Auggie is 2!

Happy 2nd Birthday Augustine Nicholas

starting out the day with a bubble bath

D'Angelo wanted candles on Auggie's birthday coffee cake that

Grandma brought over this morning
Here's the big guy and his birthday cake

this boy can eat cake

He loves the pirate ship Gaga and Papi bought him

What do you mean after my bath I have to go to bed?

The big guys played with shaving creme for a long time today. D sat at the table with his monster trucks for over 2 hours! They really enjoyed it. I had to keep reminding them to keep it away from their eyes & mouth though.

Xavier got his helmet today. He wasn't too pleased during his appointment, truth be told he screamed like mad during the fitting. It was alot for him because it is tried on and off many times during the appointment and he was making it so difficult because he was so fitful. Poor little guy. Hopefully he will do better with it over the next few days. We have a breaking in period...today he wore it 1 hour on 1 hour off and not during naps or overnight, Tuesday 2 hours on 1 hour off, Wednesday 4 hours on 1 hour off, Thursday 8 hours on 1 hour off and during naps as well as overnight, by Friday he will be wearing it 23 hours out of every 24.

Auggie not doing a good job of keeping it off his face!

Girls can play Monster Trucks too!

Okay, so this little one is adorable but is not mine. The costume however is on its way to me. I bought it on ebay last night from a really nice lady who agreed to overnight the costume to me so all my kids will be dressed for their first Halloween party of the season! The twins club I belong to One Plus One is having a Halloween party this Sunday Oct 7th and I am so happy that my kids will all have their costumes to wear!

My fab friend Ruick made Adelines Little Bo Peep costume and it is adorable! She is shipping it to me and I should have it in my hands by Friday! I'm so excited, I can't wait to see these little guys all dressed up. I know better than to believe I'll actually get a picture of them all together but I am going to try my best.

Did you know? One Plus One has:

102 moms

49 moms that also have singletons

11 sets of triplets

3 sets of multiple multiples ( 1 mom has triplets and twins)

14 moms that have 4 kids

3 moms with 5 kids - --I am one of those moms :)

Today was a great day for hanging out in our yard and letting the kids play. My Dad, Deb & Josh came over this morning for a simple brunch and spent the day with us. We celebrated my birthday today because my Dad has either been out of town or suffering from a cold the past few weeks. Deb made homemade coffee ice cream for me and it is deliciously yummy. Thanks for such an enjoyable day. Once we were back inside this evening I took a short video of Oliver who had SO much to say...until I turned the camera on!

And little Miss Adeline was going to sing her current favorite round and round akaThe Wheels On The Bus until she spied me with the camera-

Today is what we refer to as D’Angelo’s Gotcha Day. He was placed with us 3 years ago today! I can hardly believe it has been 3 years. Moments I will never forget. Days of holding, kissing, snuggling, and just watching him. God is so good- I love my baby.

I, along with my kiddos, am enjoying the cooler weather we are experiencing here. This morning we started the day by going to a play group at our friend Kate's house. Thank you Kate for hosting all of us! I love a girl who isn't afraid to have me bring my whole crew over. This afternoon we played outside in our yard until I had to come in to make dinner.

X & O at Kate's house

Here we are looking cute in our outfits from Auntie Jennnifer.

When she first sent these outfitsI thought they looked SO big. Amazingly enough they are now almost too small for these chuncky babies.

My Adorable little Auggie

A birthday boys day...

making his birthday cake first thing in the morning




yummy batter

his finished cake with Thomas on it- he loves the frosting!

his birthday gift a pirate ship

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY D'ANGELO!
I took D'Angelo to get these photos done last Friday the 14th. Kind of funny, that it was my birthday and I took him to get his birthday picture done & got the twins 6 month pictures done. I do think the pictures turned out sweet.

These are the twins 6 month pictures

Tonight was D'Anglo's first night of AWANA Cubbies. I walked him down the street to the church and stayed with him for a while. They played duck duck goose & red light green light before going into their classrooms. He had a good time & behaved well. His first bible truth to memorize for next week is...God is love. (1 John 4:8)

What is Awana?
Awana is an international, Bible-centered children's ministry and youth ministry providing local churches with weekly clubs, programs and training.

The acronym Awana comes from the first letters of Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed as taken from2 Timothy 2:15.

Cubbies
The Awana club for preschoolers is built on two premises:
• Young children can and should receive spiritual training.
• Home is the primary place for spiritual training.
The preschool program meets these needs through …Fun – and lots of it!Awana is fun with a purpose – to reach and train kids for Jesus Christ. Games, puppets, crafts, awards and other activities transform our preschool program into a lively weekly experience where fun and learning go hand in hand.

D'Angelo will celebrate his 3rd birthday on Wednesday so he has become very excited about it. Today he decided that we should practice making his birthday cake. I decided we would make the only boxed cake we had and added a few chocolate chips onto the top. Auggie was napping when the cake came out of the oven- Adeline & D wanted to eat it right away. I let it cool for only 5 minutes then cut them each a small piece. They loved it.

Xavier cut his first tooth yesterday! That could explian why he was only sleeping 30 minutes at a time the few nights prior! Here are my little guys entertaining themselves.

It has been a long two weeks! busy, busy. Unfortunatly now all the kids are sick with colds. Coughing, sneezing, sore throats, no good sleep, no fun. why is it that they seem to be doing great at points during the day & then loose it? Nighttime is the worst.

Another great performance by ADA. Here they are playing the soup can instruments. At least it keeps them happy with I am cooking.

laughing it up while trying to eat

cooler weather means long sleeves for us!

We had a nice day visiting with our good friends Jeff, Susan, their daughter Lucy & dog Enzo. The kids played well together & even allowed us to enjoy our meal (for the most part). It is amazing to me how fast these little guys are growing up. Even Enzo was a little puppy not long ago. I think with the change of yet another season nearing I am really feeling that sweet sorrow of how quickly time goes by yet at the same time wholeheartedly enjoying how much my babies are changing, learning, growing and moving on to all the new milestones in their lives.

Who could that be?

Lucia

BROTHERS!

there is a new park near Gaga & Papa's house. The kids have been enjoying going there often. We had all five kids there on Thursday which was fun.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I didn't leave these little peanuts on the blanket long because they kept bunching it all up trying to get to the rubber pieces on the ground.

hey how'd the pirate get in here?