Beth, Steve and Family!: "What's for dinner?" and the WEDDING

My kids are ravenous eaters.

All THREE of them.

The big kids are currently obsessed with peanut butter and chicken/cheese quesadillas with guacamole.

Not together, thank goodness.

Their language is developing quite nicely which means they're more articulate in their demands. Lucky us! Seriously, though, it's pretty amazing. I like each stage more than the next. We recently ran into friends who have 9 year old twins (where has the time gone???). They told us that 6 was the magical age for them. They could take showers, dress, and feed themselves which left whole half hours of household quiet.

WHAT?

I'm not wishing away these moments, I promise, but what a wonderful thought; to have daylight hours where you can do something other than changing diapers, feeding bottles, cleaning up spit-up....

I know we've been blog-absent for a while (and by we I mean me) but there's been so many fun things going on!

At the beginning of May, Steve's youngest sister graduated from Rowan University in New Jersey. It was a gorgeous day and we were excited to celebrate such an accomplishment with her.

Then of course, there've been birthdays and Mother's day and most recently, last weekend, Steve's oldest sister married at the shore in Avalon, NJ. Although it was incredibly windy, sandy and cold, the weekend was wonderful. It took a lot of help and coordination from family members to help Steve and I manage all three kids and we thank all those who offered themselves for assistance. There were many who walked away with soggy shirts, exhausted arms and tired bodies after chasing or snuggling the kids.

A big thank you to my parents who drove ALL THE WAY down to Avalon to pick up the kids and take them back to our house, only to turn around and drove ALL THE WAY home so Steve and I could actually catch up with everyone at the reception.

And for those who met the kids, they remember everyone and still talk about you!

We were so proud of Josiah, Lilly & Noah during the wedding weekend. Weddings are a tough break for kids, but they really were super.

Michelle was a beautiful bride and Tim looked more happy and handsome than ever in his suit coat and boat shoes. Congratulations, you guys!

Tomorrow, very dear friends of ours will be tying the knot. We are thrilled to attend their celebration and will not only be kid-less for the event but also overnight!

Do you notice a pattern here? We'd never be able to enjoy time out if it weren't for our family and friends who are willing to hang out with the munchkins.

Pictures from the wedding weekend:

Lilly & Daddy Steve