Playing Outside

Here are the two younger ones playing outside. The middle child got a basket and streamers from the Easter Bunny to encourage her to ride her bike. The youngest still isn't making any progress walking so I try to keep him in the walker as much as possible because it is so dirty on the driveway and the grass is still icky. The oldest will hopefully learn to ride his bike without training wheels this summer.

Handsome Boy!

Look at those incredible blue eyes! Isn't he the cutest!
I can't believe he will be 1 year old in a month.

Easter at Grandma's House

Well, this is our third post for Easter. Be sure to check out the other two. The kids enjoy a great brunch and then an Easter egg hunt. They ate tons of candy and still wanted more.

Easter Sunday Best

Easter Morning

What a wonderful morning! The kids enjoyed their Easter baskets and even the youngest found an egg on his first Easter. The oldest received sunglasses and the Bee Movie, the middle received a basket and streamers for her bike (an effort to encourage her to ride it more frequently), and the youngest got a Bear's hat and a book. It was a great first Easter for the youngest. He really enjoyed the marshmallow bunnies and the jelly beans. There will be more posts to come... Easter church clothes and Easter at Grandma's.

Decorating Easter Eggs

Bunny Cookies

First Time to the Movies

This was the middle one's first time at the movie theater. We saw Horton Hears a Who.

Circus Day!

This week was Circus week for school and we celebrated by having a Circus at our house. We had 16 kids and 3 babies and 4 moms. The kids purchased tickets and followed the circus train downstairs. The basement was decorated like a big top with lots of streamers and balloons. We were lions jumping through hoops and elephants walking with the help of giant cans. We went to clown school and learned how to juggle and pose like a clown. We played pin the nose on the clown, walked on a tight rope, tossed bean bags in a basket and did face painting. Then we enjoyed a popcorn snack follow by lunch of PB&J and Mac N' Cheese. And for dessert we had animal crackers, cupcakes, and circus peanuts. The kids had a great time.

Skating Party

The kids went skating for the first time at a birthday party. We were on the ice for over an hour. They have these great walkers that allow for fewer falls. The older one manage to have two pretty bad falls but then really took off. The younger one was a natural and loved every moment of it. They offer a discounted rate on Wednesdays for homeschoolers so we will take advantage of this in the future. The younger one also would like to take lessons.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Trip to Arizona

Our trip to Arizona was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures from our time there.

Here we are at the Phoenix Zoo.

The kids had a Stuffed Animal Pet Show. Here they are with their pets and awards.


Here is the littlest one on his first airplane trip.

Here is a Chocolate Girl with her Chocolate Paws shirt.

Here is the littlest one swinging for the first time.

Here are the two girls enjoying the sun on the patio.

The oldest one enjoyed the car show with his uncle.

SuperBoys

Knock, Knock Jokes

Knock, Knock!
Who's there?
Boo!
Boo who?
Don't cry. It's a joke!



Knock, Knock!
Who's there?
Little old lady.
Little old lady who?
I didn't know you could yodel.

SNOW!!!

We enjoyed 6 inches of snow today. The temperature was great and the snow was just perfect for making snowmen. The youngest only napped for a 1/2 hour. He knew we were outside having fun without him. So, he joined us for his first time playing in the snow. He did more watching than anything else. But he didn't fuss. Our snowman is named Frosty (surprise, surprise). Here is the youngest trying to make snow angels but the snow flakes kept falling in his eyes. Tomorrow, Daddy is taking the older two sledding.

Christmas Day

The kids had a great Christmas! The oldest got a pirate ship and accessories from Santa. He also received the game Guess Who? with super heroes. The middle child received an apron and oven mitts, a Strawberry Shortcake backpack and a Strawberry Shortcake book. And the youngest received a barrel of monkeys, some bath toys and Old MacDonald puppet. We went to Grandma's for the day and received lots more presents.

Christmas Eve

Here we are opening presents. The oldest got a guitar. He is a very serious musician. The middle child received a puppet theater. She is very at home in it. And the youngest child is playing with his three men in a tub found on ebay. He still has the scars of his amoxicillin episode. We are still waiting for the Benadryl to do its job. Below is the oldest jammin' on his new instrument.