A Little Bit of Freedom

Kissing Siblings!

Instead of kissing cousins we have kissing siblings. The babies think this game is hilarious!

Daddy's Birthday Party

Anthony and Jaileigh helping Daddy open his presents.

Big Mike, Jaileigh, Anthony with Little Mike behind him, and Jakob opening a present. They are getting in their practice before Christmas.

Anthony and Jakob

We had a "surprise" pie party for Mikes birthday. He doesn't like cake but he really likes pecan pie, so we had a pie party.

Mike, Tanyon, Karen, and Krissanny- All of them are entertaining Little Mikey
Shannon and Anthony, Gina, Michael and Rylee with Bill on the floor

Jaileigh, Kari, and Madison

Jakob, Krissanny, Jaileigh, Karen, Mike

on the floor we have Rylee, Anthony, and Parker (is he taking a nap or playing peek-a-boo?)

Rylee and Michael- Michael is almost as big as she is! : )

Parker and Jakob hanging out in the ball pit- Jake is in there, bottom left

Happy Birthday Mike!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Dear Daddy,

We are so glad that you are our daddy. You are the best daddy ever!

We love you and wish you a happy birthday.

Love, Anthony, Michael, Jaileigh, and Jakob

1st Radio Flyers

Mike bought the babies Radio Flyers for a Christmas present but then he was too excited to wait, so we had Christmas a little early this year.

Michael is all alone because Jaileigh was being a little stinker and wouldn't get in. Anthony and Jakob are partners in the other wagon.


Jakob was being shy and would NOT look at the camera. He was being so silly.

I went over closer to him and finally got him to look up but he wouldn't smile.

Here is what happens when Jaileigh is put in the wagon.

To get a group photo, I had to climb in with them. Luckily the wagons hold up to 200 lbs. The boys thought it was funny that I climbed in with them.

Learning A Trade Early!

My monkey children keep pulling my gate out of the wall. They really don't like being locked out of the kitchen, especially when mom or dad are in there without them. So . . . . Super Bill came to the rescue. He came over and fixed our gate problem. Now the babies won't be able to pull it out of the wall anymore. Hooray! They will just be able to crack it in half, eventually. BOOOO! While fixing the wall and gate Bill taught Jakob some of the skills of the trade.

Jakey and Bill
"Here you missed a spot, just let me fix it!" Jakey explains to Bill

"Aahhhh so thats how that thing works"

For my birthday the Millers came over and babysat so that Mike and I could go out on the town. This was our first time in a year that we went out "babyless". It was a little strange not to have someone attached to me, I think I am used to the marsupial feeling, but we really enjoyed ourselves. A HUGE thank you to them for taking on the fearless foursome! We came home and the babies didn't even know we had been gone.

A Barrel Full of Monkeys

We have a house full of monkeys, pretty soon they will be swinging off the ceiling like their mom :) These kids have NO fear and excellent balance! The only time they fall is when they are pushed.

Surfer dude-Anthony with Michael watching
Anthony

Jakob climbing the walls - RSV lockdown stinks for all of us even the babies.

Michael and Anthony negotiating who should be "king of the box"

Michael clearly proud of himself

Anthony- How do I look?

Jaileigh and her mini-climbing. She climbs just as much as the boys but she is much more cautious.

Jakob was standing on this but I couldn't get to the camera quick enough.

Michael

We bribed Jaileigh into sitting in the stroller with a sucker. It worked she stayed in the stroller for the whole walk, and was very happy.

M&M's Yummy

One afternoon when the babies were being, oh so bad, I broke out the candy. Bad mom I know. I gave them a little mini bag of M&M's. They thought that was the best thing EVER!

Anthony-if you look closely you can see that he has a fat lip. He fell and bit his lip.

Jakob thoroughly enjoyed all the blue M&M's. He would lick them untul they were just the chocolate and then he threw the chocolate on the floor.

Mikey is very serious about his food : ) I couldn't get him to smile. He has chocolate all over!

The Princess Jaileigh stayed pretty clean, of course. You can tell how excited she is too!