4th Wedding Anniversary

Steve and I celebrated 4 years of marriage on February 26.......he sent me this fruit bouquet since the 4 year anniversary gift is fruit...very creative!

Fun things to do when it is cold outside.....

I took Brooks, Reese and Sloane to an inside play area one day...they loved it!
Here is Brooks going down a BIG slide...... Sloane and Reese in the dress-up area.....

Daddy and his little fans......

Reese...

Reese and Sloane playing on our bed.....

Sloane and Reese on the couch....

They fight over this car in the backyard!

Valentine's Day 2009

Steve and I were able to go to dinner on Valentine's Day....here we are at Blue Fish Sushi...yum! Reese and Sloane LOVE their Elmo Live. They really like to squeeze his nose.....

Reese and Brooks....

Reese......

Sloane....

L to R: Reese, Brooks and Sloane.....I can't believe the actually sat still for this picture!

Super Bowl Sunday

The girls decided to play on our bed after the game. It is amazing to see how much they have changed...even in the past month since they turned two. I love the smile on Reese's face.

Here are Brooks, Reese and Sloane in our backyard before the big game!

They have their own lawn chairs.

A day at the playground

We have had some ice days here in Texas...so when the weather was nice...we went to play!
Here are Brooks and Reese on the slide..... Reese loves the slide!

Sloane....

Brooks loves anything that rocks or bounces....

They loved these mini seesaws!

A day at Gymboree and a birthday party

This Saturday was a busy one! We had Gymboree music class followed by a 1 year old birthday party. So, we decided to dress up: Reese

Sloane

Brooks

2 year check-up

Well, we just had our 2 year check -up and here are the stats:
Sloane Olivia weighs 26 lbs 6 oz and stands 34 1/2 inches tall.
Reese Elizabeth weighs 27 lbs 4 oz and stands 34 inches tall.
Brooks Logan weighs 23 lbs 4 oz and stands 33 14/ inches tall (Mommy's little boy)

Happy 2nd Birthday!

It is hard to believe that Brooks, Reese and Sloane are now 2 years old! Where did the time go? The trio had a birthday party this year with 20 of their friends! Yes, 20 toddlers! Here is Reese.....notice the last bite of cupcake along with the empty bag of Goldfish crackers.

Sloane loved her cupcake so much that she had icing all inside of her nose!

Brooks LOVES music.

Our little 2 year old children....all sitting in a row!

Our children together just days after they were born. They are so small!

Sloane

Brooks

Reese

Candace's 40th birthday

Well, I could not stop it from happening....I am officially 40 years old! (On December 29)
It was a good day....Steve gave me the "day off" to myself. I enjoyed a morning at the gym, followed by breakfast at home and then off to the nail salon. My day ended with a massage just before leaving for dinner.
Steve arranged for some friends of mine to meet us at a local Mexican restaurant. They made me wear this sombrero and dance with a salt and pepper shaker. Oh, they LOUDLY announced to the entire restaurant that I was 40 years old. It was hard to swallow, hearing it out loud. :) All in all, one of the best birthdays yet!

Photo Contest: Please vote for our picture #6!

Our amazing photographer has chosen this picture of Reese and I as part of a Best of 2008 photo contest. Look at Best 2008 on the blog.
http://www.betsymariephotography.com/blog/

Go down to under picture number 18.
Click "add a comment" and tell them #6...the picture of Reese.
She was super fussy that day and it was not until I picked her up and loved on her that she settled on my shoulder. Betsy captured this photo while I was trying to calm Reese....such a loving moment. So please, pass this on to your friends....vote for picture number 6!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2008

Well, Brooks, Reese and Sloane enjoyed their 2nd Christmas. On Christmas Eve, we took the trio to eat pizza.....Brooks loved it and the girls were not sure what to think. Since we were recovering from RSV, we did not want to take them to church and risk more infection. I love this picture of Reese. The girls got dress up shoes for Christmas. She looks like a model with her hair over one eye...so cute!

My amazing husband...another wonderful holiday together.....

Our family (L-R): Sloane, Steve, Brooks, Candace and Reese.

Christmas Eve....looking at the tree. We were working on touching "softly"....he he he

Our Christmas P.J.'s....waiting for Santa!

23 months, holidays and RSV

I have not been able to post for awhile...so much has been happening! Brooks, Reese and Sloane turned 23 months on December 10. That day, I brought them home from Mother's Day Out...they all had a horrible cough. On the morning of December 11, I took them to the doctor...all three of them had RSV! This is the first season we have not received the shots to help keep children from getting RSV. So, I had to stay home with the three of them for about 9 days....giving breathing treatments 3 times a day. Steve would come home and take over after work....he is such an amazing father! Well, we finally got to leave...just in time to enjoy this holiday play date at a neighbor's house.
Here are Brooks and Sloane...admiring the tree. Sloane found a candy cane!

Reese was Miss Attitude that day.....

Brooks LOVES to color!

Here we are on our way to the play date in our choo choo wagon!