Photo Update

So, it's been a while... just thought I'd give you a quick little update on the kiddos:

SAM:

~is finished with 1st grade (yahoo. for everyone!).

~finally has a loose tooth... kinda.

~has a permanent tooth coming in behind his baby tooth.

~got homework from the dentist... to wiggle his bottom front teeth out (or he'll take them out at the next appt. in 6 months).

~reached the 50" mark and will be as tall as Mom before we know it (sigh!).

~is perfecting his roller blading skills.

SETH:

~is a very creative swinger (if that's even a word).

~has a sweet tooth that has caused him lots of grief recently (marshmallows and juice boxes keep randomly disappearing from our pantry).

~will eat any nearly any vegetable off my cutting board before dinner, but refuses to eat them served on his plate during dinner.

~is constantly telling me he loves me.

~gives the biggest hugs after a spanking.

AARON:

~is as attached to his "kiki" as ever (blankie... in case you were wondering)

~is really enjoying the outdoors and would spend every waking moment out there if he could.

~is fascinated by all little creatures (squirrels, neighbor's dog, ladybugs, etc.).

~has hair that would make most high school boys jealous.

~learned how to propel himself on the rocket glider.

~loves splashing in water... no matter how nasty or muddy it is, or how cold it will make him afterward.

ADALIE:

~loves to empty everything... the trash, cupboards, toilet paper tubes, recycling bin.

~loves basking in the sun and romping through the grass... if the doors open she's trying to get out there.

~had her first taste of a drumstick, though it was just a little too cold for her liking (didn't stop her though).

~likes to eat wipes (which she must have gotten from her cousin Eden somehow, cuz I have never heard of this before).

~makes the cutest little fishy lips.

~is now drinking some formula from a bottle and absolutely LOVES it.

P.S. I noticed going through my photos that the number of photos increases as we go down the list... this kindof disproves Adam's theory that the 4th born is somehow neglected. It's really based on who I can keep up with the best, obviously Addie wins... for now.

Happy Easter!!!.... UPDATED

Okay, so I was pretty tired last night... didn't really feel up to writing. I guess I am feeling a little more chatty today ;) We had a really good, relaxing Easter! It was supposed to rain but didn't... a huge blessing for us as I am SO over rain. That is something I never thought I would say. Growing up in Nevada, rain was always like a special treat... not so in Wisconsin. It's NEVER-ENDING! I want some sunshine!

Anyway... we enjoyed coloring our eggs this year. Adalie watched from the sidelines and enjoyed munching on her star crayon. (I know, I'm such a good mom... ha ha ;) Aaron spent most of his time peeling crayon wrappers. I have never been able to get him to actually color anything. He can't get past the peeling stage. Whatever keeps him happy and busy, I guess! We dyed a total of 43 eggs... and amazingly only 2 made it to cracked beyond hiding stage.

We fully expected to have our egg hunt indoors because of the impending rain... but the Lord blessed us with a beautiful day. In fact, we were able to come home and take some cute family photos after church. It was, however, not warm enough for the boys to use their new super soakers... much to their chagrin. I bought these off amazon before Christmas, for only $5 each... I am thinking I should have held off on giving them for another month. The boys are so eager to try them out... and I am so tired of explaining why 40* is not warm enough for water guns. Sunshine, please come quick! It's supposed to be sunny and in the 50s on Friday... yay!

I LOVE my kiddos!!!

I was able to buy an Easter dress! It's so special to have a little girlie to finally dress up. I did have fun dressing up my boys too, though. I bought the boys somewhat matching blue shirts... I didn't want to go totally matching because I'm thinking Aaron would get sick of wearing the same shirt for the next 5 years! So we coordinated with their bow ties. I even let the boys pick out their own fabric out of my bin in the basement. It's totally not the fabric I would have chosen but it worked out perfectly... it is so them! My boys all have an infatuation with orange for some reason.

