mmmmmaybe far awaaaaaaay Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Sing along with Amanda:







[ANNIE]
Maybe far away
Or maybe real nearby
He may be pouring her coffee
She may be straighting this tie!
Maybe in a house
All hidden by a hill
She's sitting playing piano,
He's sitting paying a bill!

Betcha they're young
Betcha they're smart
Bet they collect things
Like ashtrays, and art!
Betcha they're good --
(Why shouldn't they be?)
Their one mistake
Was giving up me!

So maybe now it's time,
And maybe when I wake
They'll be there calling me "Baby"...
Maybe.

Betcha he reads
Betcha she sews
Maybe she's made me
A closet of clothes!
Maybe they're strict
As straight as a line...
Don't really care
As long as they're mine!

So maybe now this prayer's
The last one of it's kind...
Won't you please come get your "Baby"

[ANNIE AND ORPHANS]
Maybe

Emily's Gallery Stroll Monday, April 27, 2009

Check out all of Emily's masterpieces, thanks to her year at the fine arts preschool:







what does it spell? Saturday, April 25, 2009







hands full Sunday, April 19, 2009

by the way-


As you can imagine, we get a lot of comments walking through a crowded Costco with a flat bed full of 5 children + groceries.
By far, the most common comment by strangers is something about us having our 'hands full'.
But yesterday at costco, everyone was a comedian (at least they thought they were) and wanted to know what aisle we got the babies on... "2 for 1 special" "double trouble" etc etc etc


spring break

Spring is in the air:


The kids spring break is coming to an end, and it officially hit 60 degrees up here at 7000 feet. 

This picture was taken just a few days ago, and believe it or not the snow is down way below that kitchen window now:

Yesterday, we decided to head down into the valley to spend the day at a park, riding bikes, etc.  Luckily there was a special swing for our siamese twins:

Here comes the underdoggie:

And earlier this week, the kids and I hit the driving range for the first time, and the local course should be open for business before too long.

hi

We've also been out on the town quite a bit this week during our 'staycation'.  
Here are a few pics from our recent trip to the blue lemon bistro down in Highland.  It's a little off the beaten path, but we found it worth the effort. 


Dallin took this photo on my phone:

The kids are actually all at a really good age for restaurant outings.  The older 3 can sit through a meal and mind their manners.  The twins are too little to run around and trash the place, and even too little to grab your food.  That will all change very quickly.. right Mark & Katy?  (PS- ask them about their recent trip to Costa Vida)



We weren't kidding about a lot of restaurant outings this week.  It has been a nice escape with the kids after playing with each other indoors all day.   We decided to try out the sushi place near out house and we were happy to find these cute little private rooms with sunken tables and shogun screens. 

James and Henry pretty much slept through the whole meal. 

Let's see... what else happened this week.  Well, Lisa got her hair done for the first time in months (6?).  She says this is her natural hair color.  Do you think she looks like Cindy here at first glance?

We also took the boys swimming for the first time.  They hated it. 

Oh well.

Speaking of James & Henry... they're getting a little bit harder to tell apart these days.

Well, I guess that's all for now. 

twin cousins Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Travis & Trevor, and James & Henry had a good time getting to know each other this week:


(Travis had to be bribed with chocolate chips for this photo...)

easter sunday Monday, April 13, 2009

We promised my Dad a shiny new family photo for his recent birthday, but had to wait until Easter to get everyone looking half-way decent. I've already posted a couple of these on facebook already, but for all you old school folks, here they are:



















let the games begin... Saturday, April 11, 2009




the james & henry show Friday, April 10, 2009

It's time for another quiz. Name that baby!


Here is contestant 1, let's call him "baby 1"

















And "baby 2":
























No, they are not the same baby..

Shower power Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Amanda has been working hard to build a new (working) shower
downstairs, but sadly, it won't be done in time for our next guests.

the week in review Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Here are a few photos to show what we've been up to lately:





















































































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