Home Ownership

I woke up one morning and headed to the twin's room and my socks got wet.  I thought one of them peed but as I did some surveying...water had seeped into their room from the laundry/utility room.

Water was all the way down the hall and got the carpet wet in the twin's room.

Evan and I pulled some of the boxes out of the laundry room, but alas he had to go to work.  My dear friend and her husband came over with a mop and a bucket.

While we were trying to figure things out and clean up the mess...Violet and Maverick spilled an almost full container of Tide on the floor...

Violet did not like the taste of it.  SO I stuck the kids in the tub while I took care of some other things...and they flushed almost all the bath toys down the toilet...making the toilet unusable. Then after the bath while I was visiting teaching they colored all over the hardwood floor.  I'm pretty sure the weather getting a bit cooler has taken a toll on these two.  There mischief has been much harder to manage. 

Earlier in the week they put an entire package of T.P. in the water ruining 12 rolls of T.P (that was an expensive bath).  SO if my kids stink, it is because I don't allow them to bathe as often anymore.

These two kiddos sure are adorable, but they keep me on my toes for sure.  I don't tell Evan half of the stuff that goes on during the day because I don't want him to think I'm an unfit mother.  They are just really hard to keep track of.  The biggest messes occur while I'm trying to put Lark down for a nap or while I'm feeding her.

SEE they are cute!  They put their baby dolls down for a nap on Lark's play mat.

Violet got into my make-up twice the week of the flood/toilet debacle.

Maverick and Violet also pour a few bottles of spices all over dinner that week too...I just scraped it out and served it up anyway.  And Evan even complimented me on how good it tasted.

Evan and I spent a few hours trying to retrieve the bath toys from the toilet.  But after the kids woke up from their naps we had to take a break.  I took all the big kids to the park while Evan and his mom went back at it...Finally rescuing several princesses and their princes. (The above picture is Violet and I walking home from the park and we stopped to visit one of the Cheyenne "boots")

Ta-DA

Pumpkin Patch

One of my very favorite fall things is visiting the pumpkin patch.  We went with our Cheyenne Mother's of Multiples group plus Evan's parents.  And the weather was perfect!

Hey ride with all the twinners and their families.

Autumn made a good buddy with this twinner!

Best Day with You

There is a song by Taylor Swift called, "Best Day".  Well in September I had one of those, "best days".  I bought a membership to the Denver Children's museum in August and I wanted Evan to experience the awesome outdoor space before it got too cold.  So one Saturday at the end of September after breakfast we loaded the kids up and drove the two hours to Denver.  We had a great time, such a great time that I didn't stop to take very many photos.  Evan is always hesitant to go on these adventures...and for good reason.  I am pretty uptight about the kids' nap schedules and I usually pack enough stuff to last us a few days (and he ends up having to carry it all), and having four little kids in a crowded museum is stressful.  But I swallowed my chill pill that morning and went with the flow, even letting the twins skip their nap.  We had a great afternoon.  As we were driving out of the parking lot we realized we had a flat tire. I was impressed at how quickly Evan got the spare on the car.  We drove about half way home and stopped off at a Wal-Mart and Evan got a new tire on the car while I walked around the store with the kids.  We sat in the grass and ate food while Evan got the tire changed once more.  When we got home that night (several hours after we thought we'd be home) we asked Autumn what her favorite part of the day was.  Autumn's response was the zip line.  Evan responded with, "the flat tire."  And I agreed.  Sometimes you need a little trial like a flat tire to help you work together as a team and realize how strong your little family really is.

Lark 5 Months

I may have posted these earlier, but I think they are worth re-posting; Lark and her great-grandpa Norby

This was a sweet moment one morning while I was doing the little girl's hair.

One of the resident's at Evan's program's wife started a yummy business selling pastries.  We visited her booth one Saturday at the farmer's market.

I was having a rough day so I put myself in time-out and hung out with Lark in the backyard.  It was wonderful.

Blessing outfit

Not quite tall enough for the johny jummer, but she still enjoyed it!

My aunt sent these cute outfits for Lark.  Luckily they still fit her...for now.

5 Months

She rolls over, smiles, giggles, sleeps well, eats well, is super patient, loves sucking on her toes, loves hanging out with Autumn, gets frustrated when she rolls to her stomach, kicks her legs as if she is about to crawl, has super soft skin, can't hang out in the rock 'n play anymore since she rolls to her stomach and almost falls out