Maggie's New Trick

Thanks to Cousin Kari (she only had to watch her once...) Maggie has discovered how to get into her play cube a new way. It's rather dangerous and it scares her mother everytime she does it. She swings too far over and falls off the platform on the other side about 25% of the time. It's ugly when that happens. Sorry, no Sam pics this time. We have pics of the kids eating otter pops in the bathtub- but they are indecent. :-0

Island Style

Grandma and Grandpa Moffat came back from Hawaii on Sunday and the Mark Moffat clan had dinner at our house Monday night. It was a busy evening- but with relatively few meltdowns I think we can call it a success. Here are some pics of the kids sporting their Hawaiian gear. (Sorry Kari- your pic didn't turn out....the slider was behind you and all we got is a silhouette.)
Sam Ashlynn
Maggie
Joel (looking VERY excited about his new outfit)
Lorelai - wasn't in her dress yet...
Thanks everyone for coming by. We had a great time!!

Here comes the sun...la la la la...it's all right....

The kids got hats. I'm not too sure what Sam is doing in this one...but it's my current desktop background. :-) Fashionista.
Sam can't wait for Maggie to get herself down the slide...he is cheering her on with a Go Go GO! in this pic. Other times he just pushes her.

They also got their very first juice boxes this week. They were well received by all. (especially since this was juice that wasn't watered down...what a treat!).

A full table and some cute hair

This was taken at a BBQ this last weekend at the Miller's house. The best part is that this is not all the kids that were there!!! We had a great time, but I wonder if Christine has all the sand out of her house yet.... We had a super time- THANK YOU Miller Family!! Maggie got pigtails today. They were too cute to collage....so here are a few pics.

Ferns, Forests, and Fun at Fairview Park

We went to Fairview Park after dinner tonight. The kids enjoyed the playground for awhile before we went for a little walk. Maggie looking very Maggie-ish on her walk in the 'forest'
Sam wanted out of the rocking thing. I guess he thought this was the best method.
The kids also really liked watching the creek flow under the bridge. It's really a great bridge- there are places for little kids to look thru and really no way to fall off. A mother's dream.
My cute family trekking thru the forest.

Tuesday Morning

Maggie was very busy today taking care of her babies. Baby Abby and Baby Brayden get a lot of diaper changes....here is the doting 'mother'. It's also important that Brayden wears his hat at all times.
Sam was in a daze watching her. I think he was a little tired.

A little outdated...

So, these pics are from last week...when it was still long sleeve weather here. This week it's been GREAT! They even say we might hi 80 degrees today. Wah-hoo! I know a certain sister-in-law of mine is not looking forward to the warmer weather...but I am so excited for the sun!

I let Sam and Mags hit the crayons during the last week. They like to taste them and touch them to their faces....every now and then they do hit the paper though.
Maggie is wearing this hat more hours than not right now. She also is not content unless it's practically covering her eyes.

Our new 'treat' in the afternoon are mini boxes of raisins. The kids have been going cookoo over these things.
And one last one...

Maggie loves pockets (which she calls 'pah-pickts). She is showing off some that she found all on her own in this pick- usually I have to help her find her way into them. I took 3 picks her her and in all of them she is talking and trying to tell me all about the pah-pickts. Hhhmmmm, like mother like daughter?

Fun in the Sun

Okay, so 65 degrees and some lack of cloud cover is a full blown spring day here in the City of Roses. I spent the best $5 ever at Walmart and bought the kids a plastic golf set. It provided hours (literally) of entertainment. As you can see, their skills are lacking a bit, but they are having a lot of fun with it.
I also picked up some chairs for the kids. They think they are pretty hot stuff in them.

These 2 are my favorites. We hope you like them too!