can post videos again, it’s time for video overload…
I don’t know who gave Isobel the sucker (my money is on Gary) or why it had to be a huge Tootsie Pop, but she LOVED it.

Newly potty trained Gray-bee LOVING his slippy sheets.

I found a child’s size Mario Brothers rain coat at a [...]

Isobel has a doctor’s appointment yesterday and I had the “brillant” idea to leave early and take all four kids shopping with me. Before we left I wouldn’t let the kids outside until they finished their lunch and they only got about five minutes of play in before I called them to get buckled in [...]

Liv was terrified at the thought of having someone pull her loose teeth out. I told her that I would not pull out her loose teeth and she could just let them fall out on their own if she wanted. She loved this, and it was working for us for the first few teeth. She lost her [...]