A Last Letter to Summer

Dearest Summer, We are getting every last drip out of you. The warm sunshine you offer will soon fade into cloudy frigid days, and we’re bound and determined to enjoy you for all you are worth!  Unplanned trips to the zoo and splash park – you betcha! Returning to the Indiana State Fair for one …

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10 Ideas to Keep Your Campers Happy Campers

We had an awesome time camping last week, thanks to your advice and suggestions on surviving our first camping adventure. Our boys were thoroughly entertained by the great outdoors, and we never heard a complaint on being bored or wanting to go home.  Next time they said they want to camp for 5 weeks…not sure …

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Sleeping Campers

  Fresh Air + Running In the Woods + S’mores Sugar Crash = 4 Peaceful Sleeping Campers It doesn’t get much sweeter than that. More camping tales to follow as soon as I get some laundry caught up… =)

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Dancing Quadruplets

Fridays are made for dancing, right? Dance (According to the Quad’s Dictionary) –?dan(t)s, ?dän(t)s verb: the art of flapping your arms, shaking your booty, making chicken wings, shifting weight from one foot to another, spinning in circles, and/or jumping in a lively way  So once again, get your dancing shoes on and bust a move with …

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80 Teeth. (The Tooth Fairy Better Have a Good Savings Plan in This Economy)

Sure the talk of the nation is interest rates, drops in the stock market, and the financial mess we’ve made, but we’re wondering what affect this will have on the Tooth Fairy’s investments and savings.  After all, we will have 4 mouths that will soon need her services.  All 80 baby teeth passed inspection at …

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Too Cool for School Pool

The first “twinzies” (Clark and Brooks) have completed their swim lessons, and the other set start this week. It went WAY better than I could have imagined.  The only tears were the ones that came when we told them they had to get OUT of the pool! In 6 short sessions, Clark and Brooks can …

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Fore! (4) Golfers Beware!

(Post by: Brad) I love being a Dad… When Jen was in the early days of her quadruplet pregnancy, my mind was always racing about what my new life was going to look like.  There was always the nagging concern our children would not survive the pregnancy at all, but beyond that, I had many …

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Quadruple the Splash

Y’all, I’m SO EXCITED.  Obviously, because I’m saying “y’all” and I’m definitely not a Southerner.  It’s a little thing probably to most, but it’s a BIG thing to us. They ALL jump in the pool now. First it was Isaac and Brooks last year, then Henry while we were at Disney World, and now Clark.  …

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