Long Overdue!!!!

Things have been super busy around our house for the last few months!

So whats been going on with us? Let's see...
We celebrated 3 very special birthdays... we had a family party to celebrate all 3 of my sweet munchkins!
The following weekend we took the kids to the circus and celebrated the twins birthday because they could care less about a party with their friends at this age. I'm dreading the coming years when they all want a specific party and all of their friends to come. But I will do it because I feel quilty if something special has been done for one and not the other. And because I love them all so very much! So, the weekend following the circus, Tatum had a Mad Hatter Birthday Party. Lots of time and stress was spent on this but it was so worth it. She had a great time and so did her friends! The weekend of her party was also Easter weekend and the kids had a lot of fun digging through their baskets and hunting for eggs. After all the parties were done, I had to get busy planning a baby shower for my best friend, Kelli! I have been waiting for her to get pregnant forever and could not wait to do a shower for her! Once again, alot of stress and time went into it but it was so worth it and I am glad I was able to do that for her. I also spent alot of time painting cute wall hangings for her nursery! During all the birthday's and planning, t-ball had begun so we have been busy with practice and games. Tatum seems to be enjoying t-ball alot more this year and I am so glad!
Pictures of that are coming soon. Now we are looking forward to upcoming recitals. Tate has

one for gymnastics and baton and another for
for tap and ballet!
Plus dress rehearsals! So needless to say, we are still not out of the wood with busy hectic schedules! We will probably never be! I am sooo ready for school to be out and maybe I will beable to just relax a little! Ha, yea right! I have a feeling sibling rivalry is going to hit its peak over the summer. Speaking of summer.... My big baby girl is almost done with kindergarten and will officially be a first grader! I can't beleive it! I can remember taking her to school the very first day like it was yesterday. Probably because I broke into tears as soon as I got back to my car and cried the whole way to work. She has done amazing at school and we are so very proud of her. She never ceases to amaze us. My sweet twins are growing a little too fast too! Raileigh is now old enough to start dance in the fall. What a show that will be! I am sooo excited for her and am looking forward to no longer having to hear her beg to go to dance with
Tate. She wants to do what big sister does. Although lately, she seems to think she is the big sister. She constantly refers to Tatum and Cason as the kids! It's pretty funny! I am going to have to find something special to do with Cason when both the girls are in dance. He is still too young for sports but I'm sure we can find something to do! All three of our babies are doing great, growing up, and are just an absolute blessing to have! Yes, they drive me nuts on a daily basis but I would not have it any other way. They are all so very different from each other and I love it! Tatum has a smart mouth and loves to argue, Cason is very persistant and stubborn, and Raileigh likes to challenge me on a daily basis but the times between all that, I get lots of hugs and kisses, cuddle time and just plain sweetness from all three!!! I love my babies and would not want them to be any different! Well, that is all for now, Enjoy the pictures! Hopefully with recitals and stuff coming up, I will do a better job of getting things posted! Maybe!

Snow Day!!!

Thursday afternoon the decision was made that MPS would be closed on Friday! Very excited about the possibility of snow but not too much because the same thing happened in January. I woke up Friday morning, looked out the bedroom window and saw NO SNOW but did see a little rain falling! Stayed in bed and looked out the window a little bit later and there it was.... SNOW!!!! My early riser (Tatum) was already up and had made herself nice and cozy on the couch. I pulled the blinds up in the kitchen and showed her that snow was finally falling. Her response was "this is what I have always dreamed of", such a drama queen! She quickly asked for some hot chocolate and LOTS of marshmallows! When I woke Cason and Raileigh up I took them to look out the window as well and their little eyes filled with excitement! It took awhile for the snow to really stick and thicken up so we could go out and play! All I heard for the next few hours were questions related to when we were going out to play.

We finally made it outside and the snowball fights began instantly! Cason can pack a pretty mean snowball and they hurt! I got attacked by multiple snowballs and they thought it was hilarious. The kids had sooo much fun and wore themselves out!!!! Daddy had to go into work that morning and we hoped that they would close early due to no costumers. Of course, they were busier than ever so the day went on without our sweet daddy! I really wanted him to get home so he could play and enjoy the snow with us. Finally, at 5 o'clock I heard the sound of keys at the door and our dog Laci went nuts barking! Could it be...... Yes, it was Daddy!!!! The kids clothes had just finished drying, so we bundled everyone back up and headed back out into the snow and played! Cason was quick to show of his snowball making skills and decided it would be fun to attack Daddy's car with them. I made a snowman while the kids napped to surprise them and Raileigh was in love with it! Tatum wanted to make a snowman like Mommy's so she spent alot of time doing just that. We had such a fun relaxing day!!!!!!!!!