Where to begin?

Hi everyone.  I am truly sorry it has taken so long for us to blog.  I would like to say it’s because we’ve been so busy (which we have), but actually I would have to say that laziness is a major contributing factor as well.  I know the last post of Pius’s rendition of “Jesus Loves the Little Children” was completely adorable, but it could only hold out for so long.  I’m not sure what all has happened since the last post so I will go to my facebook and use Moni’s idea of posting my status updates. I will add commentary where I see need.  Here goes.

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Billy Graf Laine decided the joke was on me this morning. After breakfast, as I was applying butt cream after I changed his diaper he cut a gigantic fart and started laughing so hard. He thought it was pretty funny that he farted on my finger. Btw, check our website for the cutest video to date.

April 14 at 9:35am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (6)Hide Feedback (6)

This was the same day as the last post.

Billy Graf This morning at breakfast I said, "Hey guys, guess what?" To which Pius replied, "CHICKENBUTT!" I just had to laugh.

April 17 at 9:32am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (6)Hide Feedback (6)

Billy Graf Danna must have her first hangover. Last night at Patty-poo's party she got into someone's strawberry daiquiri, and this morning she's a little grumpy. You do the booze, you lose little girl.

April 18 at 9:16am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

Patty-Poo has been a family friend for years.  She is one of the “fat-ladies” and has been like another aunt for my brother and sister and our cousins since we were little.

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Billy Graf It's official: Life as we know it, naps, nigh time sleeping, un-grumpy children...OVER! The toddler beds are in. THIS SUCKS!

April 18 at 10:29am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

This was the morning that we put in their toddler beds.

Billy Graf Once again, my kids AMAZE me. Their first nap and bed time in their toddler beds went wonderfully. They slept and we didn't have to go in the room ONCE. Maybe it's because Moni struck the fear of God into them, but I think they're just the best freaking kids in the world.

April 19 at 8:26am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (16)Hide Feedback (16)

The success of toddler beds is still a hit and miss proposition at our house.

Billy Graf The start of the day had me a little worried, but the boys are settling in. Pius and Forrest are getting a kick out of "tickling" me. Laine has calmed down since our battle over his diaper change, and beautiful Danna is being her typical, content self. Wish the sun would come out so we could go play on our swing set.

April 21 at 9:25am via Mobile Web

Travis, Slim, Stubby, and I put in their kick-ass swing set on a Sunday over here in about 5 1/2 hours.  We had a lot of fun (if you can believe that), and at the end of the night (after a few adult beverages) Ryno, Slim, and I took on the gigantic wasp nest that was our barn.

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Billy Graf Someone told me yesterday to cherish all the time with my kids. If the time goes by so fast, then why is it taking forever to get to nap time?

April 22 at 10:19am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (10)Hide Feedback (10)

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Billy Graf Of all the shit they did this morning that pissed me off, this is the only cute thing. I took a picture of Pius's new hairdo. He decided he needed some butt cream hair gel. They got a bath, but I can't get it out.

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Billy Graf Is it possible for four 2-year-olds to go 15 minutes without fighting? I have learned that the Graf Quad Squad can not. I'm just wondering if there are any in the world that can do it or if my kids are just a-holes.

April 23 at 10:05am via Mobile Web

Billy Graf Fricken Pius finally got his hair clean, and what did he do? Put more fricken butt cream in his hair. Frick!

April 24 at 10:12am

He still sneaks off to do this every once in awhile.  We have learned, though, that when you can’t hear Pius that means he is up to something that he knows he shouldn’t be.

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Billy Graf It's great to hear...kind of...that now Danna is repeating EVERYTHING that she hears. The one of them that was left that I could cuss in front of is no more. Danna now says the word sh*t. Great work Daddy.

April 25 at 9:42am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (9)Hide Feedback (9)

Billy Graf Just got home from the lanes. The kids did awesome. They were so well behaved and I was proud of them. Wondering if I'll keep this feeling. Now for naps.....

April 29 at 1:15pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (2)Hide Feedback (2)

Billy Graf I came into the kitchen from picking out clothes for them after baths to all three boys yelling, "boobies" at the top of their lungs. What's going on here?

April 30 at 11:42am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (16)Hide Feedback (16)

That was one of the funniest random things they have ever done.  I really don’t know where they came up with that.  Seriously.

