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Its time for another QUADATHON over at
This second edition of the Quadathon will feature the McNultys, Gerwers, Murrays, and Steeces. Today, they are spotlighting our family.
Starting tomorrow, the 4 quad moms will be answering loads of questions (maybe some loaded questions?) and there will be awesome giveaways…everyone loves a good giveaway, right?!
That’s right, Sav---I’M THE BOSS!
One of my quad mom BFFs, Casey Gerwer (the beautiful & talented owner of Designed for Babies),
has some super cute and new stuff in stock!!! Think vintage 80’s sitcoms, ridiculously comfy and LONG (to cover that Mommy belly…just me?).
She’s doing a super special 50% off sale for only 8 hours this Wednesday!!!! See below for details!
*No returns, exchanges only with 50% off promotion
Mother’s Day is coming up, folks!!! Get an early start on shopping for that special lady in your life.
With summertime rapidly approaching, I’m sure many of you have some vacations coming up.
If you are interested, I wrote a blog about how I prepare and pack for an upcoming trip.
Happy Monday!
This weekend, my brother and I drove to Waco and spent a few days with my parents---just like old times! It was hilarious for the 4 of us to be in our house, sleeping in our childhood rooms, without our spouses or kiddos (and very relaxing, might I add!)
Me and Daddy at lunch after church
Collin and Mom
Saturday, we traveled to Houston to celebrate the life of my Uncle Johnnie who had recently passed away.
Johnnie was my mom’s older brother (there were 9 children in all, one boy -Alan- died as an infant).
It was SO GREAT to be able to wrap our arms around our family. LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
Johnnie was an amazing Christian man who loved his Lord and his family more than life itself. Uncle Johnnie and his beautiful wife, Carol.
We have a HUUUUGE family and we are all very close. Christmastime will always be one of my absolute most fondest memories- we would all gather in my Aunt Bonne’s house and sing carols and enjoy mountains of food- while my cousins and I would be running in and out of the house, playing capture the flag and getting into good old fashioned trouble on the big ranch. Unfortunately, we do not get together near as often as we would like.
My family put together a wonderful slideshow for my Uncle and I was blown away at some of the old photos that I had never seen. I just think these are amazing.
Uncle Bobby and Uncle Johnnie (the 2 oldest boys)
LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVE! Uncle David (front), Aunt Bonne (L to R), Uncle Bobby, Uncle Johnnie, Aunt Pasty, and Aunt Betty (front)…the crew, years before the surprise twins (my mom and Aunt Judy) arrive!
I guess LARGE families run in our family, eh? LOL. There are the twin girlies in front of my Granny Laman.
Bobby, Johnnie, Bonne, Patsy, David, Betty, Judy (left?), and Jany (mom)
David, Mom, Pasty, Judy, Johnnie, Betty, Bobby (my sweet Aunt Bonne had already lost her battle with breast cancer. She was like a never ending burst of sunshine- miss her so much).
Love this picture of Uncle Johnnie- he looks so much like my Paw-Paw. So handsome.
You will be forever missed, dear Uncle. We love you and look forward to the day that we shall all meet again.
Well…not completely bald- but pretty dang close!
Here it goes:
Early yesterday morning, I loaded up the kids- decked out in their green- and headed to the hair salon. Thought this picture was hilarious and totally non-scripted. They all walked in, grabbed a mag, and sat down by each other.
Andrew, Savannah, Ethan, Benjamin- with a classy little sit down and a nice read.
“MOM! Just think of the fun styles I could make on myself and my brothers with all of this product!!!”… ummm, NO. Sorry Sav. No can do.
Ben’s up first with a #4 guard on the clippers. Sav got him good in several spots!
Andrew up next with a #3 guard. SHEESH! His mauling was the WORST, by far.
Not sure what to think about it…
All smiles
Ethan was last. I actually left it up to him, whether or not he wanted a buzz cut like his brothers~ and sure enough, he hopped right on up into that chair. He had a #5 guard.
Oh my. Oh my. God love you and those BIG, beautiful foreheads! Gotta love genetics! Sorry, dudes- you can thank your Mama AND Daddy for that one. You’ve got it on BOTH sides! ;) LOL. Funny that all 3 of their hairlines do the exact same thing: slant up from the left to the right.
My 3 bald and beautiful boys. (Andrew, Ben, Ethan)
“Caused by MYYYY handiwork!” ~ Savi Scissorhands (2011)
(And no, Miss Priss was NOT rewarded with a haircut- which she loves. She’s gonna have to sport her inch long sections with pride.)
