Way back When-esday

Dateline: Easter 2009

It's been one year since Scott became a Catholic and I am so impressed with all that he has done in that year. He took all four of his degrees with the Knights of Columbus this year, which is completely unheard of. I cannot tell you how proud I am of him, and so glad to see that he is happy.

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Happ Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!
Yesterday was a full day for us! We went to T-Rex for lunch with my Dad and it was packed! But we did manage to get there before the bulk of the crowd did, so we lucked out. I also got to finally eat a burger (I gave up beef/red meat for Lent) and honestly.... I could easily go another 40 days without it. Here are some photos and video from the day...

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Last night we went to the Easter Vigil mass because Scott was completing the R.C.I.A process and becoming a full member of the Catholic Church (thank you again Lani for babysitting!). I have never been to the Easter Vigil before, all I knew was that it was a long service. The first portion of it is in the dark and we all hold candles, then the Father Jean baptized 6 candidates and then confirmed and gave Holy Communion to 4 candidates. It was a beautiful service and I am so proud of Scott and could not be happier! I am very glad that he is apart of the same Church as myself and the kids! Here are some photos from the service...

Scott being confirmedScott and my DadMy Dad, Father Jean and Scott

This morning we did Easter baskets with the kids, I wish I had more photos to show you, but apparently my underwear decided to make an appearance in 90% of the photos...yay memories! But here are the G rated photos...

Today I'm making dinner for everyone and we're just going to relax I think. No big plans that I know of! Hope everyone has a very happy and very blessed Easter!

Thanksgiving Thursday

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Another week down and we're that much closer to the (pause for giant sigh) first birthday)....
Here it goes, this week I am thankful for....

• The great response we are getting on the Multiples and More site. If you haven't been yet, check it out, it's pretty awesome, and I'm not just saying that because I'm one of the founders.
• My husband being the snake wrangler that he is. Granted he didn't actually catch the snake, but he found out what kind it was, not like that put me at ease, but it's good information to have!
• The snake being of the non-venomous variety. Thank you Mr. Snake, now go scare away all those other creatures I don't like!
• My new phone! I'm still getting used to it, but it's awesome, and makes me feel like a big kid!
• The support that Scott is getting for R.C.I.A. This is his last real week before he makes his sacraments and I couldn't be happier for him! This is such a huge step and I'm so thankful that he wants to share this with me and the kids!
• Lani and all she has done this week! Thanks for being an awesome partner!
• Cheryl from Twinfatuation for doing such an awesome interview and for sending me a signed copy of Twinspiration as well! Scott takes full credit for that by the way...

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What did we do this weekend?

So I have some catching up to do. I've talked more about my
awesome work project and less about my family. So the other day my children decided to boycott nap time, all day. Here is a photo of Jill around 4 pm that day...

I'm starting to fear that they are about to give up a nap. I really hope they don't, that's Mommy time, meaning that's coffee and shower and lunch time.
The kids are really into Signing Time. We have the first volume called "My first signs" and the second Jill hears "Hi! I'm Rachel!" this is what she looks like...
And Aaron...They both love the DVD though and I like it a lot too. It makes it easy for me to understand sign language. Scott took 4 semesters in college and loves being able to get back into it.
I'm really getting into Mission Organic. It's like a challenge for me now at the grocery store. I've switched to organic coffee (I know!), organic eggs, organic/natural laundry detergent (Seventh Generation is awesome by the way) organic/natural cleaning products (Method rocks my socks off), and even organic pizza (Amy's Natural is out of this world!). I can't wait to go back to the farmers market next week, we haven't been in a while because of Scott's R.C.I.A masses, and we've definitely noticed the difference (price and taste wise).
We got the kitchen baby proofed this weekend. Scott and PawPaw installed the cabinet locks (that I always forget are on there) so now all we need are gates to block off the living room. I think that will cover it for a while. While Mimi and PawPaw were here Jill took Mimi's cane (her new favorite toy) and crawled around the house with it....Aaron was busy playing though and could kind of care less about the cane, for now anyway...This morning was kind of nasty out. It rained all morning so the kids and I stayed home while Scott went to mass. The kids did like watching the rain fall, or they just like looking out the window, not sure which yet...And they both still love that house they got yesterday! I know I promised video, but for some reason One True Media is not a fan of me today and does not want me to upload anything, so here's a photo of Jill playing in the doorwayShe loves to push the doorbell which drives our dog insane! Aaron likes to play with the sun and moon that are on top. They both like to sit on either side and open and close the door at each other, it's cute to watch!
That's all I can think of right now, plus this is becoming a really long post, sooooo on that note enjoy the rest of your weekend and check out the new contest at Multiples and More!

