Random fun

Some random fun pics from the last month:

Neighborhood hot dog gathering - the boys met Ava!

marble art

finger painting - they love it!

trains

singing, with hand motions :)

 

@ the Rory Meyers Children's Garden

Announcement

Baby # 3! We are thrilled to announce that our little family is growing. The boys are pumped to become big brothers, too. Well, to the extent that they understand what's going on! We took our gender reveal photos with Kylie Davis Photography, in a 10 minute fundraiser photo session! I think they turned out so great and what a fun way to remember announcing our baby girl :)

9 wks

22 wks

This pregnancy has been totally different from the twins' pregnancy, in that I felt sick my entire first trimester, have felt so drained trying to keep up with the boys, and just generally have felt a little more moody/emotional than last time. I attribute some of the differences to hormones, and figured that this was probably a little girl because it's been so different, and some to being a mom trying to keep up with two boys. I think my body has missed being able to come home from work and take a 2 hour nap, like I did with the boys! But we are so, so, excited that God has blessed us with a little girl and I am already dreaming about bows and smocked dresses :)

Aunt La's wedding

Lauren married Kris this weekend and had a beautiful wedding at Southfork Ranch. I was matron of honor, so J got the dudes ready and met us there. It was sweet seeing my littlest sister get married, hard to believe she's so grown up! She looked beautiful and I was glad to be a part of her special day.

I don't know when she will get all of her wedding photos back so I can add some of my sis, but here are just a couple J took on his phone. I got to dance with both of my little men, and J, of course. It was a fun evening!

Oh my doodness

I love hearing Ben say "Oh my doodness" - we get a lot of goodness exclaimed, and also "Oh me, Oh my."

Ex: Ben, I don't know where your train is. "You don't know where my train is? Oh me, oh my." Ben, there's your train. "Oh my doodness, my train!"

So cute. Anyway, when I look at their little faces, all I can think is "Oh my doodness." :)

 

Sprinklers!

One of the best parts of being a kid was running through sprinklers! We love taking family walks on the weekends. After a long weekend walk, J turned on the sprinklers and let the boys have fun :) He did have to show them how to run through the water - they just wanted to feel it with their hands!

Sick Days

And with the start of school comes sick days! Ben and Jack went to school a couple of days and it seems like they've been sick ever since! Poor boys, I hate when they're not feeling well. This has been especially difficult for me since I'm working this semester, filling in at UP Elementary for their sp.ed. coordinator who is on maternity leave. It's great to be back at UP, but it's hard to start and then immediately miss several days! Fortunately, we have Nanny Mercedes on non-school days, and ARDs are on a nanny day - whew!

Here are some pics of my sweet, sweet boys at home - I just love the one of Ben hugging his lovey while he sleeps, and poor Jack layed out on the couch. The last one is of our carpet picnic - it got them to eat more! At least sick days are good for cuddles & QT.

Bake & Play

Bake & Play is a new kids place that just opened up in Lakewood and the boys love going there! It's got a cute indoor play area and of course, baked goods. :) These are a few pics I snapped when we went with O'Neill & his sis Victoria. They always have so much fun with all the activities - climbing through the structure, trains, dress-up, blocks, etc!

Decorating cupcakes!

School Days, School Days

The school year has started again! Incidentally, Ben & Jack love singing the "School Days" song on the way to school, and we also sing "We're off to go to school..." in the car. I love that they request their school songs :)

This year was a lot easier for me, and a little easier for the boys. They were a little teary at drop-off the first week or so, but quickly adjusted and did great. They enjoy school and especially their juice at lunch! This is Ben & Jack on their first day of MDO 2013/2014. How cute are they? :)