Billy Graf Today has been GREAT! The kids stayed in bed until their sun light came on. They ate well and did well on diaper changes. Then Danna came up to me with a big smile and said, "kissing monster." It's a game we play that makes her giggle so hard. Plus the boys are doing great at playing together and sharing. I'm a lucky man right now.

May 1 at 9:29am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

Notice this was at 9:30 in the morning.  I do think I need to update when the kids are being good, though.

Billy Graf I know that when kids are mean to animals that sometimes is a sign of a future serial killer. My question is: If my kids play with june bugs until death does that count?

May 3 at 9:05am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (9)Hide Feedback (9)

Billy Graf This morning at breakfast out of nowhere the boys made a list: no biting, no climbing, no hitting, no scratching, no touching sunshine, no kicking. Danna just said, "awesome." Can you tell the things that Moni and I repeat ALL DAY, EVERYDAY?

May 6 at 8:35am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (4)Hide Feedback (4)

Billy Graf Today is starting off very well. The boys are actually being very good, and getting along. Danna, of course, is being perfect (HAPPY BASE, HAPPY FLOWLER!, her new favorite sayings). We'll see, there is still 3 1/2 hours until naptime.

May 7 at 8:44am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

Billy Graf Forrest honestly about got murdered today. He has been/is being such a butthole. Pius hasn't been much better. Thank God Laine is being good. If he was being his typical self we would probably have the police over here. And not to leave Danna out, as usual, she is being a perfect princess.

May 9 at 10:16am via Mobile Web ·

Billy Graf Sometimes I wonder why I try to rationalize with a 2 1/2-year-old. WHY DON'T THEY GET IT? Oh yeah, they're two and a half.

May 10 at 9:30am via Mobile Web · Comment

Billy Graf Forrest is just like Tom Hanks in "Castaway". He usually insists on falling asleep on the floor beside his bed. What a weirdo.

May 11 at 1:12pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (2)Hide Feedback (2)

He still does this and it has started to cause a minor problem.  Pius and Laine try to sleep on the floor, but they roll around and play and cause problems.  Forrest actually falls asleep on the floor.

Billy Graf We've had our pool table for29 hours and we have already lost the 8 ball. Should've known the boys wouldn't follow the freakin rules.

May 18 at 4:38pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (8)Hide Feedback (8)

Billy Graf The 8 ball has reappeared! Don't know where it was, but the boys were downstairs playing pool and we now have an entire pool ball set. I "LIKE"

May 19 at 11:49am · Comment

We keep losing pool balls, but they always re-appear a couple days later.

Billy Graf Forrest has had 4 meltdowns. Laine has had 2. Pius has pimped them both into a couple of the meltdowns. And even Danna has been a bit of a bitch this morning. This is all in less than 2 hours of awake time. And as I type this, Forrest has started number five. WAKE UP MONI!

May 23 at 10:22am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

Billy Graf Moni and I just rode to the Cavo concert with Cavo's lead singer and drummer...yea we're badasses.

May 24 at 4:48pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (16)Hide Feedback (16)

Billy Graf Cavo rocked it. Lifehouse and Daughtry were very good, too. I hope my kids are going to NOT rock it this morning. Daddy was up way too late for any shenanigans.

May 25 at 8:09am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

That night was so much fun.  One of Moni’s quad-mom friends, Beth, is married to the lead singer for Cavo.  We did go out late and partied hard thanks to Mom, Lainie, Bucko, Dad (our taxi), and Rachel. 

Billy Graf Let's see kids. What do you think for lunch? "Taco Bell", "Pizza", "McDonalds" were the three answers I received. Sorry boys. You get chicken nuggets and strawberries. Do they think money grows on trees?

May 26 at 11:15am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

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Billy Graf DAMMIT! The day was going so well, and then Forrest struck. I'm over the 2 and a half year old thing. Can I skip the next 8 years and just have them be 10 year olds?

May 27 at 9:53am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (12)Hide Feedback (12)

Billy Graf Horrible father of the year award here. Laine and Pius got into a jar of medicine so after talking to poison control I'm sitting in the ER with them. They are acting fine, but better safe than sorry. DAMMIT! I SUCK! Was pretty worried but I'm starting to feel better.

May 28 at 12:17pm via Mobile Web

Billy Graf Got home about 2 hours ago from the ER. The boys are fine. The doc said that the stuff that they got a hold of wasn't that toxic, from what I told him they probably didn't get very much of it, and the charcoal (that the boys sucked down like crazy after a popsicle bribe) would take any of the toxin that they did get out of their blood. Thank God! Thanks to everyone for the thoughts. Scary couple hours for me.

