Scooter and the Park

Daddy surprised all of us on Monday night by getting home early. Because it was so beautiful out we took the opportunity to head to the park so the boys could practice their scooters. Nolan also got his first ride on the swings at the par. He loved swinging giggling the whole time! The boys are getting better and better at their scooters as well and seem to love to ride on them. This is great to see from Carter especially, as we can never get him to even try to ride his bike for more than a minute or two.

Oma and Opa Time!

Oma and Opa are in town for the week and everyone is so excited to see them! Because of plane delays, they got in late Saturday, but we still got to meet them for a quick dinner that night. On Sunday we headed over to Todd and Jessie's for dinner. The boys did great during dinner time, and then all the boy cousins seemed to really enjoy playing with each other.  On Tuesday I dropped the boys off at school and went and picked Oma up from the airport. Oma was then very generous with outfitting this little girl clothes and nursery wise. We picked up the boys a little early (and they were very excited to show off their classrooms) and had a nice lunch before heading up to Castle Rock. The boys, who usually love to play their leapsters while we shop one of the few time they can have them) decided it wold be nice to run around everywhere instead. However OMa still got everyone new shoes and some clothes - thank you Oma and Opa! After that we headed home and once daddy and Opa got there we had dinner. The boys are very excited for some Opa time on Friday!

Surgery Update

Last week Tyler had his post surgery appointment. Happy to report that all is well! Some of his stitches still haven't dissolved, but they should soon. Everything else looks great and there is nothing more we should need to do in the future. Tyler doesn't seem to traumatized from the whole thing either, which is a relief. One funny story - I told him we had to go to the doctor and he said "I don't want to get shots!" I explained to him that we were going to the doctor that did his surgery. He replies "Oh I am going to see the penis doctor, not my regular doctor - ok then." Glad everything is fixed and its now all behind us!

Eight Months!

Happy eight months Nolan! In this past month you have started doing so many things! You can now army crawl everywhere, fast! If you want to get somewhere you will go there.  You would love to go into your brothers bedroom and try to every time they forget to close their door, and it seems that you have a keen sense of when that may be. You also can turn on a dime and switch directions if you need to.  You love to play peek a boo and in the past few days have mastered clapping. You have also gotten your first tooth (finally - that was a rough week for you) and started pulling yourself up! You love to get into your bookcase and pull all the books down and you love to pull toys out of bins. You have started becoming aware when I leave a room and don't necessarily like it. I have also found that I can't go into your room at church as you will just want me and no one else. I am hoping this phase pasts quickly as I love visiting you in there.

You still love to eat your baby food and would eat that over your bottles any time.  You also got your first taste of pizza crust, which you loved. You are now drinking only 5-7 ounces a bottle and I am not sure if that's just cause you are tired of the formula and want real food or if your reflux is acting back up. You are becoming a better napper everyday as well. You are still the happiest, easy going baby we know and we love you so much!

Outside Time!

The weather had been crazy as usual here in Colorado. Record highs in the 80's one day and snowing the next. Its also been very windy and dry so far this Spring. However the boys are loving being outside regardless. They are climbing trees, which are really bushes and then they get stuck, digging in the dirt, playing soccer and football, and playing through the fence with the neighbor boys. We also got them scooters this year so they love waiting for daddy to get home every night and ride their scooters and bikes around. The crazy weather is suppose to continue a while longer, but I think we are all ready for sunny days everyday.

Zoo fun with Carter

Last Friday we were all headed to the zoo when we had some behavior issues so we had to turn around (Tyler colored on the seat). So on Saturday, just Carter and I went. Carter was so sweet and wanted to see the tigers just for Tyler. He also talked about missing Tyler and Nolan while we were there. We had fun with just the two of us though. We got there almost right when it opened so we got to see the giraffes walk into their yard and then feed them lettuce instead of the normal crackers.  I also let Carter ride a pony and climb on every climbing structure the zoo had. When we got to the carousel he was the only kid there, so he rode it all by himself.  They also didn't have the music on so halfway through I think he gt a little bored. We went and saw the orangutans where he got to paint a t-shirt for them and give them lots of kisses. All and all a very nice time with just my middle son.

Little Sister

Here is just a picture of my three boys announcing that they are going to have a little sister! They boys are so excited about having a sister and "protecting her because girls are fragile". The other day Justin overheard this conversation.
Tyler "I'm going to use my bat to protect our sister against the bad guys."
Carter "I don't have anything to protect her with."
Tyler "You can use my bat, we will share it to take care of the bad guys."

They are also trying to come up with names for her. Right now Carter wants her to be named Oliver (ummm no) and Tyler likes Brooke.

We were watching the disney channel and they had some commercial on for a dress up party with Minnie Mouse at the disney store. Carter announces that he, Tyler, daddy, and Nolan, would not like to go to that store. Its only for mommy and baby sister. Hen then decided it would be ok to go there to buy something for his sister there though.

I love how excited they are for her to get here!