Too many to choose from.

Tucson's Children Museum was our fun today. And oh, what fun we had.

***Warning...lots of photos to follow. I have opened a Smugmug gallery, but have not uploaded everything to it yet. If you are looking for lots of pics, then you are in luck!
I kept trying to take a whole picture of the gate to the museum, but never got a chance with everyone opening it to enter. The whole gate is of flowers...cool, huh?
This building reminds me so much of back east. I love the outside of this building....
They had to greet the dinosaur and it's baby....

Speaking of babies, my little baby had such a good time in the Wee Wonderland room. She loved the mirrors that were at her level.
She made a new friend and kissed her frequently.
Okay, this was hysterical. She was playing peek-a-boo with herself! She would slowly go down and laugh really hard when she saw herself. Have I mentioned how much I love her?
I just thought this one was sweet...don't you love her outfit?

For the first time, Lindsey and Michael got to drive the fire truck. It seems every time we are at the museum, no one is willing to share it. Today, they got the helmets and jackets(Michael couldn't lift his).
She was ready to rescue.

Tyler checking out the police bike. See how big he is?
Learning and fighting over how energy works.

She absolutely loved this huge rug of the world. I have to find it for her.
The museum has this cool farmer's market area. The kids had so much fun shopping, cooking, serving, running the cash register, taking telephone calls, playing legos and lincoln logs.
The art studio area was a great place to relax and calm down from all the running around.
They loved the maze...
This smile was this big the whole time we were there....no kidding!

What made me smile was seeing them enjoy the reef you could crawl through,
seeing them be entranced by the trains,
Tyler actually cooperating,
them having silly fun with the mirrors,
making music with pvc pipe and flip-flops. Who knew?

watching them study the dinosaurs,
seeing Michael in awe of the sealife display,
their excitement over the sea animal puzzles and being happy about getting it right,
and observing my little computer lovers play,
and learn.

A fun, fun day. Now, we are off to Tyler's social skill class.

Good mail & Good times.

My bloggin' friend, Cristina, sent Natalie some new clothes. Thank you, thank you, for thinking of our little bean! Who knew I would meet such nice, caring people while blogging. Did I mention her handwriting should be a font of it's own....it is that cute!
Today, I braved the big pool with the 3 of them. Natalie was napping, so it was a little easier. They wore themselves out! Can you tell he was having fun?
Introducing, GoggleGirl! or as Michael would say...."Gobblegirl". So funny to hear him ask for gobbles.
Tyler slightly annoyed that I want to take another picture....you would think he would be used to it by now~
And oh yeah, Natalie took her first steps last night! No photos of the actual event. This one was taken after she had already done 3 steps in a row and was extremely tired.....that walking is exhausting:)

Playing in the park.

Monday rolled around pretty quickly and I, of course, had nothing planned. So off to the park we went. The kids had a great time....well, everyone but Tyler. He was "bored".

Had to have his headphones on....to block out evil parent discussion:)

Michael so sweetly ran to me, hugged me as hard as he could, and said "Thank you, thank you, Mommy....It is soooooo fun!" Such a cutie.
My little tree-climber! I LOVE it. I used to do that whenever I got a chance.

Trying to figure out how to get up that big ol' tree.
They both looked at the camera.....I couldn't believe it!
Two out of three looking at the camera ain't bad!

Cheese!
Could his smile get any bigger? He was squealing all the way down.
How do you slide down with your legs crossed. Leave it to Lindsey to figure it out!


We headed over to Gospel Supplies to pick up some new books. Note to self: 4 kids in a small store with displays everywhere is NOT a good idea. Luckily, nothing was broken:)

Fun & Family

This weekend, Charles' sister, Christina and her husband, Dan, came to town. They live in Cleveland, Ohio. After some swimming, we went to my in-laws for dinner. The kids were on their best behavior. They was a lot of showing off. Look at us...look at us....look what we can do.
Michael showing his breaking skills:)
Aunt Christina and Michael sharing kisses.
Natalie didn't cry at all! Such a good baby.
Lindsey sitting at the extra table with Aunt Christina and Uncle "An". Can you tell she was happy about the ice cream?

Christina, Dan and my mother-in-law, Marie came over Sunday night for dinner. Charles made his delicious chicken parmesan with spaghetti. We all went swimming before they came over and little Natalie was very busy with....... climbing onto her brother's bed.
crawling/squatting on her brother's bed.
standing on her brother's bed.
Emptying all of her clothes onto the floor and climbing in.
This is her expression when you tell her no.


It was a nice weekend, but two dinners didn't help the diet situation......8 lbs so far. I'm getting there!

At home.

Michael hanging out in Natalie's room.
She loves this house so much.....especially the doorbell/light.
A book lover already!!! YAY!
Just a cool photo. I love how the shadow is pink!!!!

Three, 4!

Yesterday was interesting. In an effort to do something different each day, we inflated the small pool. This was a big hit. Here are only a couple of photos, but I could really post about 20 more of complete cuteness.

Is there anything cuter than a baby with a popsicle? Look at the chubby little hand.

Today, we had a playdate! Well, technically Lindsey had a playdate with her friend, McKenna. I enjoy spending time with her Mom, it was a play date for me too! Michael and Natalie got to play with her 2 year old sister also. After great conversation and fun play, we went to McDonalds. INSIDE......am I coming out of my box or what? They were very good with only one problem. Michael went up into the playland and got frightened/stuck/scared by other kids screaming. A older sibling helped get him out for us. I am not sure how I would have gotten him out, if she had not been there. Little angels are found everywhere!

Notable info especially for my husband...............I didn't take my camera!