Mission: To Outsmart Mommy

The tale of Isaac versus Mommy: We have this singing snowman, and Caleb does not always like it. Isaac was playing with it, but he was mostly tormenting his brother by chasing him around the house with it. He would not stop. . . So, it ended up on top of the refrigerator in a toy "time out." Isaac was not happy with me. As I was making lunch I saw a light bulb go on inside Isaac's little head. . . and he went upstairs. I KNEW what he was going to do. He had gone to get his step-stool that we keep in his bathroom by the sink. He brought it down, set it by the fridge, and reached. . . Failure. Then he went over to the toy basket and grabbed the see-n-say, set it on top of the stool, and tried again, all the while giving me an "I'll show you, Mommy" gaze. Again, failure. So he went and grabbed a stuffed rattle toy and tried again. . . Oh, failure! Mission Aborted. . . (And it was SO hard not to laugh during all of this.

Curls!

We've decided to let Caleb's hair grow out for awhile - just to see what happens. The kid absolutely hates hair cuts, so. . . why not?! He looks pretty shaggy sometimes. . . but add a little gel and the curls appear. And I love them!

Tea Time!

Tea Party at the Haugh house!

Tea and donuts!

By the way, ALL of my children associate donuts with their Papa. . .

Mmmmm. . .

He's BACK. . .

Elvis the Elf has found his way back to our house this year. Elvis visits our home every day and then flies off to the North Pole each night to report to Santa. Each morning he'll be in a new spot. He's found a few new hiding places, and he seems to enjoy spying on the kids. The kids like to find him every morning, and Isaac is especially interested in him, wanting to know each night if Elvis has left for the North Pole yet. . .

It's MAIL time!

Isaac wrote his letter to Santa yesterday. We took it into town and mailed it, using the very special mailbox at the post office. Hopefully Santa will get it just in time for Christmas!

Basketball

Isaac has been playing basketball every Sunday for the past few weeks. He has definitely improved each week. The dance moves have decreased. However, today the superhero/Spiderman moves made an appearance. . . he's having fun, though.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hosted Thanksgiving at our house this year. . . we had turkey, ham, cheesy potatoes, corn, mashed potatoes, rolls, jello, mac-n-cheese, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, mountain berry pie, tollhouse pie, and apple cake! Needless to say, we're still FULL! Grammy, Teddy, Jared, Line-Line, Nick, Great Grandmother, and Great Granddad all came. We had a great day!

Nick and Isaac played a little Chutes and Ladders!

The twins are READY to eat!
Isaac and Nick at the "kids' table."
Grammy joined Isaac for dessert.

YUM! Tollhouse Pie!

Olivia liked sitting next to Great Granddad.

Reading books. . . please excuse Olivia's ladylike posture.

Caleb and Great Granddad read together.

Great Grandmother gives Olivia a big hug!

Showing Great Grandmother her blocks. . .

Building Together

Jared and Isaac played rocket ship, of course. They fly to the moon several times and do all sorts of stuff that Isaac decides they should do.

Great Granddad and Great Grandmother with the twins. . .

Bunny ears for Great Grandmother!

Grammy and Teddy

Mommy

More reading. . .

Daddy with his pecan pie!

Mommy with all of the desserts. . . what should she choose?!

Teddy and Olivia

Caleb and Daddy

Caleb loves to fly like Buzz Lightyear!

Having more fun with Jared!

Jared and Caleb

Mr. Cool (with his glasses on upside down). . .

Miss Olivia is having fun (and is drooling all over Jared's head). . .

What Christmas Looks Like at Our House

We've got all of the decorations up! I thought I'd share some pictures of our home at Christmastime! It is hard to decorate with 3 little ones who want to get their hands on everything, but we try to make it fun for them, too. We hung the stockings up, and they stayed there about 5 minutes. We just knew someone would end up with stitches by pulling on the stocking and pulling the hanger down. . . we'll get them out again on Christmas Eve, of course!

I put Christmas books and fun toys out on the kids' table. They love the little Christmas figures and Mr. Potato Head - aka - Santa Spud.
This is my personal favorite Christmas "decoration" from this year: A Polar Express Train Set.
Isaac loves it! It even came with a silver bell!

We believe! Little People Nativity set - the kids love it!

Our Christmas Tree

Snowman Family

Nativity

I also have my Snow Village out. It looks pretty above my kitchen cabinets. In the basement (which is Notre Dame - themed) we have some ND Santas that we've collected over the years. I know, I know. . . it isn't even Thanksgiving yet! But we love it! The kids have had so much fun discovering all of this new "stuff." I can tell it is going to be such a fun Christmas at the Haugh house!

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Isaac was so excited to decorate the tree. He did a great job helping!

All done!

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree. . .

We headed over to Noblesville to Stonycreek Farm to pick out our Christmas tree today. It is the first time we've gotten a "real" tree, so we were excited. We went on a hayride out to the nursery and cut our own tree down after we found the perfect one! The weather was perfect, and we had a great time. The kids all wore their Colts Santa hats. . . it is game day, after all!

Olivia

Caleb
The boys are ready to search for the right tree!

Isaac loved the hayride!

Caleb and Daddy

Olivia and Mommy

The Boys

Pretty Girl

Caleb got a good look at the hay. . .

This is it!

Mr. Isaac Such a good big brother!

So excited!

Daddy cuts the tree down!

My cutie boy. . .

The Family

Mommy and the boys

Daddy and Livi

Blue-Eyed Guy

Dimples

Posing with the reindeer while we waited for our tree to be ready. . .

Peek!

CHEESE!

There's Isaac (and Olivia snuck in, too)!

Ready to go home. . . Griswald-style!

