Scooter Squad

This is the scooter squad.

They are fast.

They are skilled.

They will run you over.

Soccer Shots!

Spring time means soccer for the ladies of the house. Last spring the girls played soccer for the first time and loved it. I think the jellybean they got at the end of each practice from their cute coach helped sealed the deal. This year they are back and feeling pretty confident in their skills. Dribbling: check. No hands: check. A little flirting with the boys: check. Goal: check.

A little pre practice pep talk.

Brother getting some pointers... think he will be in the game next year.

Harper's dribbling skills.

A whole open field yet these 2 are always on top of each other.

Silly Courty.

Ready, set...

GOAL!

(Tyler)

and GOAL!

(Harper)

spring fever!

It was a backyard ice cream treat kind of day...

yum. yum.

A little update...

So, what's new? We have been enjoying the pretty weather and lots of family time. The girls have been very loving lately and we have been working hard to point out each of their strengths (that are very different!). Tyler is the artist- our "student" always talking about kindergarten (even though that is almost 2 years away), writing letters non stop, preferring to do math programs on the ipad and always asking how to spell things. Harper is our free spirt- the party planner extroidinaire. She loves dressing herself and always adds a little flair to her ensemble whether it is upside down sunglasses or rainbow striped socks. We realized that some of the "fighting" lately was simply realizing that they are different. Harper being left handed makes for a lot of frustration when it comes to writing and she simply gives up and says Tyler is better at letters. Tyler gets annoyed when she is not allowed to come to one of Harper's parties until it is totally set up and just right. Oh the joys of having daughters born two minutes apart. And well Court is just being Court. Quiet as a mouse not saying much these days which is stressing us out. Super smiley and super cuddly with Mommy, super cool with Daddy giving fist bumps and doing boy stuff. Holding his own with her sisters signing "no" by moving his hand back and forth when he does not want to do something. He got a thumbs up from his teacher today for being aggressive and standing up for himself at school. So looks like our softie may be turning tough guy. Stay tuned....

Sweet Sisters!

Sweet Court

Harper

Court

"Mom I need a haircut"

Tyler

Back in Action!

Finally, everyone is healthy over here. We enjoyed a full week of school and the camera is fixed. Hooray! Top that off with some wonderful spring weather and we have been having a pretty great week over here.

Early morning squeeze!

Breaking News: Tyler & Harper do not 100% match hardly ever anymore. Never thought this day would come... It actually makes it easier on Court as he is starting to be able to tell them apart.

Why hello Spring! I think I saw 80 degrees today.

Short sleeves & Ice cream.

Tyler

Harper

Court

Court, can you smile for Mommy?

Sweet boy!

And look closely in the monitor, you will see two brunettes on the floor having a camp out in their sleeping bags because they wanted to "hold hands to go to sleep." Wonder what brought this on... enter the below email home from their teacher and a lecture from Mom about how important it is to love your sister. I think they got the message.

Email from the girls teacher:

Elizabeth,

I don't know if the girls have commented about me separating them to play recently but I have had to do that.

Generally they get along so well but each of them is becoming more aware of likes, dislikes, and "not" giving in all of the time.

Tues. on the playground G and Tyler ( I think) had an altercation over the broom so I asked G to play on her own and let the twins have some time together. 5 min. later the twins were fighting over a dish so I sent each of them to play separately. All was well

Today, Harper hit Tyler in the eye/ eye brow and told me Tyler made her mad but could not tell me why so she sat out for about 4 min. until she was ready to play. Both girls fussed a little over toys in the room.

Maybe a break from each other would help a little. They may be a bit tired of each other and are determined to stand up for their own rights.

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome. This is NOT major, but is unusual behavior for them at school.

LOVELY!!!!

And the house... good weather = lots of work!

Getting there!

On the Mend

We are officially on the mend!

Lots of rest and everyone seems to be feeling much better.

Some phone pictures from the week (our Nikon is in the shop for a few weeks so excuse the poor quality!)

Movie time in our sleeping bags from Aunt Meri!

