King Aidan

Aidan has a Fairy Tale Ball at school today. We went through a couple different options. First Tara made a knights tunic and we thought we were set. Then the Paros let us borrow a Captain Hook costume and we again thought we were ready to go. Then Aidan decided he was going to make the Captain Hook costume into a Wizard of Oz Munchkin suit by constructing a paper Munchkin hat. Then after much debate and finding a crown we finally settled on a king. All Hale King Aidan

Best Cove, USA

We really had no idea when we bought this house how amazing the neighborhood was going to be. We knew the school was amazing, but really hit the jackpot with this house. It sits back on a small cove and there are only 2 houses with driveways, ours and our neighbors. There are about 10 kids who live very close to us and are all around the same age. If we're ever in need of a playmate we just go and hang out in the cove and wait....someone will come! Here we are hanging in our cove, waiting for someone to come...


Showing of her 6 pack! BELLY!

Around the house

We are getting ready to be super busy with weddings, so we enjoyed this weekend just hanging out. Friday we went and took pictures of Mama Jane's brand new granddaughter and had a good time seeing their sweet family. Todd opened the pool, I cleaned the house, and we played and went to the park. It was a fun and restful weekend. Aidan loves to invent things and is very thorough about it....he invented an automatic spraying cleaner bottle(to help me clean). These are the blue prints.... And every good scientist takes measurements.....

And Canon just being silly!
Taking a rest while walking to the park.

Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh

The boys wanted to walk up to the park yesterday and Aidan decided Quinn wanted to walk too. She did really well, and although it took us quite a while to get there, it was amusing the whole way. She is showing off her new trick of standing up by herself without pulling up on anything. Go Quinn!

Don't they look different?

Every Mother's Day is special in it's own way....just like each of my kids are. This Mother's Day each of our kids "look different"...they are hitting and passing milestones like crazy! As we near the end of the school year Aidan graduated from a Tiger to a Wolf in cub scouts, not to mention he'll be a 2nd grader in just a few short weeks(Are you kidding me?)! We went to his Cub Scout graduation Friday night and they had a blast, shooting water rockets and throwing footballs, and eating yummy food. Here is my chance to brag on him...he is responsible and sweet and so smart. He loves to read, is always helping me, and is just amazing. He's skinny and goofy and his laugh is infectious. He woke Todd up this morning because he wanted to make me breakfast in bed and he did a great job! It was delicious and a special treat, just like being Aidan, Canon, and Quinn's mommy is a special treat!
Canon equally enjoyed the cub scouts graduation. He is athletic and active. He is super social, he'll talk to anyone at anytime(whether or not they'll understand him is another story :) He is just a "cool" little kid and makes you laugh at any given moment. He is now officially POTTY TRAINED! Woohoo! He is doing so good and we are so proud of him. The breakfast in bed Aidan and Todd made me, Canon ate half of it, because that's just Canon, he loves to eat everyone else's food!
And then there is Princess Quinn. She is so much fun and growing up way too fast....She enjoyed a huge piece of watermelon and LOVED their lemonade(she drank her weight in it) She can walk, she just doesn't like to. She decided she wanted a football bad enough to walk for it, but she will drop to her knees and start crawling in a heartbeat! She has eyes that stop everyone and she has mastered the surprised "ooo" face. She is a daddy's girl and such a snuggler, she puts those little arms around your neck and it's like you've died and gone to heaven!
The twins!


Is it just me, or do they all look different? Happy Mother's Day!

Our second home

We have been to the doctor so much lately that Canon and Quinn make themselves right at home. I always tease the doctor that I might just move in! Here they are entertaining each other around the fish tank. Quinn was squealing, it was so loud and Canon always finds fun in making Quinn laugh(and scream) :)

What's on my phone

It's rare that I use my cell phone to take pictures, I barely know how to send a text, but every once in a while I find myself in a situation that's too cute, and no camera! I was clearing off my phone and here were the few that were worth keeping.....

The weather has finally broken and we've had some great spring days, which for me means more running! This is my favorite view....although this is just Canon and Quinn, Aidan crosses his feet like that as well. They have all done it and it melts my heart to see their cute little feet like that, I couldn't resist sharing "my view."
Quinn loves a good pair of shades, and a good game of peek-a-boo.

So this next picture is on the brink of being a very mean mommy, but I couldn't help it...Canon was not being nice to Quinn all morning. He has excelled in the art of making her scream, usually by holding some part of her body so she can't go where she wants to(mostly her feet). We went out for a ride in the stroller. It was great weather, we were singing and talking, and listening to the birds. I don't believe in karma, but if I did......

Let's just be thankful I'm a mommy that carries wipes and hand sanitizer everywhere I go!

For spring break we took Aidan's buddy to the zoo. We had a great day and a great time!

And we wore Quinn out!