Buzz Lightyear Fan Club

My kids are all big Toy Story fans, especially since returning from our trip to Disney World. However, Caleb has become quite the super-fan. He plays with the Toy Story figures ALL of the time. He is constantly yelling, "Buzz. . . Lightyear!" Isaac has had his pair of Buzz Lightyear pajammies for quite awhile, and Caleb loves them. So when I got a $10 off coupon to JC Penney's, I decided to go look for some Buzz pajammies for Caleb, too. And boy did he think he was big stuff tonight. . . he was flying around the house full of Buzz Lightyear pride.

My Sweet Olivia

It was just before naptime today, and the kids were all playing nicely. I ran upstairs to fold a load of laundry so I wouldn't be messing with it while the kids were napping. When I came downstairs I started to clean-up toys, and I was having trouble finding all of the pieces to the tea set. I asked Isaac if he knew where they were and then looked out in the office to see if they were out there. Still couldn't find them. . . so I walked into the kitchen and saw this:

While I was upstairs, my sweet little girl was taking care of her baby doll (on the left - you can only see part of her hat) and her pig. They each have a plate, a spoon, and a cup (she even matched the colors). The baby doll also has a bottle, and the pig has a cookie. I asked Isaac if he did it, and he said no. . . so I know it was Olivia. I just thought it was so sweet and was so impressed with her little imagination.

Christmas in Pendleton

One of our favorite things about Pendleton is how the town gets into things. Every year we have "Christmas in Pendleton." The decorations are out and lit up, we have a parade, and we even have a snowball fight! The shops are filled with Christmas goodies, and everyone goes to town to enjoy it! I took Isaac down to enjoy the parade and snowball fight (the twins were napping). We stopped at the park gazebo to get a picture on our way down to town.

This is what State Street looks like during the snowball fight. . . tons of people throwing Styrofoam balls at each other!
Isaac is READY!

Getting his game face on!

And here we go. . .

Good throw, Isaac!

He kept going back to get more "snow."

Having so much fun!

Another smile!

We met up with our pal Vinny during the parade!

It's SANTA!

We had a great time today! It was a great day to enjoy Christmas in Pendleton!

(And now Mommy is in the mood to get all of the Christmas decorations out. . . )

We've been invaded. . .

by a crew of little pirates!

Caleb, Olivia, and Isaac play "pirates" on a daily basis. They all grab their hooks and telescopes and you here "Arr's" galore! Olivia will come up to you and give you an "Arr" and will not leave until you say it back to her! They even use pirate voices. . . since I am a speech pathologist I keep warning Isaac that he is hurting his voice, but he insists that pirates must talk this way. I finally have (a little) sympathy for those parents I've scolded over the years about their kids using healthy voices!! Every so often my pirates will start singing the chorus of "Yo Ho! Yo Ho! A pirate's life for ME!" Caleb has even started using his hook to open cabinets and pick up things off of the floor. It can get a little rowdy, but they sure put on a good show!

Grandparent's Day!

Isaac had a Grandparent's Day Program at his school today! Grammy and Teddy were able to come. (PapaJohn and Grandma live a little too far away. . . ) Isaac was very excited to have Grammy and Teddy visit.

Let's get this party started. . .
The kids performed a little program for the grandparents. Isaac's little partner didn't want to dance with him, so Ms. Jenny stepped in!

There they go. . .

The kids did an art project with their grandparents, too. Then they got to eat some yummy pumpkin bread!

Grammy and Teddy took Isaac to McDonald's after school for lunch, and of course, he loved that! Unfortunately I have no pictures of Grammy and Teddy WITH Isaac on Grandparent's Day. . . hopefully Ms. Jenny will send me one! Thanks for coming, Grammy and Teddy!

Snuggle Puppy

Untitled from Katy Haugh on Vimeo.

Olivia LOVES the book, Snuggle Puppy! We read it/sing it almost every night! She really gets into it, and it is so cute that we had to share. Sorry the video is so dark. (I get a little giggly at the end, too, so that is why my voice starts to shake.)

A trip to the pediatrician. . .

I took the kids to the pediatrician this morning! The twins had their 2-year well visits, and all 3 kiddos got some flu vaccinations. Luckily, the twins were both able to get their seasonal flu vaccines and their 1st doses of the H1N1 vaccine. Isaac only received an H1N1 vaccine for now. We'll go back again in a few weeks to get the rest. . . Thanks again to Debbie, who came with me! It is so hard to handle all 3 of them alone, especially when it is time to get vaccinations!

Caleb just did so well! He barely fussed when he went to get weighed and measured (which always scares the twins for some reason) and hardly made a sound when he got his seasonal flu shot! Olivia was NOT happy when I took her clothes off and so that carried on to the scales, but she really wasn't THAT bad. . . at least it didn't take 2 nurses to hold her down this time!

Here are their stats, and I remembered to write down their percentiles this time:

Olivia - 26 pounds, 12 ounces (50th percentile); 34 1/2 inches tall (75th percentile)
Caleb - 27 pounds, 8 ounces (50th percentile); 35 1/2 inches tall (75th-80th percentile)

For some reason (I have no idea where they're getting it), both of the twins are TALL! The last time we went to the doctor they said Olivia was longer/taller than Caleb, but I knew that was wrong and was the result of her throwing a fit on the scale. . . they're completely average in weight. Some people seem to think they are big for their age, which bothers me for some reason, but they're just normal! Dr. Freeman said they looked wonderful. They are right on track developmentally. They eat, sleep, and play like they should! They're doing great! Time has gone so fast! Dr. Freeman even said she can't believe they're already 2!

Two years ago. . .

It is so hard for me to believe that Caleb and Olivia are TWO YEARS OLD! The time has gone so fast, especially the last year. So much has happened - the twins have learned so many things - walking, running, talking, singing, feeding themselves, etc. . . they're right on track!

