Easy Bake

One of Madelyn's birthday presents was an Easy Bake oven.  She actually got two ovens (the other is a Girl Gourmet Cake Bakery)! Anyway, we finally gave the Easy Bake a test run (because I know how to use that from my childhood!).

Pouring the cookie mix in a bowl . . .

 Adding water . . .

 Mashing the cookie dough in the cookie tin . . .

Waiting . . .

 Voila!  The cookies frosted and ready to eat!

Not bad!

St Patty's Day

We actually flew home from Destin on St. Patrick's Day.  We were all in green.  :)  

Here are my cuties all safe at home in shades of green . . .

Spring Break 2010!

We went on our first vacation by plane for Spring Break as a family of FIVE!

Anxiously awaiting the plane for our early flight on Friday morning . . . 

 Once in Destin, despite the chilly 70 deg weather, the kids wanted to head straight to the "hot pool" . . .

We then headed to the beach . . .

 It was like a wind tunnel!

Little Micah staying warm in a little sand cove that daddy put her in!

 Madelyn and Marek didn't seem to notice the wind or lower temperatures . . .

They played in the ocean running from the waves . . .

I snapped this shot just before Marek face planted on the beach, in the freezing water.  We decided this would be a great time to head back to the hotel to get cleaned up for dinner!

The next morning (Saturday) we took our time waking up and eating breakfast and then headed to the Baytowne Wharf.

Marek was sad that I didn't let him play in this fountain . . .

For lunch, we went to Fudruckers - live gators!

Ok - not this one . . .

 
 After eating, we walked around and checked out all the sunbathing gators.

Nothing too exciting (for us anyway).  The gators just laid in the sun and barely moved - not even for food!

 The long day still seem to tucker them out!

 Once back in the room, daddy, of course, came up with the "superman onto the bed" game . . .

 It was a hit.  :)

 On Sunday, we headed to the beach, again, for lunch and playing in the wind.  I mean, on the beach . . .

 I tried to keep little Micah doo all bundled up and out of the wind . . .

Monday morning, Tom took the kids to the beach again while Micah and I opted for strolling at the outlet mall.  We all met up for lunch and then took a dolphin cruise on a "glass bottom boat".  The "glass bottom" was 4 small windows in the "dungeon" to observe the green, murky water . . . :)

We took turns holding our little napper. . .

We saw a few dolphins but the real hit was feeding the seagulls off the back of the boat!  They gave each child a bag of cheetos - half were eaten and half fed to the birds . . .

Madelyn and Marek each got to take a turn being the Captain of the ship!

This is one of my favorite pictures that I snapped with my Blackberry while we were all snuggling in the hotel room.

Our last day was Tuesday and we attempted to get a family photo on the beach.  We should have tried this earlier in the week - and during the day!  It was cold, overcast, and windy but we got it done!

Great times and wonderful memories.

Starting Foods

Micah started some first foods this month. She loved some and did NOT love others . . .

My Happy Teething Baby Girl

My third is DEFINITELY my most laid back. She is such an easy baby that I almost feel guilty. I thank God every day for my sweet blessings. He is so good to me. :)

You can see her tooth (teeth almost) better in the next two shots. The bottom right is out the bottom left is just barely out.

Thank you God for my sweet angel faces.

Bird, Bird, Bird. Bird is the Word?

I kept hearing this clicking noise at our window in the back of the house, then I started hearing it from the front of the house, and then, no kidding, on the front door.

See the cardinal in the upper left window . . .

And yet another bird that wanted in. . .