Home Depot Morning

Home Depot has "projects" for you to do w/ your kids. It was super fun....

3 months & so cute

Yes that is me singing....my friend Jen taught the boys this song during one of our playdates. How cute is Jack? He is 3 months now!!

Thumb.... Pacifier... Nothing?

So Oscar wouldn't take a pacifier, bottle or suck his thumb. He had blankies. Calvin - exact same thing. Jack doesn't take a pacifier but DOES take a bottle (thank goodness) and .... it would appear that he has found his thumb.... and likes it. Is that good or bad?

CSA

I joined a local farm: Pumpkin Ridge Gardens in an effort to have my family eat better & support local farmer. We get a "share" of the farms crops each week for a year. So we'll get little baskets of mostly root vegitables, etc in Dec & tons of corn, tomatoes, etc in July. You get the drift. I have been waiting - not so patiently for our first basket to arrive. Today it did!! Here is a shot of what came today. I'm so excited to get cooking!!

Memorial Day Holiday

We were invited to spend memorial day weekend w/ my mom & dad at thier Cannon Beach condo. It was a fantastic time. Thanks mom & dad!!

Here we are starting the road trip. (Yes that is a diaper on Oscar's teddy bear)

This is the view from the condo. Can't beat that!!

This was the view inside the condo.... can't beat that either! Everyone is smiling!

Here are some shots of the family at the beach...

Morning walks...

Tidepools....

And Darren's secret talent of shadow puppets....

The bigger boys.... (it was too windy for Jack)

Cannon beach has a fantastic park downtown. Here are mom & dad having fun. I love to see this!!

Oscar learned to go down a fireman pole.

Brothers....

plus daddy...We had to stop for ice cream.....

The boys love to look for the resident bunnies on the walk to downtown from the condo.

We had a great time!!

Hippity Hopping & play time

So we have hippity hops for the boys. We even have a "guest hippity hop" for when friends come over. They boys will hop around the loop in our house over & over & over again. Here is a clip of that.


And here is a typical day... all the little boys playing together!

and now the shoe fits...

I would like to officially appologize for all the negative thoughts I may have thought when observing other mom's letting the TV babysit the kids. I am so so so sorry. Darren is gone this week & we have places to go most mornings by 9am. This is the only way I can get a shower in....

Here are the kids. Yes I know - the baby too. I'm terrible.

And this is what they are looking at.... at least it is educational.

Spring

This is a tree in our backyard. Is that beautiful or what?

Awwww...

Today at our playdate. Amelia drug the timeout bench into our living room because it is the only seat big enough for her AND Calvin to sit on TOGETHER while watching Word World....

Growing up

They grow up so fast....

And sometimes they don't know it....

The Dentist

I took the boys to the dentist last friday. Calvin's first time. Oscar's been going since he was 2. So fun!

Easter

This Easter we continued tradition by attending church at SPC & then going to lunch at my mom & dad's house. A fantastic time was had by all!!

Easter Egg hunt...

Aunt Mandy w/ Jack

The cousins... w/o Jack

Uncle Steve

Grandpa & Jack

Marshmellow shooting contest.... among the men.

Eating the goodies....

chaos playdate

So my friend Jen & I have been having playdates for just over two years. When we started it was basicallly just her & I playing with Oscar while our babies (Amelia & Calvin) coo-ed quietly on blankets near by. We shared stories, recipies, home-making tips, etc.

Things are a little different now.

Oscar, now 4 & in desparate need for preschool to start spends most of the time asking either Jen or I to "play w/ me". Amelia & Calvin, now 2 play like.... well 2 year olds. Sort of w/ each other, sort of by themselves. Learning to share. Needing up up.

We also now have two more babies, Zeke & Jack. Who are both either sleeping peacefully or crying.... or nursing.

This morning was the perfect storm. All 5 kids were sort of needy. Mostly my 3 really. Several kids had time outs. I think Jen & I spoke a few words to each other but after 3 words got out we were interupted by a child & forgot what we were talking about in the first place....

We are looking forward to having lunch & a glass of wine during our adult playdate when all 5 kids are in school!!