quiet.

pictures coming soon. i promise. we've been under the weather, having fun, doing all things christmas,
and sleepy...

identity crisis.

this is me.

but its true. i miss myself sometimes. like the old me. the one who didn't have "cute" sweatpants for when her husband was getting home. the girl who didn't consider going to walmart alone as a special outing. i miss the one girl that got ready in the morning playing the music she wanted to, taking her time, trying her newest mac eyeshadows. she had her house clean...all.the.time. never ever did she have a dish in the sink or have piles of clothes that were waiting to be folded. she got all glittered up for a friday (or wednesday or whatever day they wanted to) night out. and don't ya know, that girl slept till 11am when she had to be at work at 1. yep, she had it made, but she had no idea back then...her arms wanted a baby. and thats when i realize, wanting to be that girl again isn't all that its cracked up to be. she didn't have two kids that made her smile every moment of everyday. someday i'll miss the days that it takes us nearly an hour to get out to door to run to target to pick up a pack of diapers. i'll miss having to switch lane's shoes to the right feet after he put them on the wrong ones. i'll miss emptying the dishwasher with a baby crawling away with the whisk. but there are days when i get tired and i miss that old girl. she's still in there, sometimes i get a glimpse of her. she'll come back soon enough.

...this may have been stirred on by this picture i stare at 5 times a day while feeding gage. who are these fresh faced kids on their honeymoon?!

cutest visitors ever.

after thanksgiving we had three of the most anticipated visitors come stay at our house for a few days. ooooh my, the twins are so cute. every inch of them, pure baby lovin. the house was a little wacky for a few days, the first night there wasn't ten minutes without one of the three babies waking up. dana and i were exhausted but what a joy to share our everyday mommy moments with each other. the other day i read a quote from this book.

Thank you, Holy Spirit, for the breath and life of my kids. Flesh of my flesh,

bone of my bone, heart of my heart. Somehow, the more I love from a reservoir I never knew I had, the greater my capacity to hold even more...to hold even closer.

Each child is nuzzled up within my soul, and I will nestle in theirs

as they cuddle my grandchildren. With them I pray severely, hurt profoundly,

love sprawlingly, and exhale thanks with every waking breath. My days are filled out pouring out my life for them.

my heart (and i know its dana's too) exactly. everything that was once important takes second seat to our four babies. our days revolve around loving them; in the diapers, crying, whining, & kisses...and that is awesome. and what a joy it is to (very soon) share this with renee too! life is good.

and onto the pictures...

when they first got to our house they were in awe of lane and his big boy toys.

we obviously only have one high chair so feedings went in shifts.



sharing a bedtime snack of cereal with "aunt daaana"
little miss addie wanted to stay up and party with the girls.
baby, baby, baby.
we introduced them to the world of mum mums.

dana could totally do triplets.
playing.

we did leave the house once in the four days they were here. we went to target. aren't we a bundle of fun?! in colorado we've had unseasonably warm weather. one afternoon we had a little picnic outback.



(i was snapping away, taking pictures, so lane had to have his camera and capture the memories too)

sorry addie, we only have boy hats to offer at our house.


owen, bluest eyes ever.

love gage's little profile in this one...
owen and gage...why do your ears keep popping out of your hat? don't you have grandma that makes hats?

sweetness.






sorry addie, we put you down for a nap...on the bathroom floor. (hey, it was quiet)
mr o. cutest little character there is.










bathtub full of babies.


they're all having a little conversation here. "ooo, that bath soap smells yummy" "gage, stop splashing me" "hey, you have shampoo on your head too"

what fun it was to have them here. can hardly wait till christmas...and you can bet, matching pj pictures will be coming!