Saturday, July 05, 2014

Quad Mom Trip 2014~ Suz’s House!

I had the extraordinary honor of hosting the annual Quad Mom Trip for 2014! Thank God for amazing grandparents and friends. I kicked the kids out, Joe out…even the DOG out of the house!

 

This was Shi, chillaxin in my Mom’s car after dropping off the quads in Waco.

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Here are the adorable little mini-mason-jars that I painted for the girls! They turned out pretty cute (considering I had never tried to paint glass before…). The colors and anchors matched the shirts that were made for the trip.

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Picked the girls up from the airport and immediately hit the pool! I love these chicks so much. We always pick up right where we left off.

(in the back: Amy-Jo, Suz; in the front L to R:  Mari, Gen, Sandra, Jac, Kami, and Moni)

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Gen and Sandra

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AJ and Moni

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Jac and Mari

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Thursday evening, we celebrated our annual Quad Mom birthday party! Since we miss being together for each other’s birthdays throughout the year, we have one massive party and do a Chinese gift exchange. SO. MUCH. FUN!

Here is what each gal ended up with…

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Friday morning and afternoon was more pool time! I made Joe take a pic on his lunch break, then promptly kicked him out again.

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(Gen, Moni, Mari, Jac, Suz, Kami, Sandra)

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Friday night, we hit up the Levitt Pavilion in Arlington for some free live music and good times! We had a blast! (especially Kami…tee hee)

Sandra and Jac~ supporting the Texas A&M Aggies. Jac kept going on and on about how much she LOVED these chairs and how maroon is the most beautiful color. I agree, Jac!

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Mari and I getting photobombed by some crazy chick in the background…

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Oh wait, she’s my Genny Poo… McNuTTY

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My soul sistas. (Yep- I just typed “sistas”)

(Jac, Kami, Moni, Sandra, Mari, Suz, Gen)

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We had BEAUTIFUL Texas weather…wasn’t too hot yet.

Suz, Mari, and Gen

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Meanwhile… Drew lost a tooth at Papa and Granna’s house. There was some talk about the tooth fairy leaving a $20, just for “fun”… all I’m saying~ is that Mom & Dad might have had “words” with the ‘ole tooth fairy, if that had happened! Ha..

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While the quads were playing in Waco (and then on to Austin with Grammy and Grampy’s for the weekend)… Shiloh was having a gay old time with her BFF, Sadie, at the Tarrant twins house. Don’t they look like they are having a blast?!!?!? Love those girlie girls. (I DIED laughing when Liz texted me this pic)

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Saturday, we did a little shopping and relaxing---then I took the ladies to Joe T. Garcia’s in Fort Worth. (It was an obvious choice for these out-of-towners).

(Moni and Gen)

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Lots of kids represented here!

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Mari, Suz and Gen

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We had such a great night laughing and chatting. We slept in Sunday morning… it was rainy and perfect. I enjoyed the last few hours of silence before my rowdy crew came home. It was fun getting to watch my kids love on their quad momma aunties.

Sav and Sandra

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Jac and Ben

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Me and my Ebud

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We dropped off the gals at the airport, but got to hang on to Auntie Gen for one more night! One last lunch before taking her to the airport.

Gen and Sav

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Love her SOOOOOO much! (Check out the crazies in the mirror)

Drew, Ethan, Gen, Sav, Ben……………..Suz and Joe

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Such a great week and weekend!!!! Thank you so much to all of the friends and family of ALL OF OUR KIDS, around the states, who helped make it possible. QM2015 is already in the works and we are hoping that all 16 of us are able to make it!

 

Such a special bond we share! It warms my heart to see other moms of multiples making memories and having trips of their own! I encourage all of you, whether: childless, MULTIPLE kids, married, single, etc… find a group of women, with whom you can relate to, and make time for each other. Its good for the soul!

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Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Father’s Day 2014

I love these pics of the kiddos on Father’s Day, after church. They look so ridiculously grown up!

 

Our sweet Savi…

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The Quadfather and his little pre-teens (okay, not really…but they are looking so mature lately).

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Tuesday, July 01, 2014

Corpus Trip with Besties 2014

Suz has some backlogging to do…so sorry that these next few posts will be crazy forever ago.

 

We had a blast on our annual bestie trip to the Texas coast! We go every year with the Tarrants and my bro’s fam.

Ben, Ethan, Drew, Maddie, Sav, Carter, Kinley, and Sawyer

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The Texas beaches leave MUCH to be desired, but the kids don’t know any different! Me and my princess…

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My BFF. Love her to pieces! Don’t know what I’d do without my Lizzie Poo.

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Me and the hubs. I know, these are random pics before hitting the waves…

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The ladeeeez….the women who make our families function…(ahem)… Liz, Suz, Ashley

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My kiddos about to get eaten by a huge shark! Eeeeeeek!

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Joe taking the kiddos for a ride in the kayak.

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A group pic before dinner and bedtime!

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Another day at the beach! SO much fun…

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LOVE these kiddos…best friends forever…

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CrAzY wind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

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My sweet Benny Boo

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Aunt Ashley on the boogie board!

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Sav and Kin making sand castles

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Oh. Miy. Gawww……..Joe. Steece. Ladies…..back off, he’s mine! LOL. Such a goooob!

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Loved watching my little men playing football on the beach!

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Of course, when you’re at the beach, you have to take the traditional “ beach family photos”….tee hee…

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Love. Her.

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My man…

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My little men….love them so much…

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My BFFS…Ash, Suz and Liz

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The whole crew! 2014!

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The Steece 6!

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Seriously?….A Dad and his everything…LOVE this pic.

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Any family who has ever tried to get a group pic can relate to this… Sawyer CRACKS me up!!!! D.O.N.E. Love that kid! LOL

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The Steece and Tarrant ladeeeez…

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Such a GREAT, GREAT weekend!!!!! We were all talking about how much easier it was this year! The kids were older, this was our second year to the beach…it was effortless. Such a fun, annual trip! I LOVE that we do this. Cannot wait for next year!

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