A little time outside to enjoy the pretty weather.

A trip to the dentist.

Making homemade pizza for dinner (thanks to Katherine!)

Looking for elves in the tree...

This little guy promises no more monkey business!!!

And the house update... getting there!

A case of the sickies!

Cough, Runny Nose, Fever, Ear Ache, Sore Throat...

you name it, we have had it.

We have all been passing around sick germs over here for the past two weeks and over the weekend Court took a turn for the worse.

Our wonderful pediatrician sent us over to the ER yesterday for a suspected case of pneumonia after taking a look at our wheezing, lethargic burning hot child yesterday. A chest X-ray, a few vials of blood & an IV for hydration and we had a diagnosis of an early case of pneumonia. Luckily for Mom, Dad & Court he was treated with antibiotics and told to rest at home so we escaped spending the night in the hospital! He had everyone kiss his boo boo from his IV on the way out the door and his smile was starting to come back.

Sweet Court

First & hopefully last ER visit!

We are already on the mend with jello & juice and his feet actually touched the floor for the first time in 24 hours so that is a good sign. Looks like we have a few days ahead of us of snuggles on the couch watching his favorite shows Dino Dan & Mighty Machines.

Wish us luck!

happy HEART day!

Happy Valentines Day!

Our day was filled with lots of love.

Harper & her homemade Valentine

She wanted to cook something so cupcakes it was.

She is our chef & wants to help with every meal.

Tyler & her "You Rock" valentine.

She loved the "fizzy, poppy, sparkle" pop rocks

Think she earned cool points at school today.

Court & his Love Bug valentine

He is working on his "hold up your valentine & smile" move.

Close up of Court's Valentines...

Thank you Pinterest for all of the fun homemade valentine ideas!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Wearing our cute shirts from Libby.

And my text picture to the hubby this afternoon

titled "Heaven Help Me"

It was mass chaos as the kids dug into their Valentines after school... I decided to let them eat whatever they wanted instead of our normal one piece policy. The only plus to this is all of the candy is gone... until Easter! Happy Heart Day!

And a quick trip down memory lane from Valentines past...

2011

2010

2009

2008

Love is in the Air!

Last night we hit up Tyler, Harper & Court's school fundraiser Valentines Dance. All they knew is that meant cake, a dance party and getting to stay up extra late (7:30!). To say they had fun was an understatement. They danced their little hearts out and took down enough pink lemonade & cake to cause a sugar rush followed by a sugar breakdown when it was time to leave. No photos from inside the dance but it was as cute as can be....

All ready for their first dance!

Court in a sportscoat literally makes my heart skip a beat.

And the house...

Hello 1st floor framing!

So nice to finally see you 6 months after we moved out.

Kids are obsessed.

We walked through and told them what each room is going to be.

Running laps in a construction zone may not be the best idea?!?

Sweet Court hanging in the future living room.

Sure hope these next 7 months (or more) of construction fly by!

Hanging Around

We have been up to a lot of nothing lately... pretty boring blog material. The kids have hit an easy phase, almost too easy. After school each day while Court naps the girls do art... drawing, painting, cutting~ you name it these two are doing it. Tyler makes no less than 25 masterpieces each day and Harper hangs with her sister doing the same just so she can spend time with her. Its pretty sweet to watch. Afternoons used to be filled with some type of out-of-the-house activity but lately these 3 say they want to play at home. They pick flowers in the backyard, Court kicks a ball, they want to help cook dinner, they are fine with pretty much anything as long as we are home and as long as we are all doing something together. This afternoon I was trying to convince the kids that the nature museum would be fun... they had another idea. Pillow party in Court's room...

These kids could have fun doing anything together.

3 peas in a pod.

Silly sisters, sleepy Court.

Every once in a while I have one of those

"Wow there are 2 of them" moments... today was one of those days.

See, boring. But sometimes it is nice to slow down.

In exciting news, framing started today on the house. Big step!!!

Pictures to come... no house blog yet. Slacker I know!