Caleb continues to be a little more easygoing and content. . . well, most of the time. Trust me, he has his moments. His favorite thing to do right now is to play pirates! He loves to grab his telescope, hat, sword, and hook and runs around saying "Arr. . . " He will pretty much eat anything you offer him and now has a mouthful of teeth. He loves to play with Isaac and Olivia and is really into Mickey Mouse. He also could be awarded with the "Most Likely to Fall Down" award. The kid trips, falls down, runs into things. . . He does NOT like to get his hair cut, but he'll let you brush his teeth all day! Caleb is probably more of a "Daddy's Boy," but he still wants his Mommy from time to time. Caleb sleeps in his big boy bed all night long and still takes a nice long 2+ hour nap.

Miss Olivia is still full of spice - and a little bit of sugar. She is definitely a "Mama's Girl." If someone starts to talk to her when we're out and about, the first thing she does is point to me and says "Mommy." She likes to let people know. She loves to do puzzles and read books. Olivia also absolutely loves to sing. Most kids her age and raised in a house like ours would be learning to sing "Jesus Loves Me" or the "B-I-B-L-E." But Olivia's favorite song to sing would have to be the pirate song, which plain and simple is "Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirate's Life for Me!" She is finally getting some more bottom teeth! I was worried they'd never come! She is a pretty good eater and is definitely aware of where the candy bowl is kept. She also can be a little tattletale. One day she was crying, and I asked her what was wrong. Her response: "Isaac MEAN!"

Having twins is not easy - especially when also trying to raise their older brother - but it is so special and I'm so grateful we were blessed with twins. We look forward to all they will become. We're enjoying every moment! We go to the doctor on Friday for our 2 year check up (and some flu vaccines), so I will update their stats then! Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!

Birthday Fun!

It was SO nice outside today, so we decided to head down to Falls Park to play and celebrate Olivia and Caleb's special day!

Fun, fun!
Run, Olivia, run!

Isaac enjoyed being outdoors today.

CHEESE!

(He actually IS saying "cheese" here. . . )

Love those dimples!

Now it is Olivia's turn to say, "Cheese!"

Caleb and Daddy

(It won't surprise those of you who know Caleb that I had tried to take a picture of him sitting on the bench - - - and he fell off. The boy is SO accident-prone! So, Daddy jumped in to sit with him!)

You can tell he is already thinking of what he'll do next. . .

Loving the swings!

Whee!

So happy together. . .

There's that Isaac again. . .

Happy Guy

Not sure about this moving bridge. . .

After we left the park we headed to Dairy Queen for dinner and ice cream!

Happy Birthday, Olivia!

Happy Birthday, Caleb!

We love you!

Isaac's 1st Basketball Game

Isaac had his first basketball game today! He was so excited to play! He had quite the cheering section - Mommy, Daddy, Olivia, Caleb, Line-Line, Debbie, and John were all there to watch him. The lighting in the gym is terrible, and I didn't bring the good camera. . . but here are a few pictures.

Score!
Waiting his turn!

Hustle!

Passing drills with his new friend. . .

Dribble, dribble!

Isaac's idea of good defense is to stand right underneath the basket!

Bringing the ball down the court!

We need to work on his shooting form. . . but he did have a few good shots!

Pretty good defensive stance. . .

Isaac had so much fun! He's excited to go down in the basement and practice with Daddy now. We need to work on some things - such as dribbling, shooting, defense, and decreasing the sweet dance moves he seems to think are part of the game.

Puzzle Princess

Miss Olivia just LOVES puzzles. We got her a new one for her birthday, and she will sit and do it over and over again.

Happy Halloween!

Ready to go!

Minnie Mouse!
Trick-or-Treat!
Mickey!

Woody!

One of the neighbors wanted to take their pictures!

(I wish I could get them to stand this still for me!)

Here's that sheriff again!

I guess we'll let this little stinker have some candy!

(It's our friend, Vinny. . . )

The kids had so much fun trick-or-treating! I was surprised by how much the twins loved it. Caleb was especially good about stealing an extra piece or two of candy from our kind neighbors. At one house they had a bowl full of snack-size AND full-size candy bars. . . and he went right for the full size one! Caleb did get a little scared of a boy wearing a Darth Vader costume, and we just couldn't seem to get away from him, so we had a few frightful moments. Olivia did a nice job leaving her ears on. . . for awhile anyway! She thought she was big stuff and carried her heavy pumpkin the whole time, refusing help if offered! Isaac didn't seem to know a stranger and introduced himself and his brother and sister to everyone. He also embarrassed us a few times by flat-out telling a few candy-givers, "Well, I already have a sucker!" Oh. . . life is never boring!

Pigs!

Olivia needed some pajammies, so last week I bought her some new ones. I thought she'd like the little pigs on the feet. A few days later, Miss Debbie took the kids to Kohl's and let them each pick a stuffed animal. Olivia picked a piggy! She LOVES her little pig pajammies (she calls her jammies "PIGS!") and sleeps with her arm around her stuffed pig, who also accompanies her downstairs every morning and after naptime! So cute! I think it will be a long, long time before I can explain ham and bacon to this pig-lover!

A Visit to Crystal's. . .

We had a play-date at Crystal's house this morning! The kids had fun playing with "new to them" toys - and they loved seeing Miss Virginia again! I didn't get very many pictures, unfortunately. I'll have to see if I can steal some of Crystal's. . .

Zoo Boo 2009!

Our little Mickey!

Trick-or-Treat!
Pumpkin Bowling

Isaac's favorite: the bounce house!

Minnie wasn't feeling real photogenic tonight!

This was the best I could do!

Pumpkin Carving Time!

Scooping the goop!

Ew. . .
Livi's turn! (She was not a fan!)

Caleb was just plain mad!

I know. . . we're cruel! It's good for him, though!

The finished products. . . we didn't get too crazy!

Play-Doh!

