Get it straight mom.... "This Ri-Ri"
Now it is my turn to tag...
Jessica at The Bressington Crew
Gen at The McNulty Quads
Heather at In the Quiet Heart
Laura at The View from Our House
Kelly at The Craziness We Call Life
Our afternoon entertainment included my brother demonstrating the "lobster luge"...an up and coming competitive neighborhood sport. This should fit right in with beer-pong this summer!
Grandpa (my dad) with me and the girls
BF Jess sucking down her Starbuck's that she can't go a day without!
Ly and Alani trying to get a picture with the girls (who wouldn't turn around)
The girls stripped down so they could enjoy their snow cones!
Lissy posing in front of the fire truck
The firemen hosed the crowd down and BF Jess ran underneath the water with Evan and Lissy
Our NICU survivors...my girls who were born at 25 weeks and Evan who was born at 27 weeks.
The girls found their way into a jumpy house before we made the trip back home!
Here are my monkeys
The birthday crew (Molly and Russ facing the camera).
The best part about a birthday is the cake! My girls required an outfit change when they were through.
Makena fell asleep within 5 minutes of leaving the party. She is my only kiddo that will sleep in the car!
Miss Makena....you are an interesting mix of daredevil and shyness. You have no fear when it comes to climbing, jumping and hanging off of play equipment or furniture, but in the next moment you may be clinging to my leg if we are in a crowd or among strangers. You have certainly become quite a mama's girl lately and we spend some quality time together snuggling on the couch every night. You are quick to holler "No, my mama" at Riley or Alyssa if they get to close to me during your snuggle time. You are fond of getting into mischief and will usually take off running when you get caught. Your cute trick of the moment is wiggling your nose up and down like a bunny or flaring your nostrils!
Miss Lissy Bear....you have become quite vocal lately of your dislikes, which drives me insane at times because when you get into a mood, it is hard to break you out of it. I call you "opposite girl" sometimes because you'll ask for something or a certain activity and as soon as it is given to you, your response is "NO!" More recently, you have started to ask to go "night-night" when you are upset and spending some alone time in your crib will often calm you down. I hope this is a sign that you will never have a difficult time speaking up for yourself as you get older! You also have such a sweet, caring manner. When you see one of your sisters hurt or crying, you will ask to "hold sissy." Your crib looks like a toybox, because you are always bringing something with you to bed and you don't like it when I try to clear things out. I was startled awake by "Tickle Me Elmo" laughing his a** off over the baby monitor last night and realized you must have rolled into him while you were sleeping. Your cute trick of the moment is when I come to get you from your crib and remind you that you have to leave your binkies in your bed. You quickly pop each binky in your mouth and suck on each one as if saying goodbye to your friends!
Miss Riley....my happy-go-lucky girl! You are usually joking and acting silly and I'm sure you will be the life of the party as you get older. You are the most articulate of the group and make great observations of the world around you. Your sensitive side comes out when you get in trouble or when something scares you and the crocodile tears will flow. Your daddy likes to push your buttons sometimes just because you are so predictable with your reactions. I always look forward to putting you to bed each night, because you always say something cute and charming as we give our goodnight kisses. Your cute trick of the moment is giving me a pat-pat on the back when we hug goodnight while saying, "pat-a-pat."
I love you with all my heart girls. I know that I'm not a perfect mommy and that there are times when I lose my patience. But, I wake up everyday feeling blessed that you are mine and looking forward to all the new things you will teach me.
And then they moved on to more mouth-watering goodies!
At least I know that everything passed through a quality inspection!
When I got home from work on Friday afternoon, I was greeted with three eager little girls shouting "Happy Momma's Day" over and over. And then I walked into the house to find my treats waiting for me.
Happy Momma's Day!
Steve and I have figured out that we have to keep the food coming in order to keep the girls happy when we go out to eat. If they finish their meals before we even get ours, we ask the server to bring out a bowl of ice cream for them. So far, it has worked like a charm. That, and inhaling our food as quickly as possible before they do too much damage to the joint! We finished lunch and made it home just in time for nap (mom and dad included)!
Lissy was the first one awake from her nap so she helped me fold clothes.
After nap time, we headed over to my brother's house for margaritas and carnitas...YUM!
My oldest niece, Katie, and three of the neighborhood girls make my life so much easier when we go to my brother's house. They play with the girls so we can relax with the adults a bit. I'm sure we have some future babysitters in this group!
Riley is now scootering on the tricycle. I think this girl may be part of a circus show one day. I was able to get a quick video of her in action. And beware if you are in her path...she'll roll right over you!
We ended the day with Strawberry Shortcake. It didn't really go along with the rest of the menu, but the girls loved it!
