Trip to Target

Phil and I took Jake* to Target this past weekend.  None of the other boys wanted to go, so we thought it would be fun to have "one kid" for the grocery trip.

While we were at Target... I might have wandered into the shoe department. Ok... I did wander into the shoe department.

Anyway... I picked up some high heel shoes... For work!

If you know me at all... I hate high heels... I'd rather wear running shoes. Or sandals.

I met back up with Phil and Jake with the box of shoes.

Jake asks, "What did you get??"

I said, "Oh, I just got some shoes for work."

"What kind? Can I see them?"

This is what they look like. 

So I show him the new high heel shoes and he STARTS LAUGHING!!  Hey, what's so funny?

He says, "You're gonna fall down!"  And walks away.  Awesome... Thanks Jake.  :-)



*Name changed for story.

Out with a BANG!

Well... A different kind of "bang"...

Phil and I had this wonderful idea of taking the kids to the park and then taking them for ice cream. Anybody see where this is going?

Well, the kids did this spin swing at the park the entire time. Even I did the spin swing!

Now do you see where this is going?

So, we still went out for ice cream anyway...

And THEN... on the way home in the minivan... In the minivan... One twin puked all over himself.

And THEN... the other twin puked all over himself.

I couldn't help myself... I just started laughing. Just. Started. Laughing!... And then, of course, I took a picture...

Puke all down themselves... 

Then, comes the cleanup...

I'm seriously in the back of the van with the twins... Cleaning throw-up. And the neighbor walks over to say Hi and Happy 4th!

Phil explains what I'm doing in the back of the minivan and the neighbor says to me, "Oh man, I bet you had no idea you were signing up for this!"

And we all laugh...

Then he continues to say, "Now THAT [me cleaning the twins and the throw-up in the minivan] is true love right there!"

Yes... Yes, it is...   :-)

Our Weekend So Far

Typical 4th of July weekend!    :-)    It's been fun - kind of like camping but not.

Top Left:  Our own Alfalfa.
Top Right: More crack.
Bottom Left: Shootin' guns.
Bottom Right: Playing with fire. 

4th of July Weekend!

Oh my goodness... I haven't blogged in over a week!! 

But, I've been a bit busy. I got a new job that I am so super excited about!  :-)  

And this evening, when I came home at 6pm... Yes, this job has me working later evenings now... All five boys greeted me at the door, or at least in the kitchen (of course), and at least one of them asked how my work day was. 

It was so great.  So great to come home to six boys saying hello and asking how I was doing. 

On that note, let the three day weekend begin!!  :-) 

Huge Hit for Dinner

So wouldn't you know...

The big hit for dinner...

Is a Hamburger Helper... Type thingy...

ULTIMATE Cheeseburger Hit!

Sweet! I'll go buy a TON more of these things!  :-)   Haha!

Father's Day Weekend in Madison

We had a great weekend getaway in Madison.

There was a lotta of love:

These guys are too cute for words.

There was a lot of crack:

Poor kid had to pull his pants up every time he got out of the pool!

There was a tent! 

I think this was a tent?

And then there was some quality Dad time at the park today!

Swings with dad

No more soccer in the hallway!

Yesterday evening, Phil and I took some time to hang wedding picture frames through the hallway. We even put some in the living room also. (bye bye bachelor pad...)

The FIRST THING the boys said today after walking in and noticing these beautiful photos... was NOT, "oh hey, it looks nice!"

No... it was, "HEY, We can't play soccer in the hallway anymore!"