Happy Easter!

Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and was able to spend time with their family and/or loved ones.

Twins!?!!

Is it just me or do my kids look alike?

If there wasn't pink on the one picture it would be very hard to tell them apart...

I wish I had one of Abigail to throw in here too - the only thing that makes her different from these two is she is missing the red glow. Karl doesn't match as well but he is close too.

Super Scrappin Saturday

Today Abby had four girls over for a scrap booking party.  It was really cute.  Lexi, Martha, Olivia, and Paetyn all came over to make a paper lunch-bag book and a frame using funny face pictures from our computer.  The girls had a blast and made some very cute stuff.  I was nervous that it was going to be crazy and the girls wouldn't be interested long enough but I was wrong on both accounts.  The girls were giggly and energetic but not at all crazy and over the top.  Also, we started at 1:30 and the parents were picking them up at 4 - they worked on their stuff until 3:45-3:50.  It was great.  They were all so very excited to show their mom/dad what they made when they picked them up.  Abby thanked me and said she had a great time.  She said it was fun because, "I got to play with my friends and hang out with my mom and make the books."    It was am awesome day - a great memory of my Abby and her friends.  

So that I could focus on Abigail and her friends I had Karl stay with grandma and grandpa, Sam napped the entire ti

me (I put him down five minutes before the girls arrived and he napped until 4!), and I had our special sitter Kristin take Aine for the day of girl time. 

 Kristin picked Aine up at about 12:30 and they were on their way.  Kristin was suppose to bring Aine home at 4:15ish...around 5:30 - before requesting the Amber Alert - I called Kristin to see where she was.  She and Aine were fine and running around still and she said she would be here soon.  Well, by 6:50 she rolls in to our house.  She comes into the house with Aine and a big red target sack like Santa carrying his sack.  And, like Santa, Kristin opens her bag and has gifts for everyone.  Aine has new undies, a swimsuit, and a baby doll; Abby got some little pet puppies, Sam got some cool shades and light-up morracas, and Karl got a baseball tee thingy.  I knew the kids liked Kristin and now I know even more why they love her so much...seriously though - I know Kristin is going to read this (hi Kristin) and my kids love Kristin, not just because she likes to shop and sometimes she happens to shop for them , but they like that she plays guitar hero, laughs, and pays attention to them.  Even is she is the only person I know that has slammed her finger in a trunk - twice - yes...twice - I still think she is an awesome person and a great sitter.

So - here is to a good day for everyone.  Abby had her special party, Karl had special alone time with grandma and grandpa, Aine got special Kristin shopping time, and Sam was able to sleep and laugh and play like a special baby.  The only one who got the shaft was Mike - poor Mike...although - this was his last Saturday to work so I guess that is a special thing too.

To many more wonderful days like this one.  

Sam eats out of something other than a bottle or jar...

MMMMmmmmm...this stuff is good.  

And Dexter has found a new best friend.

He's mobile!

Well, it isn't the prettiest or the fastest but it gets him from place to place.  Baby Sam is crawling!  Not really sure I can call it crawling yet, but it is darn close.  He does this army crawl, on his tip-toes, butt in the air, plop forward move that is entertaining to watch because you are never quite sure how exactly the little guy is going to end up.  It is clear he likes that he can move from place to place.  When he sees something he wants he is focused and moves rather quickly to get there.  

I have seen this many times before and know that within days baby Sam will be navigating the house in a perfect crawl.  Mike though, being in the military and deployed numerous times, has a different perspective.  He was watching Sam and was quite amused, got that wonderful sparkle that I just love in his eye as he chuckled at Sam trying to master this new technique.  Mike took his eyes off Sam for a moment and looked at me and said, "I have never watched one of my children learn to crawl before."  It was a special, sweet and sad moment.  He was amazed, sad, happy, proud, and just captivated by his fourth child developing before his eyes.  I stopped watching Sam and became more entranced watching Mike - I will never forget the look on his face, his ever changing expression matching Sam's progressions and setbacks.  Makes you fall in love all over again.