The Fab Four

I know it has been well over a year since my last post, I was pleased to see my blog is still here!  Not sure if there are blog police but I have not been cited for missing blogs.  I made a pact with a great friend to blog every two weeks, so here goes!

Oh where to begin... Well how about some of the biggest news, a new baby !

Not so new anymore he is 11 months old.

  Where does the time go?  Well, most of mine is doled out to the Fab Four - kids that is.
Our sweet boy had a slow start, ending up in NICU for a few days with underdeveloped lungs.

He  has been catching up ever since. A bit of a snail at the start but he will turn into a spider once those legs get crawling!  He is sitting for now which is fine with me, the less chasing I have to do!

Happy, content, giggly, Roley poly is a good way to describe our fourth.  He is carried almost everywhere indoors by his 5 1/2 yr old sister.

This same sister ( Sweet Pea) received her first pair of glasses on April after a screening at school detected farsightedness.  Those are purple glasses with sparkling stars on the side she picked out!
A mild amblyopia "lazy eye" was detected which has not improved with glasses.  A consult today revealed weekly vision therapy and daily patching will be needed.

Little Sprout has taken off with his Lego building abilities.  I bought some for Christmas, not realizing there are certain ages on the boxes.  Of course I got him Legos that were too difficult, Spider man, how could I go wrong?  Well Scarecrow had to put it together.

 Soon it was all taken apart and some amazing creations are coming out of those Legos, fighter jets, houses, guns, amazing!

Our little Butterfly has been participating in swim lessons.  She adores her teacher miss Amanda and talks of her often. She was so happy with her first ribbon which was lesson number 3 "no tears I was brave and overcame my fears!"  She is still working on the concept of pulling with her arms  and usually just does her "super girl glide" while sinking!

Life sure is busy with four, we call this the final four.

 I did have some longings for another baby when our littlest was six months along still at a snails pace... but we have concluded our family is complete.  It sure makes me thankful when I take time to reflect on our four amazing blessings! They do grow and change so much, blogging is a wonderful way to remember and capture that!!!
 We will share our summer highlights next time around.

Breakfast is served, SUMMER STYLE

Don't you just want something other than another bowl of cereal for breakfast?  Take  a look at this, a tasty, simple, and quick breakfast with some summer flavors to boot!! 

Ingredients: 

 Toasted mini bagel

 1 egg (microwave 45 sec or cook on stovetop)

 Cheese 2-3 slices, sharp cheddar is a favorite here

 Tomatoe slices

 Fresh basil (3-4 leaves)

 Salt & pepper to taste

Assemble then enjoy a hearty summer breakfast!!

Royal Wedding Party

We have a OLD TV. Way old. My nephews asked if it was a 3 D TV because the picture is a bit warped from being damaged by two toddlers. I figured now was the time to go for it. I invited some friends over for a Royal Wedding party and suggested to Scarecrow we get a new TV in time for the party.

That evening he came home with a GIGANTIC new TV.

It is huge! My girls and I were up at 5:30am enjoying the wedding in crystal clear viewing. It felt like we were there, did you get an invite?

We had tea, scones, coffee, fruit, laughs, ooohs, and ahhhs. Trivia facts were flying...did you know so and so was not on the guest list....Kate's nickname...how long they dated....

It was a true fairy tale one to be enjoyed and lift our spirits a bit. Hope you enjoyed your Royal Wedding viewing too.

Easter Extravagansa

Easter, what a joyous day to celebrate with family and friends the empty grave.

We were the "peach" family for the day. It is so fun to coordinate outfits for all of our bumpkins, Scarecrow goes along with it.

Our day was filled with eating the colored eggs we dyed the night before. The twins had one bite and shunned them. After Easter services we Shared a meal with scarecrows family, so delicious! Don't you find that the food tastes so much better when you have not cooked it all? Then hunting Easter eggs began....lots of candy was consumed
Taking a wagon ride was a big highlight of the day. Recharged after a short nap we enjoyed hosting family and neighbors for Easter dinner.Followed by another Easter egg hunt with our cousins and friends as the ducks in our pond looked on.

Easter blessings to you and yours.

A SPRING IN YOU STEP

WE SURE HAVE A SPRING IN OUR STEP WITH THE WEATHER BREAKING!!

WE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING PAINTING OUR NAILS AH HEM I MEAN PAINTING ON PAPER IN THE SUNSHINE.

WE ADORE THE PARK, IT IS A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP RIGHT BEHIND OUR HOUSE.

AFTER SEEING ONE CROCUS (PURPLE)TWO WEEKS AGO i HAVE HEAR "WHERE ARE THE PURPLE FLOWERS MOM" SO WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF DOORS MOST DAYS LOOKING FOR PURPLE FLOWERS AND BLOWING PINWHEELS IN A NEIGHBORS YARD.

EVEN BABY BUTTERFLY IS HAVING A BALL ENJOYING HER FIRST SWING RIDE EVER!

HOPE THE WEATHER HAS BROUGHT A SPRING TO YOUR STEP TOO!!

Let It Snow!!!!!

How many inches of snow have we had in Michigan anyway? ALOT is the simplest answer! We are enjoying it! I have felt like a kid again this winter, experiencing the winter fun with the twins.

Our home is situated right in front of a park which has a sledding hill. Admittedly it is not a grandiose hill, it is great for toddlers!!

We have many sledding adventures.

Have built many a snowman.

Have shoveled a TON of snow.

The latest fun was a snow tunnel.

My dear neighbor whom I will name the knitting guru, dug a great tunnel in the mountain of snow at the end of our street.

The adults even fit in it!!

All of the kids had a blast crawling through, on top of,, and sliding down it.

So let it snow. Well only a little bit more, I am ready for 50 degrees and higher again soon!

Dediction of the Butterfly

Our newest addition "baby butterfly" is now 6 months old!

Time flies now that we are all sleeping through the night for the most part.

We just had our precious gift from God dedicated on January 16th.

Friends and family gathered to thank God for her and agree to help nurture her spiritually and provide a Godly example for her as she grows.

Sweet pea hammed it up trying to make the most of the microphone that I held, and admitted to our pastorfelt quite comfortable on stage when he asked her! Little Sprout stayed put right by his daddy.

Here's to your best foot forward baby Butterfly!