The Children's Museum with Grammy & Uncle Ed

We were beyond blessed to have Grammy and Uncle Ed come play with us this week! Naturally, I couldn't wait to take the kiddies out and about~ (SOOO nice when you have extra sets of hands to help round up the herd of quads~ makes life SO much easier!).

And FYI: You have probably noticed how I like to coordinate the boys outfits (I'm just not the matchy-matchy type of Mama...because lets face it, we draw enough attention as it is), but after being out several times this year---I realize just how much it helps to have the kids in matching clothes! SOOOO much easier to do head-counts and keep up with where my children are playing (especially when I am by myself!). HUUUUGE! SO, for safety reasons, I think I'm going to start buying matching outfits for the kids.

We ventured on over to the Fort Worth Children's Museum and had a wonderful morning! (Drew is in khakis)



We looked at some awesome dinosaur fossils... (Ethan, Sav, Andrew, Ben)



...were captivated by endless bubbles (E, A, B, S)



...Andrew and Ethan played with magic



Grammy, Savi, and Drew---from the other side



Uncle Ed helped Ben with some type of gadget



Savannah did some grocery shoppin' with Grammy in the little kiddie store...so cute!



Drew- played doctor (or really just tried endlessly to turn on the fake sink)



What's that Sav? You want to be a RN like Mommy? Awesomeness!



The kids LOVED playing in this make-shift ambulance (Drew & Sav)



The identical twins amaze me every day...when I find pictures like this one, I am just awe-struck! Seriously! How can one person be completely cloned? It took me a while to figure this one out---but Andrew is on the left with slightly fuller cheeks.



My sweet boys: Ethan, Andrew, and Benjamin behind the wheel



We headed outside for some good 'ole fashioned fossil diggin (E, B, A)



Little Miss Fit (because she threw like 3 massive meltdown fits this day) did NOT enjoy getting rocks trapped in her shoes



Drew- caught in action



We had a WONDERFUL time with Grammy and Uncle Ed! Thank you SO much for coming down to play with us and breaking up the monotony! (ESPECIALLY for ME!) LOVE YOU!

Holy Quadville, Batman!

Jumping right into our weekend in Houston with the Goerlichs...

We arrived LATE Thursday night and unloaded the peapods into the nursery where the G's were already fast asleep! Finn and Cohen woke up and just stared at us- not moving a muscle. It was SO funny (and remarkable)! Mari wasn't lying about her kids being able to sleep through anything!

This is what the breakfast table looked like every morning- Chris and Mari were INCREDIBLE hosts! (Can you even begin to imagine what Octomom's house will look like?! LOL)



Savannah, naturally, gravitated toward a babydoll



Seriously- these two get stuck on the same toys---anywhere they go. Andrew= a vacuum or lawnmower. Ethan= any type of car. And they will be completely entertained FOR HOURS!




Cohen picking Savannah up for a date in his classy ride



I would love to tell you that Ben was helping Finn onto the tricycle...but sadly, I do not think that was the case.



That's more like it! Just a couple of buds ridin' down the street together.



Sav picking up some pals for a friendly stroll around the neighborhood



I mean seriously?! Welcome to the "Steelich Daycare Center." (Steece-Goerlich, get it? or Goerleece? I might be on to something here...)



G-Quads on a cow at Lupe Tortilla (our FAV place to eat in Houston!) Sophia, Finn, Noah, and Cohen



Here's the group, playing in the sand at the restaurant (where's Ben?)



Off by himself on the other end of the sand pit



Sweet Mare---I love her so much!



The Quad Dad Dudes: Chris and Joe. We are SO incredibly lucky to have such amazing and supportive hubbies/fathers in our lives!



Just melted our hearts to see Savi and Sophie in the sand---playing together



That's quite a lap-full, Mari Dawn! (Sophia, Noah, and Finn enjoying some yummy queso)



I'm pretty sure that Drew enjoyed his popsicle more than anyone!



This pic is for all my friends out there who know how hard this was for me! (seriously, cringing! LOL)



A sweet shot of the kiddies sharing and playing in bed one morning



Silly little Sav



Look how precious this girl is! Sophia, we would love nothing more than for you to become a Steece one day! hee hee



and I love some of the pics that Chris took of Savannah. Here are the MANY DIVERSE faces of Savannah Leigh Steece: (and yes, folks- she DOES smile!---but only on HER terms!)



I gave the G's some good hair cuttin' tips one day while all 8 kids received some much-needed haircuts!



Great pic of the group, walking to the park...parents with coffee in hand. (The Goerlichs have a coffee machine that is freaking amazing, btw!) I mean, this looks normal, right?



The G quads were kind enough to let us borrow one of their wagons...



Ben didn't mind the close quarters!



The Steecies swinging...so jealous of the park by their house!...a kiddie wonderland!



This group shot in front of the pond, just melts me! (Sophia G, Cohen G, Sav S, Finn G, Noah G, Ethan S, Andrew S, Ben S)



Mari's friend, Joann, was sweet enough to come over one night so the parents could get some refreshing "adult time" out and about with the rest of the world. How sweet is that?! Thanks a heap woman! It was lovely!



Another breakfast around the quad table



Chris, Mari-- I just had to put a picture of the Crazy Bird in here! This dude cracked me up to no end. He flies into their window---every day, trying to get into the house! He goes to the front of the house, the back, the side windows, etc. Hilarious!



More fun times outside in the absolutely GORGEOUS weather! It feels like we have been stuck inside from the cold for a VERY long time...(go ahead and snicker, northern folks!)



Playing together at the sand table



Hey guys!



What are you looking at?...



...that would be Chris, on the fence, trying to get a cool shot! (I LOVE this picture, btw)



Kisses------the Domino effect! Sophia: "Dad...is this okay?"



Ben kisses Sophia



Sophia kisses Andrew



Andrew kisses Cohen



Cohen kissing Savannah



Sav kissing Cohen back



and Finn trying to pull Ethan's face closer so he can kiss him & steal his sucker (I have never seen Ethan more freaked out! haha)


Such a GREAT weekend! We love you guys SO much and can't wait for the next sleepover at the Steece hacienda!

Hugs and Kisses from Joe, Suz, Ben, E, Drew, and Sav