The Maughan Clan

Monday, June 20, 2011

Sleep

Today was a sluggish day!

I woke up tired, I had lots of things to do (as many of you do),

I got around to about 1/4 of my list,

I was a slug,

I went to bed way too late last night...

that's my excuse!

I sent my kids to a neighbors house this afternoon

and was so glad they were out of the house while Lilly slept.

We ordered Pizza for dinner, because I was too lazy to cook.

(I did steam some green beans...an extra step, when you're having a lazy day!)

And for Family Home Evening we watched a church movie.

How much lazier can you get, really?

I let Mark brush the kids teeth,

while I laid on the couch holding Lilly.

I swore to myself that as soon as they were in bed, I too was going to bed!

But here I am writing this at 11:30 pm...

what is it about the time after your kids go to sleep, and getting a second wind?

Surely, I'm not the only one, right?

There really isn't much to this post, but the thought of sleep...

I WILL go to bed right after I post this.

Or maybe I'll go wake that baby up and hold her in my arms...

what is it about a sleeping baby???

Happy Father's Day!

*warning-this post is a bit gooey...read at your own risk...

Sue me, I'm a day late...

but this picture is from today and I LOOOVVVE it!

I'll tell you why...

*The kids (all three of them) love Mark.

It's evident in this picture!

*It captures "every day" life around here

*Lilly has begun to crawl and she gladly showed off her skills by crawling to her dad.

*Claire is naked...what else is new?

*Porter is leaning on his dad. "his best buddy in the whole wide world"

How do you know before you have kids if your husband is going to be a good dad?

(Such a scary thought now that I'm looking back on it),

I got lucky!

Another influential man in my life...

my very own father!

(yes those are fake teeth!)

Lists are not long enough...

simply put

I'm honored to call him dad!

I don't have a picture with my Father-in-law

But I love him dearly too!

The world, my world, is a better place because of these three.

Hope your father's day was as lovely as mine!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Dancing Machine

One night after dinner Porter broke into a dance!

Loved. Every. Second. Of. It

ENJOY!!

Can't wait to put this on Porter's wedding video! :)

Nine months...

Lilly is now nine months old!

When my kids hit this age it makes me think of how long I carried them;

the same amount of time!

But why then does time go soooo slow when they're inside

of you and speed up the second they come out??!!

Pause please...

We love her to pieces and pieces.

18.10 lbs

28.5 inches

Porter the All-Star...

April 30th has come and gone...

and to anyone else I guess it wouldn't have mattered if it SNOWED almost 2 inches the night before, but at the Maughan household we (mostly ME) were frantic!

Porter was supposed to have his party at the park with eleven of his buddies, but

because of the bipolar weather in Utah

we rushed to transform our basement into an obstacle course!

(I can't say that morning I didn't shed a few tears)

All in all I think it turned out okay...

I've got the pictures to prove it :)

Party details

All the kids got their faces painted and tattos as the "ultimate fan"

And each boy got a water bottle with their name on that they could refill as they pleased

Porter even decorated our walls a bit with his own artwork

We had an obstacle course where each boy had to make a basket, kick a goal, throw a football through a hoola hoop, and putt a golfball into a can. They were all timed...I think the fastest time was 37 seconds! pretty amazing

Then of course we had a pinata...