4 months...

well, you guys have been best buds lately. zander is still weighing in the heavy weight on the scale, but ava list the champ with the height. the doctor says you can eat solids now...wow! i dont remember caleb eating food so fast. we are starting you both off with all the veggies first, then you can venture out to the sweet fruit. ava, you push your tongue out when i put the spoon up to your mouth, but im sure you will get the hang of it soon. zander, there is no denying you are a natural eater. you know just what to do when we put the spoon to your mouth. cant wait to see what is in store for this put coming month!!

its been a long time

so clearly i have been super busy with life and all its demands. juggling everyday life has been exciting and overwhelming at times, but i couldnt ask for better people to share it with. since ive been gone ive completed 2 more classes in my master's program (both with a's!!), the twins have turned 5 months, and caleb has been slightly living up to the terrible twos name. We have traveled and been to many parks. so here are the pics to prove it all...

Riding on the thomas the train in tn and the guest of honor is......benjamin!!!

if it wasnt so hot im sure we would have had a hard time pulling him away

del and caleb

welcome to thomas the train!!!

happy birthday to ME

cant believe i am finally 30! i remember when i thought 30 was sooooo old hahaha. i am so greatful for my awesome family. we hung out at the sheraton downtown this weekend and my friends took me out for a great night. i must say i could get use to the hotel life! cant wait to see what this year has in store for ME!!

destin trip

we took a family vacation to destin and enjoyed the mother's day weekend at the beach. it was relaxing and the weather was perfect. the water was chilly but we still enjoyed it. all the kids did great on the plane, they are wonderful travelers :)

ava got her eats pierced

she didnt even cry, well for the first ear anyways. she was such a good trooper :) i love my ava girl!

easter sunday

after church we met the family for brunch at park tavern. the food was great and the weather was just perfect. we havnt all gathered there since our wedding almost 6 years ago. how time flies! caleb collected easter eggs and got the coolest thomas the train easter basket. it happened to be the twins 3 month birthday. what a great day to celebrate jesus :)

***love this little girl***

a weekend spent with good friends

this weekend was the annual dogwood festival at piedmont park. yep you guessed it, my favorite place to be on a beautiful spring day. we watched the kids (julien, tray, and danny) climb to the top of the wall and their prize if they reached the top was a bag of cotton candy. they really wanted the candy because they had no problems reaching the top, legs quivering and all!

caleb was just a bystander drinking his lemonade in the hot sun...

del carrying ava in front of the worlds largest traveling farris wheel

marla and atiba invited us over to their house to have benjamin and caleb play together. we enjoyed food fresh off the grill and plenty of laughs! lamarra, paco, julien, tray, and danny joined us as well.

here is lamarra holding the twins. she looks like she was made to take this pic! i love it...the twins actually look alike in this photo... julien is the best helper around! here he is posing with the kids :) i can always say 'you want to see ju ju' and caleb stops what he is doing and gladly says yes!!! caleb loves his buddy juju...

benjamin and caleb on the rocking horse together...

another couple came over with their 5 week old. here is a picture of baby row...

weekends are so much fun! especially when you spend it with those you love!!

basketball or football

so caleb is finally into his basketball goal he got this past christmas. the only problem is he loves throwing the football into the basketball goal. he is actually a pretty good lefty. oh so proud to call this blessing my son!

week of the young child

at the kid's school every year they have the week of the young child. this event supports literacy in the community. on monday everyone in the whole school wore pajamas for pajama day! caleb and the twins were dressed for the occasion when on the way to school caleb decided he wanted to throw up all is breakfast. it was a mess (and stinky, too)! i had to make a mad dash to target to fix the problem. my super mom powers kicked in at this time. i rushed caleb straight to the pj isle, grabbed a pack of wipes off the nearest shelf, and changed him right in the store. after the quick wipe down we payed for the new pjs and raced back to school. he turned out to be just fine. seems like he gets car sick if the driver (a.k.a. me) whips around corners or drives too swirly. he usually only gets sick when my dad drives him, lol, but apparently he just realized who taught me how to drive!

here is caleb at school playing football with his friends...

ok, keep in mind this is NOT caleb's scooter he is on. he has a red radio flyer bike with all the bells and whistles. i guess this just reminds me that we always want what we dont have. thursday they had a trike a thon where the whole school brings there bikes and trikes. its so cute because at the end of the trike a thon all the kids got their trike license! even ava and zander got their license and we all know they did not ride a trike.

wednesday the parents were invited to eat lunch with their kids. i couldnt get off work at this time so del stepped in. its great having him close by to hang with all the kids. he had "milk" with ava and zander and...

ran upstairs to have chicken with caleb. apparently caleb loved the food that daddy brought for him. del says he not only ate school lunch, but 2 chicken fingers, hawaiian bread, and a few chips. i guess he was pretty hungry. im so proud of caleb because when lunch was over he washed his hands and went straight to his nap without a fuss. its great knowing he is comfortable in his class without his parents :)

we donated books to each of the kid's classrooms and of course bought caleb a few books from the book fair. each child decorated thier own flower and the finished product was put up all over the school and there was even a bubble party on the blacktop. overall the week was fun and interactive. im so thankful that my kids get to experience a school setting like they have. the teachers are loving and best of all my dear husband is always close by. i know that god totally hooked us up on this great school experience!

final birthday celebration #3

we had such a blast!! see for yourself :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugMb7AzZWMg

birthday celebration #2

we had a small gathering at school to celebrate caleb's birthday. before the kids had cupcakes and juice their teacher distracted them with bubbles. who wouldnt want to pop bubbles at 2 years old!? thats right...caleb. he would rather read a book lol...

now hes ready to join his friends

now its time to sing happy birthday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbgQmmQXvJc

after the party we walked down the street to fellinis and enjoyed the afternoon breeze eating pizza...

after the pizza of course its ipod time!!