Miss Debbie and the kids played Play-Doh today! And dressing up made it even more fun!

Love these expressions. . .
Chef Isaac

Play Doh!

A Pretty Fall Day. . .

We decided to get out and enjoy the weather this afternoon, and we were so happy our pal Vinny could join us!

Caleb is "hiding."
Best Buds

Ready for a game of Red Light, Green Light. . .

Red Light!

Green Light!

Our little ragamuffin. . .

Big Smile!

Snack time!

Quite the crew!

New Blankets!

Ms. Debbie made Olivia and Caleb their own special blankets for their birthdays! She made Isaac one a few years ago, so now all three of the kiddos have their own. The twins love them, and they match their bedrooms perfectly!

OLIVIA

CALEB

Fall Party

Isaac's preschool classroom had their fall party today! I was able to go in and help out! We had a lot of fun playing games, making a craft, and of course, eating cookies!Isaac loved the little candy corn game the kids played! He even won a medal! Craft time!

A wild game of Pumpkin, Pumpkin, Bat

(played Duck, Duck, Goose style. . . )

Reading to Uncle Tony

Isaac read his new TAG book to Uncle Tony while the rest of us played some Rook.

Uncle Tony loved the story!

Feeding Baby

Olivia loves playing with her new high chair.

Her baby dolls are definitely NOT going hungry!

Birthday Celebration!

We celebrated Olivia and Caleb's birthdays today! Grandma, Papa, Tony, Grammy, Teddy, Jared, Line-Line, and Nick were all here to celebrate with us. The kids had a fun time!

Miss Olivia
Caleb
PRESENTS!

Caleb got a train set - - - but not Thomas. :)

He liked it so much he stood on it!

Olivia is opening her new high chair.

Little People Nativity

She knew exactly what to do!

Caleb liked his frog!

Ready to find some goodies!

Nick helps Caleb out. . .

Princess Book!

Both of the grandmas felt sorry for Isaac, so he got a few gifts, too!

Tea Set!

Elmo Blocks!

Ballerina Puzzle

Transportation Puzzle

So excited! Hungry Hippo!

Finishing his puzzle!

WHEE!

Olivia LOVES puzzles! Ball time!

Hanging out. . .

Reading with Uncle Jared

Hmm. . . the boys are playing tea party!

CAKE TIME!

Showing Livi her cake!

Caleb wants to see, too!

We sing the birthday song twice. . . Olivia got to go first! Caleb's turn!

Candles! Caleb tried so hard to blow them out!

Dig in!

Caleb went crazy over the cake. . . head first!

Diving in!

YUM!

Little Maniac

Olivia opted to be a littl more ladylike and ate hers with a fork! MMM. . .

Looking a little blue. . .

Nosedive!

Happy Guy!

Yummy, yummy!

Don't worry. . . it's icing!

Sugar high?

Silly girl!

Oh my. . .

A VERY competitive game of Hungry, Hungry Hippo!

A Visit to Syracuse. . .

We went up to Syracuse last Sunday (10-18-09) and spent some time with the family. Isaac had fun playing Euchre with the boys. . .

Little Card Shark
Olivia liked playing the piano with Grammy.

Isaac loved playing outside in the leaves. Grammy and Teddy have lots of trees and TONS of leaves!

Ready to throw some leaves!

Whee!

Playing with Teddy. . .

Look at all of those leaves!

Run, run!

Having fun!

Sick. . .

We've been sick at the Haugh house. Olivia is still fighting a cough. All three kiddos have had runny noses from time to time, and Mr. Isaac has run a fever since Tuesday. Because the fever never hit 101 degrees or higher, the doctor advised us just to treat him at home. He was averaging temperatures from 99 to 100.5 - - - really not too bad. Still, Mommy wanted him to take some Tylenol to reduce the fever. But this little guy has decided that all medicine is "yucky." He runs away, hides, spits it out, and comes up with any and every excuse in the book not to take it. Here he is hiding from me this morning when I wanted to give him a little Benedryl to help dry up the runny nose. He took the Benedryl fine two weeks ago when he had his rash, but today it magically turned "yucky." The fever seems to be gone today (thank goodness). I don't know how much more of the medicine madness I could handle!

Little Stinker. . .

Livi's Turn!

We have been talking to Olivia about sleeping in her "big girl bed" for about the past week, so we decided to give it a try today!

At first it didn't go as smoothly as we had hoped. . . but we weren't too surprised.

She only cried about a minute. So far so good!

Off in dreamland. . . hoping bedtime goes as smoothly as naptime!

Monster Mash!

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Happy Half-Birthday, Isaac!

Today is Isaac's "half-birthday!" He is now officially 4 1/2 years old! We decided we'd better celebrate that milestone! Why not? (Plus it gave Mommy an excuse to have some of Marsh's Pumpkin Spice Cake! YUMMY!)

Pumpkin Patch!

Despite the chill in the air, some bad colds (Olivia & Caleb), and a non-contagious viral rash (Isaac). . . we decided to get out in the sunshine and visit the Smith Family Farms Pumpkin Patch today! Miss Olivia

Isaac
Caleb

Petting the goats. . .

Olivia was not scared at all. . . Caleb wouldn't get close!

The kids all loved the sandbox!

Mr. IsaacOff to find the perfect pumpkin. . . Olivia

Isaac

Having fun!

Caleb

We picked out two huge pumpkins!

Little Helper

Corn Maze

Let's go this way!

Run, run!

Holding Hands

Big Boy Bed!

We decided to try the big boy bed again tonight! Caleb was very proud of himself. When I asked him if he was a big boy, he'd say, "YEP!"

Getting sleepy?
YAY! He made it all night!

