Happy 18th Anniversary Sweety

Happy 18th Anniversary to my sweety. I love you! Thank you for always putting your family first and for accepting a baby girl into your family when you have never even met her!

Two blessed boys

The boys are so blessed to have a big sister who loves them so much and has so much fun playing with them! She just loves playing with them. She rolls on the floor and lets them crawl all over her, she makes up games and "reads" to them. She is such a fun and loving big sister!

Here she is making a "magic carpet" for the boys to take them to see Peter Pan

Here she is making a house for them

Pool time is fun time

Summer is here and the pool is the place to be when the weather is HOT. (Thanks for the invite by the way). The boys didn't like it at first, but they got use to it. Zander liked it when I pulled him fast through the water and spun him around. He would smile and laugh a little. Connor didn't like that. He just wanted to float along and rest. Ellie is starting to do better, although she is still afraid. She doesn't fully trust her lift jacket (or her mom), but she is learning. She just has a lot of fun near the edge of the pool.

Round 2

You may remember that a few months ago I posted something about a wrestling match. Connor was the clear winner at that time, with Zander pinned down crying. This time, Zander decided he wanted what Connor had and he was just going to take it. As you can see here, Connor can dish it out, but he can't take it.

Can you see the joy on Zander's face as he pulls Connors hair?

And the winner is...Zander

It is done

The girls are waiting for it to be done
Connor waves at everyone working on the play gym

Grandpa Balts, Sammy, & Christopher working on the rock wall

Zander's watching the kids playing

The finished product (there is a picnic table underneath the playhouse)

The play set is done and the kids are having fun! It took alot of hours of work from all the neighborhood and from Grandpa Balts. Thanks all who helped Tim build it.

We princess three

This is "the girls" (Piper, Gracie, Ellie) playing dress up. They are so cute! They each get dressed up in their princess attire and then come out and dance and sing their praises to God. They each sing their own song (all at the same time), but it is so great to hear them! I just love to hear them all sing their praises! Then after all the running and singing one of them prays for them to have a great day playing together. What can I say...I just love to hear them sing and pray together. Thank you Lord for open hearts to teach!

Connor wanted to join in also

What's gonna work? Team work...

Ok, I was told by people with twins that you may have a 2 year old doing things a single 2 year old would not necessarily be able to do because twins will work together and help each other. So, I was expecting by the age of 2 that I may be surprised by some things-not now. I don't know what they were trying to get, but they were working together. Where is boy number 2? He took off when I got the camera out. He was pushing on Zanders bottom with his head, trying to help him get up in the chair. When Connor took off, Zander started crying. The little portable highchair that Zander is standing on was tucked nicely between the bakers rack and the wall and the kitchen chair was around the table. First, they moved the chair over, then they pulled the highchair out and pulled it over. I think when they start walking I will be in for a lot of Trouble.