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They wanted to go downstairs and play pool, so I went down to turn on the lights and check everything.  It was all fine.  Laine unzipped a suitcase, got out the medicine bottle, and opened the childproof lid.  Their intelligence amazes me, makes me so proud, but scares the hell out of me sometimes.

Billy Graf Sometimes my kids just amaze me with their incredibly good behavior. Sometimes my kids humiliate me with how they act. I've noticed, though, that it is in the times that they humiliate me that I realize how much I love them because I can give just as mean a scowl at the a** who gives my kids a dirty scowl in church.  They are two and a half years old (TIMES 4), ya dick.

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Billy Graf I don't think today could've started any worse. They've calmed down and I hope it lasts because I'm not in the mood. I WILL allow anarchy today, because I'm too tired.

May 31 at 8:58am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (4)Hide Feedback (4)

Billy Graf My kids just ate an entire box of cereal. I just wish they wouldn't have got half of the cereal and milk on the floor. Who knew that eating cereal could be so freakin messy? I guess their motor skills aren't quite ready for cereal.

June 1 at 9:19am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

Billy Graf I'm starting to think that I may NEVER get Pius a driving license. On our way home from the zoo (and whenever we drive) he gets pissed when you stop. "No Daddy, drive." "Pius it's a red light, Pius there is a car stopped in front of us, Pius we have to wait for traffic." He really doesn't care, "No Daddy, drive."

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Billy Graf So I should've known that my kids would dip their strawberries into the mustard I gave them for their sausage.

Yesterday at 11:45am via Mobile Web

Billy Graf I just was told the first lie. I heard Laine & Forrest fighting, & then Forrest started screaming. I went downstairs & the boys were all standing together & Forrest had fresh, straight teeth bite marks. I asked who bit Forrest, Pius & Forrest both said, "Lainer." I asked Laine if he bit Forrest & he said, "No. Pi-Pi bite Fo-Fo." He insisted Pius bit Forrest. That vinegar must be working if he's lying.

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Now for pictures:

 

Pius before haircut.

Pius since haircut.

Forrest before.

Forrest after.

Danna before haircut AND “ear pretties.”

Danna after.

 

Laine before.

Laine after.

Moni and Beth at the Cavo pre-concert acoustic show.  A hot pair of quad-moms.

Moni and I with Cavo.  (Quad-daddy, Casey, is to Moni’s left in the blue shirt).

Chad (drummer), Stubby (all of our driver), Brian (bass player), Me, and Moni.  After our post-concert partying.

So as you all can see, nothing major to report on, just regular toddler growing up stuff.  The squad’s next big step is potty-training.  I will be starting that in a couple weeks.  Should be an interesting month.  I will try to be better about keeping up, but I know Moni and I have both said that a hundred times.  All we can do is keep trying.

Until next time….

Billy, Moni, Pius, Forrest, Danna, and Laine

Jesus Boobies

All of our kids LOVE music....they always have (hey, it got us on America's Funniest Home Videos a year and a half ago). I sing to them every time I put them down for a nap and at bedtime. Billy sings to them during bathtime and any other time we need a little diversion, which is OFTEN. Some of their current favorites include: You Are My Sunshine, Away in a Manger, Jesus Loves the Little Children, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Amazing Grace, Daddy's Hands, anything Johnny Cash (for real), various other church songs and all the normal lullabies like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. They have them all memorized and will fill in the lyrics when we pause long enough for them to shout them out. Our little Pius is especially fond of singing and has taken up a habit of finding any toy or object to use as a microphone. Today while we were playing in the basement, he started singing his ABC's into his "mic" and I ran upstairs to get the camera. By the time I got back, he'd changed his tune to "Jesus Loves the Little Children" and it was too funny not to share. But the best part is his commentary after the song is over. Watch this sucker all the way to the end.........Pi-Pi will NOT disappoint you!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

The Makings of Quad Toddler Bed Boot Camp....Graf-style

Billy and i have known for several months that we just can’t keep holding on to the hope that no more babies will jump in their “mini-cribs” and break the bottoms out…..which was the unfortunate occurrence that happened with Big Poppa’s bed a few months ago. Pi-Pi’s bottomed-out crib became Danna’s night-time abode shortly after the incident because she’s the only one light enough to keep the bottom in place with a pink emesis basin wedged securely underneath it. Sad but true. “

Pius: “Not me, mama! I NEVER do things I’m not supposed to….like climb up to the kitchen cabinet and scout out my next snack…..NEVER!”

