Tuesday, May 05, 2009

I took the oldest four children to the Skatepark on Sunday as a reward for good behaviour in school. They were not happy about wearing their pads & helmets, but they did end up having a good time.
Natalee posing for the camera. She had lots of fun running around.

Caleb...

Andrew had a great time running and rolling down the hill. Natalee tried it once but ended up in the bushes.
Andrew got a Lightning McQueen comic and he "read" it to Wyatt.
Wyatt sitting in his bumbo for a few seconds.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

This & That

Here's some snapshots of the recent events in our lives...Baby Dedication - April 19, 2009

Wyatt sucking his thumb. By the way, we were at the Doctor yesterday and he now weighs 15 lbs. 2 oz. Hmmmm, could it be that eating all night long has anything to do with this?!?

Wyatt got a Bumbo from Auntie Marilisa. He's a little lazy, so sometimes sitting up in it is really hard to do...apparently. Eating is SO much easier! :)

I came across the rules to the boys' latest club. Please don't discuss this with them, this is their private stuff, but I thought it was so cute, I couldn't help but take a picture of it and share.

Over the last couple of weeks, Caleb and Joshua have been working on their Science Fair Projects. Caleb did tornadoes, above. Below is Joshua's project on Volcanoes. It was a lot of work (trying to get the boys to work!) for us. Glad it's now over!

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

April Snow

It's been a different Spring Break for us. Other years, we have gone for bike rides and spent some time outside. This year...well, definitely no bike rides! This evening, I decided to take Wyatt out for his first toboggan ride. Caleb and Joshua pulled him together "like reindeer" for the first part of the ride.
Here's Wyatt snuggled up in his baby 'boggan. He was tired, but he didn't fall asleep and he also didn't complain!
I took a picture of Wyatt beside Natalee this afternoon. Wyatt has been going for blood tests to monitor his slow dropping bilirubin levels. To me, it looks like he's nearly as white as his sister!

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Breaking News!

The first baby tooth has been officially "lost" in our family of young children! Although Caleb has had a loose tooth for well over three weeks now, it is Joshua who will be the first to receive a visit from the Tooth Fairy. He is very excited!

And in other news...Andrew has a passion for washing dishes. He started off by washing his tea party dishes, and before I knew it (I was preoccupied with Wyatt), he had washed all the other dishes in the adjoining sink! If this continues, he is going to make some woman very happy one day!
Wyatt has his first big cold. He spent nearly all day yesterday (Wednesday) in our arms sleeping. Today he was awake almost as much as usual, but he is still coughing and has a stuffy nose off and on.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Lego Planet

Caleb and Joshua have been playing with Lego alot. Caleb got a couple of sets for his birthday. Here are some "close-ups" that Caleb took. I'm sure there's a story here, but I just don't have the imagination for that right now.





Caleb's Bowling Party


For Caleb's Birthday Party with his friends, we went bowling. Here are some pictures of the 3 boys bowling. Andrew bowled for the first time.
After bowling, we ate some pizza...

And had some cake!

Wyatt

Check out those cheeks! Wyatt is definitely following in his brothers' footsteps. We were in to visit the Doctor this morning and he is now 13 lbs. 4 oz. He gained a full pound in the last 2 weeks! However, he is still not sleeping well at night (a good night is being up twice to eat, and a bad night is being nursed to sleep over and over and over again because Mom's too tired to get out of bed and get him to sleep any other way).

Thursday, March 12, 2009

March is Birthday Month!

In random order, here are a few pictures from the last few weeks. A couple of weeks ago, Natalee helped put the cans into the pantry. Can you see the tall pile of canned goods? Wyatt, ready to hit the road!

Caleb and Natalee on Saturday evening.

Natalee posing in an outfit she got for her birthday.

Natalee opening her present Saturday morning.

One of Joshua's Lego creations. This is 2 horses pulling a jail trailer, for lack of a better term. He came up with this all on his own!

Wyatt in his bathtub. I wouldn't say he's enjoying his baths yet, but they are definitely quieter than they used to be!

Natalee - classic over-dressing.
Joshua & Wyatt

I made chocolate icing for Caleb's birthday cake today. Here are Natalee and Andrew enjoying some chocolate...



I am so proud that my children like chocolate almost as much as I do!

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Keeping Busy with Baby's & Toddlers

And we thought we were busy with four children!!!!

Natalee is in the undressing and over-dressing phase of her life. Which, I'm told, doesn't really end with girls...at least, the clothes obsession part of it.
This morning, Wyatt was lying on the couch and crying (nothing new there). Andrew went to go lie beside him and Wyatt stopped crying. :)

Wyatt, down for a nap. He's holding his soother in. He has a very demanding suck instinct. I brought him in to get weighed today. He is 10 lbs. 8 oz. (Natalee was 10 lbs. 10 oz. at 3 months of age.)
We were given a used Super Nintendo some time ago and finally got around to buying some games for them. Caleb especially enjoys it.

I try to "wear" Wyatt at least once during the day in the hopes that he will cry less. He is learning to fall asleep in the Baby Wrap.

Wyatt and Natalee in diapers...

Wyatt sleeping in his swing.
The boys were getting dressed to go to school and Andrew decided to put on Mike's clothes.

And here's some of Natalee's classic over-dressing.