Toyland

November 23, 2009All 4 babies LOVE playing in Ella and Sterling's playroom

Even though all four have many of the same toys, like this little ball toy, they enjoy playing with each other's toys like they had never played with theirs before.

In the giraffe tent.

Lucy is sometimes a little hesitant about joining the three bigger kids in the tent (it tends to get a little crowded and a little rowdier than she likes). Today she had the tent all to herself.....she LOVED it!

The "Mommy" parade

November 23, 2009Ella and Lucy, mommies both, taking their babies for a stroll.

Lucy feeling pretty big, being given such a big task as walking one of Ella's many babies.

Different strokes for different folks.

You'll notice one of these mommies somewhat resembles a princess, with her fancy tutu skirt. That'd be Ella, dressed in her favorite attire. She'd wear fancy tutu's every day and everywhere if her mommy would let her!

Little Mother

November 23, 2009This morning when Todd picked Maddox up to go to school, I got a washcloth to wash his face off before he walked out the door. I left the damp cloth on one of their little tables not far from the door. When we got ready to go see Ella and Sterling later in the day, Maddox ran to the door to leave and Lucy ran after him shouting, "Maddox, STOP!" He stopped; she picked up the washcloth and washed his face off before we could leave. He stood patiently, with a grin on his face while she washed his face.

Precious? You bet!

"Happy Birthday, Mama!"

November 23, 2009Maddox wishes his Mama a Happy Birthday.
Today is the first day he has really "talked" to his Mama on the phone.
What a great birthday present, huh, Becky?

The BOYS

November 20, 2009Today when I picked Maddox up at school, Courtney arrived at the same time to pick Ella and Sterling up. Nothing would do but Sterling "ride in Grammy's car with Maddox", so off we went, the boys high-fiving each other in the back seat all the way home.

Playing with Mom's lipstick

November 17, 2009 Mom's lipstick........THE BEST!

"OK, Mom, I promise not to stick my fingers down into your lipstick."

NOT!

Luckily, Mom only wears Lip Dew, a smooth, colorless chapstick-type lipstick.

What makes a girl happier than having her own tube of lipstick?

Not much.

Unfortunately for Mom, all her lipstick now is gouged as far as these little fingers can reach!

Sharing

November 9, 2009 One huge advantage of having "almost" twins: they learn to share at a very young age!

What started off as having to share has now evolved into wanting to share.

I love it.

Backpacks

November 6, 2009School's out!

"Not-quite"school girl

wearing a backpack nonetheless.

So proud!

...and SO big!

A backpack just like her brother's, with her name on the back.

This was Lucy's "batpack" before her real one came in.

Halloween 2009

October 31, 2009 The first three pictures are from Becky's camera.
Little buzzing bee on the ladder.

Enjoying the "treats"

Trick or treating at their Mama's Aunt Sue's and Uncle Chet's house
Bringing cheer to the patients at Mitchell-Hollingsworth

Spider cake

Pumpkin flashlight

Counting spider webs on the door

Mr. Skelton licking beaters from the Spider Cake batter.