Saturday, March 31, 2018

March Misc

What did we ever do before iphones to document our lives???
We were so sad when our sweet friend Mr. Stewart stopped working at the hospital.  Shortly after it was raining and we were running late and I texted Ryan this picture with the caption #bringbackStuart!  

Whitney found and sent me this hilarious picture of us in high school on a mission trip. Sister memories lol. 

I feel like I spend half my life cleaning the kitchen and the other half doing laundry.  This day Ryan was working and we had been at the gym and the thought of fixing lunch and cleaning that kitchen again was more than I could take so I took at the kids to Panera instead. Afterwards I thought, "you know times are rough when you would rather eat out alone with two 2 year olds, a 4 year old, and a 7 year old just so you can avoid the kitchen cleanup!" 

Drew baby got his own private table.

I have been hesitant to allow them to not use high chairs because I don't want anyone wandering off but they did great!


On weekends we have been trying to be more intentional about splitting the twins up.  This Sunday it was Andrew's turn to go with James and me to the dollar tree and to Target. It's so funny how many times he asked where Kate was. 




Another man room sleepover!

My friend Josie had the brilliant idea of going to the urology clinic parking lot on a Saturday and letting the kids all ride bikes. It is the perfect big loop for them and the weather was great. 



We love days where we can walk to the park 
I hear my name "mom, mommy, mama, etc." a lot throughout the day.  This morning I decided for a laugh to tally how many times I heard it from 7:15 a.m. until 7:23 a.m.  while the kids were having breakfast. I ended up recording 27 times and the funny thing is I know it was actually a good bit more than that, I just couldn't tally fast enough! 


Believe it or not we had another snow day with no snow so we had a breakfast date while A and K were at speech. 

The boys' bathroom had a pedestal sink in it that had absolutely no storage. I was so tired of having toothbrushes dropped on that nasty floor and never having anywhere to put anything so one Friday Ryan and I went to Lowes and picked this one out. It is so much more functional!  

This was the main reason we chose this one.  Three drawer compartments.  Three boys. Every one gets their own little space.  Before we know it Andrew will be in there too!

Date night!

One Sunday we made a quick trip to Greenville and I glanced in the back and witnessed a moment in history: All FOUR kids asleep at the same time! 



Love this crazy crew! But where are Andrew's pants?!?!

We have taken many a selfie while waiting in the rehab hospital lobby 

Our preschool does an art to remember fundraiser and when I saw Harrison's I burst out laughing.  His self portrait is so funny to me! 

I would love to know how long it took this class to make all of these. 


"Look at these beautiful flowers mommy" 

Snack time in Harrison's classroom 

The box that the new vanity came in has provided hours of entertainment.  Their favorite activity was using a "saw" (plastic knife) to cut it up. Hey whatever keeps them busy! 

Time to dye eggs 

I originally planned for this to be an activity for everyone and then decided my nerves couldn't take it. Andrew and Kate dyed eggs at school so I decided that was sufficient. :) 


Ending the month with Friday night pizza! 



Easter Weekend Part 1

We had a wonderful Easter weekend this year.  Ryan was scheduled to work and ended up being fairly busy but we tried to make the most out of our time together and at home that weekend. 

That Saturday morning I gave the kids the assignment of making a picture that reminded them of Easter 

Harrison- "Jesus in the tomb."

"The tomb is empty!" 
James's artwork. I asked him why he didn't draw Jesus since he drew the crown of thorns and he said that was too much work. He by no means loves to draw. 
Our plan was after Ryan finished at the hospital that morning we were going to a neighborhood egg hunt. I made the mistake (yet again) of telling the kids this was the plan. 15 minutes before it was time to go Ryan got paged.  I ended up taking all the kids by myself. In case anyone was wondering, not a good idea lol.  We had to park so far away, we barely made it in time, the hunts were divided by age but at the same time so I couldn't even see James and Harrison, A and K both had major meltdowns, and this was all in front of basically everyone who knows us in New Bern.  I was one mess of a mama! 
One of the other mamas sent me several pictures of J and H which was so thoughtful 






Candy!



Man on a mission 
When the hunt was over we were in a long line for a picture of the Easter bunny. Why we even attempted this I do not know. It was finally our turn and A and K both lost it. One of them kept getting down and running away and then they would switch places and the other would run off. Finally I looked at the bunny and said "You have got to just hold them tighter because we are getting this picture!" We provided great entertainment for the long line of people also waiting. Back to our family motto- "if you are not miserable you aren't making memories." :) 


Checking out all the goodies 


We finally made the long walk back to the car and realized that Kate's Easter basket was missing. So we had to turn around and go back. We got home and I stuck A and K in their cribs for naps, handed J and H the ipads and I crawled under the covers for a nap! 
Thankfully a couple of hours later Ryan came home, Nana and Pop arrived and shortly after the Fincannon crew made it!  
 
Nana brought several fun activities.  First project was painting crosses. All of the kids enjoyed this, especially Kate and Harrison. 





New bubbles!
Everyone was excited to see baby Margaret! (and Whitney of course)



Ryan had the idea to put out the water slide minus the water. It was a hit!
Time to get ready for the egg hunt 



Kate was pretty interested in Margaret's bonnet

All of the cousins were pretty obsessed with her actually!


pure sweetness!

Ryan volunteered to sit out the egg hunt so he could hang with Mags (that's his special nickname for her)



I love this kid. He was genuinely surprised and thrilled that yet again the egg had candy inside!  


Miss Priss had a meltdown but Nana convinced her to come participate.  

#lifewithboys



Each child was looking for the eggs with their particular sticker.  Needless to say Andrew was clueless. James was so sweet and kept trying to keep him on track! 



Time for a little baseball 
And a group photo!






We had a cook out for dinner and Whitney who knows my love of funfetti cake and rainbow chip icing made us these delicious cupcakes.  



Somehow Margaret fell asleep during the dinner chaos!  I guess all the fun wore her out.