Momma Weekend!

This weekend Andy had a much needed boys weekend back in Wisconsin and I had a much needed Mommy - Kiddo bonding weekend. I know people are always worried or feel bad for us when one of us is solo with the kids, but honestly I love it. I just love spending one on one time (or one on four) with them, love taking as many photos as I want, love that my house is always clean (at least during naps and bed time) and I love taking the kids on adventures (aka Target).  Yes there is some yelling and a many time outs, but there are way more hugs and kisses...

The weekend gave me the opportunity to take some photos, which I have been neglecting due to being too busy and it also gave me the opportunity to finish the play room and basement. As awesome as Andy is and an amazing daddy and husband, I (or frankly women in general) get way way way more things done when they have a vacation day and a little spare time during naps and bedtime :-) Not a dig babe, just a fact!

Here's a few highlights from the weekend...

• We met our mailman. His name is Dale. He decided that nap time was a good time to talk to us for about 20 minutes and tell us all about himself and that he knew Andy loved baseball based on the magazines he gets in the mail. It was a little creepy, but he seemed like he needed to talk it out with us. He left shortly after Declan threw a nut at him.
• While at target, a really smart lady noticed us and asked "are those all quads?" As my eyes began to roll, Declan said in his most condescending "duh" voice "no, they are triplets..." We continued on and at that moment I loved him more.
• Shortly after we got back from Target, Steve was whining (likely because her sister hit her - that's normal now, there is a lot of hitting and pushing), so I picked her up. I noticed that she didn't have a diaper on... Which I thought was strange so I put one on her quick and started looking for the one that she had been wearing. I looked everywhere... So much that I actually thought I forgot to put one on her, which would have been even funnier since we had gone to Target. But shortly before bedtime and 9 hours later, I found it! It was in the oven in the play kitchen that we have outside. Hilarious. But even more funny was that when she took it off AGAIN, she stripped nude and decided to lead a naked parade while her other 2 sisters decided to do the same. I'd post pictures of their nude posing and dancing if I didn't think I'd be turned into CPS.

Andy's back tomorrow and we will welcome him home with 5 sets of open arms and start to get ready for the little man to turn 6 in a few days!

Pictures from the last few days... Sweet Stevie about to start hysterically laughing... 

Bria being typically difficult during photo time (note the jacket that she insisted on wearing during nap time), Aven digging for gold, Declan being Declan and Stevie giggling...

Dec, Aven & Stevie

L to R: Bria, Aven & Stevie

Funny faces with Stevie and Declan...

Look at this crew... Gotta love them!

Playing in their new play room (Bria is happy!)

Aven just up from nap... Love her face.

Avie...

Sweet Stevie...

And our toothless wonder...