Day 1 of 6 year old days!

Last year when the boys went to camp John deployed the same morning that I had to drop them off. Jason & Jordan had NEVER been away from me for that long so it was quite the day driving away and leaving them. But it was actually quite enjoyable and on the way home since it was just going to be me and the twins I decided that we would have, "5 year old days" the entire week the boys were at camp. And so it began. Fast forward to now and we are once again celebrating the newly retitled, "6 year old days!" So everyday we go out and do some fun things just us...well John is home this year so me, him and them....without the big brothas. Today was day 1 so off to Nut Tree we went.(Their choice of course, if it were my choice I would rename that place Money Tree because it sucks the $$ right out of ya, but that's another story!) We had a blast, even if it was 104 degrees!

Baby's first Fireworks

So as we have previously addressed, I have the sleeping schedule of a toddler so needless to say, fireworks are not typically on my top list of fun things to do. I mean, come on, the sun goes down; and fireworks start at like 9pm! Who on earth is up that late? The kids have never really had much interest, Jason & Jordan did go once when we were in IL, but the twins in all of thier 6 years have never been. We drove down to Suisun for the waterfront fireworks but decided to instead enjoy the ambiance of the parking lot behind Panda Express(thanks Rachel!:) so that we didn't have to fight so much traffic...the sooner I could climb into my oh so cozy bed of course. So here it is, baby's first fireworks.....6 years delayed.

So what if there are massive wildfires burning...

Uhhh, so I did it. I dropped my oldest 2 off at week-long sleepaway summer camp in the heart of a nearby forest that is, sad to say, partially on fire. One of the base camps for the fire is at the foot of the mountain that my kids are currently on top of. Hmmmm, I would like to take a poll. Should I, A:Feel more comfortable that there is a team of firefighters right there. Or B:Feel much more UNcomfortable because that means the fire is relatively close. Please, please, please vote A! I need all the comfort I can get as it has already been a very sleepless night for this worried mother. I have put my trust in the church's wisdom that it is safe so there they are, and here I am. So all I can do is trust that God will protect them and enjoy the time with the twins...and have many, many wine coolers in the evening. :) So let 6 year old days begin!

Ewww, creepy tiger

Okay so I put the puzzle thing on for fun and look, the first one is some creepy lookin tiger. I would like it stated and noted for record in a court of law that I, Sonia, did not design nor approve renderings of said puzzle. Stupid creepy tiger.

Going to pee my pants...

Okay all of my pregnant friends out there since all of you have these cool baby countdown tickers I just had to join the fun. And since we are done having children I thought I'd make some up just so I could have a cool ticker too. So I am happy to introduce our 12 babies.(see bottom left). They are due in 100,730 days! Oh, my goodness I crack myself up!

In case you were wondering....

In case you were wondering what happens when your dog throws up in the middle of the night and you in no way feel like getting up out of your warm comfy bed and cleaning up after said dog let me just encourage you. I have discovered that if you leave dog throw up alone until morning comes round and you exit your nicy cozy bed at a decent hour; it apparently dries up and is much more easily removable than wet dog throw up. Is that a little gross? I apologize if that is a bit yucky, but I live with 5 boys so my yukiness meter is actually quite high so I find these type of things fascinating rather than disgusting. But because I do have some manners I will spare you any photos of the throw up, but just trust me. Stay in bed! Get it in the morning! It comes right up!

Not really meatloaf!

Oh, my goodness can you say yummy? I made this recipie from my new subscription to Rachel Ray's magazine(thanks babe!) and it rocks! Not only does it rock, but it rolls, that's right...it rocks and rolls. The "crust" made out of red peppers.....mmmmmm Here it is for all of you to share in it's yummy goodness:

http://www.rachaelraymag.com/recipes/no-recipe-zone/crustless-tex-mex-meatloaf-cheddar-pie/article.html

Graduation day cuteness

In case you were wondering....

Admist all of the happy tears and the oooohhh's and ahhhh's of the twins kindergarten graduation I glanced over to see if Jason and Jordan were soaking up the very special moment as well; and here is what I saw. So in case you were wondering if 10 and 11 year old boys find these sentimental things engaging or the least bit entertaining let me just assure you...they don't.

Justin's Chapel Award pics

Here are pictures from Justin's special day!

The end of an era

I am both happy and sad to report the culmination of baseball season. Sigh, I truly have no idea what we are going to do with all of our free time; ice hockey anyone?! No seriously, it's $6,000 for all 4 to play ice hockey here....anyone wanna contribute? Heck with food, shelter, clothing, we gotta get these boys back on the ice! Anyhow, the twins did remarkabley well and it looks like they will be fanatical baseball fans just like thier brothers; you know when your 5 year olds watch Sports Center rather than cartoons that it's probably going that direction. Jason and Jordan won the base championship with their team for the 2nd year in a row and they both made the All Star Team so they have about another month of ball to play with the Tournament of Champions and then the All Star competition but we are definitely getting toward the end for now. They will take about a 2 month break, play a quick season of flag football and then we'll gear back up for fall ball.

