Fall Fun!

This fall has been so beautiful and I'm so glad to be able and play with the kiddos outside. They loved the leaves and running and diving into the leaf pile. With the pumpkins, the twins like to try and eat them (gross) so we always have to watch them closely! 

Happy 5th Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Macyn! Its hard to believe you are five years old already! You are so smart, and too much for your own good! We can hold some deep conversations, and you can also throw a tantrum that makes me scared for you to be a teenager!

She hasn't had her checkup yet, but she no longer fits into 5T clothes and wears sizes 6-7 and wears a size 12-13 shoe. She loves playing with Barbies, doing puzzles, and playing with her American Girl doll. She plays games on her kindle and also likes to be outside. She has mastered the game of Candy land, Monopoly Jr, and Dominoes.

Here is Macyn's birthday interview:

Question and Answer:
How old are you? Five
What makes you happy? When I get to spend time with Mommy and Daddy and the twins
What is your favorite animal? Zebras
What is your favorite thing to eat? Chicken Nuggets
What is your favorite thing to do? Play at the park
What is your favorite TV show? Sofia the First
What are you really good at? Drawing persons
What is your favorite movie? Frozen
What is your favorite color? Pink & Purple
What is your favorite song? Let it Go
Who is your best friend? Paelyn & Kate
What do you and your mom do together? Go out to eat
What do you and your dad do together? Play together
What is your favorite sport? Football
Where is your favorite place to go? Dairy Queen
What is your favorite book? The Belle Book
What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor

Fill in the blank:
I'm special because... I love my whole family
The place I'd most like to visit is... the zoo
One thing I really want to learn is... learn about animals
The best thing about me is... I can give kisses
My favorite subject in school is... Learning about firetrucks
I have a pet... used to have Buddy & Gilligan

Frozen Birthday Party

Macyn had a Frozen themed party with friends on Saturday and family on her actual birthday (Tuesday). Once again, I made her birthday invite, and I even made her "Elsa" dress! She was quick to tell everyone, " I wasn't actually frozen, my mom just photoshopped me in."

First up - her friend birthday party. She had invited six friends over and they all showed up and had a great time! The girls played with her gifts, did some sand art snowflake necklaces, watched frozen with some popcorn, played "pin the nose on the snowman" and Sven ring toss. It was a great time, but a party of me is excited I don't have to do this again for another year :)

On the day of Macyn's birthday, I went and ate lunch with her at daycare. She thought that was a big treat! For supper we did buffet at Pizza Ranch and she also opened her gifts and had some cake as well. She received barbies, clothes, Frozen stuff, American Girl doll, and a sleeping bag. She had a great time and it's hard to believe she's 5 already!

 

FRO YO

Everytime we go to the OC, we always have to stop for ice cream. Macyn always makes the most unique combinations, but hey, she's a kid, and she Eats. It. All.

Easter Weekend 2014

I have come to the realization that blogging has essentially gone to the back burner. Its a lot harder to blog regularly with three kids, two part time jobs, working at home, and finding time for yourself. With that being said, whenever I do find time to blog, they will pretty much be summarized posts.

So here is our Easter weekend in a nutshell!

We removed two large evergreens in order to make room for our new swingset. Well, I was sitting inside and I heard something and found that one of trees had dropped the wrong way. The problem was, it was growing so crooked that it just had a mind of its own and fell. Fortunately it missed the house, but not by much!

We also had the twin's first egg hunt outside. We avoided the community one because it is just too dang busy. So the girls had fun looking for eggs, and playing with all the outdoor textures. Its weird to think that they hadn't really felt grass until this spring. The eggs were filled with cheap candy and mini slinkies. The twins love the slinkies and still play with them all the time.

Sunday morning the Easter Bunny came and brought Macyn a Barbie pool, bike basket, and pajamas. The twins got pajamas as well, a swing for the new swingset, and a pair of sandals.

 

Shortly after this we got ready for church. I decided to buy the girls all the same dress this year, and Macyn LOVED it. I sometimes think she feels left out since the twins are dressed the same a lot of the time, so she was quite excited. After some bribing the big one, we were able to get some good pictures of the girls.

After church we headed to DH's side of the family and had a great time! Happy Easter!

Birthday Parties

Macyn has gone to three birthday parties this past month! One involved a trip to Chucky Cheese with friends, a pony ride, and a visit to the doll house for a tea party! Here are some pictures.

Friends getting ice cream at Culvers

Riding Oreo

With her baby doll for the tea partry

Macyn's Preschool Program

I took an extended lunch break to attend Macyn's preschool program. They sang songs, acted out poems and stories, and played instruments to songs. It was pretty cute to see all the kids participate. One of my favorite parts was when they were handing out the bells, the kids all said, "Whatever one we get, we don't throw a fit!"

Finger play

Sleepy reindder

After the program

Macyn's First Christmas Program

Macyn participated in her first Christmas program. This involved practicing at church during Sunday School, Wednesday nights, and one Saturday. The morning of the program, it took some convincing on my part, when I had to drop her off in the choir room, that we would be watching for her. She was on the verge of a meltdown, but fortunately she didn't....until the end of church, at least. The kids sang 6-7 different songs for a total of about 15-20 minutes. This included bell ringing and many actions. She did really well in her first program and we were so proud of her!

Ready for the program

Sister Picture :)

Nursery 1- 1st grade

Rocking baby Jesus

....."laid down his sweet head"

This is pretty much how all our pictures went after church

Twins with Grandpa & Grandma (Macyn refused to participate)

The best picture we could get!

