Disney World Here We Come!

We went to Grammy and Papa's house for pizza to welcome them home tonight. They had a surprise for the kids when it came time for dessert!

I'll post videos and pictures tomorrow but needless to say - none of the kids are sleeping still because they are so excited. Peter is sure that his heart has stopped beating because he can not wait to go to Disney! He keeps telling us it is a miracle because this is his dream and it is coming true! What lucky kids! Oh - and the really exciting part? Auntie Meg is coming with us, too!

GNM - ILY!

The Blogmeister!

I was taking a picture of Peter yesterday and he referred to me as the blogmeister - I sort of like it! Well, I made it through another week of work and actually found myself happy to be there. The first week was just getting used to being away from the kids and keeping the tears in check, the second week has been when everyone expresses their excitement at having me back and asks me to solve all of the unsolvable things that came up while I was out - the next step is the end to the disillusionment where people figure out that I am no more capable of figuring things out now than I was when I left and they are no longer hanging on my every word. Either way - this week was fun - lots of hugs and compliments!

Our little angel sleeping - she has about 1 inch before she outgrows the bassinet - awww!

I love how her little fingers are always curled up by her face.

The teenage years are approaching way too fast!

Auntie Meg is in trouble!

Yep, I know, I take way too any pictures of Annie when she wakes up but I love those rosy cheeks and sleepy eyed look.

Silly girl!

Annie playing with Peter - he brought her out to us because he couldn't get her out of this!

Help, She's stuck!

Annie in her Pajamas ready to go pick up Grammy and Papa at the airport.

"They're Home!"

Annie getting a ride from Papa.

Sister bonding!

Lizzie looking happy to be with her sister!

Our little love bug!

Lizzie getting ready for a kiss!

Sisters hanging out!

This smile makes my heart skip a beat! What a beautiful baby!
This is Annie at around the same age as Lizzie - a little bit older - I love that smile!

Baby Play time!

I love the babies learning to hold hands! At one point Lizzie was choping on Ellie's hands and fingers because she couldn't get to her own!

Lizzie trying to eat Ellie's hand.

What gorgeous girls!

Lizzie was loving playtime!

They couldn't get close enough to see each other so I rested Ellie on Lizzie's belly and they loved it! I loved watching them!

Ellie eventually rested her chin on Lizzie's belly - so sweet!

Ellie relaxing on Lizzie!

My spunky girl!

Once I took Ellie off of Lizzie's chest she moved herself over to her hand so she was at least still touching her!

Ellie found Lizzie's hand and was holding on to it and closing her eyes to go to sleep!

Our girls love each other - we are so lucky!

One of the doctor's at work gave me this outfit for the babies - how cute does Ellie look in white with that beautiful dark skin?

Love that gorgeous smile - what a beauty!

I just could not get enough of her today - she was smiling away at me!

A full body shot - I love that baby body!
Hopefully the babies are getting over their colds and will sleep better tonight. I had dental surgery on Wednesday and am still in alot of pain - I had no idea that dental stuff could be this bad. It was supposed to be routine root canals and I ended up needing some gum surgery and other stuff - when the doctor offered me pain medication I told him that I don't like to take it. When he insisted that the pain could be excruciating and I should take it I looked at him in disbelief and explained that I had had two c-sections in the last 16 months and three abdominal surgeries before that - I felt pretty sure that I could handle whatever pain was ahead with no narcotics. So who was the idiot about 4 hours later when the office was closed and I was on my bathroom floor with an ice pack on my mouth sobbing? that would be me! A little advice to my children - when a dentist who has been practicing for 25 years tells you a procedure is very painful and that you should take the medication he offers you just in case - JUST TAKE IT!

I'm off to take the pain meds I begged one of the docs at work to write for me! GNM - ILY!

Snow Day Fun!

Okay -so now I'm boring myself with my blogs! I need to spice things up and suggestions are certainly welcome! The girls had a nice sleep the other night but since then it has been less successful. I think the babies are missing Grammy and Papa and wondering why the heck they planned such a long trip! Not that we aren't happy that Grammy and Papa are getting a break and having fun in sunny Florida but..........WE MISS YOU!

In other exciting family news the Las Vegas Russells are expecting baby number 4! We are so excited for them and can't wait for Luke, Molly and Kate to become a big brother and big sisters! Gary and Shannon are wonderful parents - I love watching them with their children! I have to admit that news like this always gives me pangs of missing my grandmother. She would have LOVED watching her grandchildren become parents and she especially would have loved having all of these babies to hold! By my count she has 21 great grandchildren and I suspect there will eventually be a lot more!

Daddy had to go out and shovel for most of the day on Monday - he came in looking like the abominal snowman and Pete thought it was hysterical. This picture is at 7 a.m. - we were all comfy in our pajamas and Daddy had finished our driveway and was moving onto the work shoveling!

And this was Mommy's snow day fun - all the kids piled on our bed hanging out and loving on each other!

Kisses for Lizzie - BTW - Ellie was sleeping in the swing and we DO NOT wake Ellie up when she is sleeping!

This was Annie giving Lizzie back her binky after sucking on it!

Kisses!

Lizzie getting lots of attention!

Kisses from Peter!

Not the best picture but I loved the kids having fun with each other.

Lizzie-bug!

My Love Bugs!

Annie Bananie getting to hold Lizzie!

4 of my beautiful babies!

My girls!

I love how Lizzie is looking up at her big sister!

I LOVE these pictures of Elizabeth!Mommy and her babies!Auntie Kelly hanging with the babies!Nice hair AnnieAnnie looks worried that she might be stuck!She is finally learning the pout - look at that lower lip!The many faces of Peter!The wink!Kisses for Ellie!Hanging with Ellie!I call this one the Bob look!

Peter and Ellie!Ellie bug!My parents are hanging with Billy, Toni and the boys - I am SO jealous. Look how tan and happy everyone looks. They are obviously really missing us! Right?

Meg took care of the kids today and every few hours she sent e a picture of one of the babies. I LOVED it! Annie with messy hair, Lizzie smiling and Ellie sleeping! She is the best! Tomorrow is Taco Night with Kk and Jamison and Thursday night Grammy and Papa come home - Alleluiah!

I uploaded a few videos of Annie "talking" and us all playing around on the snow day. The one of Peter was kind of funny!

GNM - ILY!