Long time...

I have not posted in quite some time...I think over a year. I have been immersed in motherhood...potty trained the older girls, got through a really rough battle of holding issues (potty related) with one of them, nursed 2 babies until they were over 1 year old, and did this all with very little outside help. I like doing things with very little outside help. It just works for me.
So, the kids are doing great. Absolutely. The older girls start preschool this week and I couldn't be more proud of them. They are both excited and are taking this new adventure in stride. While I believe that they are both socially and academically where they should be (or perhaps a bit more advanced), I think this will be a really great transitional step for them leading into kindergarten. Plus, who doesn't want or need more friends, right?
The babies are amazing. Addison is quite the little flirt of a man...and is either seriously happy for screaming mad (he doesn't cry, just yells). Delaney is a climber and gets into everything that she can figure out (it took her about 15 seconds yesterday to climb on top of our dining room table). But, she is oh so smart. You can see it in her eyes. She figures everything out.
Adam and I are doing well. We are gearing up to celebrate our 7 year wedding anniversary this winter and I think we have greatness in our future. We love where we are in life right now, love our children, love our neighbors, love our neighborhood, love our supporters and do our best daily to find honest and loving people with which to surround ourselves.
I am going to be taking this blog in a different direction, still blogging as a mom of 4 kids, a mom of 2 sets of twins, a stay at home mom, but also tackling some of the tougher parts of life. I have always imagined writing a book at some point and perhaps this will be a good springboard to gather my ideas.
So, in closing today, I want to remind everyone to treat others the way you want to be treated and to live an honest life.