Christmas Helpers

We have had our Christmas tree up for quite some time, and we were debating whether or not to block off our tree from the twins. We decided not to, and well...this is what happens:

 Kamryn and Laityn have managed to pull almost all the bows off the presents and the bottom of the tree is missing quite a bit of flocking. However....

Macyn never complains about getting a "sneak peak" at her presents after one of the twins (mostly Kamryn) ripped it open. Needless to say, lots of our presents are going for the tear, tape, repeat look this year.

Bathing Beauties

Macyn was adamant about taking a bath with the twins, even though there wasn't enough room in the tub. Either way, all the kids loved being in there with Macyn and I snapped some cute pictures!

Splashing with Kamryn

Kamryn

Macyn with Laity-Bug

Mohawks!

Girl's Night with Macyn

Since Macyn has been having trouble getting herself ready for bed, we have given her some incentive. Everytime she goes to the bathroom and brushes her teeth without complaining, she gets a sticker. Once she gets 5, then she can have a sleepover (Mom or Dad sleeping in her room). Well, she chose me, and we had quite the girl's night. We did hair and makeup before bed. She even dressed herself up with her "flower blankie dress." The only direction she gave me for her hair was, "I want big hair, Mom." She was referencing a girl she just saw on TV with an afro. Well, she didn't end up with an afro, but I made it as big as I could without teasing it! She had a fun night with Mommy!

Rocking her blankie dress

Hair and Makeup

A Trip to the Dentist

Lucky Macyn got to go the dentist for the first time on Halloween! She wasn't so sure about it at first (you will see what I mean), but she ended up doing really well! They flossed, cleaned, and put floride on her teeth. The dentist and assistants liked her costume. Macyn asked the dentist, "What are you for Halloween?" His response, "A dentist." Macyn just looked at him funny :)

And, after this we went trick or treating. Someone asked her if she's going to eat all her candy. Her response? "No, I just got my teeth cleaned."

Halloween Costume(s)! DIY

This year for Halloween, we went for some "easy" DIY costumes. Macyn had a few different costumes since she had her regular costume, and two separate parties at preschool/daycare.

Costume #1: Dr. Seuss's the Cat in the Hat featuring Thing 1 and Thing 2
Macyn's Cat in the Hat: Black shirt and pants from her closet, a red bow made out of ribbon, and a hat that I had from when I was a kid
Twin's Thing 1 and Thing 2 : Glued a blue feather boa to hats to make their wigs, and my friend from college made the onesies

Costume #2: Ballerina (worn to pre-school party)
Macyn wore a pair of tights we already owned, a dance costume from a garage sale for $1, and a hair bow she borrowed from the twins

Costume #3: Vikings Cheerleader (worn to daycare and trick or treating)
Macyn decided the night before (we don't procrastinate or anything) that she wanted to be a cheerleader. We already had a cheerleader dress that Grandma bought her. All she needed was some pom poms. I ran to Walmart and picked up some tablecloths and duct tape and went to town. The pom poms actually turned out pretty well and she still plays with them. We added some ribbon to her pigtails to complete the look. She insisted on wearing her cowboy boots to be a cheerleader (I think she has watched the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader show a few too many times)

The twins were still Thing 1 and Thing 2:

Macyn - 4 Years Old!

Happy Birthday, Macyn! Its hard to believe you are four years old already! Just think, in 10 years you can get your permit - yikes! Macyn has quite the sassy personality and can also throw one heck of a temper tantrum. I usually ignore them, but she is an extremely strong willed child. It makes for some trying days, but we still love her just as much. She is always singing or dancing or skipping wherever she goes. There is never a quiet moment until she goes to bed (sometimes even that isn't that quiet!) She says some funny things and likes to tell it how it is. She loves to do puzzles and doing crafts. She also has a big imagination and can be dramatic. She loves being outside and going to the park, too.  She has a big personality, but can get shy when lots of people are around. She also goes to preschool this year and she seems to be doing well.


At her checkup she was 39lbs and 44" tall - still in the 99th percentile! She wears size 5T shirts and pants, and 10-11 size shoes. So needless to say, shes still huge. I have decided to start doing a yearly interview with Macyn - it will be interesting to see how her answers change!

Question and Answer:
How old are you? Four
What makes you happy? When my mommy and daddy keep me happy
What is your favorite animal? A horsey
What is your favorite thing to eat? Corndogs
What is your favorite thing to do? Play with Barbies
What is your favorite TV show? Cailou
What are you really good at? Drawing people
What is your favorite movie? Ariel (The Little Mermaid)
What is your favorite color? Red
What is your favorite song? Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Who is your best friend? Paelyn
What do you and your mom do together? Wash bottles
What do you and your dad do together? Clean
What is your favorite sport? The Vikings
Where is your favorite place to go? California (never been there!)
What is your favorite book? The Big Belle Book (Beauty and the Beast)
What do you want to be when you grow up? A cowgirl

Fill in the blank:
I'm special because... I love my baby sisters
The place I'd most like to visit is... Disneyworld
One thing I really want to learn is... Jumping jacks
The best thing about me is... I like my whole self
My favorite subject in school is... Learning letters
I have a pet... Gilligan (the fish)

It's My Party & I'll Cry if I want To

See something missing from this picture?

If you guessed Macyn, that is correct. You see, she REALLY wanted to take a family picture of the ones who came to her birthday party. I used the self timer and as we were waiting for others to come out, she managed to take this super cute one with Grandma and Kamryn:

 

So, what happened between this picture and her missing out on the family picture? Well, take a look:

 She threw a fit. I don't exactly know why, but after all the family left, I asked her what was wrong, and she said, "I wanted to take a family picture." Um.....thats what we were trying to do. Poor kid is going to kill me someday with these tantrum throwing pictures. But, that's what mom's are for, right?!