Hoppy Easter!

We ventured out to the mall today to see the Easter Bunny. The only way Gracie would sit there was if mommy and daddy were in the picture. Oh well. It still turned out cute.

Hoppy Easter!

The Godfather

Here is Uncle Mark. He is the Godfather of Presley.

Trying some cereal

Poor Presley

Last week my poor Presley ended up in the hospital with RSV. He had been sick for like 2 weeks and on our 3rd trip to the doctor, they did some breathing treatments with a nebulizer and he still didn't respond well so they said to take him there. Of course I freaked out but packed up my bubby and off we went. We stayed on the pediatric floor where they came in every couple of hours to give some breathing treatments. They even at one point put oxygen tubes in his nose but he kept pulling those out. I couldn't hold him very well with the cords in the way. He slept in his car seat so he was propped up and could breath better. I slept on those wonderful chair things. Now I now how Chuck felt when we were in the hospital having the babies. Presley even had to wear a little hospital gown. At least we only had to stay one day. He is doing better now but still needs the nebulizer treatment. Presley did well though. He smiled at all the nurses and slept all night. I kept his bracelet for his baby book but I hope we never have to go through this again! Poor Bubby!

Cute Cakes

Thank goodness Auntie Amy comes over. Thank goodness Auntie Amy can bake too. The other day she came over to play with Gracie and they decided to make panda bear cupcakes. The reason for Gracie's obsession with panda bears began last summer at the zoo. She rode the merry-go-round and rode on the panda bear. Ever since then, she is obsessed. So anyways, they were busy baking all day long. They turned out really cute and Millie even had fun watching.

Some Smiles

Mommy is back at work :(. Although she isn't smiling, at least some people are.

(but that's only because they don't know any better)

Our Trip to Highland

Well we finally decided it was time to take a trip down to Highland. No one from Chuck's family has met the babies yet except for Uncle Frog and Aunt Christie. So we decided to pack up the mini and head down. Surprisingly the ride down was smooth with only one stop. The ride back was even better. All the kids slept the whole way and we didn't have to stop once! Since we hadn't been there since summer, we finally got to celebrate Christmas with them. It was fun unwrapping gifts in Christmas paper considering it was in the 50's on Saturday there. Oh well, everyone had fun and it was great to see everyone again. Gracie even got a big sis present from Papa and Grandma-twins! A boy and a girl. Of course she named them "Presley" and "Evie."

Papa sure had fun meeting his new grandkids. He even gave them the book "The Night Before Christmas" and it is his voice reading it to them! They are the new books that Hallmark had out this year. Pretty cool!

Gracie got to open Presley and Evie's presents too. Evie got a puppy and Presley got a guitar.

Gracie got a puppy complete with bag and leash and even some fun outfits to dress her up in.

Grandma Vicky had fun holding Presley. He even slept on her shoulder for the longest time.

Gracie had fun goofing around with Daddy.



Here is Gracie with Maddie and Drake. Too bad they weren't there longer. They played good together.





The twins were a big hit though. Especially in their nametag outfits.




Aunt Julie having fun with Presley.




Baby Peyton was there too. What a happy baby she is!




Gracie had lots of fun with Chuck's cousin's daughter, Sydney. They put on necklaces and grabbed purses and announced to everyone that they were going shopping!




Aunt Patti had fun rocking Presley.





Aunt Barb and cousin Tara met the babies too.






And Uncle Steve really liked Evie.






And Gracie even got to play with Daddy's friend Ryan's kids, Bailey and Riley.





And even Presley and Evie met a new friend, baby Aurora. What a great trip we had! So many new faces.

Make New Friends But Keep the Old

Yesterday, my good friend Carolyn came over. Carolyn and I have been friends since first grade at St. Mary's. We were also in Girl Scouts together for 12 years! (Which I am sure that someday we will be Girl Scout leaders ourselves). Anyways, she has a 3 year old daughter named Peyton and a new baby girl, Reagan. We don't see each other very often but do catch up on the phone every couple of months. Well we decided it was time to get together since Gracie and Peyton hadn't seen each other since Gracie was a baby. They hit it off well. They both like Disney Princesses so they had that in common right away. Gracie was good and shared her toys and let Peyton try on her clothes even! Then they got the bright idea to torment my poor Millie. They got out the Bumbo seats, sat in them and stared up at Millie who was not about to come down!

They gave up eventually and decided to play with their "babies" instead.

What a great playdate. Thanks for coming Carolyn. We can't wait to do it again!

Our Trip to the Aquarium

Since winter seems very long, we got out of the house for once and decided to head to the Shedd Aquarium. Gracie was super excited! It was the twins first trip anywhere really besides the mall so we packed up the minivan, picked up Grandpa (one person per child was necessary) and headed up to Chicago. Even though we hit traffic, we got there when they opened. To our surprise it was free so it was pretty packed. Some old lady next to me in line accused me of running over her feet with my "cart". Whatever old bag! Anways, Gracie couldn't wait to head in and see all the fishies! Preley was even a little impressed with the big tank they have in the middle.

Gracie had fun watching the penguins.

And she had a blast climbing and playing on the rocks and "frozen ice".

And of course everyone wants to live in an yellow submarine.



We even saw beluga whales. Here is the mommy whale with her baby.



The babies were good. They had too much fun though and conked out. Miss Evie was out first.



followed by Mr. Presley.



Even though it was packed, we still had fun and Gracie saw lots of fish!

It's fun being a family of five but man is it hard to go anywhere!

I needed a nap after this production!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Daddy had to work so mommy spent the day with her 3 little valentine's. Gracie made cupcakes and cards for her brother and sister.