Special Olympics 2012-

 It was such a RAINY day, but that didn't stop us from going to the Special Olympics to cheer on the athletes. I was a "hugger" last year and had a blast. Best experience ever! This year due to Rhett being gone and not having a babysitter I just packed up the troops to go and cheer with me from the sidelines. We cheered our little hearts out for about an hour and a half before we were soaked through and decided to head home. The Special Olympics touches my heart so much. Everyone was so excited to be there!

 We switched from cheering from the side of the track to the winners podium a few times. I was so proud of my boys. Taylor gave hugh fives to everyone with a number on and clapped and cheered so hard. He would always yell, "Come on. You are doing so good." I actually teared up at one point. I love moments where my kids make me smile.

It was a really fun day and I wish it had been better weather so we could have stayed longer. We were surprised to see my friend Chris there as a "hugger." BEST JOB EVER!

Chris is in the white shirt up above. As a hugger, you get to help them race and be there for support at the end. (Which usually is accompanied with a huge hug.) If I could do this everyday I totally would. Chris was smiling because his girl just took second place in her heat. :)

Taylor really got into the cheering. As we were leaving a little boy ran up and gave him a hug and a high five and Taylor just kind of smiled. As we were walking back to the car he got a cute smile and said, "He reminds me of cousin Josh." Josh has down syndrome and is the most lovable person in the world. We are so happy he is in the family. Overall, another great day with the boys. Carter was at a camp out with scouts so he was gone, but the little ones and I really enjoyed ourselves celebrating the success of the athletes this year.

Taylor is learning to WRITE....

... And he's going to get his BUTT kicked!!

On the mirror-

On the Fridge- Great spelling buddy, but that's naughty talk!!!

On the car seat in Rhett's car-

On the Fridge-

On another Wall in the living room-

On the Wall in his room-

On the Wall in the hall-

On Carter's door-

I guess the only nice thing is that he usually writes his name so when he tries to blame it on someone else I KNOW IT"S A LIE!!!

Happy Birthday Carter (9)

 Carter turned 9 a few weeks ago and I absolutely love him. I do not love the gift he picked out for himself, but he has promised to ALWAYS wear his helmet and braces.

For his birthday this year we went ice skating together as a family, but more to come on this later. We also went to the bx and he got to pick out his own presents. He is extremely excited to learn to skateboard and immediately went out to try it out. I was impressed. He did really well! :) Happy Birthday Buddy!

 We then went inside and had cheesecake and ice cream. The babies and I put trick candles on his cake and giggled and giggled when they kept lighting back up. Carter thought it was pretty funny too.

The little boys all love getting rides on Carter's new skateboard. He is such a great brother. 

Daddy was missed and we can't wait for him to come home. Daddy and Mommy are taking Carter to Forest Adventure to do the ropes and zip lining tour as soon as he gets back. It's going to be so fun to go with Carter for the first time.

Hands On

The babies and I needed a date day. I have been one grumpy Mommy lately. :( Rhett's deplyment release date keeps getting pushed back. We will be lucky if he even makes it home for Christmas now. So I felt like they deserved a day reserved for play. I cannot explain how HANDS ON our zoo is. We fed the giraffe, hippos, elephant and watched the elephant show. I love the zoo. It is one of our very favorite places to go when it's too cool for the beach. 

We sat and watched the bats eat fruit and the boys were cracking me up. Hunter said, "I wish I could eat that watermelon." Ryker quickly pipes in with his opinion stating, "Yeah and I wish I could eat the bat." Yummy! Who doesn't want to eat a bat? 

They are obsessed with Mario and Luigi or Weeji as they call him. All day they wanted me to call them those names. If I messed up and said Hunter he was very quick to correct me. 

She gave us some hay that we got to toss into his mouth. The boys were actually pretty good shots, but to be honest we were so close I touched the top of his nose. It was hard to miss when you are that close. It freaked me a little, but it was so AWESOME. I love when we get their for feeding time. It truly is so cool.