Disney Vacation

We had a wonderful time on our vacation to Disney World! We drove there, stopping halfway in Georgia to stay at Grandma and Papa's each way. Grandma and Papa were able to come with us for a few days. It was fun to spend some time with them. We did so many things throughout the week: meals with characters, a Halloween party, different theme parks, etc. . . We never made it to Epcot. Figuring that the kids would enjoy Magic Kingdom the most, we spent most of our time there. It was my first time to Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. Both were fun, but I liked Animal Kingdom a little more. It was HOT HOT HOT there - in the 90s most of the week. You can tell by the pictures that we're sweating quite a bit! We also experienced a couple torrential Florida downpours, but they never lasted long. . . we had nice weather most of the trip. With 3 young kiddos, we also had several meltdowns. A friend told me, though, that when you have a meltdown at Disney World it is called a Magical Meltdown! I think I took over 400 pictures and have spent the entire day loading them and posting them on the blog. If you have the time. . . enjoy!

Day 1: Hotel and Pool (9-26-09)

Papa and Grandma had a "Pirate Room." Isaac liked the beds a lot.

The pool was really fun! They had a really nice area for the kids, and the kids all loved it!
Refreshing

Miss Olivia

Relax, Caleb!

The family

Day 2: Magic Kingdom (9-27-09)

The Haughs - - - getting ready to enter the Magic Kingdom!

We met Pluto on our way in!
Daddy, Mommy, Isaac, and Pluto

Papa and Grandma with Isaac on the Buzz Lightyear ride

Daddy and Mommy with the twins on the Buzz Lightyear ride

Meeting Buzz

The family with Buzz Lightyear

Isaac driving at the Tomorrowland Speedway

Mommy with Olivia (she's in there somewhere).

Daddy and Isaac

Olivia loved the little playground area.

Caleb loved it, too!

Carousel Time

Isaac is ready!

Go Caleb!

Mommy and Isaac

Daddy and Olivia

Isaac tries to pull the sword from the stone.

Caleb's turn!

Sleeping Beauties

We're ready for the parade!

Isaac with Captain Hook and Smee

Daddy and Caleb

Mommy and Olivia

Chef Mickey's (9-28-09)

We had our breakfast at Chef Mickey's! We were able to see Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, and Donald today! So fun!

The whole family!
Goofy was the first one to come to our table!

Hugs from Isaac

He was really trying to get Olivia to smile.

High 5's!

Caleb loved him from afar!

Isaac liked swinging his napkin for the celebration!

Olivia tried, too!

Donald!

Donald with the boys

Handshakes

Minnie Mouse

Pluto - - Caleb even got up close!

Pluto with Isaac, Olivia, and Daddy

Pluto and the boys

Grandma and Isaac

Caleb and Papa

Mickey Mouse!

Mickey greets Caleb and Papa

Mickey with the gang. . .

Papa and Olivia

Grandma and Papa with the kids. We were so glad they were with us!

Day 3: Hollywood Studios (9-28-09)

The Haugh family at Hollywood Studios!

Isaac in front of Mickey's hat!
Isaac in Buzz Lightyear's rocket.

Isaac and Caleb

Olivia and Isaac

Isaac with a few friends. . .

Isaac and Caleb with friends. . .

Miss Livi

Isaac is about to take off!

Isaac and Olivia are stuck in a box! Oh no!

Livi's still in there. . .

Isaac at the "airport."

Isaac with Buzz and Woody

Olivia liked Woody!

Olivia and Isaac with Buzz and Woody

Caleb wasn't such a big fan. . . so he got stuck in the stroller.

Cutie-Pie!

One of our "Magical Meltdowns" caught on camera. . .

Isaac with Lightning McQueen and Mater

Isaac and Lightning McQueen

Isaac at Luigi's garage.

Isaac at the Honey I Shrunk the Kids play area

Olivia liked sliding down the leaf.

Caleb loved it, too!

Whee!

Isaac and Caleb on the GIANT ant!

Isaac is going on an ant ride!

Isaac, Olivia, and Caleb with Grandma

Isaac and Handy Manny

Isaac and Quincy from the Little Einsteins

Isaac and Olivia with Mickey

Caleb (with Papa) gives Mickey a High 5!

Isaac and Olivia meet with Mike!

Isaac and Mike

Caleb doesn't mind him as long as he's in Papa's arms.

Isaac with Mr. and Mrs. Incredible

Isaac on the Toy Story Mania ride! It was a great ride - in 3D!

Snacks while waiting for the Playhouse Disney show.

Caleb LOVED the show!

Bubbles!

Olivia takes it in.

Tuckered out. . .

So sweet! (We did not pose them - this is how they were sleeping).

Dinner at the Whispering Canyon Cafe (9-28-09)

We really enjoyed our dinner at the Whispering Canyon Cafe. The servers are funny, and they do a lot of fun things. We all had to do the Hokey-Pokey, and all of the kids get to race "hobby horses." Isaac loved it!

Go Isaac!

Day 4: Magic Kingdom (9-29-09)

Caleb is ready to go!

Mommy and the kids on Main Street
Daddy and the kids on Main Street

The Haughs

Daddy and the boys on Isaac's favorite ride: Buzz Lightyear!

Mommy and Olivia on the Buzz Lightyear ride

Daddy and the boys

Mommy and Olivia

Whee!

Silly boys!

So brave with those arms up!

Olivia on Astro-Orbiter

There's Daddy up there with the boys. . .

Mommy and Olivia

Isaac would pretend he was surfing anytime he was on these moving walkways.

Tomorrowland Raceway with Daddy

Quite the driver!

Isaac was being silly while we shopped!

Jungle Cruise

Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride

Isaac loves this ride!

Arms up again!

Olivia does it, too!

Isaac meets Aladdin and Jasmine

Mommy and Isaac get ready for the Dumbo ride!

We're flying!

Whee!