Danna’s just content as can be in her own little world! I think she will be the roughest to train….toddler beds, potty training, sharing, anger management….you name it!

Lainer and Pi are DEFINITELY thick as thieves when they’re together. If you don’t see or hear Laine, then you’d better go find him FAST!

Frosty, here, does whatever the heck he wants, to whomever the heck he want to do it to. Hard-headed but the gears in his brain are most definitely working……he KNOWS how to get things done.

Discussions of transitioning to toddler beds were dealt with like the plague around the Graf house for many a-weeks. I felt we just had to get all our ducks in a row before starting. Billy was holding on to the dream of keeping them in cribs until they were 18 years old and ready for college. For ONCE in my life, Billy didn’t mind my procrastinating ways and petty projects that I thought up to get done before the training actually started.

Step 1: Find inexpensive toddler beds.

I looked on Craigslist for weeks and weeks without any good leads. Finally decided to look the retail route with all the price-matching and promo codes out there. I thought I could snake a good deal that way. Lo and behold, the sleigh-bed style toddler beds in cherry finish that we found IN-STORE at the local Wal-Mart actually WAS the best deal for what we wanted! Sure, it took going to 3 different stores around town to track down 4 of the same bed, but was most definitely worth it in the end. They were a good buy at only $55.00 a piece.

Step 2: Put the summabitches together.

After some trial and errors on the first bed (and maybe the 2nd one, too), I got toddler bed assembly whittled down to a fine art. I should go into business….or not. They are sturdy, beautiful, and will serve their purpose for the next 3-4 years.

Step 3: Find 4 toddler/crib mattresses.

Because we had mini-cribs (they’re about the size of a pack-n-play), we’ve never had the full-size mattresses that fit a crib and/or toddler bed frame. Again, looked on Craigslist and then quickly stopped…..FYI, there are some SHADY PEOPLE out there. Next, approached our ginormously large (and highly fertile) family and friends who may have outgrown their mattresses for the time-being…..or at least didn’t have another bun in the oven, and asked to buy their used mattresses. Score! Thanks to our friends Rhiann and Teena, cousin Erin, and sister Mollie, we were able to gather the 4 needed mattresses! Thanks again, guys!

Step 4: Find bedding and sheets for the toddler beds.

Does it piss anyone else off that it costs more to dress a child’s bed than an adult’s?! I settled on buying some basic sheets and then came up with a hair-brained idea to make my own toddler quilts. In all honesty, sewing is one of my guilty pleasures and I consider it a hobby. Half the fun is coming up with the design and layout! So I put my pen to the paper and my nose to the needle and started making 4 individual toddler bed-sized quilts for my fabulous foursome. It’s taken some time, but not nearly as long as I anticipated. I guess I was motivated! And I’m proud to announce that I’ve finished the last one tonight! Of course, our camera has been broken for a couple of weeks, so I can’t take the end results pictures just yet….but I did take some pics from when they were halfway done.

Danna’s 1/2 finished quilt (all done now)!

The front of Frosty’s new quilt

Step 5: MAYBE the most important step in this whole boot camp scheme……THE NEED FOR VIDEO SURVEILLANCE WHEN THEY’RE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS!

Fortunately for me, I have some GREAT friends, who are also mothers to quadruplets, to bounce ideas around with. Suz Steece just made it through the transition from cribs to beds and was a wealth of knowledge for me. A video baby monitor was at the top of the list of necessities. I started searching high and low, not wanting to break the bank buying new. To make a long story short, I got jacked around with the used one I bought off of Ebay (it was a piece of crap and wouldn’t turn on, even though they listed it as working in great condition). Fortunately, Safety 1st has an excellent customer service department and I played my cards just right, and our brand-spanking-new monitor should be at our door sometime next week! I’d like to think I got dealt a little good karma there.

Step 6: Figure out a consistent disciplinary approach for the detainees/escapees! They already know NOT to stand on their “big kid beds” and know what the consequences will be if they do. I’m hoping this whole ordeal will be nothing more than a minor bump in our day and the kids will surprise us with their compliancy, like they usually do. When you dream……DREAM BIG, right?!