Hunter and Ryker loved feeding them too until a little flick of chewed hay landed on Hunter. Look at Ryker checking it out. lol

Then, we got to watch the elephant show and I even paid the $2.00 for them to feed the elephant a banana. I mean we had just fed the hippos and the giraffes. Why not make it a full day of feeding animals? 

We watched him kick a soccer ball, dunk a basketball, shoot water at us, and even hula hoop. This is one talented elephant. It was cool to watch. They have done a great job training him.

He shot two shots and missed the second one. That was when we cheered him on and he went right up to the hoop and dunked it. I was laughing and the boys thought it was so funny. 

2012- The year of the DRAGON-

Next stop, lunch and petting zoo!

Poor Chicks!

Poor Turtles!

Another fun day with my boys. Thanks little guys for making Mommy smile. I love you two!

Halloween

Well, I am only a month behind on my blog. :) Here is Halloween.

Rhett is deployed right now to an undisclosed location, but was able to pick up these fun outfits for the boys to wear. The big boys wouldn't wear them. They looked a little too much like a dress. They picked out Star Wars costumes this year. We went to one party and then on Halloween the kids picked costumes from last year to wear trick or treating. Silly little nuts.

The twins really got into trick or treating this year and I was very pleased with their well manners. They always made sure to say thank you. They had fun running from door to door chasing after their big brothers. Carter and Taylor are pretty much pro's now. The only thing that slowed them down was Hunter and Ryker's little legs. 

Enjoy the pictures Daddy and thanks for the cute Terrorist Shepherd costumes. The kids are excited to wear them again for Christmas.

The kids thought it was important that I dress up too so I pulled together a witch costume from the closet. They thought it was so fun. I even made my hair super gross and spiky and had spiders dangling all over me. The kids loved this. :)

Anyway, we had a blast trick or treating and got WAY TOO MUCH candy, but I have been pawning it all off on the Single Airmen. They seem to be enjoying it and I enjoy that it is out of the house. The kids totally forgot about it so win win all around. 

It is tradition that the kids always trick or treat to me first. This year I gifted them with new toothbrushes. They LOVED them. Only because they had stickers and you got to decorate them the way you liked. It was a hit and they even loved coming home and picking out 2 treats to eat and then using those new toothbrushes. :)

I truly was so grossed out by the AMOUNT of candy 4 little boys received. YUCK!

The twins played dress up all week long with whatever they could find in the Halloween box. What a fun day. We love going from door to door begging for treats. lol I like these costumes. They look a lot alike, but not exactly.... just like my boys! :)

Alright! Happy Halloween a lot late!

Wonder Museum

A little while back we were able to meet up with some friends and head to the Wonder Museum. It is always fun to get to play with the twins. They are absolutely adorable and I love spending time with them.

We had lots of fun.

I think this thing is the coolest thing ever. I could seriously play with it for hours making different motions. Here is the art work that Hunter and Ryker came up with. 

This is the absolute favorite toy there. They fight over the balls, but are learning to share. It is like one of those coin things. It really is fun to watch and play with. They don't really do it right though. You are suppose to spin it around the top and see how long into it goes into the hole. They just drop it in. It does make some cool designs though. :)

I love Hunter's face in the one above. It was this oil/magnet thing. Magnets in the oil caused it to make the coolest creations. It was mind blowing. 

This fun little activity let you catch different shapes and letters. Plus you get to play in the water. Definitely a winner!

The snake pit was also a lot of fun. They got to wrap each other up in all of these fun snakes. Then, they wrapped up their friend. It was such a fun day playing together. 

This is just a random picture thrown in. It makes me laugh every time I look at it. Yes, I let my kids have a treat in the morning when they slept in their own beds through the night. Don't judge! It was so worth it. It made me laugh though because when I looked over they were both just smelling their treats. What a couple of nuts!

Update- they now both sleep in their own beds every night! I miss the snuggling, but have never had better sleep. Thank you babies for getting out of Daddies spot before he gets home.