My sweet little helpless babies are nowhere in sight. I now have outgoing and energetic toddlers who want to do things themselves, make decisions on their own and mimic all things grown-up. Recently, at Grant's 2nd birthday party, sweet Mommy Dana let each kid pick out his/her own cupcake. It was so cute watching all of the young toddlers make such a big decision. While some contemplated the decision, mine took just a few moments to decide and then made their choice with confidence: Hayden= pink icing with colorful sprinkles; Payson= chocolate with chocolate sprinkles; Madison= bright yellow with colorful sprinkles. Their choices fit each of their individual personalities perfectly.
Despite the
awful bacteria infection we picked up one year ago at a friend's petting zoo, we have managed to put it past us enough to allow the kids to participate in petting zoos. But, we follow up with about three rounds of hand sanitizer afterwards and eventually a hand and arm wash down in the sink!
Hayden was shopping at home, pushing the grocery cart with one hand and pulling the baby doll stroller with the other. Hmm... sounds familiar! Did she appreciate the difficulty of it? Not exactly. Although, she did run into some frustrating and tangled up moments. If only her stroller were 150 pounds of toddler and stroller like mine is!
My precious baby dolls and loving husband showered me with love, presents and flowers leading up to and the day of my birthday. Hayden helped deliver a present nearly as big as she is!
We started to open the present together when Madison realized "Miley" wasn't there to help. We had to put the present on hold and wait for Madison to go find her baby doll (seen here sitting in her lap).
We also celebrated my 30th birthday with my family, and the cousins enjoyed eating BBQ together.
And big cousin Avery took Payson for a spin in her Jeep.
My little model, Hayden, swinging at Logan's 2nd birthday party.
Luke and Payson played at their buddy Logan's party.
The triplet's friend Charlotte fit right in with our crew that day with her coral and pink dress and her blonde curly locks. The kids loved their birthday party cupcakes. Hayden finished hers in less than 5 minutes and Madison nibbled on hers for nearly 45 minutes! Whoever heard of a cupcake babysitting a child? She began with little licks of icing off her finger until all of the icing was gone and then she slowly ate one crumb at a time to complete her sweet treat.
I have found an excellent activity for the kids to do that also helps Mommy. After I wash the grapes, I have one of the kids pick all of the grapes off the stem and put them in a bowl. They LOVE to do it and Hayden's favorite part is taste testing them.
Payson playing peekaboo with a box over his head. Love that smile! As I type this, Payson is looking over my shoulder at these two pictures saying, "Two Paysons!"
My sweet little helpless babies are nowhere in sight. I now have outgoing and energetic toddlers who want to do things themselves, make decisions on their own and mimic all things grown-up. Recently, at Grant's 2nd birthday party, sweet Mommy Dana let each kid pick out his/her own cupcake. It was so cute watching all of the young toddlers make such a big decision. While some contemplated the decision, mine took just a few moments to decide and then made their choice with confidence: Hayden= pink icing with colorful sprinkles; Payson= chocolate with chocolate sprinkles; Madison= bright yellow with colorful sprinkles. Their choices fit each of their individual personalities perfectly.
Despite the awful bacteria infection we picked up one year ago at a friend's petting zoo, we have managed to put it past us enough to allow the kids to participate in petting zoos. But, we follow up with about three rounds of hand sanitizer afterwards and eventually a hand and arm wash down in the sink!
Hayden was shopping at home, pushing the grocery cart with one hand and pulling the baby doll stroller with the other. Hmm... sounds familiar! Did she appreciate the difficulty of it? Not exactly. Although, she did run into some frustrating and tangled up moments. If only her stroller were 150 pounds of toddler and stroller like mine is!
My precious baby dolls and loving husband showered me with love, presents and flowers leading up to and the day of my birthday. Hayden helped deliver a present nearly as big as she is!
We started to open the present together when Madison realized "Miley" wasn't there to help. We had to put the present on hold and wait for Madison to go find her baby doll (seen here sitting in her lap).
We also celebrated my 30th birthday with my family, and the cousins enjoyed eating BBQ together.
And big cousin Avery took Payson for a spin in her Jeep.
My little model, Hayden, swinging at Logan's 2nd birthday party.
Luke and Payson played at their buddy Logan's party.
The triplet's friend Charlotte fit right in with our crew that day with her coral and pink dress and her blonde curly locks. The kids loved their birthday party cupcakes. Hayden finished hers in less than 5 minutes and Madison nibbled on hers for nearly 45 minutes! Whoever heard of a cupcake babysitting a child? She began with little licks of icing off her finger until all of the icing was gone and then she slowly ate one crumb at a time to complete her sweet treat.
I have found an excellent activity for the kids to do that also helps Mommy. After I wash the grapes, I have one of the kids pick all of the grapes off the stem and put them in a bowl. They LOVE to do it and Hayden's favorite part is taste testing them.
Payson playing peekaboo with a box over his head. Love that smile! As I type this, Payson is looking over my shoulder at these two pictures saying, "Two Paysons!"
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