2 + 2 = 4

Today I watched my niece and nephew. So I had two toddlers and two babies. At times it was peaceful and at times there was chaos. It made me think of the family on the TLC show Jon and Kate plus 8. I only had four under three not to mention sextuplets on top of twins. I praised her efforts today as I have had much better mothering days. I sure do love those cute faces though, and it is super fun for my kids to have cousins so close that they love so much!

MEMORIAL WEEKEND

We had a great Memorial Day weekend, thanks to a fun visit by my sister and husband from Texas. I love seeing them and so do my kids! We had lots of fun with boy golfing outings, girls sewing outings, yummys, laughing, kids, visits,sleepovers and enjoying each other company. Here are some of the highlights of the weekend. This is mainly for you dad, as on Sunday we all went to visit Great Grandma Pugh. She is almost 97 and healthy. Thanks for all the fun CASTANEDA'S!(Also a big shout out to my sis. who taught me how to sew my first quilt is almost finished and is adorable!) The highlight of the grandma visit was the cute little pony that the kids loved to see!
Penny loves to hold his sister even though it can be dangerous at times!

Samantha and Spencer running around Great Grandma Pugh's backyard!

Spencer looking cool with Uncle Jose's Shades.

Abbers and her cute aunt Lizzy!

Todd and Great Grandma Pugh, she will be turning 97 in a couple of days! Only a few more years and she will be 100 so she can have her name on the Smuckers jar on the Today Show:)

Sammy and Penny riding on Great Grandpa Pugh's saddle. We loved playing on that when we were little. I love that room with the pool table and the classic red velvet walls. Spencer loved it even though you can't tell in this picture.

Transformers & the Princess

Spencer took this picture of his transformers with Abby's little princess doll. I thought to myself after three years of cars, trucks, balls, swords, superhero's, army guys, and transformers, I can hardly wait for princess, dancing, baby dolls, kitchen sets, coloring, and tutu's. I love that he wanted to include Abby while he was playing, so her doll needed to be saved by the transformers. He sure loves his little sister! So here goes another day of imagination, fun and giggles at our house!

Batman Sighting

I love that Penny loves to dress up. He is always a Superhero, and for about a week he has been BATMAN! I sure feel safe with my superhero boy around! What FUN he is.

9 MONTHS OLD

ABBY JANE IS 9 MONTHS OLD TODAY!To celebrate we got out the jumper! She loved it, she was all smiles double ear infections and all.

In the 9 months we have had with our little angel she has brought nothing but joy into our home. She has been the best little baby. Abbers is always content, smiley, and easy going. She has the cutest little face and I love her hair. Her dad and brother have started to call her Pebbles. I feel so blessed to have Abby as my little girl. You can feel her sweet spirit. This is one of my favorite stages, she can sit up and play, roll around but she nots crawling all over the place and getting into everything, she sleeps through the night, eats more table food, and looks adorable in everything pink! I sure love my little girl! I am looking foward to each milestone, birthday and everything that comes her way!

New Office

Todd's work just finished a new office building, so we went and helped dad move into his new office. We figured this was a good way to see more of our busy dad! Spencer loves to see all the race cars, he thinks that dad has the coolest job ever!

Here is Todd un-packing boxes!

Abby and Spencer were not especially helpful but they sure had a good time playing! Abby loves to pull Spencer's hair and for some reason Penny thinks it is so funny he keeps letting her do it over and over again!

Even though it seems like the track is in the middle of nowhere, Todd does have a great view from his desk!

TADAAA! We finished un-packing and organizing daddy's office. Happy Working Todd!

Naked Chef

Spencer is my little chef. He always wants to help me cook and especially bake. He loves chocolate chip cookies and any kind of cupcake. But I think that penny likes to bake because he gets to push buttons on the mixer.......And of course get naked to do the dishes! He loves to play in the sink and somehow this time I look over and there he is "cleaning" the dishes in the buff! He was having a ball nude and all! But I also think he loves to bake because........

Who doesn't love yummy homemade cookies and milk for your afternoon snack. Penny is a fun little kid and continues to be such a great helper and fun boy to be with! I sure love to make treats for my NAKED CHEF!