This and That with the Cousins

It's been a while since I talked about all the kids. Things here are going really good. I finally feel like we have a good routine and Isaac is done nursing which is so helpful. I am doing some preschool with Ethan and Maddie while Isaac naps in the am. I have a feeling his am naps are about over so I will have to get creative. I like being able to help them and sit down with them. Ethan will start school this fall so I am trying to help him be ready. So far he knows all of his letters and he knows the sounds of almost all of them as well. We are working on numbers now.

Isaac and Brady and quite the pair. Some days they play really good together, others they steal toys and give each other dirty looks ha ha. Isaac is making up for the fact that he is the littlest one in the bunch and is usually the one stealing toys or knocking people over. I think he is going to give me a run for my money.

I keep seeing other blogs with pictures on Fridays. Someday I will have the time to actually figure out what instagram is. I use my phone to take pictures of the kids all the time and they go no where but other peoples phones. I don't have a smart phone...I call mine the dumb phone lol. But since I quit work I can't quite justify the additional money each month. So I thought I'd share my low quality highlights of our week. It will be a good way to remember all the fun we have during the day. And if the low quality bothers you...feel free to contribute to my new phone fund. :)

Scene One: On Wednesday morning I was making breakfast and Brady started pointing saying "I-Zak..I-Zak..I-Zak"-

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Scene two: I went to find Isaac and found him hiding in the bathroom eating a banana he stole from Brady's plate lol lol lol. It was hilarious. He had to go give it back.

Tuesday lunch together. Don't judge my paper plates, I had already run two loads through the dishwasher that morning...

Ethan wanted to address his own birthday invitations. So he wrote every ones names on the envelope and I added the address...

If you have been to Krispy Kreme lately there is a truck parked outside and part of the word doughnuts is missing. So it reads "Eat Krispy Kreme Doug". My dad finds this very funny and sends pictures of it all the time. So I made him his own hat lol. Oh his name is Doug if you didn't know that. :)

Ethan had to get a filling for a tooth that came in with a defect. I am so proud of how well he did. We have been taking him to the dentist since he was two and I am glad because he does really good. After we left he goes "well that wasn't so bad mom...it is still not a lot of fun, but it wasn't bad". I think that sums up every ones feeling of the dentist.

And this silly boy...just cause he is cute. :)



That was so much fun. I love looking back and the pictures from my phone.

The North Pole

For the last three years we have been able to take the boys (well it was just Ethan the first year) on a train ride to the North pole. It's become one of Ethan's favorite Christmas traditions. The first year we went with friends and the last two years Jon's family has taken us. It's become a nice tradition. Ethan actually talked to Santa this year. And he was very impressed with Ethan's list because Ethan had very specific details on what he wanted lol. I know it is a bit late...but it's still worth remembering.

Ethan wanted his picture right up by the train wheels lol. He had to inspect them first though. And we had to hurry because you're not supposed to get that close. Although the train was not on or anything so I don't see why it was such a big deal. But I suppose there are always irresponsible people out there.

I am one lucky girl...

Ethan is so good with Isaac. I love this picture...

Helping brother back...

It was such a nice time. I hope we can do it again next year.

Trouble

Trouble is this kids middle name lol...He is always getting into something. Wouldn't trade him for anything though. Here is some proof:

Daddy's Hat

Isaac loves to play with Jon's hat. If Jon is here and he finds one of his hats he runs it over to him, it's really funny. Here are some pics I took of Isaac having fun with Jon's hat.

Christmas Recap

I just downloaded all the pics from my camera yesterday. How sad that I had pics all the way from December 2 on there. It was nice to look back at all of the pictures though. Christmas was fabulous as always. How can you complain when you get to celebrate it twice, Christmas Eve with Jon's family...and Christmas day with mine.

Christmas Eve started off good with us four all saying home and eating breakfast together and just relaxing and having fun. We headed over to Jon's family around noon for Christmas Lunch. Then we all open presents and had a good time.

Christmas Day we got up early and went to my parents for Christmas morning. We bring all of our gifts (like Jon's and Mine and what we give the boys) over as well. We had our favorite Christmas dinner. Homemade Mac and Cheese (Grandma Kitty's recipe), Broccoli, Salad, and my homemade rolls. I can't call it an official Grandma Kitty meal because we forgot the chocolate milk lol. And it is not the same without.

This was our first official Lego Christmas. Ethan was so excited to get his first real Lego sets. We got him a leap pad this year which he calls his "I-Pad" just like Mema and Papa have. Isaac got a leap frog train that he likes to rid around in, a lawn mower, books, clothes and a handmade quiet book my mom made for him. It's so darling!  They were of course spoiled.

I am horrible at taking pics at Christmas because I am to busy having fun. But here are a few...

This one makes me laugh. All I wanted was a picture with him lol...

Isaac and his Papa

Making sure papa is behaving...

The boys love Disney characters so IJ got a little Donald and Mickey in the top of his stocking and Ethan got a big Donald holding his stocking. Ethan has a big Pluto already and those are his two favorite characters.

I love this picture lol. It's so crazy with all four kids. But the reason I took this picture is because Isaac was most excited about the puffs he got in his stocking. He carried that thing around all morning.

Sitting in the corner eating his puffs...

A ROCKET LEGO he yelled...

Mowing Grandmas carpet. It's been vacuumed but never mowed before :)

Daddy and Ethan worked on his Lego's most of the day.

Our Christmas Card

Here is our Christmas Card I made this year. If you didn't get it leave me a comment and I will get your address and send it to you. I had a few come back.

Christmas Cookies

My friend Kelly invited me to her Christmas Cookie decorating party a few years ago. And I mean like probably 7 or so lol. I started going before I had Ethan and before I was pregnant. I think I was Kim's date for a few of them LOL.  But regardless of how I got invited to begin with, it was so much fun and I think every year since then I have done some sort of Cookie decorating for Christmas. She still does a party every year and we have gone to most of them. This year we had to miss because Ethan had a PT appointment and we couldn't miss it. So I just did some cookies with Ethan and Maddie this year. I think they had fun. We made the cookies one day and then decorated them the next. That is why there is an outfit change in the pictures. And yes...we are still in our PJ's. Because we have no where to go...so we wear our PJ's when we feel like it. Those who judge...are just jealous hehe.

Sneaking bites of the dough...