Are those triptuplets?

We went to mass this morning as a part of Scott's R.C.I.A. process. The kids were actually pretty well behaved....well kind of. So we got to the church and as we sat down Aaron let out the biggest burp I've ever heard...ever! Of course we got several snickers out of that. Then my wonderful and charming daughter broke out the demon baby voice. I was waiting for someone to sprinkle holy water on her! But other than that, it was good.
This afternoon we went to EPCOT for the Flower and Garden Festival with Lani and the kids. Our original plan was to see Davy Jones (seriously) but the rain clouds came in and we were smart and left. We literally made it to the car and got the kids loaded as it began to pour. The comments today were "interesting" to say the least. For example, Lani has "triptuplets" uh huh seriously. Oh and this other lady said and I quote..."I thought I had problems with one!" Oh there was some restraint in not commenting back. Then, and this one is the best, by far...we stopped in China to feed the kids and this guy was sitting over by where Scott was and asked "Hey are those 5 babies?" so Scott said "Yup" well I think the guy meant "Hey are those quints?" and Scott thought that as well and figured yup, I'll just say sure, why not mess with the people. So the guy walked away and pointed us out to his wife and how we had five babies. Awesome. But the whole walk around the park was pretty good, I love the annual pass, seriously!
Hope you had a great weekend!

Sunday Recap

Ah happy Monday morning everyone! It is super foggy over here. Do you remember when you were little and you would watch cartoons and if it was foggy in the cartoon the character would use a sword and cut through the fog? Yeah I totally wish I could do that, it's pretty nasty out. Anyway, yesterday was pretty cool. Scott has completed another step in RCIA (Rite of Catholic Initiation for Adults in case you were wondering) and I've never been prouder! We're only a few weeks away from Easter when he makes all his sacraments which is really really exciting! Yesterday afternoon we ran over to Walmart and got me a smaller desk so that way the kids have a bigger play area. We also got the kids two of those medium size plastic balls. I wish I had my camera because Scott brought Jill around the corner and she had her princess ball in her hand and was just beaming! It was almost like she was thinking "Oh my goodness look at this! It has princesses!" I'm glad $3 toys make their day, I wonder how long that will last? Aaron pouted pretty much the whole time we were there, he HATES Walmart, no clue why, just does not like it. Maybe he's just a typical guy and doesn't like to shop? Here's a photo of them playing "nice" yesterday...
Then last night after the kids went down and we (and when I say we I mean Scott) were putting the old desk in the garage we (and this time I mean we) saw the shuttle launch. Well, Scott saw it, and I saw the trail it left, I still haven't seen one. We always forget when they're going up, and coming back for that matter. I remember my first time when a shuttle returned, I about jumped out of my skin! I was sitting on the couch, watching it mind you, and I heard this 'BANG!" I thought there was a drive by or something. I called Scott and was like "Oh my God I think somebody shot someone out here!" and he was like "No, Amanda that was the shuttle landing, it's called the sonic boom, helllllllooooooooooo". It was pretty funny, and he reminds me of it everytime there is one. Here are a couple of photos Scott took last night of the trail...So then, Scott and I are in bed, getting ready to fall asleep and talking about our day, and we were talking about the songs we can't stand on the kids favorite nursery rhyme DVD and he started talking about the Apples and Bananas song. I was like what about it? And he was like (oh my gosh this is hard to type, I'm still laughing) "I hate when they switch to those foreign languages, I mean what is that?" Oh my gosh it's still as funny as it was last night, give me a minute...woooooo....So I was like "Um no, it's teaching them their vowels. A-A-A Apples and Bananas E-E-E Epples and Benenes etc." and you could literally see the light bulb click on. Oh I love my husband, but that was HILARIOUS! Can you tell we're still sleep deprived from daylight savings?
Ok, let me wipe that tear from laughing so I can continue....so as recommended by Lani, I bought the kids Signing time and they like it, a lot. Scott loves it too, he took sign language as his foreign language in college, and actually lined danced with a deaf couple, so he was really good at it. I think he's more excited about it than the kids. He's also convinced that Jill was signing dog yesterday. Maybe, who knows. The only negative I have with it is that the theme song is permanently embedded in my head, but that's not entirely bad I guess.
No big plans today, I always say that don't I but then end up doing something that would qualify as a big plan, oh well. Hope you have a great day!