My Mini Me

The House of Tiny Teeth

Wow! I've decided they need to stop growing! Aw-bee me see...
Aw-bee you have a hole!
Aw-bee me see again.

After just 5 days Aubrey has lost her first Tooth!!

Twins Halloween Party

Reagan was Rosetta, the red fairy from Tinkerbell.

Aubrey trying to be a very serious witch... (a fairy witch)

Then cracking herself up....we sat and giggled on the kitchen floor watching her try to make a serious face.

Today was their last day at school and it ended with a big bang. There was candy, costumes, games, and fun. Here is what they looked like for Halloween this year.

As most of you know by now I'll be having the twins home with me for the rest of the school year. We've converted the basement to half playroom half school room. We'll be having our 'school' time while Edie is at her morning program. I have lots of fun activities, games, and projects lined up for us here. We will also be going to story time at the local library and having lots of play dates!!

Tub-a-dee

Edie and her baby. She walked around with it in her shirt for a good hour. When she went outside she said it was time for the baby to come out of her tub-a-dee (tummy).

Too Cute!!!

A Special Thank You

You know who you are!!!...... this one is for you.
I would like to thank you for giving my girls the gift of music. Not one, NOT two, but THREE recorders came home for them the other day.
Music time now has a timer, fifteen minutes to be exact. But here is a 40 second sampling. Music time is also an outside activity now, and the recorders are a 'sometimes' toy.
For 15 minutes twice a day I am blessed by the soothing sounds of their exceptional talent. Here is a brief example of what my listening patience...... I mean pleasure sounds like.
Enjoy...

The Grasshopper

I am so loving this weathervane from Gould Farm in Henniker. I love old barns to begin with and when I took a picture of the 200+ year old barn (new blog title picture). I smiled. Of all the barn pictures throughout New England that I've taken pictures of this is the first Grasshopper. What does a grasshopper symbolize? Luck of course, but also joy, youth and adaptability which I feel surround me daily.

*Super Duper*

Our new playground! We can now have friends over and there are swings for everyone! Our neighbor Kim and her daughter Emily have been over almost everyday since it went up. She said she can hear the *twins* giggling and has to come check it out. The four of them have a blast and it's nice to be able to chat with another mom in the afternoons.

Painted Ladies

Thank You mom for this wonderful experiment/experience.

We got the kit from my mom.

We mailed away for 5 free caterpillars.

They arrived 10days later.

They ate and ate for 10 days.

Ten days later they climbed to top of their cup and made their chrysalis's.

10 days later they emerged as beautiful butterflies.

We set them free on the last warm day.

I was wonderful, and we defiantly do it again next year!!!

Driveway Chalk...

Is JUST FOR THE DRIVEWAY!!!

A New Home For Piggy...

I would like to thank Krys and Liz for adopting 'Piggy' aka Princess Honeycomb.

Unfortunately Aubrey's and Todd's allergies took a turn for the worse over the last couple of months. Their health is of the utmost importance to me.

Piggy is in a new home with new friends and we are sending her hugs and kisses.

Attention Market Basket Shoppers....

I had to pick up a few things today.

The girls and I tend to create a bit of chaos when we shop. We are a sight to be seen, and it's usually just me biting the bullet, being the kiddy wrangler or the ring master for our adventure into pubic.
Pick your day it's always an adventure!!!
I understand in this day and age, we as a society, are under the microscope,. Someone is waiting for an individual to screw up in public. Please!, let me be the mom that has things under control....
Sometimes it runs smoothly like a well oiled machine. Polite little girls with manners and smiles, obeying their mother's ever command....
I said 'sometimes'!
Other times, it's not so pretty. In those rare cases. I AM the MOM to give minimal warnings and leave a cart full of frozen food in the middle of the isle and escort my screaming child to the car and GO THE HOME!!!
And even other times it's just flat out side splitting hilarious!!!!!
Like today.