Under the Sea

Meeting Ariel

In Awe

Small World

Always a favorite

Tired after a long, hot day. . .

Lunch with Pooh and Friends (9-29-09)

We enjoyed our lunch with Winnie the Pooh and his friends.

I love the look on Caleb's face here!
Olivia and Pooh

Caleb and Pooh

The kids with Pooh Bear

Eeyore visited us, too!

Tigger

Tigger and the kids

Shy Piglet

Piglet gets a hug from Isaac!

Piglet and the kids

Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (9-29-09)

Mickey and Minnie

Daddy and the kids
Mommy and the kids

Woody (aka Isaac). . .

People would say, "Hi Woody!" and Isaac would tell them, "My name is Isaac!"

Pirate Mommy

Pirate Daddy

Isaac watching the parade, which was very cool!

Cute Lil' Cowboy

Daddy, Mommy, and Isaac in front of the castle, which was lit up in purples and greens.

(Twins had fallen asleep in the stroller).

Mommy and Daddy

Isaac

Mommy

Daddy

Fireworks!

Caleb during the fireworks. . .

Olivia during the fireworks. . .

Isaac during the fireworks. . .

Trick-or-Treat! They gave us TONS of candy!

Our little Mickey and Minnie were totally wiped out!

I would definitely recommend the Halloween Party. . . had I known better I would have planned our day differently because we spent all day at Magic Kingdom and then came back that night for the party. It was such a long day for us, and I know we would've had a little more fun had we planned our day differently. Still, it was a great time, and I hope we can go again someday!

Breakfast with Donald at Animal Kingdom (9-30-09)

We ate Donald's Safari Breakfast at the Tusker House in Animal Kingdom. Donald, Daisy, Mickey, and Goofy were all there to visit with us as we had our breakfast. The kids had a lot fun!

High 5's for Mickey!
Saying goodbye. . .

It's Daisy!

Big hugs from Isaac!

Smile!

It's our host. . . Donald Duck!

Caleb loves the characters from afar. . .

Yay! It's Goofy!

Can you tell Isaac loves to give all of the characters hugs?!

Goofy and the kids

Donald leads a little parade around the restaurant.

The kids following him playing instruments.

Here comes Isaac!

Day 5: Animal Kingdom (9-30-09)

Isaac with Lilo and Stitch

Safari Ride Hippos

We saw lots of elephants!

Flamingos

Mommy and Caleb

There's a gorilla in there somewhere. . .

The crew on the train ride. . .

Isaac meets Turk from Tarzan.

He also met Flick from A Bug's Life!

The Tree of Life

Tiger

Isaac loved the flying dinosaur ride!

Waiting for the Finding Nemo show to start. It was great!

Another view of the Tree of Life

Day 6: Magic Kingdom (10-1-09)

We spent our last day here at the Magic Kingdom.

Mommy and Isaac
The Kids in the Mickey/Minnie garden

Mommy and the kids

Mommy and Olivia on the Buzz Lightyear ride

Look who we caught!

Tomorrowland Speedway - Isaac and Mommy

Isaac liked the teacup ride!

Whee!

Caleb with Mickey and Minnie! We couldn't believe he hugged them!

Big hugs!

More hugs!

The whole family!

Isaac at Mickey's house

Pooh's Playful Spot

Cutie

Two Sweeties

The kids all loved the slide!

Whee!

So fun!

Possibly my favorite picture from the whole trip. . .

He's sitting at "Pooh's Thoughtful Spot."

The Pooh Ride - Don't worry; he's not as scared as he looks!

Hold on!

Holding Hands

It's a Small World

Olivia loved this ride!

Cinderella's Carousel

Fun!

Giddy-up!

Whoa!

Caleb fell asleep on the Small World ride (we rode it several times this day).

My Guys

Having Fun!

Focus

Peter Pan and Wendy

Caleb didn't mind them until Peter Pan stuck his tongue out at him. . .

Captain Jack Sparrow (Daddy, Caleb, and Olivia are right beside him)

Captain Jack Sparrow gave a pirate tutorial.

Isaac was one of his students. . .

Taking the oath

Facing the crowd

Captain Jack

Daddy and Isaac sharing a coke float!

Mickey's Backyard B-B-Q (10-1-09)

On Thursday evening (our last night), we took the kids to Mickey's Backyard B-B-Q. The kids had a fabulous time. They loved dancing with the characters, and it really was so much fun! Olivia and Isaac REALLY got into the dancing and made their ways up to the characters in no time. Caleb was a little more shy, but he did love dancing when the characters weren't too close-by! Goofy greeted us as we came in.

Olivia is ready to dance with Goofy already!
They had drums and games and chalk set out for the kids to play with while we waited. Evidence of the chalk is all over Olivia's face. . .
Caleb loved the drums!

Dancing with Goofy!

Aww. . .

Boogie down!

Wallflower?

There he goes. . .

Goofy gave Olivia a twirl. It was SO cute!

Dancing Queen

Dancing with Chip and Dale now. . .

They made their way up close and personal again. . .

Go, Isaac, go! Minnie came by to say HI!

Minnie kisses!

Time to dance with Mickey!

I have no idea what Olivia is trying to do here. . .

Someone is a fan of Mickey. . .

And again my two extroverts have made their way to the front of the pack!

Caleb inched a little bit closer to Mickey.

There they go again!

The kids had SO much fun dancing!

Time to dance with Minnie Mouse!

Getting a little close. . .

Isaac with Minnie

Caleb and Daddy

Clapping along with the beat. . .

Olivia clapped along, too.

Go Caleb!

Isaac gets down!

We had such a great time at the B-B-Q!

Little Pirate

Downtown Disney

On our way home. . .

Disney-Bound!

