Getting ready for school.....

Well we've been trying to get stuff ready for Dylan to go to school. This past weekend we had a "no tax weekend" on clothes.

So we got him a few new clothes & a pair of new shoes. He's so excited, but I think he's also starting to get a little nervous. He'll do great. He makes friends very easily, and loves learning.

I still cannot believe he's 4 already. It seems like only yesterday we were bringing him home for the first time.

Meet "Bunny"

This is "Bunny". He has been coming and eating in our back yard all spring. Sometimes bring his mate with him. We think right now she is in a nest with their youngsters right now though. Ryan just loves the visitor. The first thing he looks for in the morning & one of the last before bed. (bunny visits only while it's cool out) We put out dried corn for him so that he'll continue to visit.

Story Time

We still go to story time every week. I guess we've been there a long time because they are starting to repeat themes. This time we learned again about Dinosaurs. The kids loved it though!


They read books, sang a dino song while dancing, watched a short film, and did a dino craft.


Ryan finished his headband, Dylan got only 1 of the 3 dinos colored. He wanted the whole page to be orange. (This took a looooonnnggg time!) But it's cute! :)

I need a hair cut....

Well, if you can see him, this is Ryan. He needed a hair cut. Hair - not my thing, but I've been cutting their hair since the beginning. The last time they got haircuts we decided to take them and get it done by someone who knows what they are doing. Well - turns out that's not always true! I was amazed how chopped up it was considering how still they sat. They aren't even that still for me and at least I get it straight!
So once again it needs to be done, but what to do?

Sunday evening I finally cut it again. Both of them look very nice now though. So in a month or two we will be right back where we started....

Brotherly Love

I came accross this picture today. It's one from sometime last year, but it was just too sweet not to share!

Pool Party

Last month we invited our friends Elle & Emma to come over for a pool party. We sat up 2 blow up pools & the "silly sprinkler". All 4 of the kids had a lot of fun. Elle & Emma brought over their little water guns which were a big hit with my boys.

Kale's 4th Birthday

Kale, his Mom, & sister were recently able to come back to OK from Hawaii to visit. While they were in the state to had Kale's 4th birthday party. Of course we had to go. Dylan has missed Kale so much. It was so great to get to go. This was in May and now at the end of July he still talks non-stop about seeing him.

All of the kids were having so much fun!

Kales family makes the best hamburgers! I had been having a ton of trouble with all day sickness during that time & couldn't eat a thing, but I ate 2 burgers & a ton of other stuff. Real home cooking!

Ryan's 2nd Birthday Party

We had a small party at home with Ryan's daycare friends once we got back from TX. We had a nemo party, but as you can see...they made a mistake on the cake. I ordered a half sheet cake, they made him a full sheet. This thing was half as big as our kitchen table. We just sent home extra with all the guests! :)

We also cooked out hot dogs so we didn't just sugar up the kids-I think they enjoyed the cheesy chips more though...
He also enjoyed his gifts alot!

Ryan's 2nd Birthday (at Mom's house)

We were in TX for Ryan's 2nd Birthday so we had a little family party for him there. Mom got him an Elmo cake & some Nemo plates & napkins.

He got a big toy Jeep to play with in the sand, and a swimming pool(we waited to use this after we came back home).

After he opened his presents all the kids played in the bird bath (I guess if you can't use a pool this is the next best thing!).

Mom brought out some towels to dry the kids with but JD & Travis took them because "it kept them cool".

Family Birthday for Dylan

Each year for the boys birthdays we try to do something fun just as a family. This year for Dylan's birthday we had planned to go to the Zoo but the weather just was good, soooo...we went to the Omniplex instead! Dylan had a blast! They have so many different exibits. Dylan is always interested to learn about anything, so a place that he can go from thing to thing is great!

After that we went to eat at the Mall food court because Dylan wanted Chik-fil-a, and we couldn't find a different one. We sat at a table shaped like a car, which of course made Dylan's day.

Once we go home he opened his gift from Ryan. It was a Disney Cars Mega Bloks set. Dylan loves Legos & Mega Bloks so he still loves this thing.

Our new Puppy

Ok, so he's not so new by now but he was in March!

This is Symon. We got him the day of Dylan's party. Getting a dog wasn't planned, it just kinda happened. We went to get Dylan's cake & there was a lady sitting outside with puppies....so here we are....

Anyways, these are pictures of when we first got him. He really loved Ryan's paci. We had to quickly let him know this wasn't okay...plus Ryan wasn't to happy to share....

Dylan's 4th Birthday

This Year was Dylan's Golden Birthday. So we had a pretty big party complete with bounce house!
Dylan wanted a Monster Truck cake, but a firetruck party......So we used firetruck decorations.

Baby

Well, his name will be....(insert drum roll here)......

Aydan!

Starting Pre-K

For the last two years we have used the Funshine Express curriculum program for daycare. I’ve just been amazed how much all the kids have learned! Even the youngest kids are picking up things way ahead of others their age. It’s also so much fun – even for me!!



Dylan has had such a boost for when he starts school in just a couple of weeks. I still cannot believe he’s old enough to go to school. I guess I have to let him go though – I think at this point it would break his little heart if he didn’t get to. He’s been looking forward to it all summer….

Smoothing out the wrinkles......

I guess Ryan thought the cat was a little wrinkled…..



The funny thing is….Molly slept through the whole thing ~ I think she’s finally getting used to having Ryan around! :)

Pancakes with Daddy!

On weekends one of our favorite things to have for breakfast is JD's homemade pancakes! They are awesome! I'm spoiled! Anyways this last weekend JD decided to get the boys involved. They had so much fun adding all the ingredients & mixing it all up! Both of them have always enjoyed cooking which I think is awesome, espesially these days when I don't feel much like doing it.

Catch the Reading Bug!

The theme for this years Summer Reading Program was "Catch the Reading Bug". The boys have had a blast! They each got 20-25 hours of reading down this summer. For Ryan it was mostly books about Bunnies(I'll explain another day), and for Dylan Bug books...imagine that! At the end they each got a certificate for their participation in the program.


On Tuesdays & Thursdays they had special guests that put on different programs for the kids. Storytellers to Jugglers! The only one The boys made it to was a balloonist - he made all sorts of bugs out of balloons. The boys loved it! Especially Dylan!

Our friends Elle & Emma were also there, which made the boys very happy! Dylan & Elle have become pretty close friends and Ryan & Emma.

Finger Paint? Finger? Are sure thats whats it's for??

A few weeks ago I decided to let the boys finger paint. All started out great....until....they decided to paint themselves. They had a blast though! I'm just glad it all took place outside!! :)
Thank goodness for water hoses!!!

It's a.....BOY!!!

Boy number 3! My mom has always told me "do it right the first time & you don't have to do it again" well, we felt we did so good we went on to do it 2 more times! LOL



We are all so excited to welcome the new little guy into our family! Now we just have to figure out how to take care of a winter baby. We are too used to our spring babies!

Little Swimmers

.............Coming Soon!!

This little one is due to make his/her grand entrance around Nov. 13th. (Nov. 8th if we have anything to say about it)
A little unexpected but still exciting!!
This ultrasound was taken at 10 weeks, so it'll be about 6-7 more weeks until we find out what our little blessing will be (yes for those of you who will make the joke...we know it's a baby, I mean we will find out if it is a girl baby or a boy baby).
At our last ultrasound the dr. looked to see if we could tell yet, he said he thinks it has a "winkie" yes Dr.s words! I still think it was just it's tail/spine not completely in place yet, it's way too early to tell anyways.
Either one would be great though...but...I still need a sidekick too! JD has two of them so far. :P