Thursday, October 17, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
The McLife Circus Goes to Texas
At the end of September we made a quick trip to Texas to see my grandmother and let her meet the girls. I love going home, but the time always passes so fast, and it seems like there is never enough time to do anything! We happened to be there for state fair opening day, though, so of course we had to go. Ya'll. I can't really describe to you how much I love the fair. It had ruined all other fairs for me. Ha! (But seriously).
I didn't really know what we were getting into taking four young children to the fair in hot temperatures and extreme crowds. My mom went with us, but we were still outnumbered. Even though it was not our "normal" fair experience and we didn't get to do some of the things we usually do, we spent over eight hours there and managed to have a lot of fun! I didn't get that many pictures (not a single one of the girls...sad), but it was an experience I won't soon forget.
(He loved this ride...I promise).
Nap time. He slept like this for a good couple of hours.
New big Tex. I may have cried last year when he burned down.
I was also pregnant with twins, so there you go.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Addie and Emmie at Four Months
Here are a few things about you at four months.
You had your second round of shots and your four month check-up.
Emmie you weighed 13 pounds, 6 ounces, and you were 24 inches long.
You are both smiling and laughing like crazy. You are both such sweet happy babies.
We can see your personalities shining through.
Emmie you are laid back, and you are more likely to fall asleep first.
Addie you like to know what's going on...and if that means staying up a little longer so be it.
You both startle at loud noises, but Emmie you tend to do it more.
You are both wearing 3 month and 3-6 month clothes.
You drink five 6 ounce bottles a day. You take 3-4 naps, and you sleep 11 or 12 hours a night.
Most of the time.
You love watching your brothers play...until they bump into you or accidentally hit you with toys.
One day you'll get even, I'm sure.
(Emmie...you make this face a lot...pure excitement...ha!)
Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Max's 3rd Birthday P-arrrrr-ty!
Max has been really into pirates lately, so when it was time for his 3rd birthday last month we just had to p-arrrrr-ty. Pirate parties are a popular theme, so it was a cinch to find lots of cute ideas. I will always love crafting and creating for parties, but I was determined to keep it a bit more simple (read: easy) than I had in the past. I really tried to focus on the things that would make it the most fun for the kids. What could be easier and more fun than dressing up like a pirate, playing at the park, and eating donuts?? We had a great time, and I think everyone had a swashbuckling good time!
Now for the pictures. Lots of them.
The birthday boy!
I found these cute shirts at Target back at the beginning of the summer.
Ben got one, too.
We had to dress up too, of course.
Emmie sporting a nice eye patch.
I slipped an eye patch on Addie while she was sleeping...ha!
Donuts!
The loot table...eye patches, tatoos, telescopes, gold beads, compasses, coins, jewels (ring pops), and bandanas.
The menu. Super simple, but fun.
My favorite part...Starbucks bar!
I just made simple pirate phrase signs on my computer and put them up.
Pirate pinata with Hershey nuggets and chocolate coins.
Yes, they melted, but they were cute!
Since we were at the park, I filled a bucket with Wet Ones to wash little hands.
Max was proud of his hook.
Ben was a fan of the swing. He looks so tall!
A donut in each hand!
Someone had a ring pop.
Twin picture!
I had about 30 of these on my camera. Hilarious.
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