Birthday videos

Whew! They are 2!

The girls had a great birthday despite not feeling very well that day. Beau met us at their favorite restaurant Blue Goose and they got LOTS of "molee" (aka guacamole) and sopapias. The favorite part of the day was getting mail! I put most of their b-day cards in the mailbox for them and they LOVED getting their own mail. Ms. Emily & I are still recovering. (think Halloween! I'll post video when my computer begins to act nice). That night after dinner we had their Birthday cupcakes. I love this bakery near us that has cupcakes with huge flowers on them in each of the girls colors. We even let them blow their own candles out. Ok, we assisted ~ alot!
Then bath, bed, and off to Noni & Pop-Pop's! The girls had a blast there!
JuJu quickly let my mom know which of her baby-proofing worked & which didn't. River gave her a quick smile and immediately wanted to know where Pop-Pop was. Skye took control of the remotes and the buttons on the TV & Rayne was a permanent cling-on to me, literally!
One of the best part of the weekend was having my Grandma come in from LA with my aunts Jeanne & June, and cousin Sarah, for the girls birthday. It was the first time they have seen the girls since last July. Needless to say, they had changed alot. My Grandma has 11 Great-grandkids with 2 more on the way. I am still trying to find the right thank-you note for the gift of the musical instruments, including a drum & recorder!
And then before you know it, we were back on the road again. Four & a half hours of Elmo, Veggie Tales & Signing Times later, we pulled into our drive way.
Thankfully the girls travel pretty well.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to our Miracles! We are greatful everyday for each one of you. I thank all of you for the wonderful and nice comments that you have sent!
The girls were born at 7:04, 7:06, 7:07 & 7:09pm on 11/13/06 (or at least that is what they said, the video shows more like 2 minutes or less!) and our life has been an adventure that can only be called amazing!

Pre-Birthday celebrations! Let the party begin!!!!

Today my Aunt Joy & Dana came over with a ton of balloons for the girls. The girls are basically going to have several mini birthday bashes. Today was the first. As for the balloons, all I can say 3 out of 4 were thrilled! One, not so much. River loved the little balloons, but has developed a major fear of the big, floating ones. She even says & signs scared when looking at them.

Skye & Rayne LOVED them! Skye couldn't get enough of the balloons. (Check out the video below)

Of course, all of the hard playing required a refreshment break. And some repairs!

There will be lots more events over the next few days and I hope to update frequently. I still can't believe they will be 2!

Pre Birthday Celebrations: Balloons!!!!

Pictures

Is it finally starting to get cold?
This is what I found when I realized the house was VERY quiet! THe 4th one is not in the pciture, but was no way innocent!
Skye prefers to dress herself. She also prefers that ALL clothes go on by way of the "feet first" method.
How many days till my Birthday?????? I got my party hat ready!
Wahooooooo!!!!!!
Seriously, I own this hat! I don't know what the others were thinking.
We finally getting out of the house!
Wait for me! I'm coming too!
Thanks for the shrugs Noni! WE LOVE THEM!!!!
Keep your hand still while I trace it. See!
Need I say more?

The Dentist

Today the girls had their first dentist appointment. It went amazingly well. Huge thanks to Aunt Liz for helping out. But I would like to say a HUGE thanks to Ms. Kelli Sattler! It is because of her that we went and got to meet this wonderful dentist. Our local Moms of Multiples group every year has a gala with a silent auction. This past year's event, Kelli bid and won an office visit, cleaning, ect. for all multiples in one family ( I know they were thinking it would be a set of twins!). Kelli gave me the certificate as a gift and told me she bid on specifically for us. It was truly one of the kindest, most unexpected gifts that I have received and so touched by. Kelli and I met at our first PAMOM meeting. She was stressing about having twins until I said I was having quads. She said she instantly felt MUCH better. HA! She has the two adorable boys the girls had a play date a few weeks ago with. So Kelli, THANK YOU! And again, Aunt Liz, thanks for helping to "herd" the crew.Liz helping to watch the girls while I finished 4 sets of new patient info. She helped filled out alot of the forms too.
Well, I guess if they have this many certificates on the walls, it's ok. Hmm... since they won't let me knock the lap over, I wonder if they notice if I knock one of these off the wall?
JuJu was the brave one to go first and thoroughly inspect all the gadgets.
And this is how each of the girls got their teeth checked & cleaned. Dr.Asher was so unbelievably patient. You would never know the absolute chaos going on to the right.