the twins are in 6th grade!

Ok, people are going to think that I have been hitting the bottle today. And so... my dear friend Katie in Detroit informed me that the twins are actually in 6th grade not 5th as I previously stated. What is wrong with me?

they were BUNNIES!!

Ok, so I thought I was having a pretty depressing day but my day just got worse. Remember when I said that I remembered Rachel and Madi's first Halloween when they were monkeys? Well, I just got a call from "New Grandma" in KC and she informed me that they were actually bunnies for their first Halloween and monkeys on their second Halloween!! And so I immediately went to the basement to dig up a pic of their first Halloween and sure enough they were BUNNIES!! I am vowing that I will uncover and list every costume from their first Halloween until their last!

Halloweens Past

Where has the time gone? I am sitting here today realizing that Rachel and Madison are not dressing up for Halloween this year and it is making me sick to my stomach. It seems like when I was a kid we were actually KIDS much longer than they were. I am sure I dressed up in 5th grade. I can't remember what I dressed up as but I am sure that I did. Rachel and Madison have decided to go to a party with their youth group tonight instead of going trick or treating with their younger sisters. I can't believe that this sounds more appealing..ha! I guess I should be happy that they are with a great group of kids and not running around vandalizing neighborhoods (like I probably did!) But I am still sad. I remember their first Halloween when they dressed up like monkeys. I remember their second Halloween when I hobbled slowly behind them because I was enormously pregnant and delivered Jordan 5 days later. I remember the year when they both dressed up like Dorothy and Madison decided to butcher her bangs the day before Halloween. After looking at herself in the mirror she said "I am going to be an UGLY Dorothy!" I am sad that there are some years when I can honestly say that I can't remember what they dressed up as. I am going to go find some candy corn and cry..

Photo Shoot Day

Several months ago i bid and won a photo shoot from Tres Chic Photography at an auction and yesterday was the day. Oh, the preparation to get 4 girls ready for a photo shoot. I actually picked the girls up early from school (don't yell at me all of you teachers...i can hear you now!) to prepare for the big day. We had all of the coordinating outfits ready to go on the dining room table and the excitement was contagious. The straighteners were plugged in, the smell of fingernail polish floating through the air, and the sound of tags ripping off all of those new outfits filled the Crowell house. Everyone was busily getting theirselves ready...or so I thought. After several sightings of three of my children i suddenly realized that i was missing one. Madison. If we are ever waiting for someone it is ALWAYS Madison. I called her name several times with no answer and then noticed a small lump on her bed. Sure enough...Madison was snoozing away. No surprise since this is the child that waiting 33 LONG minutes after her twin was born to grace us with her presence. After waking the princess we quickly were on our way. The shoot went great and our photographer, Heather, worked perfectly with the girls. She let them just be themselves which can be quite crazy at times. She even caught Livi who fell out of a tree (no surprise if you know Livi!) I can't wait to get the pics...should be next week sometime. Here is a pic that i took.

Holy Cow! What am I doing?

Ok, so i decided on a whim to start a blog today and here it is. I am hoping to chronicle my life and laugh along the way. Raising four girls equals a very crazy life with many twists and turns, ups and downs. Time is moving so fast that I am afraid I will forget the funny things that come with being a mother. So, here it is The Crowell Chronicles...