So, as soon as we get the cameras here and set up and new furniture arrangements made, we’ll be sending updates on our progress. Wish us luck and say extra prayers for our patience and sanity!

Love,

Moni

Billy’s Facebook Status Updates

Instead of blogging about what’s been going on for the last couple of months, I thought I’d let Billy’s FB status updates do all the talking.  He’s so much better at updating about the kids than me and it makes me laugh to go back and read how each day went when he was on “Quad  Duty”!  Enjoy catching up on the last couple of months!  And of course, some pictures at the end…..

Billy Graf Don't turn your back. If you leave your two-year-old quadruplets in a different room for 5 minutes unattended...they will get into the fireplace and get old ashes EVERYWHERE. Thank God we didn't have a fire going, but ASHES everywhere... everywhere I tell you. Crap.

November 22, 2009 at 9:26am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (14)Hide Feedback (14)

Billy Graf Kids first introduction to Taco Bell. The verdict: Forrest, Danna, and Laine all really liked it. They all ate all of their quesadilla and their cheesy fiesta potatoes. Pius LOVED IT! He ate all of his, ate a couple bites of mine, and then licked the rest of his plate clean. HE LICKED ALL OF THE NACHO CHEESE AND ...SOUR CREAM OFF HIS PLATE. I'm going to have a lunch buddy!

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Billy Graf Anybody want to swim in a pool of snot? The Graf House is your place. We may even have enough for a deep end.

December 8, 2009 at 11:06am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (7)Hide Feedback (7)

Billy Graf Sorry about that, Josh. Try this one: Two little boys for sale. Forrest we will give up for around 100 dollars. As for Laine, he is like the old couch you just try to get rid of. We will put him in the front yard with a sign that just says, "Free".

December 8, 2009 at 12:52pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (9)Hide Feedback (9)

Billy Graf The market has changed. Forrest is now off the market. Any taker will have to pay for Laine. He might be coming off the market soon, though.

December 8, 2009 at 4:43pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike

Billy Graf I WANT OUR KITCHEN BABY GATE BACK! I WANT PIUS TO USE HIS BIG KID WORDS TO ASK FOR AN ORANGE, INSTEAD OF EATING THROUGH THE PEELING! I NEVER WANT TO GIVE MY KIDS ANOTHER BATH! SHIT!

December 31, 2009 at 10:01am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

Billy Graf After baths, Danna decided to drop a deuce in the middle of the floor while i was diapering one of the boys. For those of us men that didn't think girls pooped, having a daughter blows that theory out of the water. Especially if her name is Danna Graf.

January 14 at 10:09am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (13)Hide Feedback (13)

Billy Graf I've come to the conclusion...The Wiggles Show is like crack for the Graf Quads. They can't get enough.

January 14 at 11:02am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (7)Hide Feedback (7)

Billy Graf The new quad squad revelation of the day: All 3 boys know how to crawl out of their cribs. I was woken up from my nap by Forrest, Pius, and Laine getting really close to me on the couch and Forrest saying, "Shh," in his loudest "whisper" voice possible. Guess the door knob locks go on the inside of the room now.

January 20 at 5:27pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (13)Hide Feedback (13)

Billy Graf The boys are downstairs right now. Danna wants to stay upstairs and watch "Play With Me Sesame!" Don't worry anyone, we have toddler-proofed the basement. The question, though is, "Can they be trusted?" I will let you know.

January 22 at 10:08am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

Billy Graf Okay so the basement thing went alright. Pius and Laine lost interest in the basement after about 30 minutes, but Forrest stayed down there for almost two hours. What a weird little boy!

January 22 at 2:17pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (2)Hide Feedback (2)

Billy Graf WOW! Just got home from mass...Laine is in the liquor cabinet, the door knob lock (which was on the inside of the door) is broken, the door to their room is wide open, the light is on, Pius is in Danna's crib with her, and sweet Forrest is sleeping like a baby. Maybe we need to put lids on their cribs.

January 24 at 7:57am · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (6)Hide Feedback (6)

Billy Graf Danna is getting better. This morning at bathtime she decided to take a dump in the kitchen at least. It is so much easier to clean poop off of a hardwood floor than off of carpet. I think she was looking out for me. What a sweetheart.

January 25 at 9:32am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (7)Hide Feedback (7)

Billy Graf Pius's new obsession with bowling (while I think it is awesome), is getting INCREDIBLY annoying. His cute little voice saying "bowling pins" and "knock em over" is starting to get old.

