Whew.....sitting down for a breather

It's been busy around here....been feeling a bit like this....running around out of control.....

I really don't mind. The running around from here to there and everywhere is much better than being trapped inside the house with 6 month old twins in February.  I'll take this any day.  With all the time we've been spending in the car, we've found some fun short cuts to and from various places, so it's a bit of an adventure while we are out and about, too :-)  Our typical week is karate 2 -3 times after school, faith formation one night a week and girl scouts or some other function one other day after school. Busy, but fun busy.  And, I've figured out the dinner predicament: the slow cooker and a bit of meal planning goes a long way.  We haven't had fast food in two weeks.

With Abby being busy, and the twins being in school a couple days a week, I haven't had much opportunity to take many pictures.  Below are some that I've taken over the last couple of weeks. None of Abby because she is never around :-) Will try to get some this weekend. Would love to get a family one since the trees are so pretty...we'll see if we can get it done!

(they usually wear helmets, I swear. just ask anyone in the neighborhood. or abby. she hates them.  i wanted them off for the pictures...they were on them as soon as the camera was away :-)

Sports Updates

We've had a busy week, shuffling from here to there for various activities. I am going to have to ask some moms with older kids how they manage to get dinner on the table with all these after school activities. I'm not sure we can last on a diet of Subway and Pizza Hut.

Anyway, below are some pictures from Abby's karate class and everyone's ice skating lessons. Abby loves karate and ice skating, and is doing great in both.  Her friend Julia takes karate with her. We didn't know she was in the class until we showed up and she was there. That was nice for Abby, made her feel comfortable right off the bat.

H&G are doing ice skating. Griff is doing pretty well. Skating across the rink and getting up by himself when he falls. Hannah thinks it's pure torture to be out there. She rarely looks at us during class and when she does she gives us the evil eye :-)  She's actually good at it and would like it if she would give it a chance....but she is too busy trying to prove a point to Mike and me. She'll be fun when she's 13 :-)

Enjoy the pictures!

1st of Preschool

We are off to preschool in about 10 minutes.  H&G go from 12:30 to 3pm.  It's a rainy, stormy day and they don't much like the thunder. Hopefully it stops soon otherwise it could get interesting at school!

Let's hope they love it and have a fun day!

The Park....and Karate

I've been promising and promising Hannah and Griff a trip to the park the last few days. Today I finally lived up to my promise and we headed over there after we cleaned the garage. Serious cleaning. 3 hours of cleaning. 3 huge contractor garbage bags full of trash. Big pile, HUGE, of crap to donate.  You can actually see the floor now, and get to the garbage cans without tripping over a bike, or a scooter, or a golf club, roller skates, basketball, you get the idea. AND Hannah and Griff swept the entire floor so I figured I owed them some fun at the park.  Abby also started karate today. She loved it. We bought the uniform so she's in for the year :-)

H&G start preschool tomorrow. Say a little prayer for them. They say they are excited. I foresee tears and lots of 'em.

Yep, I let her run around bare foot :-)

Notice the static in the new few shots. They thought their hair was hilarious. (yes, Griff needs a haircut....we're getting to it!)

Hannah climbed this rope wall three times all by herself. By the third time you could tell how hard it was for her to pull herself up and over the wall.  Griff took one look at the wall and said "no way"  :-)

Hannah and Griff were supposed to join Abby in class. Griff bowed out earlier in the day. Hannah was dressed and ready to go but decided she didn't want to try it once we got there. I'm hoping I can change her mind by next class. I think Hanny would love it.

1st Day of School

It was chilly, but Abby couldn't wait to get to school this morning.  She was thrilled to be back with all her friends. I can't wait to hear all about her day when I go to pick her up later this afternoon.

2nd grade......wow.

The All American Past-Time

We headed to the new Target Field for the Twins game today.  We actually made it through 6 innings. Then the whining started to get to Mike and me so we headed home. BUT, everyone had a great time while we were there. Griff loved watching the batting practice. I think Hannah and Abby loved the cotten candy the best :-)  It did rain a bit, but we had great seats under an awning, so we stayed nice and dry.

First day of school tomorrow! Come back for the traditional photo!

Griff would not take his eyes off the field for the picture, the little bugger....