tooth drama

Amanda came home with the tooth still in her mouth. She is patiently waiting for Mandy to pull it. We'll see if this really happens. LOL.

getting so good at nap time.

I have been alone now for almost 2 weeks. I have had some help, but very little. Let's just say, the babies are getting really good at nap time. I just walked back to the nursery with one baby in tow, and said to the others "come on".... hahahah, they followed me. I picked them up and put them in their cribs. 10 minutes of talking and gabbing and boom....down for the count! LOVE IT!
Today Tillie has a tooth coming through the gums. Amanda will come home without a tooth today. It was hanging on by a thread when she left for school. Mandy has always said she wanted to pull a tooth. She has even said she would pay $100 for it. Amanda woke up today and ran down to our room and said it was ready for pulling. Opened her mouth for Mandy and stood there SO BRAVE. Mandy said it wasn't ready because Amanda yelled ouch. Well yeah, of course your gonna yell ouch when your mom is pulling your tooth out. All talk and NO action! So if you have a loose tooth, don't believe Mandy will pay you. She couldn't even pull this one! HAHAHA

The house is a mess right now, but I am choosing to sit at the island and have some me time. I think that is what I miss the most about being home alone. I feel like I have been working non stop for 2 weeks. I am whipped!
I would like to go out for dinner tonight but darn it is so hard to do with 6 kids!
Valentine weekend is coming up. Kids are actually having their parties at school today. They couldn't wait to get there. Amanda bought pink pancake mix for the weekend. We have no plans to go out or exchange gifts this weekend, but stay home and spread the love with each other. Pink pancakes for breakfast, heart shaped grilled cheese for lunch. Heart shaped pizza's for dinner. Anyone have any other ideas on what we could do for the day?
Sending out our Valentine love to all of you!
The Sheckles Paul house!

Super Bowl Sunday

I am sitting here watching the babies. They are growing so darn fast. They are ten months old on the 5th of this month. Unbelievable how fast time flies. Kerry has a tooth. Tillie isn't really crawling anymore. She is crawking. She crawls with one leg and walks with the other. Anyday she will just go. They got a new toy yesterday from Nana. It is a walker, car type thing. They all came over to the box and went crazy while Papa put it together.
Kennedy has started screaming. She screamed the entire day yesterday. Happy screams. Harper has had a cold for the past month, and still smiles all day. He is the happiest carefree baby I have ever known.
Amanda and Bradley just started gymnastics. They have improved in just 2 lessons and the activity has them happy. Bradley is on a basketball team right now. Yesterday he scored 2 points and had 2 assists. They are both signed up for soccer this spring. Bradley will play baseball this summer, and Karley and Amanda are both signed up for softball. They are
BUSY!
Mandy and I are so darn sleep deprived I have decided that when Teri comes back from her month long vacation I am going to sleep an entire 3 days to catch up. I miss my nanny. She kept on top of the babies laundry and I can't find any pajamas .... disorganized is what this house is right now. My controller left. She will get me back in shape in a day!
I had help last week from 2 friends and from my parents. It reminds me how much work our house is when they leave with the starry eyed look they have...Mandy and I just do it. We know we are exhausted, but it's sink or swim. Do or die. LOVE MY KIDS! Love my family and friends for all the help we get.

hello motto

post by mandy
things have been going very very well. i saw a couple of my friends today and one of them asked how i was and i said "i am happier now than ever" and i really really meant that. amy and i have been put through the ringer over the past few years but things are GREAT for us now and only getting better each day. Today/yesterday marks 5 years that my brother died and my how time flies. I am so proud that i was given the opportunity to share in my brother kerry's legacy and name one of my kids after him. amy says that's the only reason i wanted to have more kids. Ha I will never tell. I must apologize for not blogging but i have so much more to say now then when i was on bedrest with the quads and i tend to ramble about anything and everything that goes on in my life now and amy makes fun of me and calls me "teri sheckles" when i blog so i don't do it that much anymore. Hi Mom. i know you are reading this. you breed pony you get pony!! so i have you to thank for sharing my inappropriateness with the wholeworld when people could really give a rats ass but the still keep reading i just don't get it. is this blog post really starting to be like a Seinfield episode that is about nothing if you stop and really think about it? if you wanna meet the quads and haven't gotten a chance to let us know.

A TOOTH

Kerry has a tooth tonight.