We had a VERY busy morning- after the hair trimmage, we took Shiloh to the vet and pet store. Then we hit up McDonalds for some grub and play time. After a nice nap---we met Daddy at our new favorite place: Texas Roadhouse. (the place itself isn’t new, but we’ve been going there a LOT lately!)
The kids LOVE standing at the window, watching the meat on the grill. The cooks behind the grill- love making the flames roar for the kiddos. Pretty sure the Steece Quads are known by name here. Ha!
My little Irish boy just had to get himself a green beer (ick!)
Endless peanuts and warm rolls with cinnamon butter- what more could you ask for in a place??!!! (me, Drew, and Benny)
Joe, Sav, and E-bud
Good times celebratin’ St. Paddy’s with our wee little leprechauns. The Steece family is *LUCKY* for sure…but I would much rather use the word: “BLESSED!”
St. Patrick’s Day is special to our family for many reasons… we also remember it as the day that Joe’s grandmother (Grammy Tracy), ventured on over to life on the other side. And with Joe’s fam, being of Irish Catholic origin, what an appropriate send off celebration for the matriarch of their family?!! The Irish surname “Tracy”, translates to “fighter”…and Grammy Tracy fought that cancer with all her might. Yesterday marked the 9th anniversary of her passing and we celebrated the life of the woman we (me and the kids) never knew. We love you, Great Grammy, and look forward to meeting you in the blue skies above.
And, being the ridiculously positive person that I try to be (but fail miserably sometimes)- I had to post this Irish blessing. LOVE IT:
“May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.
May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.
And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.”
HAAAAPPYYYYY ST. PADDY’S!!! (Thank you Grammy & Grampy for the adorable GREEN-wear!)
Ben, Sav, Drew, E
We are watching our annual Darby O’Gill marathon and Savi asks: “Mom, am I a leprechaun?”…
me: “Well Sav- you are short, ornery, and definitely mischievous…so yes, I do believe that you are a leprechaun.”
Sav: “Oh yaay! yaaay!” (as she dances a little Irish jig)
HUGS ALL AROUND!!!
Now off to the barber shop!
Nice face, Sav. Translation? In the words of Cee Lo Green: “Forget-U, Mama”
The little beast struck again…this time, she managed to climb up onto the counter, reach the “safe cabinet” where we keep the scissors and gum packets, and gave herself- AND 2 out of 3 of her brothers- haircuts (GASP!)… all while chewing about 8 pieces of gum (she’s got this hair stylist thing down, eh?) … in the 5 (err 10) minutes that I went back to my room to get ready for a much needed dinner with my bestie, Liz.
So, Joe walks in from work and I’m flying to get out the door when he says with a shocked look and a grin: “Uhhh…Suz? Did you see Andrew’s hair?”
I stopped dead in my tracks, it looked like someone had taken clippers to his head…down to the scalp!
Within 5 seconds, it clicked and I immediately looked up and saw Savannah outside with Ben, mid-cut, with a long strand of her hair falling onto the ground. Hair was EVERYWHERE!!!
It all happened in slow motion… I screamed at the TOP OF MY LUNGS: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!” (sprinting to the door)
…must have scared the bejesus outta Sav because she jumped, threw the scissors down and started shrieking with Ben, in terror, as they high-tailed it in the opposite direction. (its kinda funny to think about…now that it’s a new day)
(yep, this would be the TOP of my *darrrrling* diva’s head)
Ben’s awesome new do. Looks like he had cranial surgery.
Top, back of Ben’s head…
Hey boys…maybe find a new role model? Maybe stand up to your sister and don’t let her boss you around all the time? I’m just sayin’…
They sure look happy, don’t they? 
MUGSHOTS:
T-R-O-U-B-L-E
The only one to come out of the day unscathed… EEEEEEEETHAN!
So- yes…MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD I GUESS? You fool me once, shame on you… fool me twice… well, I forget how it goes.
Does it count that the first time was on Joe’s watch?
I loved that my Dad’s text to me right after it happened was: “Please don’t kill her!”
Thanks, Pops…I needed that laugh (and friendly reminder).
So, I really don’t know a “safe” place for the scissors…after this last fiasco. If I didn’t use them so much, I would just get rid of them. But it will always be something, right?
I absolutely CANNOT WAIT for the day that Sav calls me in tears, because her daughter (or son) just chopped his/her hair off to the scalp! CANNOT WAIT.
Until then…UGH! Lord have mercy on this Mama.
Stay tuned for buzz cuts…
