Eight

  birth… one… two… three… four… five… six… seven… EIGHT     You are growing up before my eyes. You made me a mama on this day eight years ago.  Happy Birthday, Henry, Brooks, Clark, and Isaac. And I cannot put it into words how thankful I am for your lives I get to share with …

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Mamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

Another great Halloween is in the books! We had a great time with our four Buckaroos racing door to door with neighborhood friends. It was so fun as a parent to step back and just watch them enjoy it all! They loved their costumes (especially the guns – boys!) We had most of our costume …

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Quads + Unemployment: When Our Financial Security Collapsed

The Storm Before The Storm When we found out we were expecting quadruplets in August of 2006 we thought their care would be the biggest financial hardship we would ever face as a couple. The estimated hospital bills for my high-risk care, as well as extended intensive care for four preemie babies, were quoted to …

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4th of July By The Year

4th of July is one of our favorite family holidays.  Perhaps it’s because it’s a FOUR day? We love celebrating our nation and all of the traditions that come with the summer holiday like the parades, fireworks, food, and family cookouts. We thought it would be fun to take a look back at our past …

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Like Riding a Bike…

Finally the sun has started to shine, and the earth is thawing.  Spring is peeking through, and we’re anxious to greet it!  Easter weekend was a beautiful time with our family and church, celebrating LIFE.  We went to Brad’s parents Sunday afternoon, and spent sometime playing in the 50 degree sunshine.  Isaac, Henry, and Clark …

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Another Day. Another Milestone.

Notice anything different about this handsome dude? {Clark} It came out without a tear yesterday afternoon during our science lesson. 😉 (thanks to Daddy for coming down to pull it!) Something him losing his first tooth seems so grown up… That’s one out and 79 to go for our boys! Somebody alert The Tooth Fairy …

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To My Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 6}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} {Part 4} {Part 5}   Your Daddy will have to fill in the details of those first couple of days.   I developed an internal infection along with other complications I was experiencing, so my memory is quite cloudy. I hadn’t had the opportunity to even meet you yet. Sunday …

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To My Boys Turning 6 {Your Birth Story Part 5}

{Part 1} {Part 2}    {Part 3} {Part 4}   Things I wish I would have done before you were born: measured my belly circumference made a video journal taken more pictures of my medical staff family ingested a few more chalky protein bars hired a photographer for your birth somehow been able to express my …

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