To My Four Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 4}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} Let’s see where am I in this epic tale of your birth… Oh yes, it’s late January, I’m as big as the Mega Bus, and you are about to make your grand entry into our world. I’m not going to sugar coat it, the last few days before your …

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To My Four Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 3}

{Part 1} {Part 2} On December 29th, we reached the incredible milestone of 28 weeks. Aside from complications due to the risk of a cord accident with Brooks or Clark (the mono-amniotic twins), your probability of survival rose significantly. We were elated, yet with the celebration came the packing of bags to move into the …

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To My Four Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 2}

{Continued from Birth Story Part 1…} But in even those uncertain days, God’s faithfulness was ever present.  He guided our decisions and our wondering hearts through the storm.  We were warned that one or more of you may not survive from week to week, but you continued to surprise us all with your growth and …

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Please Pray for The Barnes Family

Please keep a fellow quad family in your prayers. Six year old Hayden Barnes passed away after a sweet goodbye with his quadruplet siblings last night. As I watch my own boys’ bond, I honestly cannot imagine the grief and loss they must all be experiencing. I know they would appreciate your prayers during this …

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Halloween 2012: When Duct Tape And The Dollar Store Collide

Around here we go all out on Halloween Group Costumes.  Something about having quadruplets brings it out…it’s a challenge of sorts, a rite of embarrassment, a neighborhood tradition. First there were our Hallow Weiners in 2007… Then we went with the cute herd of giraffes in 2008…   The EPIC Monkeys Jumping on the Bed …

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4 Park Hoppers

There’s nothing better than a warm Indiana Spring after a bitter Indiana Winter!  We are soaking up every hour of sunshine and park hopping.  Not the theme park hopping you might be thinking of…the FREE kind!   I think we’ve already hit up five different parks this spring, and there will be several more added to …

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Costco or Bust

Can you find 4 boys amidst  the mass of groceries? Needless to say, we have to unload the groceries before we unload the little dudes. This is what our van looks like after a Costco Run.  It’s likely that we pay their electric bill with our monthly “donation”. I love Costco’s selection of healthy snacks …

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The Blame Game

Brooks: “That was NOT me, mama!” Clark: “Why do you think I’m standing all the way over here?” Henry: “You think that was bad, I’ve got more where that came from!”   Clark “Move down, guys!”  Isaac: “Nah, that one wasn’t me. It was the fish!”  Clark: “Listen to this one!”

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