Summer fun at the Grimm house

Jayden's 4th birthday was last Saturday. He got to eat cereal twice (his choice), Mcdonalds once, and go to Glenn Oak Zoo and see the new "Africa" exhibit (well worth the trip, by the way. Much improved over the old zoo). Among his many gifts from family was a bow with 3 arrows (all of which are now broken). He loved it and keeps talking about how he can't wait until he turns "5". Also, note the "hippo" cake that my multi-talanted wife created!

Jodi Labudde from Phoenix was in town last week, so Jenni and Amber planned a "mom and kid" fun day at mom and dad's pond. Present were: Amber, Mom Grimm, Jenni, Jodi, Susie Blunier, Roxy Blunier, Joy Roth, and Joan Plattner. Days like this are good ammo for us men to use when the moms start complaining about "being stuck at home all day"......... :) I don't really mean that, I just had to say it because I know Joan will be reading this......


The above and below picts are of the twins. Growing up like crazy and looking cute! They are averaging 8 hours of sleep a night! That is definitely an answer to prayers as both boys did not sleep well through the night until 7 months or so. Thanks to Brittany Zelt for the awesome shirts!

I keep saying that we would recommend twins to anyone!! It is a blast! Amb and I were just discussing that all our blog posts are from "the worst of times" and, in reality, life has been great with the girls. Now that we don't have 4 kids under 4 anymore, maybe we won't get quite as many "wow you must be busy" looks......... Have a great week!

Fun at the lake!

One last thing. Praise God for the new set of lungs he has provided for my cousin Brent Blunier. What an amazing miracle. View his blog at "everydayisagift-brenttrudy.blogspot.com"

May 29 2009. A day to remember........

Before we get to the good stuff, Here are 2 pictures of the boys helping out at home.

So, on top of everything else, Buzz decides to write all over the walls! Luckily it was with washable crayon and not permanent marker. He did learn how to wipe it off, though....


Ok, now the fun part! Last Saturday, our out-of-town potluck group met at Fon-Du-Lac park in East Peoria. We grilled and had a great time visiting and playing baseball with the kids. After supper, the guys went down to the baseball diamond and started hitting balls around. The kids were hanging around the baseball diamond, and buzz decided to start climbing. He made it to the top of the bleachers (about 6 feet up). All of a sudden we hear a crash and terrible crying. Amber saw him laying on the concrete with blood all over. We knew right away stitches were going to be needed on his chin. We quickly packed everything up and hurried to Methodist where Andrew was a trooper and got 6 stitches on his chin. Thankfully there were no broken bones!

The ironic thing about this episode is the timing. Exactly 1 year ago, we were at another park in Peoria with 1 of the same couples (Lucas and Diana Gudeman), and I dislocated my knee and had to be hauled in to the ER. Next year at this time, we are avoiding parks, and the Gudeman's (no offence Lucas and Diana.....).




Stitches!

Buzz after we got back home. The nurse at the ER told us she is afraid this little guy will visit them often. Just in that short time period, she could tell he was a dandy!

Poor Poor Buzzy......

Memorial Day Weekend in MN

Memorial day with the Joos's!!

Jayden helping mom feed the babies! 11 hours in the van with 4 kids under 4!!!

Buzz enjoying a muffin and helping daddy drive.

Thing 1 and Thing 2. The Adam's sisters hanging out late at night.....

The Grimm and Joos kids. Mallory (the girl in the middle) and Andrew took turns hitting and pinching each other all weekend. Man, are they ever two peas in a pod.........

It has been a very eventfull couple weeks. We spent Memorial day weekend in MN with Amber's sister. Great memories were made! The girls are great travelers. I told Amber that this was the smoothest trip yet (even with 4 kids under 4). The girls are starting to smile alot and are tons of fun. This past Saturday made memories of it's own, but that will take a blog post of its own..............

Week 7-8 update

It has been a good week overall. the girls are tons of fun and are starting to be awake more. It is great getting them to smile and react to our voice.

The 2 highlights of the week were finding out yesterday that Lighthouse was not on the list of 1200 GM dealers getting cut, and when the girls slept for 7 hours last night. Amb is so rested she decided to shop till she drops this morning! Uh oh, that means I am stuck here with 4 kids under 4. This could get bad..............

Hope everyone has a great week.

Girls hanging out on the pillow.

The above picture and the next 2 below are family pictures Brittney Zeltwanger took a couple weeks ago. Great job Brittney!

Buzz "the hat man" trying to sing "I have a joy joy joy" and "Jesus loves me".

He wears a hat at all times. When he first wakes up, he puts a hat on, and it stays on all day. Only comes off for meals. Amb just hopes he doesn't get his hands on a camo hat.......

Week 6 with the Joos's

Buzz enjoying a cupcake in the sink. We decided that clothes just make the mess worse!

Dr Kindred with the Girls!

A successful mushroom hunt Sunday afternoon with Kevin and Jayden.Without Kevin along, we would only have found about 6!

Andrew and Mallory hanging out with the twins. We enjoyed the weekend with Amber's sister and brother in law from Minnesota.

Week 5 Update with the Grimm's

Pizza party with Matt and Jenni (my sister). 5 boys under 6......Dangerous situation.

Jayden strapping in his pet "starfish" and acting like it is a baby. Buzz looking on.

Mariah on left, Macy on right sleeping peacefully.

Another scene from the chaotic Grimm household!

We are truly loving life with our twins and can feel all the prayers! God is faithful.

Week 4. Good and bad times

Mariah making faces at the camera.

Macy hanging out in a rare "calm" moment......

This one is classic. I have said often that having twins reminds me of the line from "A Tale of Two Cities" that goes "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". Yesterday was "the worst of times", as the twins would not stop crying and would not settle down. I had to get a video to capture the moment to be able to laugh at years from now. Actually, I was able to laugh when it was happening, Amber was not......

Jayden singing

Jayden loves Sunday School!

All Hail!

Jeff Grimm--Croquet Champion!

Great Grandpa Zimmerman holding Mariah. Grandpa is only 90 years older than her!

Close up!

Fun times at the mall!

Buzz sure does like his chocolate!

The boys love trying to help out!

We love our girls!

I couldnt resist posting a picture of my deer. The only place Amb let me put it was in the stairway where no one can see it.

Here come the twins!

Macy and Mariah came into the world around 5:30 pm Tuesday March 17th. What blessings from God!