January 31 at 9:56am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (1)Hide Feedback (1)

Billy Graf God I love nap time. It couldn't have come quicker. Phew!

February 4 at 12:27pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (9)Hide Feedback (9)

Billy Graf Laine is so much like me it is out of control. Example 1: The boys were stacking blocks today. Pius and Forrest were going slow and being careful. Laine was going for speed and couldn't get his stack as high as them. That really pissed him off. Example 2: He was one gigantic temper tantrum all day. He is still ...alive, he isn't screaming anymore, he isn't hurt, but I wouldn't call him happy.

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Billy Graf Pius is freakin hilarious. He's figured out the night system. He now drinks his night sippy of milk as slow as possible so that he can stay up longer. AND tonight he wanted to pray for "bowling" and "pins down." That boy cracks me up.

February 10 at 7:50pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

Billy Graf I guess Pius thought he was a steak. He got into our drawer and completely seasoned himself. I should've known something was up when I heard Laine laughing hysterically. Add steak seasoning to the grocery list.

February 12 at 10:54am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (14)Hide Feedback (14)

Billy Graf Danna is a very happy camper today. That means the Graf house is a happy house today. With the exception of Laine occasionally biting one of his brothers.

February 15 at 10:40am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (2)Hide Feedback (2)

Billy Graf We just asked Forrest what he wanted for dinner. He said, "Taco Bell." These guys are going to be expensive to feed if they are already asking to eat out and they are only 2.

February 16 at 5:28pm · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (6)Hide Feedback (6)

Billy Graf Frightening revelation of the weekend: The kids already eat an entire large pizza for a meal. Seriously? A whole large? Yep, that's right.

February 22 at 9:19am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

Billy Graf Somedays my kids make it so fun to wake up. Today is one of those days...for now. I reserve the right to change my mind.

February 24 at 9:23am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (8)Hide Feedback (8)

Billy Graf And just 2 days after I say how fun it is to wake up with my kids...Laine pisses me off before I even open their door. He has started climbing out of his crib again (and into the others) and he turns on the light. I'm not looking forward to toddler beds. AT ALL! What a little shit.

February 26 at 8:30am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (6)Hide Feedback (6)

Billy Graf Getting ready to go "fishin in the dark." Pretty damn excited about it, too.

February 28 at 5:20pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (3)Hide Feedback (3)

Billy Graf The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band better be good because The Trishas are AWESOME.

February 28 at 7:31pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike

Billy Graf Took the kids outside this afternoon. They acted like they'd been cooped up in the house for 4 months. A bunch of crazy, spazzy monkeys.

March 3 at 6:32pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (4)Hide Feedback (4)

Billy Graf I really don't feel like giving baths tonight. Will anyone tell on me?

March 5 at 5:59pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (11)Hide Feedback (11)

Billy Graf It is amazing to me...the way Pius and Laine can go from complete rage with each other to laughing uncontrollably at and with each other instantly. In the last 10 minutes they have switched emotions about 14 times.

March 7 at 9:49am via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (5)Hide Feedback (5)

Billy Graf Heading to Carlos O' Kelley's for dinner. I hope the kids like C.O.K. As much as Chico's. Chips and salsa are well liked anywhere I think.

March 7 at 5:10pm via Mobile Web · Comment ·LikeUnlike · View Feedback (4)Hide Feedback (4)

Billy Graf Carlos O' Kelly's went really well. They might even let us eat there again. As for this morning, 2 things occurred to me: Forrest is lazy. He made me feed him his oatmeal (he wouldn't use his spoon). And Danna is adaptive. She struggled using her spoon so she just started grabbing her oatmeal and shoveling it in with her hands. Who needs utensils?

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Billy Graf I've got 3 EXTREMELY wound up little boys and 1 EXTREMELY sedate little girl on my hands today.

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Billy Graf Is it bedtime for little heathens yet? No? Dammit.

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Billy Graf This morning at breakfast Danna farted. Laine started laughing, Pius said, "Danna farted," and Forrest tried to fart so hard that he shit his pants. Typical stuff for the Graf Quads.

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Billy Graf This one is going to be gross. You know how about a month ago I said we had a pool of snot at our house. Well now the kids have some kind of stomach virus, you can fill in the rest. SMELLY HOUSE.

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Up next on the Graf Quad’s slate…..TODDLER BEDS!  We’re delaying as long as possible, but the switch is imminent.

Love,

Moni