Lila's First Steps!!

It is official!  Lila took her very first steps last Wednesday!  We were having quite the spring snow storm so Brian was working from home.  He decided that he would spend lunch playing outside with the big girls.  While we were getting them all dressed, Lila was standing on the little push toy.  She turned to Brian and took two steps!!  Then she did it again for me!  Brian was so excited!  He has been lucky enough to see all three girls take their very first steps!  Yipee!

Teddy Bear Tea

Just a bit behind on blogging!  Last Tuesday, we went to a lovely little tea house called In-Tea with the Borie girls for a Teddy Bear Tea Party!  This little place hosts this each Tuesday for free!  The girls heard a few stories, had Gummie Bear tea with some teddy bear crackers, and then colored a teddy bear picture!  Even the babies enjoyed the fun! 

A Fish Called Snoopy

So, what does a family of two adults, three small kids and two little dogs need? I bet you guessed one more thing that requires food, cleaning and love!! Good guess, because we are proud to introduce the 8th member of our family, Snoopy, our redish-blue Beta. His name was quickly extened to Snoopy Doopy. Brian and I have had some fun with calling him Snoop Fishy Fish and accused him of growing something illegal in his tank and hanging with Dr. Bay behind the Dora tank ornament. We adopted him Saturday and I am proud to say he is still alive!

By the way...the name Snoopy fits in the family with Lucy and Linus from the Peanuts gang!!

Life with Nora

Need a good laugh?  Just hang around a two and half year old and you will get your dose!  Miss Nora keeps us going!  It is so fun to watch her little mind work.  She is very into what Clara is doing.  She is the first one she asks for in the morning.  She reads book with "Sissy" each night.  She loves Blueberry cereal bars (not Strawberry or any other fun flavor) and she loves to eat cheese.   Her drink is a "drinky" and she insits that she drink out of the blue one.  She will often claim that she did not get "that much" of whatever she wants...toothpaste, cheese, a treat.  She loves to put things behind her back and say pick a hand!  She plays hide and go seek and will close her eyes and say "Find me!!" 

Here are a few of the cute little things she has recently said:

On a nice afternoon after asking to watch Dora all day.
Me:  Nora, do you want to go to the park with swings or watch a Dora? 
Nora:  Watch Dora.
Me:   Are you sure?
Nora:  Actually, I want to go to the park.


We have a "Pick Up Fariy"  She takes toys with her that are left out and will bring them back in one week.  If she does not need to keep any toys, she leaves a prize on Friday mornings.
Clara:  So, the Pick Up Fairy is kind of like Santa?
Brian:  Yep!
Nora:  OH. MY. GOSH.

The girls and I were driving in the car.
Clara:  Mommy, my toes are tingly.  They are asleep!
Nora:  My toes are asleep too.  They are tired.  They need to go home and have a nap!

We are so lucky to have our little Nora!!

The Zoo!

The girls and I met up with our friends Kate and Eleanor at the zoo last Thursday...no pictures of Miss Eleanor, who is two. She is on the go, go, go and she is FAST! The girls had a great time. We saw lots of animals, rode the train and had lunch.  Lila would have liked more time out of the stroller, but what is one mama with a double stroller with three kids to do? Clara loved the flamingos, Nora loved the monkeys and Lila just loved it all!

I got my work out...Clara and Nora share the little bench seat in the double stroller. 

Happy St. Pat's Day!

St Patrick's Day was such a great day!  The girls went to school and after school, we played in the front yard at the St. Onge's.  They have a fun bouncy house and all sorts of fun ride on toys!  Troy even mangaged to sit them all down for a picture with the promise of an Otter Pop!  One fun group! Ten big kids, three babies plus, Claire who is too little to be in the wagon.  In addtion, two twin boys are expected the spring among this bunch!  WOW!

Nora's Big Girl Bed

This weekend we converted Nora's crib to the toddler bed.  Really should have considered the time change factor, but oh well.  After we got it all set up, she said "Mommy, I WUV my Big Girl Bed!"  She loved it so much, she had a hard time falling asleep last night, but I am sure this will be a quick adjustment! 

Star of the Week

Clara's preschool class randomly draws a Star of the Week student each Friday and last Friday, Clara was picked!  The student needs to fill out a few items about themselves and then make a poster of pictures of themselves and their family.  So on Saturday, I picked up the hot pink poster board.  On Sunday morning, we decided to get started.  The first thing Nora asked was "Where is mine?"  So off the Kings Brian went to get Nora her own Star Poster.  Luckily, I have lots of extra photos so both girls got to make a poster all about themselves, complete with sparkle princess stickers and all. 

My Girls

Celebration Time!

We celebrated Lila's first birthday on Saturday with a cupcake theme!   The cake was done by Lyndi, Debbie, Leslie and I on Friday night.  Lila loved the cake...she tried to bite right into it.  Clara and Nora were very excited to help her out.  They ate at the highchair with her!  After her nap, we opened all of her gifts.  Such a fun and special day! 

Our birthday princess!

Grandma and Grandpa Lynch were here to help celebrate

Nana and Tom

The cake and cupcakes

Pops and the princess...she will now understand what the big deal over Papa is now that she can have a little sugar! 

Singing Happy Birthday...she had her very own cupcake!

Who needs to use her fingers? 

Gram and Lila having fun with a balloon!

Time to open the presents!

Happy 1st Birthday Lila!!!!

I am a bit behind, but last Friday, our baby girls turned one!  It is hard to believe how fast the year has gone, but also that she has only been a part of our family for a year.  She completes us so well!  Lila is a sweet one, who loves to cuddle and gives hugs and kisses!  She loves to play with the play kitchen, brush her teeth and hair,  listen to music and read books.  This little angel fits right in with her big sisters and she loves to be playing with whatever they are!  She is so determined to be a part of the action!  Words cannot express how much joy and happiness our Little Lila Bean brings to us!  Bring on toddlerhood!! 

Romp and Roll

Before going to school in our spring colors!!!

Lila and I have been enjoying a baby class at Romp -n- Roll on Wednesdays while Clara and Nora are at preschool.  It is so nice to have the chance to do this kind of class with the third baby!  She has fun too!  The bonus is we do the class with some of our baby friends, Presley and Lexie!