I took all three to Market Basket after apple picking.
Edie was seated comfortably in the seat. A twin strategically placed on each side of the 'buggy' (shopping cart).
We entered. All is well.
Those of you that know Reagan know that she does not stop moving or asking questions during the 12 hours of awake time she has during the day. It .....is .....exhausting......
So I was attempting to answer her 1 billionth question of the day. While keeping an eye on Aubrey who was skipping merrily down the isle on the orange squares. At the same time tuning into Edie asking me something at the precise same time.
She (Edie) had already asked for chap stick and I willingly handed over my purse in agreement. I told her to look in my bag and help herself. No one is sick and she could use mine.
Aubrey was wrangled and was spelling out the letters of a sale sign for tortilla chips. I focused my attention on Ray and reassured her there were no 'real' vampires to worry about.l The ones causing her alarm were mere cardboard cutouts just for the stores Halloween decorations.
Edie's tone had finally reached a high that needed to be suppressed and I addressed it.
I tuned into her intonation and heard her ever repetitive question she had been repeating for the last two isles.
While holding 2 tampons above her head like drumsticks, she said
'MAMA, YOU NEED THESE FOR YOU BOO-BOO BUM??'
She had an absolute look of seriousness on her face!
I had an absolute look of horror....and .....yes amusement.
I acknowledge her questions. Surveying the crowd of listening ears and discreetly placing the feminine products back into my bag.
I smiled to the other moms who have obviously been in my position before, and laughed to myself down the frozen foods isle. Bringing more attention to our circus like energy!
'Edie you are something else!' I said to her. Kissing her squarely on the head.
(Of course at this exact time, Reagan asks. .....
'What's so funny Mommy?'
Edie accepting my affectionate kiss of amusement asks.
'What am I mommy? a kitty cat? a puppy, a witch, a.......

Apple Picking 2009

Aubrey was afraid to pick apples on a windy day.
Me and My girls!!!
xoxoxoxo

Ka Zee Bo

Paint my truck yellow and put a School Bus Sticker on the side, add a pop out stop sign and some blinking lights. THAT is how I've been feeling the last couple of weeks.

Edie: M-Th 8:40-11:15

Aubrey and Reagan 12:00-2:30 M-Wed.

(Not at the same school by the way!)

But I get there (to pick Edie up) at 11am so that I'm not behind the lady that takes ALL 3 of her kids out while she waits for her oldest. She unbuckles them, they are tired and hungry and they voice their opinions about it. They flop around screaming and yawing on the side walk like a tiny, hungry school of fish.

She socializes with other moms and tells her over tired, hungry wee ones to 'cut it out' and counts to 3 about 30 times, threatening to take their cookies away!!!!.

C'mon now....obviously 4 kids later...since your waiting for the oldest one and all the little ones call you 'mom', you should have some idea about their eating schedule and that you should pack...SOMETHING!!!

OK, ok enough ranting about that.

Lesson learned.

Do NOT get there late and end up being behind 'that' particular vehicle. To solve that problem get there early, try to be #1 or #5 in line so that #6-#10 have to wait behind the 3 short buses...

Anyone else tired yet and it's only 11:00am. Did I mention our morning routine before we/they are even out the door by 8:20am....

Thankfully Todd does Edie's drop off. She LOVES it, as do I. The twins and I go at a slower pace. We (yes!, as a unit) get her ready. Todd takes her...

She asks EVERY Day.

'Daddy?, You Drop Me Off?'

Then she finds me.

'Mama'?, You pick me up?'

'YES, EDIE!"

So what do we do from 11:15 am to 11:50am?

So far I have discovered we CAN have a picnic at the town gazebo (or affectionately referred to by the kids at the ka-zebo). Or, we can have story time, where I read aloud chapters of Pixie Hollow chapter books in the car (if the weather is inclement...which is pretty much here on out....right ?).

We CAN NOT, go to the Weare Park or Horace Lake. Way too much to try and keep under control!!

What's up with the posing???

I have NO Idea what they were talking about....I'm worried what it will be like in 12 years!!!

Tuesday's Tea Party

Sugar and Spice and.....

ewww!!! Everything NOT so nice!!!!

Highland Games

We have yet to be to a fair yet this year. We snuck in our annual corn dog.

Yup!! I was loving it!

I love this picture of this Daddy and his daughter. I submitted it for the photo contest.

Bayou Billy, real good home brew rootbeer!!

....The Speakers...

Todd has had these speakers for as long as I've known him. We're talking 14 years + !!
I'm sure at one time they were 'cool'.
But now they have this 'cool' thing called surround sound. They are a series of these tiny speakers to go with huge TVs!
As our luck may have it we now have one of those that adorns one whole wall of our living room.
The TVs have gotten bigger, but the speakers smaller. It must balance the universe in some weird twisted way.
These speakers however, (the ones shown in the photo) bring absolutely NO balance to anything.
They are cumbersome eyesores, and yes I'm going to use the word.....I hate them!!!!
We got our new TV and these anchors need to be dropped at sea....I know how to mix quickcrete.
But here they are... in all their glory.... thankfully their new home is now in the shed. Resurrected from their resting place deep in the bowels of basement. Dug up from their final resting place that was once behind 2 cribs, some plywood, and all the other large basement clutter I used to hide them. Here they now rest bookending Todd and his brew...giving him the chance to reminisce of years past pre-pink girl frilly filled world. Here they boom for all the neighbors and sweet woodland creatures to enjoy the peaceful melodic music of.... AC/DC!

Aubrey & Reagans First Day