Bummed Out

So our digital camera is working less and less each day. Nothing seems to be helping. For a while I could charge the batteries each day, but they would still only last a few minutes. Now, I can hardly turn the camera on. When I told the girls that the camera "died," Natalie said, "You have to take it to the hospital and make it feel better." HA...they are so smart. And just when I was getting back into the "blogging world," I have this huge setback. I did get one picture today. The twins were very happy because Daddy took them out for happy meals and a visit to his office. This is right before they left...

It rained yesterday so I don't have any shots of the girls playing in the water. Not that my camera would cooperate anyway. We took advantage of the nice weather today and played in the blowup pool with the hose. The girls were loving it until a neighborhood cat wandered into our yard. They immediately ran for the door while yelling to the cat, "GO HOME!" I've got to get them used to animals. I may have the only kids who are scared of every creature on earth.

Guess who?

Mallory, of course! This is her new hiding place...under the armoire. I think Jay got a good scare while he was watching her the other night. Only to find her hiding beneath the television. We've had to "lock" the doors now because it is dangerous but there is nothing cuter than seeing little paws creep out to shut the doors behind herself. I'm telling you, there is no one like Mallory.

Well we are almost completely unpacked. There's nothing left but a few pictures to hang and a little work on the basement. We were having company this weekend and there is nothing like a little pressure to motivate you. The house looks amazing and I absolutely LOVE it! In fact, I was doing laundry the other day and all that was running through my mind was how much I love my house. I can't wait to experience all of our family memories here. I am in such a happy place and did I mention that the twins are almost potty trained! When the girls were born, Jay's grandmother, Joyce, gave us the incredible gift of an endless supply of diapers until they were potty trained. Is that not the best gift we could have been given? And I have to mention that Jay's mom supplies Mallory's diapers until she is trained. What a gift it has been!

Tomorrow we have big plans to play with the hose outside. Cousin Rex came for a visit today and Jay was spraying all of the kids with water. The twins were shrieking they loved it so much. I'll have to take pictures and post them. I will be a better blogger...I promise! Thanks Katie for keeping the blog up until I could make it back.

Bonkers

Moosehead

I wanted to post my pics of the Maxwell kids from Moosehead Lake because Jeannie is a slacker! :) But really, I got so many good shots of these beautiful girls that I felt compelled to share.

-Auntie Katie

Sisters.
Smile Natalie.
Mommy and Mallory.
Great pic of Jay.
Loving Dad.

Family pic taken at the Birches restaurant.
Mallory at Pebble Beach.
Natalie at Pebble Beach.
What a shot!
Mal

Toasting marshmallows...
Three is never a crowd.
Just happy to be in Moosehead.
A very cute hat!
What a great time!

In the Process of Moving!

Fun at the Pool

These pics were taken at Nana & Papa's house on Father's Day. Check out the bottom picture-- in case you didn't realize, that is Hillary's new smile! Too cute.

Finally an Update

I am a bad blogger! We have a ton going on around here and when we move, I vow to be a better blogger. Speaking of moving, we pass papers on Tuesday! Very exciting news. I'm sure we're going to be super busy the next two weeks. Just thinking of what the next few weeks will entail makes me completely overwhelmed.

In other news, I want to give a big shout out to Auntie Christy and say, "Happy Belated Birthday!"

I have no pictures from the last few weeks because my camera batteries are dead. If you're looking for a full report on the Maxwell girls, you can check out Cousin Rex's blog...we've been seeing a lot of each other these days. Hope everyone is doing well!

Wanted!

stats:
34"
20 lbs
brown hair and green eyes
answers to the name of "peanut"

Natalie found a purse in my closet this morning. It was a large purse and she was very interested.

"Maybe I like this pocketbook. I need to take it to Auntie Kelli's house. I want to take Caragh and Reilly's toys home with me."

Auntie Kelli hide the toys and we'll see you very soon!

And they're alseep...

They lasted about two hours before crashing. If you know anything about my kids, you know that they DO NOT nap. This is extremely unusual to have them all down. I better take advantage of this!

Rise and Shine Mom

This morning I was awoken at 5:30 am to sick twins. Now I've seen some pretty odd twin behavior in the past, but to get sick at the exact same time and in different beds! So we've bathed and gotten new jammies and now I am doing my best to convince two hungry kids that they really don't want to eat. It's going to be a long day. And to top it off, they woke the baby up and she is not happy.

The twins on the other hand, could not be happier.