Fun times

Well, we survived the week of many, many events. It was crazy, but fun all around. I combined the boys' birthday parties this year (since it will probably be the last time I can get away with it) and we had a blast at JumpZone. Fun times. They got presents galore! It's hard to believe that they are 3 and 6 already!This week we ran all over town every day. You know you haven't been home when your dishwasher is full of only cups because you haven't been cooking. We have been hopping from place to place. Ethan even had to do a 2 minute strip in the soccer parking lot from his soccer uniform into his baseball uniform. Baseball has started out fun. Ethan plays two positions in the field--pitcher (aka standing next to the pitching machine) and cheerleader. The boy gets so excited when his teammates get an out. He cracks me up.

In other news, Morgan rolled over today for the first time!! She was laying on a blanket in the living room floor. Reece and I left the room and when we came back she was on her belly. I hate that I missed the acutal roll!! I got a few pictures of her post-roll.

I think she was proud of herself...
Then I got this one with Reece. It was pj day at school which is why he was still wearing them at lunchtime (not that it doesn't happen around here on occasion). This picture reminded me so much of when Reece was a baby and Ethan was 3 and used to sit next to him.So I found this picture (& Reece had on that shirt yesterday, gotta love hand me downs). Wow, time flies!!!!!!!!!

Busy week

We have quite a busy week here. For starters, this boy turned THREE yesterday!

He had a big day and has been playing with his new play-doh all morning. It's amazing how quickly he can mix the colors. Can't anything stay nice in this house for more than 5 minutes?? Guess not. The funniest thing yesterday that any time someone said "Happy Birthday, Reece" he replied "Happy Birthday!" instead of "thank you." It was too cute to correct.

Then tomorrow, this girl will be THREE MONTHS!!!

It seems like just yesterday I was complaining about how my pregnancy would never end and now here we are three months later with the sweetest, most cuddly little girl. This is her in her first Easter dress. She is sleeping through the night or only getting up once, smiles, laughs, and is starting to get a kick out of her brothers who stop by her to sneak in a kiss or a quick hi before running off.

On Friday this boy will turn SIX!!!

It is hard to believe! It seems like just yesterday that we had him and it's been 6 years and 2 more babies later. Other times it seems like light years ago that we brought home our first baby boy. We really had NO CLUE what we were doing. There are days I still feel like I don't know, but let me just say that the 3rd child (& even the second) are soooooo much easier than the first. I need to dedicate a post all about my Ethan man.

Tonight is Ethan's first baseball game. I can't wait to see him in his little uniform and to snap a picture--before it gets all dirty. That should take about 2 seconds. Again, we can keep nothing nice.

On a side note...in an attempt to put off cleaning as long as possible I have even posted on my blog. Pitiful.

That's my boy...

I have decided to dedicate this post to REECE. He is quite a character. He has a mind of his own for sure. He is easy to please and will pretty much do anything for candy or gum (or marshmallows at his grandparents house). He is completely and fully potty trained now since I have learned this about him. Ha! He had a several day sweets hiatus during some bad potty times (I'll spare the details) and he was sort of like a junky. It's not like he gets candy and gum all day long, but we all like a little treat, right?

He says some of the funniest stuff and is attached to his ragged old puppy. He likes spaghettios for lunch almost every day--straight out of the can, no warming for him. He sings constantly. Loves his brother. Loves his "sis poo." Was born to be a middle child. Is obsessed with play-doh and the thought of getting moon sand for his birthday (which will not happen).

One night last week Scott was tickling him and he was laughing his head off. Cackling. All of a sudden he started screaming...."DADDY, STOP!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'RE MAKING THE PEE COME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!" He released him to the bathroom and just cracked up. Um, yes, that is my boy for sure.

The next day it was storming a little off and on throughout the day. There was one giant boom of thunder and it scared him half to death. I calmed him down and then later in the afternoon it started storming again. Here is how I found him:
Puppy in hand, blanket over head & surrounded by pillows. I'm not sure what's up with the "senior pose" hand on chin, though.

Wets his pants when he laughs, afraid of storms, it may be a rough life--I would know.

Sonic or bust

Ok, so this has to be the funniest. picture. ever. My great friend Anthony took this picture himself. This is typically something you would see on an email forward. Not this time, he saw this with his very own eyes. Only in Arkansas.
Do you think he asked for the horses' Route 44 to be poured into a trough???

First laugh

Morgan had her first laugh last night!!! It was right when we got home from church and Ethan and I were talking to her and she giggled. It was so great!!! Ethan thought it was especially cool that her first laugh was on April Fools Day. Maybe he thought all of his bad jokes from the day paid off. Ha!