We leave bright and early tomorrow morning for our first Disney vacation as a family of 5! The kids are so excited, and we can't wait to see how excited they'll be once we get to Magic Kingdom! I'll try to update the blog if I can. . . Praying for safe travels, good weather, fun times, and. . . to be honest. . . sanity!

We love our Indianapolis Colts!

Teddy was ready to go to the big game.

Caleb and Olivia sure have their game faces on! Our own little "Bob Sanders."

She's tough - just like Bob (who didn't play today)!

But she's SO much cuter than Bob, especially with those pig tails!

Go Blue!

Caleb preferred to get his picture taken with Daddy today!

Let's go IRISH!

Little ND Fans

(Let's face it. . . they never really had a choice, did they?!)

Caleb is already signaling for a TD!

Outside!

Pledge Leader!

Isaac was the "pledge leader" last week at school. I was very impressed that he knows all of the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, and I think he must have done a great job!!

He's quite the wiggle-worm, isn't he?! I wonder if he sits this still in class??? And yes, I know that he is putting the wrong hand on his heart. . . I was a little focused on keeping up with all of the movement and didn't notice until it was too late. . . oh well. . .

Fireworks!

Someone in town was setting off fireworks tonight, so Isaac and I went out on the front porch to watch some of them. He was so excited!

22 MONTHS OLD!

They're getting SO CLOSE to 2! It is just so hard for me to believe. As you can see, the twosome can climb up onto the bar stools now (oh yay). I have to really watch the computer and make sure I don't put any drinks up there anymore. They really think they're something! (And they are!) They also like to brush their teeth (after Mommy does it). They even love to share their toothbrushes and switch them frequently. Why not?! They share everything else! Their little vocabularies continue to grow, and they are starting to use little phrases now (right on track). I thought I'd share 22 of the words/phrases they use frequently in honor of their 22 months! This is just a sampling. . . they are saying new words daily!

1. Mommy - Daddy (of course)

2. Hi, Bye-Bye, Night-Night

3. Isaac (Caleb calls him Gic-Gic; Olivia actually says something very close to Isaac).

4. Line-Line, Nick, Grammy, Teddy, Jared, Grandma, Papa, Tony, Debbie, Oliver. . . they love their family!

5. Are you? (aka Where are you?)

6. More, please!

7. milk, water

8. shoes, socks

9. Dog

10. Elmo-Dora-Mickey-Big Bird

11. ball, car

12. on, out,off

13. MINE!

14. Thank you!

15. Baby

16. My turn!

17. POOP!

18. Bath

19. cookie - cracker - pizza-nana (banana) - hot dog - grapes - cheese (they love to eat!)

20. Yeah or Mmm-Hmm (love this one) and of course, NNNNNNNNNO!

21. Blankie

22. Mon! Mon! (Come on! Come on!)

They combine a lot of these words together to form phrases and will pretty much repeat anything you ask them to say. Both of the twins are starting to sing now, too. Very cute. They sing the alphabet song and of course. . . The Backyardigans and BOZ theme songs! They name each of our family members now, name animals, name body parts, etc. . . they are also starting to recognize and name letters. They call most of them "D" right now, but it is still fun. Caleb named W the other day - it was so cute! Isaac knew all of his letters by now, so we have been working with these two on this. They're a lot of fun, and they change all of the time! We'll continue to keep you posted. . .

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Isaac and Mommy made cupcakes for Daddy's birthday. As you can see, ALL of the kids enjoyed them! So did Daddy! Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Safety Day

Today was Safety Day at the Pendleton Fire Station. I took Isaac down to explore all of the fun stuff they had going on (twins were napping). Isaac really enjoyed seeing all of the firetrucks, ambulances, and police cars. He even got to sit inside a firetruck AND a helicopter, and we went on a ride on a firetruck, too!

Sitting inside the firetruck!

Firetruck Ride!
Isaac takes a seat on the helicopter!

Little Readers. . .

Quite the outfit, Miss Olivia. . .

Time with the TWINS!

Since Isaac has been at preschool every morning so far this week, I have been able to spend a lot of time with the twins. It has been kind of fun to hang out with Caleb and Olivia and give them a little more attention. It's neat to see how they interact when Isaac isn't around. We have been running errands, going on walks, going to the library, etc. . . It has been a lot of fun.

Quite the DUO. . .
A new way to ride a scooter?

P.S. Don't worry. Isaac gets his "Mommy time," too. . . we have our afternoons together while the twins take their naps.

Whatever works!

Caleb decided to sit in this tub - about the size of a shoe box - to read his books today.

Isaac's First Day of Preschool

Isaac started school today at his new preschool in town. He is going to be a typical peer at the developmental preschool in the public elementary school where I used to work BT (before twins); each developmental class has 2 typical peers who are there to model age-appropriate speech-language, social, and behavioral skills (yikes). Of course, they get to do a lot of fun things and learn a lot, too! It is an awesome program with so many benefits (licensed teachers, small class size, field trips, special events, etc. ) that I used to be very involved in when I worked there, and I always hoped Isaac would be able to be a typical peer when he was old enough. He will go there 4 mornings a week! He was SO excited to get started at his new school today!

Ready to go!
And we are definitely in the "awkward smile" stage. . .

Walking into his new school. . .

Cold, Rainy Day = MONKEY JOE'S!!!!

Grammy, Teddy, and Jared were visiting this weekend. It was a cold and rainy morning, so we thought we'd try out Indy's Monkey Joe's (a place we went to down in Fayetteville, Georgia this summer). The kids had a blast, and it was a really nice place to go! Line-Line met us there, too! We had a great time. Some of the pictures are a little blurry. . . hard to catch the quick movements of the little ones at times!

Miss Olivia gets ready to bounce!

Whee!
Caleb ROARing like the dinosaur behind him.

Fun times!

Down the slide!

Caleb's turn!

Go Miss O!

Isaac could play at this place FOREVER!

Coming in for a landing!