Mother's Day

I also forgot to post pics of my very special Mothers Day! Along with all of the cute framed pictures of the boys, I got flowers from my dad; Thanks dad!, and a floor cleaner, and the final piece to our patio set! Did I mention I love my husband?! :) Although I must admit, if I were ever going to leave him it would be for this floor cleaner as it and I are in love! This thing is like my carpet cleaner, only it does floors! Hello! Can I get an amen?! It spits out the cleaning solution, scrubs, scrubs, scrubs, and then sucks up the solution and hot water right back up! Ahhh, John Martin and my floor cleaner...my true loves.

These 2 are 6!

A little late in posting but the twins did turn 6 on the 11th of May, I know I sound like an old lady but I just can't believe how fast they grow up...sniff, cry, boo and hoo. John and I gave them Ninetendo DS's and then we didn't see them for 3 days. They were completely engrossed....we are considering changing their names to "D" and "S" just to simplify things. Happy Birthday guys we love you!

AmeriKids

Every year the 5th grade at the boys school puts on this show stopping performance called AmeriKids, it is impressive I will say! Jason was the state of Georgia and he did a peachy job! Ha, ha, get it? Peachy?! I crack myself up.

Class of 2020

I present to you the 2 cutest kindergarten graduates! They will join the Class of 2020!

13 boys...in my house!

Pizza:$84
Bonzai Boogie Board Slide:$60
Every Ice cream sundae topping you ever imagined:$35
Memories:Priceless

The 3rd annual Martin Family Summer Splash Extravaganza was a giant hit! And my house is still standing which makes it even better! This year we held our collective breath and allowed the boys to invite a few more friends so we ended up with 13 boys for 24 hours. We had an absolute ball! Water slide, Bonzai boogie boards, pizza, ice cream sundae bar, giant capture the flag game, 3 hours at the baseball fields, the fun just went on and on and on and on! We do this every year to celebrate the last day of school and the boys look so forward to it every year. John and I had a crash course in what it would be like to have 12 kids and we LOVED it! However do not stand by for pics of 8 more Martin children....uhhh, that's not gonna happen unless we buy a farm. The quantity of food that that many boys can devour is startling. We fed them all of their meals on the trampoline which makes for easy clean up! 4 Yankee candles later and I am happy to report that my house no longer smells like sweat socks! Only 364 more days till we do it again!

Kermit....IN MY HOUSE

Ahhh! What a terrible time to be without a camera! I mean come on, twins with the stomach flu alone is a blog entry! Further last night I was turning out lights a bit before 9pm getting ready for bed(yes, I have the sleeping schedule of a 2 year old, I am aware of this) and I pulled the blinds closed by our back door and something jumped. Yeppers, a frog in my house. Let me just say that again in case you missed it....THERE WAS A FROG IN MY HOUSE! Now for those of you that don't know me all together too well, let me just tell you....I don't do frogs. So like any normal wife and mother would do with a husband out of town...I called for my 10 year old who is always up late reading in his bed. 10 year old boys and frogs...now that is a match made in heaven. I asked him if he was ready to be the, "man of the house." He obliged, shoo, shoo, shoo and out jumped the frog to the backyard. Ahhhh, I love having boys. If I had four girls right now we would all still be standing on the kitchen table shrieking with voices only dogs can hear. Boys rock.

That's Major Martin!

Now that's a Major pay raise! John pinned on Major a few weeks ago. We had a Majorly good time! Instead of the tradtional stuffy AF pin on in the squadron we brought the party out to us on the baseball fields! We had a huge BBQ, sumo wrestling, jousting and a big pick-up baseball game complete with lots of friends & family. It was amazing, such a good time and wonderful memories!

Coffee anyone?

We have the stomach flu! Want to come over for a play date? A cup of coffee and homemade scone perhaps? Am I dillusional you ask? I think I am! Yes, indeed, I believe it has set in! John has been gone all of a day and so far I have two boys with the stomach flu, puke everywhere, a carpet cleaner on overload and one $40 Nintendo DS game stuck into a $250 Wii console which has rendered it inoperable(that's fancy talk for broken...just plain old broken)! This trip is starting out dandy! Just dandy! Don't ya just want to come over and hang out? :) I think I shall call the Red Cross? The USO? The first shirt? Anyone with a shirt? It's a good thing my camera battery is dead because ya'll know I would post photos of all the fun your missing! Wish me luck...err sleep tonight!