HOW long has it been????

I know it has been forever since I have updated the blog. But I have a great reason.... I left! Okay, it was only for 3 days, but what it takes to leave for 3 days? (did I mention I left for 3 days~ just ME!!! ) Well, last weekend was my high school class reunion and Beau being the most wonderful husband that he is, let me use some of his frequent flyer miles, rent a car, and go to New Orleans for a weekend. It was so wonderful. One of the best things was I got to go and see alot of my family that I haven't seen in a long time and drive by alot of my favorite places.
So, the first thing I did once I got off the plane, was to get as fast as I could to my rental car, plugged in the Garmin and headed to Baton Rouge........... Did you think I was goign to say the French Quarter? (hmmm...... keep reading.......) I got to Tiger Country & had lunch with none other but Jac Tubre. It was so great to see her and catch up before we got to go see her cupcakes. She has the cutest little cupcakes!


From visiting Jac, I went on to see my Grandma. She is one of the kindest women I know and NEVER has a shortage of food...GOOD FOOD! ( It was so awesome having all of my favorite Southern cooking. Mmm.. mmmm. good! Seriously, still salivating just thinking of it.) I can't tell you the last time I got to spend so much time with her. It was wonderful.

After leaving there, I went and had lunch with my cousin & his family. They just had a very handsome little boy and his big sis, Nora, came too. She is adorable. Then it was off to New Orleans to get ready & go to the reunion. I had a special date too..... Travis, my brother. Beau was home watching the girls, so my big brother came with me to make sure I didn't get into any trouble. hehehehehe...... Well, we did get home before the sun came up, that's good, right? hehehehehe

This is two of my friends from many years ago, Racheal & Eric. I seriously would not have survived high school went out them. Eric got me thru chemistry & physics. The reunion was a blast and my classmates who put it together did an amazing job. It was the first time for me to attend and hope to make the next one. I will say though, it was so refreshing to be back in New Orleans, have some beignets, walk thru the French Market & drive down some old favorite streets. It has changed alot since I lived there & more since Katrina, but it is still "home" for me. I have the BEST husband ever in that he watched the kids & said GO! I love him for it!

My last day there I spent with more of my family at my Aunt Terry's house. Again, never a shortage of food or drink OR laughs! Thanks Aunt Terry!

I know though, that most of you really only read the blog to see pictures of the girls. So, here you go!!!!

Anyone for a game of hide-and-seek? Peek-a-boo? Home demolition party?

Here are some pictures from a sculpture park Beau found while driving the girls around the day before (I was at a rock concert......more on that later). He had wanted to walk around with them but with the water, waited till we could go together. It was so worth it. The girls loved it & I was amazed that he even found this. It is in front of an office complex & right off a tollroad. It was beautiful & can't wait to do it again, especially when its not a 100 degrees.

A moving sculpture in progress!

Skye making sure the exact circumference of the circle.

JuJu looking so grown-up! I can't believe that we are only 3months away from them being 3! EEK! Where has the time gone?

River on a mission..... can you hear the theme to MI3 playing in the background?

Rayne properly accessorized as usual. She had the silver "sparkly" purse, with just a few accents....

Oh, Girls, trust me, I still have to almost run to keep up with Daddy and his long stride!

Stairway to heaven..... or at least an air-conditioned car. A MUST in TX heat!

Here is a veiw of the area. Isn't it gorgeous?

Attempt one at a picture.... oh, well...... we'll try again next time.

I promise to have ALOT more pics soon. (and to update more often!)

Pictures, updates & more.

As you may have noticed, I changed the blog header to this AMAZING picture taken by Betsy Pri0to. She is a MOM of twins herself and has an amazing way of capture the kiddos. It was taken at the Gerwer Quads 1.5 Birthday Bash. There were FOUR sets of quads there! You should go see her site Betsy Marie Photography. Here are a few others she took.

Skye

River

Can you believer it? FIVE QUAD MAMAS! Yes, two weekends in a row, I have gotten to go see some of my quad mom friends: Suzie Steece, Moni Graf (who drove in for the weekend), Casey Gerwer, Amy Jo Sather, & me! It was a very fun afternoon.

Can you find all of the quads? (hint there are 9 showing with a peek of #10)
The water table was a big hit. JuJu was showing Reid some love (and hopefully not corrupting her!) Rayne was wondering where the snow cone stand was.

Girls only at this table! Ms. Moni Graf & The Urech Girls & Ms. Sav (Steece)

Well, it was bound to happen at some point. The girls were fascinated to watch Suz change the diapers of her crew, so they SAW a boy! I was just so glad they were so facinated that she was changing a diaper that they didn't ask or notice much else! (they haven't seen boy parts before)

Skye finding a place to hide & alittle quiet. She is on the shelf in the linen closet. I have given up keeping the sheets, blankets, towels folded. It does look comfy though!

Here is Ms. Patty & the girls. The girls have truly loved their swimming lessons this summer and I know will miss them after the last summer class. THey have gotten so much from it this year. Ms. Patty is a fabulous teacher.
Did you just see my awesome kicking & putting my face under the water???

Skye in mid-jump. She LOVES to jump into the pool!

Skye collecting all the rings from underwater.

One of the best things about swimming class, the suckers for the ride home.

Yes, Ms. Patty's that close to us that we can walk over! LOVE IT!

