Yay Addie!

Addison is close to crawling.  She is actually scooting herself along with her arms and pushing her legs.  It's almost an army crawl...can we call it a Navy Seal crawl instead:)  ?  But it shouldn't be long!  I think she is anxious to wreak havoc with Kate

Kaci Ray

I've been watching a lot of Food Network lately (I guess a big thank you to the cable guy who gave us free cable and the customer service rep who I called and told about it and said to keep it).  I love the show, Chopped especially.  So I decided that the Orams need a little fancy cuisine in their lives!  The missionaries were coming over for dinner, so who better to experiment on, right? 

Here is my kitchen and the 100 million dishes it took to make the meal.  We had Crackers-and-Parmesan-Crusted Fish Fillets, Parmigiano-Crusted Steak Fries(half of them I added garlic to), steamed vegetables (courtesy of Walmart generic frozen Steamables), and salad.  The recipes were from Rachel Ray in her kid friendly section.  We told the kids it was chicken and they actually ate it.   I know that sounds like a  lot of crusted stuff, but it turned out pretty well.  I forgot to take a picture of the end result!  But unless you can make it fancy on those little plates with the swirly designs from sauce, it really isn't that pretty. 

It has begun.

The month of September is a joyous occasion in this Oram household. It begins on the 1st and ends sometime after the 30th. What is this great holiday you ask? It is Kaci’s Birthday! The wondrous 26^th day lands on a Saturday this year. Preparations have already begun for a grand festivus because Kaci will be 30.

I tasked Bailey, since he has super stealth skills, to find out what Kaci wants for the celebration of her long awaited birth. Following are his clandestine skills at work:

Bailey: Hey, Mom, what would you want for your birthday?

Kaci: (not catching on): I don't know.

B: If you could have the thing that you want the most, like Bakugans, or other stuff?

K: Um, clothes.

B: Is there anything else that you want that is very special?

K (she is starting to get it because I never like to buy her clothes): Nope, just clothes.

B: (sheepish grin) OK.

K: Who asked you to ask me that?

B: It's a surprise and a secret.

K: Remember I said you have to tell me all secrets so I can tell you if you can keep them?

B: This one is different. It's super special!

K: (bugged him a bit more)

B: (didn't budge)

B: Hey, mom, when is daddy going to be home?

K: You will see him tomorrow afternoon.

B: Umm, can I email someone all by myself?

K: Yes.

B: Will you remind me to send daddy an email after school?

Well, Bailey may not be cut out for the CIA but when he decides to keep a secret no one can budge him. Good job son.

As for Kaci’s present, after some coercion she opted for a trip to Great America instead of boring old clothes. Good job my wife!

My Buddy and Me

 

Bailey and Sean after Sean's Baptism

Bailey was so excited to go to Sean's baptism today.  Although he did remind me that he beat him in getting baptized first.  Well, considering he was born a month earlier, it wasn't much of a race!  I told them to take a picture like they liked each other.  They put their arms around the other and both said "Of course we like each other!  We are best friends!"

It's Moovin' and Groovin' Time (for all you PBS kids lovers)

Kate has discovered that not only can she crawl, but she can GO places.  She recently ventured past the small area near the rug in the living room and discovered we have a kitchen! 

 

 

Addison just looks at her like "HOW do you do that?!"  

 

Because this is where she stays while Kate explores.  She tried to move her arms and legs and take flight, but hasn't quite gotten then hang of it yet.  Although I can't say that I am ready for two little explorers making their way around the house...yikes!

Sunday best

On Sunday everyone and everything was ready when Ben got home from meetings before Church.  Granted, the twins are required to stay "caged" in their cribs, but they were having fun!

This last Sunday also marked the day that we made it through the ENTIRE sacrament meeting without a whine, a scream, a give that back no you can't have your sister's snack...

Five children, on a bench, two parents in between...

Some pencils, Friend magazines, three bags of pretzels and a bag of banana cheerios for the twins...

No peeing in the pants, no spitting up on the Church clothes...

Bailey and Emma even remembered what was said in one of the talks in Sacrament meeting.  They asked how come Satan tries to give us lollipops and how come he puts fish hooks in them?  We explained that this was not literal, that it meant things can look really good and inviting, but you can be in danger of being "hooked."  They were less confused, although I think they might be scared of lollipops now...

For Grandpa Dave

You said you wanted to be on the blog!  Well, maybe not, but here he is:) 

Kate, Grandpa Dave and Addison