Our mothers

As a kid my mom did things that I swore I'd never do when "I was a mom". Come on.. you know you were the same way. Well now that I AM a mom I know why she did what she did. And I know that they were for great reasons. (And for the record if I could go back I wouldn't change her one little bit.)

That being said, one of the things I remember thinking I'd never do was take food places. Popcorn to baseball games, home-made snacks in the car (rather than the drive thru that called to my brother & I).

Today we were driving to Forest Grove for a playdate. That is 45m one way. I have 3 boys. They need to eat.... constantly. I hate drive thru food. Both because of how un-healthy it is & because of the cost (The 10year old me would roll her eyes now). Anyway after I got all of my kids home-made snacks together & lined them up on the counter I realized that I had become like my mom. Thanks mom for being a good example. I'm proud to be like you!!

my legacy....

I broke a lot of bones when I was little. I guess I must have been either very clumsy or just un-lucky. Regardless I have apparently, against my will passed my tendacies towards freak-accidents to my children. All of them.

Oscar was 2 1/2 when he broke his arm. He was running, tripped & fell.

Calvin was also 2 1/2 when he broke his arm. But not wanting to be under done by Oscar he did it twice. He fell off a chair & broke his arm, then 2 weeks later fell off a bench breaking the same arm in a different spot.

Jack is 14 month now & has just broken his first bone. And not wanting to be under done by either of his older brothers he broke his 1st bone a year earlier & he broke his LEG ....in 2 spots. Nothing too dramatic really. He twisted his leg falling down a step. But a cast on a 1 year old sure does have a "wow" factor!

Sweet moments....

The boys love it when Grandma brings new books over. I love this picture.

Starting them young....

I was cleaning windows this morning. Calvin wanted to help. Then Jack wanted to do whatever Calvin was doing. Before I knew it... I wasn't cleaning windows anymore... THEY were. As soon as they are taller I've got a sweet deal... until they go to University that is.

Grapes!!

You know how kids go through food phases? They eat bananas every day for months then BANG they won't touch them? Well my kids ended a grape phase the day I bought grapes at Costco. My mom suggested freezing them. Brilliant (thanks mom). So I made a group project out of it. We got an ice cube tray & some toothpicks. Popped them in the freezer for about an hour & ta-da!

Yummy!

Jack eats!

More specifically Jack started feeding himself this morning. He just grabbed the spoon & started eating!! WOOHOO!

Oscar's 1st Field Trip

Oscar has his first preschool field trip today. The whole class went to the Northwest Children's Theater & School to watch a production of "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus". It was super fun. I got to be a chaperone & driver. Incidentally I googled the definition of chaperone & it is "an older married woman". Hmmm. Guess that is about right.

Happy Easter

Oscar learned this song yesterday at preschool & came home to teach it to Calvin. This is them singing it. It is worth listening to the whole thing. We'll call this the "Lewis boy version". Enjoy. And Happy Happy Easter!

Jack's 1st b-day

Jack turned 1 a couple of weeks ago. I'm a little late in posting pics but here are a few. We love a party at our house... these party hats have been well used!

So after cake Antie Mandy broke out the balloon animals. She was AWESOME & brought the party to a new level of FUN!!

All in all it was a fantastic time & Jack had a blast!

Hair Cuts

It is hair cut morning! Today was Jack's 1st time. Oscar & Calvin have been customers since thier 1st b-days. We go to an awesome little place called Kuts 4 Kids.

Baby Jack is a baby no longer.....

Happy 1st Birthday Jack!!

Happy Anniversary to us

Today (2-26) is Darren & my 10th wedding Anniversary. He woke up today in Omaha, I woke up here with our 3 little boys. He comes home today though. Ya!




Ours is a great love story (I think). We met in 1994. I was getting my undergrad at PSU in Architecture, he was too but was not a senior. Yes the man is YOUNGER than me. I'll wait for the gasp of shock to pass.




I knew immediately that I had to be around him. I was drawn to him. He was drawn to me too. Although in retrospect it might have been becuase in 1994 I was in a micro-mini phase. Anway, we became best friends. Co-dependent inseparable best friends. By the time we figured out that we were more and announced it to the world all we got was, "goodness....it's about time!" I guess that meant they too thought we were sole mates.




We married in 2000. We spent a fabulous 4 years in San Diego before moving back to Portland were we proceeded to have 3 perfect little boys. I am still drawn to Darren. He is an amazing man, husband & father. I can't wait for the next 10 years and the 10 after that and the 10 after that...




Happy Anniverssary sweetie. Hurry home.

My Dad's Birthday

My Dad turned 65 on Valentines day. We threw a little party for him. He is awesome. He's been an amazing dad, father in law to Darren and grandpa to my kids. Thanks Dad. Here he is w/ Oscar & Calvin. They adore him.

This is part of the reason why he rocks. I have LOVED watching him be a grandpa. All the pressures of "parenting" are gone... only the fun of grandparenting. Turns out he's a pretty funny guy! And Jack is always into a good party. He will love grandpa too. Soon Dad will have 3 little boys who think he is a pretty cool guy. Just like I do.Happy Birthday Dad!! We love you.

Happy Birthday Song

To help the boys know how long to wash thier hands we have them sing Happy Birthday to who ever in our family has a birthday next. Grandpa is next. He turns 65 on 2-14. Here is the boys singing Happy Birthday to him. Side note: Darren taught them to wash hands together & share the sink. How cute is that?

Calvin turns 3!!

We LOVE birthdays in our house. It is another excuse to wear silly hats & sing. Calvin turned 3 years old last weekend.

When asked "what do you want for your b-day" he said... CAKE. Later when asked "what was your favorite present" he said.... the CAKE. The boy is all about the cake. Guess I make a good cake. ;-)