I wanted to recommend this book to anyone with kiddos! My college roommate, Jennifer Williams wrote it so I had to buy a copy! I have been so amazed by how well written & full of great things that are in it! It is full of so many fun (and educational) ideas. And I plan on getting alot of the children's book that go with the experiments. I got it for the girls, and though much is still alittle old for them, I can't wait to do alot of the experiments with them. And hopefully my nephews aren't reading this, because I'm getting them a copy of it too!

Now, for some updates. The crib tents are going over wonderfully! They even ask to be zipped up and love their "space". I know one day we will either go to toddler beds, straight to big girl beds, or just throw the mattresses on the floor, but for now, this is what works best for us. Glad so many of you have enjoyed the video.

The girls just keep growing and with it the level of conversations. Yes, CONVERSATIONS! God help me, because they already are rationalizing things too well. Examples:

River: Ms. Emily, I go home wichu!

Ms. Emily: River, my house is too little.

River: I know! I little! I FIT! I go to Mae-Mae House! YEAH!!!!

OR:

Me: Okay, time for bed

Girls: Um, how'bout cookies!?

OR:
When one of the girls is buggin the other " go see Daddy/Mommy" Nice!

THere are so many and you never know what will come flying out of their mouths, which does make me much more cautious as to what comes out of my mouth!

The girls have also learned a new word that they love: PARTY! Since we have gone to a few now, everytime we get in the car, they expect to go to a party ( and start looking for the cake/cupcakes). Gee, I wonder who they get that from?

Until next time.... ( I'm still working on another video)

Take care!

Friday night & crib tents

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What to do when it's a 104!

It has been 100 degrees or MORE for the last 14 days. UGH! So what is a girl ( or girls) suppose to do? WELL...... we have said yes! to any and ALL pool party requests! On Sunday we went to their buddy Andrew's right next door (sorry no pics from that event) and went swimming & played on the swing set. He is trying to figure out girls I think since he has a little sister on the way. Congratulations again Deanna & Randy!!!!

And then yesterday we got ANOTHER invite to Ms. Courtney's. The girls have totally fallen in love with her & were jumping for joy when I told them this morning that Ms. Courtney was coming over & we were goign to her house to swim. They couldn't wait to get their suits on. I will confess that I do hold their suits hostage until sunscreen is on. It is the ONLY way for me to get it on them. UGH! Ms. Courtney with her posse....
Rayne chillin' with her wings
Skye's version of Heaven: sidewalk chalk, a pool, & limited clothing...... In her mind life couldn't be any better!
Of course, they had lots of pool accessories that the girls had to completely explore
River & Rayne
Poolside popcicles....yum! yum!
Ms Penny (Courtney's MOM) even brought out the hose. The girls had a blast with it too. (and I know their feet were greatful with the concrete so hot...thank-you!)
Ms. Courtney and her new best friends (at least they think so!)
Some very happy (and worn out) cuties!
Thank you again Ms. Courtney & Ms. Penny!!!!! The girls had so much fun and I know are looking forward to the next get together.

And things we did the other day when it was 104!

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Belated Father's present & pics

EDIT & Clarification....below!

I also had a picture done of all of his "girls". I think I love this picture the best because it truly captured everyone's personality. This was the LAST picture they took too! As some of you know, Beau was out of town for Father's Day, so I thought some updated pictures were the best gift for one of the best Father's & Husbands. Despite what the media is saying, I have found that having quads has made our marriage stronger, more loving, and more commited than if we hadn't. I know a big reason for that is because of Beau and how much he puts the girls and I first and only the best for us. WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!


As many of you know, this is a "house divided". I went to LSU (you know the World Series Baseball Champions!!!!!) and Beau went to TEXAS ( where the Tigers go to get a good slab of beef...hehehehehe). So for Father's Day this year I had the girls pictures taken in their TEXAS outfits. I have to admit they do look really cute despite the "rrrnge". I LOVE YOU HONEY!!!!


Daddy & his girls the morning he got back after being gone 2 weeks. They were so happy to have him back!
Daddy & his watching the water spouts & birdies
JuJu on the run!

(like you don't see that happen often, HA!)

River, Goddess in Training, commanding the water elements
For Noni, River's drawing of faces. She even pointed to each one naming them Mommy, Daddy, Skye, Rayne, River. She was upset with JuJu, so I don't think she got a "face". THough, she did still the colors!
Hmm.... That doesn't look like rain out there. Where is that bunny?



Did you see who is in my bed? Do you know what JuJu is up too?

UH-OH! BUSTED!

No, Mommy, No pictures! Not the blog!

Yep, JuJu's latest feat. She climbs INTO bed, and then tries to climb ONTO the bookshelf. Yeah, she is the reason for a big chunk of my grey hair!
It must be noted that JuJu has learned this from her watching her sister Skye. I have video on that one, but for some reason it did not come thru! Working on it. Skye is the other major contributor to my grey hair.

Welcome Isabella!

The newest member to our family, Isabella arrived at 11:56pm July 3rd weighing 5lbs 4oz. She arrived 5 weeks ahead of schedule, but is doing awesome. Mom, baby & Jer are home as of today. I am so happy for them!
Natasha & Izzy. Natasha and my brother, Jer are goign to be amazing parents. And for those who know Jer, he made it thru the whole delivery & didn't pass out! Woohoo Jer!
Izzy looking so cute and I'm sure one of her many splendid outfits!









Working on more posts & videos of the girls.... we have had some techinical difficulties!
(sorry this is a bit delayed)