Saturday, May 31, 2008
bitty's shower
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
domestic divinity
Instead I usually feel more like this!
Monday, May 26, 2008
memorial day
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
dallin's preschool graduation
He became part of a group she called,
"The Three Musketeers".
I loved picking Dallin up each day to hear all about Tate & Tommy. (Some days I dreaded it...depending on what kind of stories he was reporting!) Dallin didn't know a soul when he went to school, so it was fun to watch him make his own friends... and he stuck with them like glue. From the reports I got, you'd never know there were any other kids in the class aside from those three boys!
Carter & Ella came along to support Dallin in the grand accomplishment!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
one
Happy birthday Allison Gable & Auburn Harrison. I can't believe a year has gone by. And wow, what a year! I'm still catching my breath. Everyone always told me, "The first year with twins is all a blur." And now that it has come and gone so quickly I can see what they are talking about.. but yet in that blur I have some vibrant, clear memories and images that I hope will not go hazy.
Friday, May 16, 2008
take me out to the ball game
Dallin even made the "All-Star" Team.
When told, Dallin's response echoed our thoughts exactly, "How am I on the All Star Team?"
Not that being the smallest kid on the team means you can't be good... there are just so many kids out there that "get it" already...the sliding into bases, growling when they make an error, that"we will, we will rock you" competitive spirit. And Dallin's still following his mom's "cartwheels in the outfield" playing style...just havin' a good time.
So I liked how they chose the All Star players this year; instead of the coaches picking the best players, they let the kids vote for who they wanted to be on the All Star team instead. So popularity over athletic talent... sounds good to me! :)
Dallin's uniform was so big I decided to take in the seams a smidge... A smidge became so much that the team logo ended up being under his armpit instead of on his chest!
The Cheerleaders!
mella
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
baby proof
Sunday, May 11, 2008
mother's day
The last few Mother's Days have been quite memorable. Two years ago we had about 20 people from both Troy's and my family over for dinner and Karen was one day away from delivering Sydney. We were all so happy go lucky, we would have never known what the next day would bring.
Last year we had the same large group for dinner and I was days away from having Allison and Auburn. I craved Horchata, so we had a fun Mexican evening with Black Bean Enchiladas and Cinnamon Fried Ice Cream. We even had a small house fire when my darling luminaries on the table went up in flames.
This year our numbers dwindled and out of the 6 mothers we usually have in attendance, we only had one... ME! (Although, true to tradition, Whitney was close to having her baby as well.)
We also had Maryella and the newly engaged Christine & Josh, which was a special treat! We ate Angel Chicken and Rice, Bacon Wrapped Green Beans, a beautiful Strawberry Spinach Salad, and Coconut Creme Cookies with Sorbet...all prepared to honor our absent mothers. Happy Mother's Day.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
coco
Karis & Jace had the dance studio all decked out for the party. I'm sure Cole appreciated all the time and effort it took! :) We even dressed up for the occasion!
The kids had a blast in the little swimming pool... even though their skinny little bodies were convulsing with shivers.
They just love being around all those Stapley cousins! And they are growing (and multiplying) so quickly! (Congrats to Hilary & Preston)
Happy Birthday CoCo!