Almost 10 months old.................

Here was the gang tonight before we headed to the mall...............all smiles!!!
And the second pic is of Katie, who fell asleep in the exersaucer! Her poor neck must have hurt!

I don't know what it is...............

with my kids, but they get themselves in the strangest positions! As I turned the corner from the bathroom, I found Matty in this position. And he was quite happy! Not sure what he was "looking" for, but he stayed like this for awhile.................

Outside with Daddy............

As Tom was washing the cars, Austin and Emma wanted to join in the fun! Austin kept trying to attack the hose-so finally Tom sprayed him down! He actually loved it!!!! They both loved feeling the grass around them...........too bad Matty and Katie missed out...........they were both sound asleep!

Oh Ms. Emma!!!

Just a short few weeks ago, Emma started standing near the dishwasher as I unloaded it. Now today, I turn my back for a SECOND, and she's IN the dishwasher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was as happy as can be!

She is definitely the leader of the pack! As soon as she did this, Austin watched her and he was trying to figure out how to do the same thing!!!!

Austin and Katie pics.........

Austin Ryan.........loving the bath tub, and blowing raspberries at Mommy!!!! He is my little bruiser-always falling and banging up his head!
And my cheerleader Katie-always ready to cheer!!! :)

Babies' first trip to Point Pleasant...........

These are not great pics, but you get the idea............We took our first trip to the Shore with the babies. Katie definitely did not like the loud noises, but overall, they did well! Nicholas had an absolute blast!!!

My beautiful 9 month old babies................

Nicky's 5th birthday...............

9 month old doctor visit!!!!

so, we took the kids for their 9 mo checkup today. again, they did great-here are the stats:

Matthew 13.11 lbs 24.5 inches
Kaitlin 16.3 lbs 25 inches
Emma 16.8 lbs 26.5 inches
Austin 19.9 lbs 27 inches

Our first trip to the Philly Zoo............

Earrings for the girls!

They only cried for like 5 seconds, if that! We got them done last Monday and they are both doing great..........no tugging on them or anything! And they look soooo cute!!!

9 months old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh, I can't believe they are 9 months old! They are doing absolutely wonderful. Austin and Emma are pulling themselves up into standing positions-Emma even tries to let go, but falls right down! Austin and Matty both have teeth (Austin has 2 bottom and Matty has 1) Katie sits up so perfectly-she has perfect posture! Emma and Kaitlin both sit up-Austin does, but doesn't like to. They all crawl-although Katie prefers to sit up and suck her thumb! It is amazing to watch them in person-I am so lucky to be their mother!

I love these bows!!!!

These are the best bows for baby girls............No Slippy Hair Clippy they are called. They are a little pricey at $8 each, but soo worth it! They stay in their hair so well! I need to go order some more!

You can see Katie's new "battle scar" on her eye. Yesterday, she rolled into the bottom of the exersaucer and this is what happened! Her first "boo boo"....................

Part 2 of Nicholas..........

Ages 3-almost 5!!!!!!!!!! Where did the time go?

My little boy is getting so big......Part 1

Gathered some pics of Nicky.........I can't believe he is starting kindergarten this fall..............He is so big now, and I think he has changed so much!!!!

Katie has a MOHAWK!!!!

The kids helped me bathe the babies tonight.............and they got a little carried away while brushing Katie's hair! :)

Mommy as a baby

Here is a baby pic of me............I think Katie looks most like me, but I think Emma has my mouth, definitely!

My pretty girls............

So, yesterday, Marc and Lexi coerced me into taking them to the mall. I packed up all SEVEN kids and we headed out to Franklin Mills Mall. I get tired of going to the local mall, and I was up for something different! The babies did great! I even found these cute velcro bows for the girls' hair...............they didn't stay in long, but were so ADORABLE! I took their pic really quick with my cell phone as we were walking the mall. All the babies loved strolling the mall-and I even picked up some cheap summer clothes for them for next year. We had a good day!

This is what I bought at Target........and Emma and Matty enjoying it!

Well, I bought SOME baby food! :) Thanks to the great coupon I have, I have been making daily trips to Target and stocking up on Gerber baby food. For instance, tonight, I printed out 52 coupons and bought 104 Gerber foods! The cashier was very cool, thank God, but it is embarassing! We came home and organized all the food into vegetables/meats and fruits............so it will be easier to access when we use them. This seems like so much food, but it's really not a lot. We estimated we use about 12 "tubs" a day at least of food, so that is 84 tubs weekly, and I guess around 336 tubs monthly. AT LEAST that. Tonight for instance, the 3 of them were eating like crazy. Between the 3 of them I gave them 6tubs of food!!! OMG!!!!

Nicky's school uniforms came in!

Nicholas was so excited to try on his new uniforms for Catholic school..............here are some pics of the shorts and short sleeve shirt to start the year off..................I'll have to order more come Halloween time.................where has the five years gone? I can't believe he is starting school soon......................