Ben & Maddie spent well over 2 1/2 hours today building airplanes and helicopters with the Trio blocks that Ben got for Christmas. They had so much fun and actually played together, too!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
5th birthday
I feel like I blinked and my two little babies turned into full-blown kids! Aaahhh! And they are such wonderful children. I simply couldn't ask for more.
The 5th birthday festivities began today with presents, bowling with our friends and a small cake. The big cakes -- Spider-Man and princesses -- will be saved for Saturday, when Ben & Maddie will have a party with their friends. I'm sure there will be plenty of additional, random celebrating between now and then.
Gifts were plentiful, as usual....Daddy got them small dome tents (which they are sleeping in tonight in their bedrooms) and compasses, Mommy got Ben a toy helicopter (with blades that actually spin!) and Maddie a Hello Kitty passenger airplane. They also got new books and games, plus Lego sets from Uncle David. It didn't come as much surprise to me when Ben insisted on putting together his new Lego set immediately this afternoon!
Christmas 2013
I think the best way to sum up this Christmas was that it was a roller coaster of really good and really bad. I'll start with the good. The kids have been so, so excited for this Christmas. And on Christmas Eve they were itching to open presents so badly that we let them each open two.
The next morning, they tore through the remainder at record speed. Ben, in particular, went so fast I couldn't keep up.
And after the dust settled, Ben was so eager to put together a Lego truck, with boat and trailer that Grandma gave him. Luckily, Uncle David volunteered to help him put it together. I was just amazed by how patient Ben was to work on that. I bet they sat there for at least an hour putting together the little pieces. Ben played with that thing the rest of the day. And he kept saying, "This is the best Christmas ever!"
Notice, I haven't said much about Maddie. That brings me to the not-so-good. The night before Christmas Eve, Maddie was the first to come down with the stomach flu. So she wasn't feeling so hot. She was especially run down and low-energy on Christmas. It seemed like she wasn't excited about her presents, but I'm guessing that had more to do with being sick.
Ben and I made it through Christmas and then both got sick that night. He threw up 7 times between midnight and 4 a.m. Needless to say I didn't sleep at all.
The next day, the four of us laid in the living room and stared at the TV all day. Jamey didn't get sick until Saturday, just as me and the kids were returning to normal.
My brother and Jamey's grandmother were here for the chaos.
And after the dust settled, Ben was so eager to put together a Lego truck, with boat and trailer that Grandma gave him. Luckily, Uncle David volunteered to help him put it together. I was just amazed by how patient Ben was to work on that. I bet they sat there for at least an hour putting together the little pieces. Ben played with that thing the rest of the day. And he kept saying, "This is the best Christmas ever!"
Notice, I haven't said much about Maddie. That brings me to the not-so-good. The night before Christmas Eve, Maddie was the first to come down with the stomach flu. So she wasn't feeling so hot. She was especially run down and low-energy on Christmas. It seemed like she wasn't excited about her presents, but I'm guessing that had more to do with being sick.
Ben and I made it through Christmas and then both got sick that night. He threw up 7 times between midnight and 4 a.m. Needless to say I didn't sleep at all.
The next day, the four of us laid in the living room and stared at the TV all day. Jamey didn't get sick until Saturday, just as me and the kids were returning to normal.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Santa - 2013
Ben & Maddie visited Santa today at the Mothers of Multiples family party. Ben asked for "Buzz Lightyear" and Maddie asked for "Palace Pets"
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
It's showtime!
It was a busy afternoon for the Websters. The kids' preschool had its annual Christmas pageant -- a play/musical about the birth of Jesus. Just like last year, Ben was a wise man and Maddie was an angel. Both had a couple lines to say -- and they did great.
Then after that was done, we had to head to Maddie's first dance recital. It was a pretty basic affair. No costumes and only 3 routines (plus we had to sit through 3 routines for an older group of girls).
Needless to say we're pretty tired tonight!
Here are preschool Christmas show pictures:
And here are dance recital pictures:
Monday, November 11, 2013
Preschool pictures
We got the preschool pictures today. As usual, they are fantastic. It's amazing what a professional photographer can do!
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Duluth
Our way-too-fun day!
Yesterday was a banner day in the fun department for the Webster family. We had two extremely tired kiddos when we got home at 9:30 p.m. last night and all day today!
In the morning we went to my aunt and uncle's house in Stillwater for a pool party with our cousins. There were 8 kids there, all under age 8. Ben & Maddie were the youngest, but boy did they love following their older cousins around and learning from them.
I especially love this cute picture of Emily and Maddie:
Then in the afternoon we drove to the southern part of Dakota County for a wedding reception for Shelby. The whole Beissel clan was there and we had a great time catching up with them. Since my Dad died, we haven't seen them much, unfortunately. That family sure knows how to party!
My friend Dani and her family came up from La Crosse and my brother, David, came from Rochester. The kids had tons of fun playing on the trampoline, dancing and playing with glow sticks and anything else they could find.
We tried to get a little "family" photo with our friends, but didn't seem to manage to get everybody to look at the camera at the same time!
Love this photo of Lois and Dani!
And this one of Maddie and her uncle David
And, of course, Lindsey always looks way better than everybody else...
And there was also a short birthday party for Marge, who will be turning 80 this coming week (although you'd never know it looking at her)
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Belated Mother's Day
I realized that I'm way behind in publishing things here. Thought I would share this photo from a Mother's Day "breakfast" at the kids' daycare last month:
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Awesome fun weekend!
We had a great time this past weekend with my good friend, Dani, and her family. Her son, Ezra, is the same age as Ben & Maddie (in fact we celebrated his 4th birthday this weekend) and her daughter, Eden, is six. The four kids think the world of each other. It probably is most due to the fact that when we get together it's always extra fun.
This time they came to our house. We spent most of Sunday at the Mall of America, riding the rides.
We also exchanged Christmas and birthday gifts...
And on Monday we took them to our favorite YMCA where they have an awesome mini waterpark (sorry, no pics of that!)
The kids had an awesome time...
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