From the lens of the camera...

We have been pretty busy around here...

On the 10th, I finished sorting the 3 small bins to file, shred, and recycle.  Only one medium sized bin left to sort!  I had a little helper on this day :)

Then on the 11th we practiced coloring.  This was Sterling's actual first time on paper.  She liked it!  We've only ever done it on the windows previously, but only once then because she just wanted to eat the crayons...

I helped Xander draw two fun planes...

and we watched VeggieTales.

While preparing breakfast on the morning of the 12th, I noticed Xander sitting so chill, a first...

then we worked on somersaults...

and got into trouble from throwing the nice camera on the floor.  I tend to think that if I shove things to the back of the couches this little thing won't get them...well on this day I went into the back to switch over laundry and then I hear a loud thunk!  So, I had to take a picture, you know, to make sure the camera still worked :)...

kids played outside on the patio and I was prepping dinner.

On the 14th after Sterling woke up from her morning nap we headed outside to enjoy the beautiful weather.  First up was to practice riding his new trike from nana and papa...

Sterling always finds a way to push Xander...

After bike practice, we headed to the park to ride the merry-go-round...

take a ride down the slide...

and of course enjoy the swings... 

Xander always catching a ride (wearing his new pjs from nana and papa).

On Monday, the 15th, we went to play with the twins.  They played in the sandbox then we went to their neighbors house and played with their toys too.  Fun day!...

Just because she's a ham...

and he's a turkey.

Now for today... (Cute outfits from their grandma :))  

We met the twins and their mom and went for a walk at the CTS trail.  We'll just leave it as Xander and the youngest twin did not do so well.  I swear to you that when I walk with the kids by myself, Xander never acts a fool (just while shopping, lol).  Today, oh. my. word!, we couldn't even think.  We tried letting them walk.  That ended with them way behind us or wanting to sit down and play with the twigs.  Yes, that's good, on a day we didn't want to actually walk maybe...but not today.  We even planned it thinking they'd fall asleep and take their naps in the strollers.  You know, the nice comfy rides, fresh air blowing in your face, relaxing moments.  Nope.  Too stubborn.  I will say that the oldest twin slept 98% of the walk and Sterling just talked the whole time.  Thanks girls!  The last half mile or more, we finally just stuck them in the strollers and high tailed it off the trail.  Probably the best, fastest walk we've done in a long time, lol.  It was fun though and I'd do it again...maybe once a month, lol.  From now on...play dates at her house so the kids can play in her back yard :)

I think his fits have a lot to do with him being tired.  With his resistance to take naps, he's over tired and it's wearing on him and he don't know what to do, but to have a screaming fit.  And a LOUD one.  His top 2 molars are still working their way in so maybe that's what all his fuss is about?

After our walk, we came home and cut up a fresh pineapple.  Yummy!  Sterling and I ate nearly the whole thing before dinner and finished it at dinner with the help of Xander.  Xander just wanted to sort and count his pineapple after the walk, but actually ate them at dinner...

Now, look at this big girl!  On Sunday at the park I taught her how to crawl up the steps to the slide.  Well tonight as I was changing Xander's diaper, I turned around and she was sitting in the chair.  I never put her there so i had to go grab the camera.  Then I took a video of her doing it to show her daddy.  He's one proud daddy!  I have to figure out how to post videos on here because it's the cutest thing ever! Love this girl, but she's growing way too fast!!!

And there's our life through the lens of the camera from the past 6 days

You notice there are no pictures from Saturday?  Well that's because we tag teamed my paper so we could finish it in one day (8 pages) so we could enjoy a beautiful forecast on Sunday.

Have a great day!