Finally!

roman has had 2 really loose teeth for what seems like forever now. one on the bottom and one on the top. the one on the top seems to have moved over in front of the one next to it, so it doesn't even wiggle backwards now. the one on the bottom was hanging on for dear life and so last night, i took matters into my own fingers. i yanked it. it didn't hurt him, he was just surprised it came out so easily. but, he was super happy and thanked me a million times for pulling it. he was thinking it was going to hurt, but it didn't, so then he was excited to wait for the tooth fairy to arrive.

nevermind that scary tooth pillow...

 

we are happy to say that the tooth fairy came and left him some golden coins with chocolate inside and a few dollars, one of which he has already given to his little sister (sweetest brother on earth!!)

now, if we can just work on that top one!

 

Life with the Crazies

my big strong guy sitting on top of the world. or the concrete ball at Parkers...

doesn't everyone watch Frozen, in the bathroom, in their "baby" suit, with their jump rope and washcloth?totally normal.

mimi and aunt maddy came to visit...a little lunchtime goofy-ness

gianna loves to pray, even at pretend dinner

 

aunt maddy, mimi and her little lovies

hot dog dancing

roman's class took a field trip to the beach. he is in the back row with the blue jacket. notice his teacher on the far left...super pregnant. this was on a tuesday and she had her baby on friday! what a trooper.

they had a picnic lunch and roman sat next to a sweet friend, evelyn

 

that's life! and i love it!

 

Free Entertainment

everybody has kids to do chores and provide free entertainment, right?

 

the boys were out at roman's ball game, so it was just the ladies around here. so, i recruited some help with the chores and was in turn, given a free concert after bathtime. it seems a little like an unfair trade, but i assure you, she was a happy camper!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opening Day

it's baseball season! this past saturday was opening day so we headed up to the park early for the festivities.

 

as long as she has refreshments, gianna is good to go!

there's my boy!

about to head out on the field.

soon after the opening ceremony, we headed out for roman's game. here he is crossing/hopping across home plate.

chase is on the team too. they are the best buds and of course the most handsome on the team, right?

the colella kiddos played hard, so they need some after-game sugar. you like how they look like they are being picked from a lineup?

later in the day, the boys had somewhere to go and they left me in charge of this monkey!

 

Grandpa & Grandma {x2}

my uncle posted this picture on facebook last week. it is my father's parents and his siblings (there are actually two more that aren't pictured that were adopted, possibly after this picture was taken, i'm not sure). my dad is the dark haired fella in the front. second to youngest. the funny thing is, my grandmother looked the same as a young woman as she did an older woman. my grandfather changed a little bit, in my opinion. anyway, i had never seen this picture before, but it is really cool, i think. especially since my dad was coming to visit the weekend after i saw this.

grandpa and grandma arrived on saturday, in time for the boys to head out to baseball practice. the girls stayed home to rest. we went out to dinner and then headed to the park...sorry no pictures of that...

on sunday, we went to church and then went to ihop. these kiddos were good in church, so they earned a ringpop. of course, they always pick the most offensive colors!

roman and grandpa were deadlocked in an intense game of tic tac toe.

oooohhhh, grandpa finally makes a move!

 

gianna climbed over to get in the picture too!

and i love the side-eye...

thanks for coming to visit us grandpa and grandma!!!

 

Mix it Up!

for my birthday, the kids and toby got me a kitchenaid mixer! what a luxury. i actually put it in that awkward spot behind my sink and just leave it there all the time. so, i've been using it more than i thought i would. it shreds chicken and pork in about 3 seconds flat and maybe we've made cupcakes and cookies more frequently than normal. is that a bad thing?

please excuse the bedhed, no makeup momma in this picture...but look at those kiddos! they were so excited to get up on the stepstool and crack some eggs!

i foresee lots of baked goods in our future. and lots of baking memories with mom. thanks for my mixer!!!

 

Fun on a Friday

last friday, roman did not have school. so, after i made the kids run some not so fun errands with me, i thought it would be fun to treat them to a little bounce house fun.

 

 

 

 

 

these kids were beat! can you tell? this picture was supposed to be a super cute shot of them, but instead, it looks like i captured some rabid monkeys and told them to smile or else...

they were a little sweaty and not too happy with me interrupting their fun!