The rest of the day was spent making a yummy Easter feast... honey ham, homemade mac'n'cheese, green beans and deviled eggs. Sam read to me the whole Easter story out of Luke while I prepared dinner... he loves reading out of his "real" Bible. I love that he is such a good reader and enjoys it so much.

Anyway... I told ya I was in a chatty mood! Have a good week!

Buddies

I love the fact that my 2 littlest munchkins are so close in age... though I will admit, at first I was completely nervous and overwhemed about having 2 babies at one time. There are still (many) days that I feel like I can't really keep up with my 2 very active big boys and my 2 babies, but we somehow manage. Sam and Seth are always together... not always getting along, but always together. Right now, Aaron does his best to keep up but is always several steps behind. I am really hoping that Addie and Aaron will become the best of buddies!

Oh Boy!

Does this boy know how to ENJOY a red vine or what?

Just another day...

...but a good one! We were busy doing all sorts of good stuff today.

We've been having a few issues getting school finished up lately... so yesterday I tried to provide Sam with an incentive, a paper mache project. Well, it didn't work out for yesterday, but we were able to pull it off today. Just in case it looks a little funny, just let me tell you that I have NEVER done this or even seen it done before. This was a total experiment for us! I think the boys liked it... though it was very difficult to keep the top-heavy, very wobbly balloon down in the bowl. We had them go bouncing around several times, spreading the icky flour paste everywhere. I think it'll take a few more layers to get it thick enough, but the boys had enough for today... and I do love projects that take up several days... Busy boys are the best boys!

The sun was shining today too!!! Woohoo!!! So we bundled up (because it was still quite chilly out there) and went out for some fresh air. We've gotta enjoy every ray of sunshine we can get... because it seems to disappear quickly. Last week, after the 4th straight day of rain, Sam asked: "Mom, is it gonna rain all 12 days of spring?" I was really beginning to wonder that myself! The boys had a few bicycle races and then set to work making "stick art" while Aaron gathered sticks for himself and tried his hardest to keep them from his artistic brothers. Meanwhile, Addie scooted all over the place trying to stuff as many sticks and bark pieces into her little cheeks... she's like a little squirrel =)

We ended the day with some of my favorites.... the first ice tea of the season and taco pizza. Yumm!!!



P.S. In case anybody is wondering... no that is not Sam's natural ear color. =) He came out of the bathroom yesterday and told me that his ear was really hot... it just so happens that he also had a red marker sticking up out of his pocket. I obviously haven't passed on my habit of always trying to hide my ridiculously huge ears...

What's New?

Not too much really... we've all been a little under the weather the last several weeks, so we've been sticking pretty close to home and doing as little as possible.

We've set up a resort for our little green guys... and they love it! Adam put a small bubbling fountain in the middle of the rocks to keep up the humidity and give them water. We've named them ~Racer, Grandpa, Sticky, and Pin Stripe~ but sometimes it can be tricky to figure out which is which because of their constantly changing colors.

Adalie is scooting all over the place these days. She gets up on her knees and rocks back and forth but hasn't yet figured out how to full-on crawl.... soon though, very soon, I think! Also, notice those two little teeth? They are just barely showing but are so adorable!

FOUR!

My middle man is 4... FOUR!
He has grown by leaps and bounds this year. Looking back thru pictures just amazes me... he has gone from toddler to boy now.

To celebrate his special day we took a trip to Chuck-E-Cheese. We had a coupon for 120 tokens with our meal... about halfway thru the tokens we realized that 120 tokens was WAY to many for us. We were exhausted but had a great time! While at Chuck-E's we gave Seffer's a card with a hint as to what his birthday gift would be....

He was thrilled with the prospect of picking out his very own pet... a LIZARD! He picked out not only one, but FOUR green anoles (well... I think one might be a brown anole, though, cuz he's brown more often than green). I don't know about the boys, but Adam and I have loved watching these little guys. We've seen them shed their skin, and just today we saw them show off their red throat flaps. They are very cute little creatures!

So... Happy Birthday Seffer's!