Cooking Goose in vain

All my efforts of keeping these kids out of EVERYTHING are in vain. We had locks on the closet doors in the play room so they couldn't drag every last toy out. Of course now they have figured out how to just unlock them. One of the little rascals (pick your triplet) stands on Eli's work bench or a play kitchen and then they take a stick pony and pry the lock loose. The toy room is no longer secure. I mean what kids can't play in their own toy room! Mine, that's whose.

And last night another diaster happened. With the scissors. Barber Eli chopped off the back of Olivia's long beautiful curly hair. I took her to get it fixed today and I have to admit that it is really cute but I miss her hair. I just started crying when I saw it. Addi came to the kitchen where I was loading the dishwasher and talking on the phone and informed me that Eli and Owa were cutting each others hair for real. And she was telling the truth too! I called Clayton and then my mom crying leaving messages with both. They were relieved when they found out it was only hair that was cut off. Clayton said when he picked up the message and heard how distraught I was that something serious happened. Then I said Eli cut Olivia's ..... and finger was running through his mind before I got the word hair out. So needless to say he and my mom were both really happy when they found out it wasn't a body part.






Lucky for me I caught them at the bathroom sink this time before the water was out in the hallway like a couple weeks ago! I am frantically reading the parenting book 123 Magic. I will let you know if it helps!

First Bryce then Kyrstyn now Travis... Kelly your it!!!

Tis the season to get engaged! A few months ago between Clayton and myself we had four single siblings and now three are engaged! Congrats to all!

Travis proposed to Meena Sunday night on the KU campus after the Jayhawk parade. We will now have two Indians in our family. We are all excited for these two. The proposal came exactly 1 1/2 years after their first date!

Exciting Times!!

In what had to be one of my all time favorite basketball games, the Kansas Jayhawkes won the National Championship game last Monday. It was just amazing!! A week later and I am still a little horse from cheering.

The Victory Dance

Eli and Olivia Celebrating!!

Eli Olivia and Addison are not so impressed with watching basketball. They love to chant Rock Chalk Jayhawk- GO KU but they don't want to watch the game. When I told them we were going to Nana's for the Championship game Eli said, I don't want to watch the Jayhawk movie!

Olivia was sitting on my lap asleep when Chalmers made the tying three point shot. I jumped up and down screaming and she stayed asleep!

Little Fans

Olivia the Monkey

Here's a cute video of Olivia just after she learned for the first time to go on the monkey bars. Since she was a baby she's always had a super firm grip and lots of muscle tone. We keep thinking she should be a dancer, or a skater (or a singer...).

Easter Weekend

Lest you think we are just going to be posting once every 6 months, I am here to let you know that I am going to be blogging regularly for our family! I tried to convince Clayton to do it at the beginning of the year because he is a better writter than I but that didn't happen. I am a believer that in some cases something is better than nothing so here goes!

Packed between work, March Madness (go Hawkes), a visit from Jen (my old mission companion) and Dan we had a great family Easter gathering today after church at Denise's house. We had to get a little creative at the indoor egg hunt. Believe it or not it is still too cold outside.

On a side note: When I went to pick up the kids after primary today the chorister informed me the kids were very good however they had to be told to sit down because they stood up and started dancing durning singing time. Later on at our Easter dinner Olivia told Kathy that she was shaking her booty at church.



Jen and Amy



The Easter Parade

Fall Fun

Dance Baby Dance

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

When we were in Oregon visiting Clayton's family the kids LOVED Grandma and Grandpa's treehouse. They even requested to have lunch there on several occassions.

After we returned home they gathered sticks and boards from the yard and did some construction work to their own fort.

A special trade
I am watching my cousin Steven on Mondays in exchange for the triplet's preschool tutuion. We do get a multiple discount which is nice. My aunt Stacey did all the work and set everything up. School days are Tuesdays's and Thursday's from 8:30-11:00 which is just about perfect. I can actually run errands without having three bodies in tow. As you can tell from the photo Addi was not so certain she wanted to be a student. After the first day she overcame her fear and can't wait to go.

Owa's first Drawing

Cousin Avani came to town
Christy and Darshan just bought a "summer home" in Western Shawnee. The kids were able to spend a lot of time together. We referred to the cousins as the quads.

Click on these images to see three darling videos!