Garden Prep helpers

During one of the few occasions this week that we got a break from the wind, I had 3 wonderful helpers help me prep the garden... 

I had a soil mixer and digger...

A very eager water sprayer...

 ...And an "Official Bug, Worm & Lizard finder"!

They all worked long and hard... We all got dirty finger nails and sun burns as proof! 

 After a good clean up, their efforts were rewarded with ice cream cones! 

 Oh the five year old joy and energy, even after a long day of working!

Very Special Birthday Party...

Last week Mike brought home a big chocolate cake to celebrate his sister Delilah's 26th birthday.  The boys see her picture almost everyday and ask a lot of questions about her, they were very excited to celebrate her birthday.  It is hard to believe that she passed away almost 9 years ago, we miss you and love you so much Deehee! 

Beautiful Delilah!

 What better way to make her a regular part of the boys life than to have a birthday party for her...

 K wanted to get an extra close look at his Auntie...

 We wish YOU were here laughing and celebrating with us!

Sunday Afternoon

You can tell by the looks of our couch this past Sunday afternoon that there are a lot of boys in our household! 

After church and a pancake lunch, they were ready to crash with dad and enjoy golf on TV (Jacob wanted to watch football, can you tell?!).

more 6 weeks...

Since C is growing so fast, I have to share some more of my favorite pictures from the 6 week photos... He already has so much personality as you will see in the pictures.  He holds himself up very good and responds to faces and talking with lots of expression.  We all love him to pieces and can't help but "AHHH" every time we see him! Oh, those little squeaks, oinks, stretches and new smell get me every time!

The beginning of a smile :)

 The Joshua look a like

 Awwww!

 Sense of humor

 Sweet & Cuddly

 The 'Ohhhs"

 Bashful

 Smirk!

6 week comparisons, here we go again!

It is time again to compare the boy's 6 week pictures... Carter has joined the pack of brothers, can you guess who is who and see the resemblance? 

Hats!

If I had a nickel for every time that little J found a hat and put it on, then I could just about pay for his college!  He loves hats and surprises just about everyday with a new look...  Here is a sampling! 

Look mom, double hats!

 Working in the yard with us.

 Monkey breakfast hat!

 This one matches!

 He even found Carter's hat...

 This one is actually a mask style snow hat, but he wore it like a hat that whole day!

Carter 1 month old

The first month has come and gone so quickly!  Carter is a sweet, sweet baby with a calm demeanor and loves to cuddle.  He seems very alert for his age and was smiling at numerous occasions when he was 4 weeks (and no it was not gas!), go see for yourself :).  I think he is ahead of the curve because he was born late...  Hummm?!  Any how, I am his mother so I am allowed to think he is advanced for his young age ;).  We love you Carter!

Just a couple of weeks old... He looks so different already!

 Chunking up in just a few weeks.

 Bath time! Despite the serious face, he really enjoys his baths.

 Hanging with dad

 There is the cute smile!

 Lounging...

 ...And mimicking

 ...And looking around.

 The face wrinkles are disappearing...

 Big responsive smile!

What a Hoot!

Party time! J&K celebrated their turning of years together at a local jumping/climbing indoor playground. It was nice to leave all the work and clean up to someone else and the boys had a blast playing with all their friends!
Happy 5th birthday Joshie and Happy 3rd Kyle!

What better fun for Kyle- so many things that are OK to climb on!

Endless energy!

I could not get J to hold still for a moment to take a good picture, him and his other 4/5 year old friends ran around the whole time- thus the red faces & sweaty hair!

Adults were able to play on everything too! 

Little J spent most of the time at the inflatable basket ball game.

After a long playtime, the kids were ready for pizza and cake (maybe a good nap too!).

It got quiet in the room when the pizza came!

What an excited soon to be three year old!

He wasn't going to miss one drop of that juice!

Candle blowout! 

Jakey was thrilled to get his very own cup cake!