Tantrum

The boys have been on level 10 lately. It can get pretty crazy at our house...and very loud. I was pretty excited when Justus sat at the table and was playing with his legos. After I took this picture it wasn't 30 seconds before he had a tantrum because one of his men fell over.

Thomas

This afternoon Justus and I went to the library to pick up a book I had reserved. Justus loves going to the library because they have movies. I usually will let him pick one out when he's with me. He decided to go with a Thomas movie. I think he was happy with his choice.

It's That Time

Time to get my Christmas cards in order. I love sending out Christmas cards!

Candyland

This evening the kids and Jonathan played a rousing game of Candyland before bed. Thi won!

Date Night

My parent's offered to take our children for the evening so that Jon and I could go out to celebrate our anniversary. We were super excited to have a child-free date night. We decided to celebrate with Breaking Dawn (which was a.mazing!), dinner at La Parilla (our fave mexican place), and a concert (Led Zepplin...not my fave). All in all it was a pretty good date though!

Recovering

I'm still recovering from yesterday. I haven't gotten around to putting all the dishes away. I pretty sure almost all our silverware is in the sink. I guess the good news is that it's all clean.

Feast

My first time making Thanksgiving dinner and I forgot to take a picture of the turkey before Jonathan carved it. The good news is that it turned out great! My first Thanksgiving was a success. We celebrated with friends and family...which are kind of the same thing sometimes. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving also!

Love

Charley is always my little helper in the kitchen. Today she sat on the counter and helped me make waffles.

My Little Indian

I know that "Indian" might not be PC...but that's what they learn at school...so anyways. Justus came home wearing this little headdress. Matthias ended up wearing it around for a bit too.

Messy

Justus is by far our messiest child. I cleaned his room and within minutes it was a mess again. I'm really not looking forward to him being a teenager.

Turkey Lurkey

I bought my first turkey. Yikes....I'm a little freaked out.

Monkey Joe's

Today we had a little party for the boys. We invited a few friends over for pizza and cupcakes and then treated the kids to a trip to Monkey Joe's. I think all the kids had a good time, and now the kids are nice and worn out for bedtime. It was a win-win.

Tangled

After a rough trip to Wal-Mart, which included a total meltdown from Justus, we made it home to eat a snack and watch a movie.

Glass

So Justus broke a glass a couple of days ago. I have swept numerous times since then as yet I have still managed to step on glass...twice.

Baby

At around 2:30 this morning I got a call from a good friend that she was in labor and heading to the hospital. I got the honor of taking pictures of her birth. It was really quite exciting and I really did feel honored to be apart of such a special event. I took over 400 pictures! It was fun and I was glad that I could take some pictures that they will enjoy looking at and sharing with their friends and family of their sweet baby's birthstory.

Thankful

It's that time of year when the boys are learning about Thanksgiving and what they are thankful for. Tonight we worked on Thi's thankful turkey for school. His list of things he's thankful for: food, his family, Mrs. Spencer (his teacher), and rainbows.

Friends

I really love when all three of the kids play together. More often than not the boys seclude Charley...more accurately Justus excludes Charley. It really makes my heart smile when they include her and when they have fun.

Mimi and Papa's

Last night the kids got to stay at Mimi and Papa's house. They love staying at Mimi and Papa's house...not just to spend time with their grandparents, but they have a fenced in yard which means they can run wild. I think they had a good time. They were certainly exhausted by the time we got home.

First

This afternoon Jon and I met my parents to drop the kids off for the evening. We then headed over to Eureka. I asked our good friends if I could take some family photos so I could practice. I'm hoping to possibly start a little side business...but right now I'm just getting a little more experience. I think my first family photo shoot went pretty well.

Peace & Quiet

The nice thing about feeding the kids dinner is they are nice and quiet and sit in the same spot for longer than 10 seconds. Ahhh....

My Little Helper

Charley can be a feisty little girl at times. She definitely has an independent/type A streak in her, but she is also very thoughtful and loving. She loves helping me distribute drinks, snacks...she loves hugs and kisses. She's pretty awesome.

Bouncy Ball

Tonight all three of the kids decided to put bouncy balls in their jammies. They had fun bouncing off each other. I love watching them have fun!

Sweaty

I'm not sure what Justus was doing this evening...but he obviously worked up a sweat doing it.

Buddies

I love that Charley and Matthias have a special bond. He sticks up for her and loves on her. They really are buddies, and I love it.

Wii

For the first time in a really long time Jon and I hooked our Wii up so the boys could play. Up until now we never really had the spare time since both of us were working second jobs. We don't have many games geared towards small children, but we do have bowling/tennis/baseball. Anyways...the boys really loved it. Matthias was actually really good at bowling. He got a couple of spares and even got a strike. I was pretty impressed since he is not the one to usually catch on to things quickly. He did though with this. Hopefully we can rent some games or find some other cheap ones the boys would like to play.

Fall Fest

This afternoon we went to the middle school in our school district for fall fest. They had carnival-like games set up for the kids to play. The kids had a lot of fun. They enjoyed winning little prizes and playing games. They even got to go on a little hayride.m It was a lot of fun for all of us.

Fun

It's kind of funny how my idea of fun and the kids idea of fun are two completely different things. This evening I headed to my bedroom to lay on the bed and call Jonathan at work. Before I know it all three kids are sitting on my back bouncing. They thought it was hilarious. I, however, did not.

Cold Day

Today has been a cold, rainy, gloomy day. We stayed in the house and out of the cold...except the boys getting on and off the bus. Charley was in her p.j.'s all day...sometimes you just need one of those days.

Sunshine

The neighbor across the street from us has the most beautiful tree. It's leaves turn a bright sunny yellow in the fall. I have been envious of this tree since we moved in. It's leaves are such a bright spot and I just love the pretty color. Today the kids were playing in the leaves so I went to grab my camera. I'm really glad I did because I got a couple really cute ones.

Happy Birthday Thi!

Today is Thi's birthday...which means we officially have two 4 year olds in the house! It's hard to believe Thi is 4! This morning started off with presents from Aunt Barbara and Cousins Greg and Kate. Thi was so excited about each present. At the end of opening them he said, "I love all these presents!" I love that he is such a sweet little boy and gets excited about things. I'm not sure what the rest of his birthday holds, but I'm sure it will include something fun...maybe McDonald's playplace or a trip to get a cookie of his choosing. He has school today so I'm going to send some speacial treats for him to share with his friends. Even if we did nothing else I think he has already had a fun birthday in his book.