First Family Vacation!

We embarked on our first official family vacation this August and the kids had a blast. We weren't quite sure how it would go with three toddlers in tow, but overall it was a success and it will be a new family tradition to head down there once a year. We traveled down in my car (so one can imagine how tight of a fit it was), but the kids did great. They watched a lot of Dora and Mickey Mouse and eventually slept the rest of the way down.

The kids kept plenty busy down there...feeding the ducks, boating, swimming in the pool, fishing, tubing, jumping on Mike and Jackie's trampoline and exploring the resort. They weren't big fans of taking naps on vacation, but we can't complain since they did pretty well with being a little sleep deprived. We shared a cabin with Brendan and Leigh, so they got the full Povah experience, which means getting woken up at 6:45 am and watching them constantly getting into everything they could put their hands on. We couldn't have done the trip without them, as they were a great help. We also spent time with Papa and Gwen and even got to ride on Gwen's brother's boat, which was beautiful and HUGE. We all went to Captain Ron's one afternoon which has a beach, bounce house and a pirate ship. Aubrey was not a huge fan of the pirates, but the boys liked them. The last day we were there we got the kids to try out tubing and they LOVED it. We had a hard time getting them off the darn thing once we were tired of riding around at a whopping 5 miles an hour. Here's a few pics from the trip...

A boy's gotta eat!

A smooch between twinkies.

Come here ducky, ducky...

Aubrey helping me mentally prepare to wake board...it had been awhile.

My three amigos belly up to the bar.

I'm already excited for next year!

Two little Monkey's Jumping on the Bed...

Some weeks are good weeks and some aren't so great. This happens to be the latter. Aubrey and Owen have decided bedtime is the new "play and destroy" time. They dump their hamper, pull clothes from the closet, rip stuff off the walls and jump on their beds. Grrrrr.... Today at nap time, I hear Aubrey yelling, "Mama, Owen bit me." So, I walk into their room to find two naked twins, one with a clear bite mark on her back. Now I'm the lucky mom of a biter...great. I put their diapers and clothes back on and shut the door. Not only 5 minutes later I hear diaper-like ripping sounds, so I head back in their room and sure enough they're both buck naked again and jumping on their beds while singing "The Wheels on the Bus". Here's a picture of their room from earlier this week.

I guess having one child sleep is better than none. Thanks Aiden!

Nana and Papa Jim Visit!

We all got to see Nana Nikki and Papa Jim last weekend. It's been a year since we've seen them, so they were anxious to see the kids. I think they were amazed at how much they've changed in a year. Last year, Owen wasn't walking, Aubrey was just saying a few words and Aiden was a newborn with bright red hair. Now we have a running Owen who doesn't stop moving, Aubrey is a talking machine and a bright blonde headed 15 month old. Taylor also came down for an afternoon and I think Aubrey was the most excited about that. She loves watching Taylor and trying to copy her. It's pretty cute. Here's some pictures from their visit.

Not sure when we will get to see them again, but they're enjoying this blog to keep up to date with all the happenings of the kiddos' lives.