One on one

I've been horrible at keeping up with this blog lately and taking photos of the kids in general.  Part of the reason is it's just so darn hot out and I'm usually carrying at least one kid so the last thing I want to drag around is my camera.  O is getting ready to start school and we've had to do all kids of stuff to get ready esp since we've just signed him up 2wks before they actually start.
Anyway a few weeks back K was not feeling good and had a fever for almost a week, no other symptoms but man was she burning up.  Kev took the other two to the pool one afternoon so it was just K and I at home, what a treat to have just one kid!  I asked her what she wanted to do and of course her first answer was play dough, they LOVE play dough and it is usually reserved for when they have their babysitter.  We did play dough for almost an hour and she was in heaven having mommy all to herself but as soon as the door alarm went off she was thrilled to see brother and sissy again.

Work time

We just got a lawnmower and we've lived here for almost 2mths now, the grass was getting slightly out of control.  O was more than thrilled to help daddy mow since yardwork is one of his favorites things to do.  Good thing our yard is not too big cause it was early afternoon and hot and O refuses to wear shorts, ever....

We're expecting

As most of you know we're expecting baby #4 in January, a big surprise but a blessing all the same.  We are nervous and excited at the same time, 4 kids seem like so many.  I will have 4 kids ages 4 and under to take care of on a daily basis, I need to clone myself.  This time around will be a little different since O is much older than when the girls came along (he was only 18mths) and I will have also 2 little helpers who LOVE babies.  This little one is going to have to adapt to our busy lifestyle and get used to coming along wherever we need to go, I don't see many naps at home in the crib.  We are not going to find out the sex although Kev really wants to I think it is one of the only true surprises in life.  Since it is the 4th time around we need something to keep the birth exciting!
Here is our new addition:

Sisterly Love

Here is a peaceful moment in our house.  The girls actually do really well together for the most part but are not prone to fits of biting/hair pulling and now that they can talk they tell on each other too.  One will come running into my room yelling "sissy hit me, sissy bit me, sissy pushed me" I don't know if most of it is true or not.  I try to let them resolve most of it on their own unless I know so damage is being done.  The really do love each other and look for the other the minute they get up in the morning, I don't think they've ever really been apart.

Guadalupe River State Park

We love visiting new outdoor places wherever we live, especially those that include water (it's HOT here in Texas).  I'm all about making the most of our local area wherever we move to, get out there and explore (even if it's a little tricky with 3 little ones to tote along).  This one was definitely a big hit, although a bit crowded because of the 4th of July holiday.  It was a great place for the kids because the river was shallow, Kev or I could walk across to the other side, and there were plenty of rocks to play with.  The water was refreshingly cool for this area and pretty clean since it was flowing at a pretty good speed.  We could have stayed for hours but it was getting late and the kids were getting hungry but we'll go back again for sure!

Kev took the more adventurous ones to the other side (F stayed with me)

O swimming

K finding rocks and shells

 Snack time

Happy 4th

O with all the loot

 sparklers

OK so we have little kids and we do our fireworks in broad daylight, what's wrong with that?  The sparklers were a big hit with the girls but once the real stuff came out F was not too happy.  K wanted them to be bigger and louder and O was kind of in the middle.  I had to bring F inside so I didn't get to see much but K and O seemed to be impressed with Daddy's fireworks show.  Maybe next year we will make it to a real in-the-dark-display...

No dresses here

I am not very girly and apparently my daughters are following in my footsteps.  I NEVER put them in dresses except when we are leaving the pool, they are not really compatible with their lifestyle.  They have no dress up clothes and don't even really know what dress up is.  They do have a few babies, missing most of their clothes and filthy from playing in the dirt.  They love to use their blankets as super hero capes and would rather get dirty than play in the house.  K will hunt and pick up any bug in her path, no matter how big and how creepy, things even O would not touch.  They do have their fingers and toes painted most of the time, that is as girly as we get around here.

F taking her golf club for a ride

Now she's gonna take it for a ride on her tractor

 a sight for sore eyes

make sure you wear your helmet while pushing the mower

I'm sure the day will come when they discover princesses and fairies and all that stuff but for now I'll keep it all a secret.