Jump Rope Queen!

Okay, well this is as good as I could get. I tried and tried to get a video on here that is hilarious because of the things being said, but it wouldn't work for me for some reason. So here is a clip from my digital camara, sorry not that clear and no sound. It was pretty funny to watch her. She gets a little frustrated, and mad when I laugh (I know it's mean of me to laugh) but I can hardly contain myself. I think she gets her lack of patience from me for sure! It was beautiful out today. Sunny warm, and we even saw some ducks taking a break and swimming in our pool. Well, on the pool cover anyway! The kids are loving the warmer weather! Today we went to the park for lunch and they actually complained because they said they were too hot. Here are some pictures of the kids having fun in the backyard today!

New Template!

So as my friend Ali did, I decided it was time for a change. I found this from her link in her blog and I'm giving a shout out to say Thanks to the lady at http://cutestblogontheblock.blogspot.com The layouts are super cute and they are free best of all! I may just have to change this on a regular basis! Okay Joey said it's time for him to get up, he is the one shouting out now, so gotta run. Still working on the video clip of Gracie jump roping, not having much luck!

Who needs toys?

Today Cole and Joey decided that they were going to pull all the blankets out of their closet and make a "bed" I told Cole that they were going to have to pick it all up and put the blankets away when they were done. Of course he said he would..... So the bed then turned into some sort of soft pile of cushions that was perfect for jumping into. So Gracie joined in the fun and started jumping off the bed onto the pile of blankets. Why I wonder do I buy my kids any toys at all? They have more fun with blankets and cushions than with any toy they have. : )

Well clean up didn't go exactly as expected but with Mommy's help it got done!

Hey I'm innocent!

Call of Duty Jump!

For those of you who have husbands who love to game, first of all I feel for you! Mike has a game called Call of Duty. It's a game where he can play online with other people, so when he is playing that game the TV is taken over and our Internet is to slow to handle that and me doing anything on it. Well a while back Cole invented his own game. Mike was playing and Cole was bored so he said "I'm gonna play call of duty jump!" He started by pulling all of the couch cushions off and then jumping around on them. This started about three or four months ago and is now a daily game in our house! Pretty much every morning he says "Mom, can I play call of duty jump" how can I say no, he has so much fun doing it! Joey has started playing too, and it entertains them for hours! They love to jump on the cushions and build forts out of them. Unfortunately they aren't the greatest at picking up the cushions and putting them back yet when they are done. : ) Today the game was call of duty jump hot lava! A little twist to the original. So if you weren't' on a cushion you were being burned by hot lava, oh and there was an evil cushion, if you stepped on it you were the evil bad guy!

Oh my.....

Wow Joey, what have you gotten into now? So I was taking a quick break on the couch, you know how those go? I'm always asking for trouble if I decide to tune out for a few. Anyway, I was watching one of my favorite shows John and Kate Plus Eight ( I like to watch it because it makes me feel sane!) Anyway around the corner comes quite little Joey and oh man he found Gracie's new lip gloss/lipstick. Luckily he decided to come straight to show Mommy, I think he was proud of himself. I was amazed it wasn't rubbed all over the carpet or walls yet. I'm sure glad I only have one this age and not six!

The Vader Family

Joey came out of the play room wearing this today. We were cracking up. Then everyone wanted a turn. We have been re-watching the Star Wars movies lately and I guess Joey is even joining in the fun!

Baby Isley #4 AKA "Ace in the hole"

Nothing revealed! We like to keep secrets in this family! : O) We were sure to tell her that we didn't want to know what we were having so she didn't spoil any surprises for us, but she did say that even if I wanted to know really really bad, she would not have been able to tell us because the baby was sitting on it's legs!

Ace is so cute though (see side for Ace explanation)! Gracie came with me and was sure that it was a girl. The top picture is the baby with it's fist against his/her cheek. So cute. Growing well and beautiful the ultrasound tech said. She did say " ooooh this baby has such cute collar bones! Heee Hee. It was fun! I love to see what is going on inside! Can't wait until September! I'll keep you all posted!