Christmas Happenings

These pictures have nothing to do with Christmas, but I just LOVE it when my boys are happily doing things together, without any help from mom or dad.

We attempted to make Ginger bread houses. We gave up when we couldn't make them stay up.
We got a new really soft Christmas ornament. It doesn't stay on the tree very well.
We got a new tv for Christmas. This is what we waited in line for four hours on Black Friday to get.

The boys got a play kitchen.
William got a garage.

I got a new computer. And desk. And chair.
Orion got and Angry Birds pig.

Oliver got books. He didn't really want to pose with them. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas too.

Don't Judge

Why yes, William IS eating grapes out of a plunger.

The plunger has never been in a bathroom, and is strictly a toy.

Happy Halloween

Pumpkin Patch Adventures

We took our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch on Friday. The boys had a lot of fun! Orion LOVED the maze. William loved the train house. Overall, a huge success. I love our yearly tradition of going to the pumpkin patch!

Oliver 9 month check up

My little baby Oliver is TEN MONTHS old already!! I can't believe it!! He had his check up a month ago, but I am a huge slacker, and just reporting it now. Anyway, he is pretty small. He only weighs 20 pounds 10 ounces (47%) and is 29 1/2 inches (83%). He isn't crawling yet. But he is close. And he will clap his hands when you ask him to play patty cake, and he loves to play peek a boo. I love this little guy SOOOO much!! I am so sad that he is getting so big already. I wish they could stay little longer.

Life is tough when your 4.

Orion has had a rough couple of days. Yesterday morning, I took him (and William) to get a flu shot. I went first so that he could see that it wasn't too bad. When the nurse pulled the needle out his face got white and he turned his head away, afraid to watch. When it was his turn he hopped up on the table. The nurse had him lay down, and then had me lay over the top of him so that he had to hold still. She started washing his leg with the alcohol pad, and that is when the screaming started. "OUCH IT HURTS IT HURTS" I replied with "Orion, get a grip, she is just washing your leg." Then she stuck the needle in. I her a big "OW!!!" followed by a "well, that wasn't so bad."

Later, that day he took his balloon outside to play with it. The strong wind promptly blew it away. He cried and cried and cried. " Why won't the wind bring it back. Can't we say a prayer so that Heavenly Father can make the wind bring it back? Can Little Einsteins get in their rocket ship and go get it and bring it back. It just makes me so sad that it is gone and I can't ever play with it again." On and on and on.

Today, we went to McDonalds for lunch. (Right after a play date I might add.) While playing on the outside of the equipment, Orion fell about 10 feet onto the cement floor, on the INSIDE of the netting that you aren't supposed to be able to get into. (Don't ask me how he got in there. None of us could figure it out.) He got a bloody lip and a huge goose egg on the back of his head. After convincing the manager that we didn't need an ambulance, I got to fill out an incident report. Before I was done filling out the paper work, Orion was back inside the play area playing hard. He is totally fine. I just have to convince him of that. I have asked him to do a couple of things this afternoon (like pick up that cracker you dropped or put your plate in the sink), and he replies with "I cant because my head is broken." I make him do it anyway.

Yep, life is hard for a 4 year old.

A family of 6??

Yep, I guess it is time to announce this. We are officially a family of six. And I am no longer the only girl in the house. Introducing:

Cricket. She is a good kitty. She hasn't scratched the boys once.