The Crafts

The other day I read through some old blog posts and I thought... a.) I can't believe these things happened 3, 4, 5 years ago. It seems like yesterday. OR b.) What? I have absolutely no recollection of any of this happening. It was a reminder to blog as much as I can. It's not as simple with four kids but it is just as important. Seriously these girls are fantastic and I sometimes take that for granted or just plain forget when things get um, well, dramatic.  Natalie has been going through a dress-up phase. Not only does she change her everyday clothes three to four times a day she also mixes in various costumes. The other morning she begged me to dress Maddie in this little Belle costume. It is pretty adorable. Although Natalie looks like she just woke up from a rough night of partying. And here is baby Natalie wearing the same dress at 6 months old. These two spend every day together and they have really formed a great bond. Sure, when the big

Things around here... We've been dancing to LOTS of 80's music... And LOTS of 90's music... And even some music from the 00's... We dance a lot in our house...like, A LOT! Drive past our house and you are bound to see someone shaking their money maker to Chumbawamba's Tubthumper. Yep, that's a real song and a real band, in case you didn't know. Dancing is a great way to turn around the drama that comes with four little girls. Speaking of girls, Maddie turned 11 months old and has been climbing everything that isn't ground level. Stairs, couches, chairs, benches, even things that aren't meant to be furniture she finds a way to climb on top and plant her rear end where it doesn't belong. And if one of her sisters is sitting, Maddie's preferred spot to roost is on their lap. She typically spends her time sticking her fingers in their mouth while she sits on them. And occasionally pull hair. Every once in awhi