Happy Easter

We had another quiet Easter this year at home. It started off with going to church with David for Easter mass. Nana was nice enough to stay with the twins for us. We then had a nice dinner with Uncle Greg at home. David got lots of chocolate which made his day!

David and Nana dancing in the kitchen.

Florida

We were very adventurous this year and decided to take a trip to Florida, thanks to Bingy and Pa for offering to get us there. At first we were VERY hesitant at the idea of traveling with all 3. The flight wasn't even the scary part, it was all the stuff that needs to accompany you on a trip with 3 young children.... The clothes, diapers, car seats, food, bottles, toys, strollers, the list goes on and on. After much planning, we decided to go for it and just make it happen. We had a fantastic flight down, no major meltdowns and had a wonderful and much needed vacation!

Our trip to the beach. David and Pa had fun flying a kite, it was almost too windy! David and Daddy had fun building sandcastles. David insisted that they be built right next to the surf so he could watch them get swept away.

Thanks to Pa, we were able to go riding in a golf cart to look for aligators. This was David's favorite part of the trip. And yes, we were actually that close!

David at the water park downtown. He had a wonderful time running through the fountains!

Swimming at the pool at Aunt Bobbies. Everyone loved the water!

Cate is becoming quite the little ham! She is starting to give her brothers a run for their titles!

Bumps and Bruises!

Having boys means cuts, scrapes, bumps and bruises. David gave us quite a scare one night. We heard a very loud crash followed by horrific screaming and crying. He had fallen off the piano bench, which he was standing on so that he could see himself in the mirror...., and caught the inside corner of his eye on the corner of the bench. He is so lucky that he did not hit his eyeball...

We had to wait almost a month after the twins actually turned 1 to have their 1 year pictures taken. Mostly due to James being w new walker and falling quite often creating a multitude of bruises on his forehead. Every time we thought his head was clearing up enough to get the pictures done, down he would go again creating a fresh bruise....

Here is one of the many examples of James and his bruises!

We finally got the pictures done and here they are!

Happy Birthday Cate and James!

I know it has been quite a while, so bear with me, I am backdating to catch you all up on our happenings......

Cate and James turned 1 in February! We can hardly believe that a year has flown by so quickly. I remember saying "Just let me get through this first year" over and over. Although I was happy to have endured the first year with twins, I didn't realize where exactly that would put us.....

On their actual birthday February 2.

Their big party with all our family and friends.

James walked pretty close to his birthday and took off running. He is all boy and into everything!!! He will drive you crazy to the point of pulling your hair out and then he will flash that adorable smile and all is right again. He so badly wants to be his big brother and do what he does. This of course annoys David to no end....

They actually look like they like each other!

Sweet Cate, is so content sitting and looking through her books and just watching her brothers run wild. I thank God every day for giving me a sweet baby like her, she is always so happy and content. I know, wait until she is a teen, right??

Cate in her party dress

We had a wonderful celebration of their first year. I can't believe my last babies are already one and I look forward to the many adventures we will have in the years to come!

Babies First Christmas!

Yet another first for the Saulnier Family, Cate and James first Christmas! We had a very nice Christmas this year, it was so exciting to see David get into the spirit of the holiday. He was so excited that Santa was going to come and bring him presents. He kept asking for a blue present. It took us a long time to figure this one out. We think he may have seen presents on TV that were on different color boxes with ribbons on them and he wanted a blue one. We tried to explain to him that that was just the box and the present was inside. It took him a while but once he saw some toys, he got the hang of it!

One of David's favorite gifts was an M&M machine from his aunt's. David's greatest love is M&M's, I dare say it may even beat out his love for Mommy and Daddy...

David with his M&M's

Here is our Christmas tree and you can see that Santa had made his visit. David got a hockey net, a microphone and a trampoline, he was a very good boy this year. Cate and James likewise got spoiled with a playhouse, a sports center and a ball popping machine. We have to now close in our screen porch to make room for all these toys!

David entertained us Christmas morning with his new microphone and sang several rounds of Jingle Bells. The only time he switched it up was to sing Happy Birthday to Baby Jesus. Of course that prompted him to want cake....

The Polar Express

One of David's favorite movies is the Polar Express. He got the movie last year and loves to watch it, especially because he is fascinated by trains. This year we took David for a ride on the Polar Express and he loved it!!! We had received our golden tickets in the mail and David loved to show everyone who came over. He would hold the ticket and jump up and down screaming "I'm going on the Polar Express!!"

We set off on a VERY snowy night to get our train. If David hadn't been SO excited to go, I really thought about turning around. It took us almost an hour and a half to get there, due to the bad weather. But alas we arrived and David was so excited! We went to get in line with all the other families and David was so excited to see the train, he yelled out "Look Mommy! A puprle commuter train!" David was absolutely right, it was a MBTA commuter train, I just hope that no other little children overheard him and had their dreams crushed that it wasn't the real Polar Express...

David wore his pajamas, just like the boy in the movie did, and of course his boots too! Here is David holding his ticket, waiting for the conductor to punch it. He had a M&M cookie (his favorite!) and some hot cocoa. We rode to the North Pole, while they read the Polar Express story. After our visit to the North Pole, Santa boarded our train and gave everyone a present. It was a bell, just like the one in the movie! David was so happy, and it was well worth the adventure!

Our first Gingerbread house

Every year I would contemplate making a gingerbread house. They always looked so nice and very festive for the Christmas season. This year I decided to go for it and get David involved. During the winter, projects are a very welcome thing as they entertain him while we are stuck inside for so long. So, I bought the kit and was very eager to get going! David was all excited, he loves to help Mommy, especially if there is candy involved. You are looking at our wonderful work of art above. If I do say so myself, it came out pretty nice! So here is the first Saulnier gingerbread house..... and maybe the last! The reality is, David lost interest 5 minutes in. He didn't like any of the candy because it wasn't chocolate.... and it was a huge pain to make! That icing should come with a warning label, my wrist is still hurting a day later.... I digress, all in all in was something I have wanted to do for quite some time and if you ask David, he helped Mommy make the whole thing and he will tell you, "isn't it beautiful!" So it was definitely worth it and we will be doing one again next year!