We put our kids to bed at about 7:30 and usually they play with their stuffed animals in their room quietly until they fall asleep, but recently they have been getting a little crazy and so I have had to set some limits. But last night I found out what my boys really think about what I tell them,
So this is the conversation that took place last night before bedtime.
Me: Now I don't want you guys dumping out your laundry basket to play with the basket like a boat, you guys get too crazy when you do that at bedtime
Jacob: Noooo, Mommy I have to play with it. (more screaming and moaning and whining following)
Me: I said no, you will just have to play another game
(at this point I left the room to go into Nathans room to gather up toys that had ended up there during the day and I heard this...)
Sam: Don't worry Jacob we can dump it out when Mommy leaves, she won't know.
(my mouth literally dropped open at this comment, he's 4 right?)
Me: Sam I can hear you you know and I will come and check to make sure you haven't dumped it out.
I just couldn't believe that he could be so devious, my sweet little Sam has a dark side to him. Hmm... well I did check on them later and they did obey me so I guess they must not be too bad yet, but it makes me wonder.
It was our 5th year anniversary last Friday, the day after our boys birthday, we had intended on actually celebrating on the actual day but yet again we could not actually celebrate it. Oh well, we will someday, hopefully soon. But, here is to 5 wonderful years being married to the most wonderful husband I could hope for. I love you Alan!
Today was Jacob and Samuel's 4th Birthday. We started off the day with some pancakes that spelled out their names per their request.
I spent a good portion of yesterday making them this lightning McQueen Birthday Cake that they asked for months ago, so I went with the theme and got a tablecloth, plates and wrapping paper all in the lightning McQueen theme.
I have been really hesitant about getting the boys little legos because of all the small pieces and because I don't know if they are really old enough to build with them without me having to do most of the building. However we relented and gave Sam a small set of legos that he can build two cars and a gas station with, we will see how this goes. Alan was really excited because he loves legos and so he had no problem helping Sam figure out how to build them.
The boys got a ton of presents.
And this fun talking card from our friends Hallie and Jason, Sam was leary of it at first but by the end of the night we had to put a ban on opening the card because he kept opening it to listen to the message.
Jacob blowing out his candles.
Sam blowing out his candles.
We got a knock at the door right before bedtime and there was a package from their Moma and Papa, Alan started in on building the castle they got from them and they were so excited about it that it took a lot longer to get them to bed than usual. Alan is now at work putting it together so that they can play with it tomorrow. He is such a great dad!
We love our little boys and are happy they had such a great day!
Nathan is now 6 weeks old and it feels like he has always been a part of our family. He surprised us this week by making his first little milestone. Samuel and Jacob did not roll over (front to back) until they were about 4 or 5 months, I remember it so well because it was about 5:30 am and I was keeping the boys as quiet as possible so that Alan could sleep. Well Nathan is definitely a different baby than Jacob and Samuel, he is much bigger and apparently stronger because he can roll over. When I discovered this I put him on our ottoman because it is soft and luckily I was right next to him because he would have rolled off if I hadn't caught him. Here is a little video of Nathan rolling over. Ignore my high pitched baby talk.
This Fourth we didn't really do anything all that exciting, I got these shirts for the boys to wear so I had to get a picture with them wearing them. We did go to a ward activity in the morning where only about 15 other people attended, we were hoping to meet some people, and we did, but not as many as we hoped to meet.
Our next door neighbors were kind enough to let us watch their fireworks display, and there were a lot of other displays we could see through the neighborhood, one neighbor decided to do fireworks until 1 in the morning which we were less than thrilled about. I thought this picture was kind of cool because you can see the smoke from the fireworks.
Here is just a random picture of Nathan that I just took this morning for those who want more pictures of him.
I thought this was a cute picture of Alan snuggling with Nathan.
Yesterday the boys woke me up yelling excitedly "Mom come to our room we have a surprise for you." These words can send fear into a mother, because more than not a surprise is not a welcomed surprise, I mind raced through the possibilities of what kind of surprise they could have possibly been working on. But oh what a nice surprise I found when I got there. The boys had worked together to make their beds without even being asked. They were really sweet all day yesterday too, so I hope they are starting to get back to their normal selves and settling in.
We were really excited to celebrate Alan's birthday this year. We made him a banner and got him a couple of presents. The boys also made him some homemade cards.
We cooked Alan one of his favorite meals and for dessert we had cheesecake with raspberries, yummy.
Father's Day we celebrated with another one of Alan's favorite meals. Here Alan is hanging out with all of his boys.
Sammy and Jakie made him some ties for Father's Day. They are liking their new Sunbeam class, but miss their Waco friends and teacher. But they were excited to give Alan his ties.
We love you Alan!
I thought I would post some pictures of Nathan's stay in the NICU to document it a bit.
Here is Nathan all hooked up to the machines. He had to be on oxygen for the first two days and then he was just hooked up to the heart monitor, oxygen sensor, and IV after that.
Cute Boy!
Mom and Nathan
Dad and Nathan
Papa and Nathan
Moma and Nathan
Nathan when we were taking him home. He is such a good baby, he sleeps 5-8 hours a stretch at night which is wonderful, and he doesn't usually fuss too much unless something is wrong. His brothers really love him and maybe smother him just a bit.
So here is a little update on our little Nathan. He came "home" last friday, meaning Alan and I got to take him out of the hospital and drive the 3 1/2 hours to Sugar Land (near Houston) where he moved us in the Saturday before. My parents came and helped us by watching the boys for us for the week in Sugar Land while we stayed in Waco with Nathan. It is really nice to have him with us and to be in our new home. Alan started work on Monday and the boys are starting to get back into a normal routine. I hope to be able to post more pictures of Nathan and some of our place here sometime soon. Things are still a little crazy with me not being able to really do as much as I would like because of my c-section and trying to juggle Sammy, Jakie, and a new baby and with Alan trying to help me and also trying to get into the swing of things with his new job, so I don't know when that will happen. Hopefully soon.
Nathan just before they took him the the nursery for some more tests. He has some awesome bushy eyebrows!
Jacob holding Nathan!
Sam holding Nathan!
Grandma Jane was also able to come and see him. She wasn't left alone too much during her turn though.
Recently the boys finished up their first year of preschool and we celebrated at Chuck E Cheese with a little party with their classmates. It was one of the first times the boys had ever been to Chuck E Cheese and they loved it. We had a little awards ceremony with the families and the boys were really excited about it all.
Jacob opening up a little graduation present.
Sam with his present.
Since we have had Alan's mom staying with us to help us with the boys while I have this baby (yes I am still pregnant) we have been doing some fun things. One thing we did was go bowling with Grandma Jane.
Daddy and Jakie
Sammy and Grandma Jane
Here I am bowling in an attempt to get Nathan moving. I won by the way, kind of surprising considering my condition.
In preparation for Jane's arrival the boys made their own beds, it was really cute because they were helping each other and were so proud of themselves.
Now we are just waiting to see if this baby will come on his own or if I will have to get a c-section, which I am definitely not excited about.
