Save me Cinderella!

If there's one thing that seriously startles Big Sis, it's being awakened from a sound sleep by a loud noise of any kind!

I'm not sure if today's nap time noise was a plane or a brother...but she was upset. She was screaming, "mommy, mommy" as I hurried up the steps. But apparently my response time was insufficient. By the time I made it up the stairs she had stopped screaming, "mommy" and started screaming, "Cinderella!!!" :)

When I asked, she confirmed that Cinderella was indeed coming to rescue her.

Although, I'm thinking the trusty steed she's riding in on could use a slight upgrade.

Totally Diggin' the New Blank

Littlest Sis got a wee little treat today. I had a decent coupon - so we stopped in Babies R' Us on our way home from the barn and found this...


It's a TaGgies blanket, and she loves it! She's a blanket girl in general. But she took to fiddling with all of the little tags right off the bat. It was very sweet to watch her checking it out.

Of course, you have to suck two fingers on your free hand to get the full experience!

Scenes from the Backyard

It was a beautiful July evening, and the kids spent some time exploring the backyard before dinner. Well, the boys did most of the exploring.

This is the flower that Biggest Brother started at Kindergarten. I thought it was toast, but he replanted it himself and nursed it back from the brink. I can't believe it's blooming!

Big Sis took a break from swinging to talk to daddy on the phone.

Bug Hunting is a seriously prized past time at our house! Younger Brother prefers to hunt in the trees...

...while Biggest Brother looks under all of the big rocks.

Jackpot!

(No bugs were harmed in the making of this blog...miraculously.)

"...no blue Monday in your Sunday clothes!"

"Put on your feathers, your patent leathers...your bonnet, purse, and
rain boots...." Okay, so that isn't exactly how the song goes. Nevertheless,
It's Big Sis....The Musical!












Trivia: Which musical is it?

My props to anyone (besides my dad) who guesses it!

Late Nights and Cuteness

Poor Buggy had quite the night! He has allergies and asthma, which is a normal but not very good combination since the one tends to trigger the other. He had a pretty bad reaction to something the evening before, and we felt it necessary to keep and eye on him and give him regular doses of his inhaler throughout the night. Sooo...he and Daddy stayed up playing video games until 5AM! He was bouncing off the walls from the Albuterol until around 3 in the afternoon and then this...

I thought he looked awfully sweet fast asleep backwards in his disheveled bed.

He was out cold!

And I couldn't neglect to post this pic of Littlest Sis and Libbs!

We tried the hair bow on Libbs, but it wasn't her color. :)

Our Morning

It's Friday, hooray! It's been a laid back kind of morning. I picked up some flowers for our neice, and will be going to a birthday party for her later. I knew better than to walk in the door with flowers and not have any for Big Sis. As you know, she loves flowers! I don't know what they are, but they're pretty.

Daisies with pink food coloring maybe?

Biggest Brother picked them out for her.

While Big Sis was checking out the flowers, Littlest Sis was exploring her newfound world of toys. Discovery number one, tags don't taste very good.

Younger Brother was trying to be a better source of entertainment.

He is so good to his sisters.

Biggest Brother is taking after daddy in his ability to spring into the background of a photograph.

For everyone that gives me a hard time about having more nice pictures of the girls than the boys...this is what I have to contend with! :)

Checkups and More Checkups

Well, it's that time again...time for all of the yearly well-visits. Biggest Brother and Big Sis had a much easier go than Littlest Sis earlier in the week. However, we did still take an honorary trip to Target afterward.

Big Sis did not need any shots. She did however, get her toe pricked to test for anemia and lead. It was not a big deal. But to her, she had been mortally wounded. Here she is elevating her injury!

Biggest Brother did get a shot. The last time he got one, he was lying on the exam table and Younger Brother socked him right as he got stuck. The resulting screams got the attention of everyone in the waiting room according to my husband.

This time, he was truly a man about it! (And Younger Brother was at home with dad.) He had the choice of starting his Hep.A series now or at a later date, and he chose to get it over with. He watched and didn't even flinch. I was quite impressed!

He was happy to show off the bandaid though.

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Big Sis however, was rendered totally unable to walk...

That is, until she spotted some purple rain boots.









They must be magic boots because all of a sudden she can walk, and her day is 100% improved!

Hangin' Out at Home

Today we had absolutely nothing to do in the way of appointments or errands and such. And that was really nice! So we decided to just hang out around the house. Four of the kids' friends came over to play. It was just a little crazy, so sorry, no pics from the playdate.

I'm pretty sure I need to buy stock in Legos.

Littlest Sis was still having a pretty rocky day after getting shots yesterday. My sweet sweet girl was trying to make her feel better by sharing her balloon.

Chicken Noodle Soup is always a hit for lunch, but really only because it is accompanied by crackers.

Younger Brother called a cab. Thankfully, he doesn't know his own address yet. I just caught him on the phone talking to someone, and when I picked it up and said, "Hello, who is this?" They replied, "This is Yellow Cab." That's what they get for having a phone number that's all 4's. :)

What's lunch without a cape?

Big Sis was showing me how her play dishes work for soup as well.

Meanwhile, Littlest Sis was kickin' back in her chair watching Baby Mozart. I love her dandelion puff hair!!!

He is not supposed to be doing this!

We got a little serenade from Obi Wan Kenobi.

And Younger Brother did an excellent job on a pretty darn tricky puzzle! Didn't you know that Ohio is South of upside down Kentucky and North of New Mexico? Still a stellar effort nonetheless.

Poor Little Leggers

Littlest Sis had her 4 month check-up today and she was not happy about it! She got three shots in her poor baby leggers. :(

On the bright side, she looks great and is growing well!

Here are her stats:

Age: 4 months and 3 days

Height: 24.5 inches (54%)

Weight: 11lbs/5oz (9%)

She was not a happy camper for the rest of the day, but some extra cuddles did help a little.

Enjoying some fresh air and watching Big Sis blow bubbles helped a lot too.

Block Wars and Impromptu Movie Night

Biggest Brother decided to break out the good ol' building blocks today. Like any other toy, they are largely ignored until someone decides to play with them. And then, look out! I am reasonably certain that wars have started over blocks.

Biggest Brother built a castle/stable/aquarium...and then decided it was actually a zoo.

Big Sis is taking hostages.

Younger Brother finally completed his castle, but was distracted by the TV and unaware he was about to be flanked.

Littlest Sis was having a difficult day and desperately needed to go to bed. Biggest Brother agreed to help hold down the fort while I got her bathed and fed. Here he is cuddled up with Big Sis watching Jungle Book. He is a big help!

A bath and some milk and Littlest Sis was more than happy to drift off to Dreamy Land.