Daddy and Livi

Here's Isaac!

Daddy and Livi again (the girl has very little fear). . .

A fun shot. . .

Lovin it!

Caleb found Daddy on the outside!

And Livi found Mommy!

Caleb wants YOU!

Isaac and Line-Line. . . getting tired???

Going up!

Line-Line and Olivia. . . with her thumb in her mouth!

So much fun!

We all had a GREAT time at Monkey Joe's today! What a perfect way to spend a rainy morning!

Arrrh!

The kids have been loving this pirate dress-up costume of theirs. Caleb was running around saying, "Arrh!" all night!

A Happy Close-Up!

Puzzle Queen

Olivia has really been enjoying puzzles lately. She is able to complete them (your basic 9-piece puzzles) without help at all, which amazes me! Then she dumps them and starts over!

Fun times outside!

He's flying. . . My Sweet Boy

Waiting for Mommy to get her belly. . .
Whee! Having fun with Grammy!

Playing ball with Grammy. . .

So much fun!

Isaac shows off our new steering wheel in the playset.

Oliver doesn't miss a thing. . .

Going up. . .

Hey batter, batter. . .

What a hit!

Wear them down. . .

Mommy took the kids out to a church in town this evening. Isaac rode his bike around the walking path (approximately 1 mile) and pushed the twins in the stroller. Then we played on the playground! Mommy loves to wear the kids out by being outside. . . and gets worn out herself!

3 Amigos!

Pigtails and Dimples!

I got some better shots of Miss Olivia's pigtails this morning! Dimples!

Go Colts!

My parents have season tickets to the Colts this year. They decided not to go to the first pre-season game tonight, and they let us have their tickets. We thought it would be a good time for Nate to take Isaac, knowing he wouldn't last too long and it wouldn't be a big deal if they left early since the starters don't play much anyway. So, Daddy and Isaac went to the game while Mommy and the twins walked down to the Circle Center Mall for a little bit!

Little Colts Fan

(Lucas Oil Stadium is in the background)

We were able to park in the parking garage you see on the left because Nate parks there for work. It was nice that we didn't have to pay $20 for parking!

Daddy and Isaac are ready for the game!
Blue Eyes!

The View

The roof was open tonight!

Isaac had a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing your tickets, Grammy and Teddy!

Indiana State Fair!

The kids loved the Little Hands on the Farm exhibit. The kids all get their own aprons and baskets and have jobs they are to do as they go through the exhibit. At the end of the exhibit, the kids "sell" their goods at the market and then are able to buy some items that are made from things grown on a farm. Such a cute exhibit. The kids loved it!

They even had a BROCK bin!

(Mommy had to take a picture just for PapaJohn!)

Little Farmer Olivia
Isaac gets his egg from the hen house.

Time to feed the animals!

Olivia puts her feed in the trough.

Petting the cow. . .

Caleb is looking at the cows.

Gettin' that pig!

All of the kids earned a farmer's hat!

Harvesting the veggies!

Tractor Ride!

Go Caleb!

Olivia's turn!

Brushing the sheep!

Milking the cow!

Time to sell the goods at the market!

Buying some produce! All of the kids chose to spend their money on some cereal.

We saw some huge tractors!

Isaac liked to sit on all of the tractors.

Eating some fair food! YUM!

Visiting some donkeys at the fair!

Horses

Farmer Isaac

We had a great time at the Indiana State Fair! So fun!

Little Mama

Olivia has been playing "house" lately. . . putting her stuffed monkey in her high chair. It's so cute! And she calls the monkey "Ah-Ah." Not sure if she is just making a monkey "sound" or if she is thinking of "Ooh" and "Ah" on the Disney Channel.

Splash Park!

We decided to beat the heat and go visit the splash park/playground at Dillon Park today! We were able to meet up with Crystal and Virginia (her sweet little foster daughter). It was great to catch up, and the kids had a lot of fun!

Run, run, run!
The 3 brave ones. . . Olivia wouldn't get wet today (which is totally not like Olivia).

Here he comes!

Peek!

Spinning!

Whee!

Moving balance beam. . .

Picnic Lunch

(LOVE Olivia's expression here)

PB & J= Yummy!

Big hugs goodbye!

Steamy Day!

Summer has finally arrived in Indiana! Just in time for the state fair and school starting. . . It was very hot (and muggy/sticky) today, so we got the pool and sprinklers out. The kids had a great time! And apparently our children are dehydrated because they all thought they needed to drink straight out of of the sprinklers!

Don't you wish you could join them?!

PIGTAILS!

I put Olivia's hair in pigtails tonight for church. She looked so stinking cute! I tried to get a good picture of her, but she ran away from me (laughing) every time I pointed the camera at her. This was the best one I could come up with. You can see one of the little piggy-tails, though. You can also see the pure look of mischief on her face! I can't wait to try some pigtails again. Girls are so fun!

Silly Twins

Olivia insisted on wearing her shades during dinner tonight. She kept pulling them down to look at us, though. She's such a stinker!

High 5's for Mommy!
Too much noise for Caleb. (Dinners at our house are anything BUT peaceful!)

Daddy Time!

The kids had a blast playing with Daddy tonight. They love to get on the floor and roughhouse! Although Nate doesn't look like he's having all that much fun. . . he's loving it, too! Mommy definitely enjoyed watching all of the madness!

21 MONTHS OLD

It's time. As hard as it is to believe, the twins are starting to climb out of their cribs. We decided we had to separate them into their own rooms soon (following the advice of another mom of boy-girl twins who said not to wait too long or it would be very hard), so we have been getting their new bedrooms ready. We haven't moved them into their beds yet, but they are now in separate rooms. It has been a fun move, but kind of sad at the same time. They are just growing up so fast!

Caleb's Bedroom

Olivia's Bedroom