Birthday Boys

Ok, so I know the boys' birthdays were 3 months ago, and I'm just now getting around to posting about it, LAME, huh?  Well, life with 3 little boys is crazy!!! 

We had the boys' traditional birthday party, pinata and all.  Spencer was disappointed that we didn't get to do the slip-n-slide this year, but hopefully next year.    At least we had the pinata, which  is always the boys' favorite part anyway, what boy doesn't like to hit things and then gobble up tons of candy!!  

    

Ethan did his best, trying to hit the pinata, but it's kinda hard when the bat is as big as he is!! 

 The neighbor boys came over to party too :)

 Eli had a little harder time since he had to wear a blindfold, he got hit in the head a few times with the pinata - thanks to his dad.

Ethan and his buddy Tanner 

 All the boys waiting anxiously for the pinata to break open

 When the pinata finally did break - it was a mad dash to the treats, CHAOS!!!

 Bronson and Uncle Kyle

 Eli is always so excited to get presents

Ethan getting his new Cars potty - now only if he would use it :(

 Smile for the camera :)

 I love this picture of Eli.  He had to blow alot harder than Ethan because he had 5 candles and Ethan only had 2

Happy Birthday Boys.  I'm so very sad to see how fast you both are growing up, but everyday is an adventure and we love you both very much!!! 

My Cute Boys!!

We went and got the boys' pictures taken and I LOVE how they turned out.  It was hard to decide which ones to put on the blog, hope you enjoy!!!

Oregon 2011

Last month, I got to take a little mini vacation and go up to Oregon to visit my family for a few days.  It was just me and Ethan!!!

We stayed a few days with my grandparents and got to spend time with my aunts, uncles and cousins.  Then we went to the coast for one night.  It was the first time that Ethan had been to the beach.  At first he wasn't too thrilled about walking thru the creek to get to the beach and then getting sand on his hands wasn't any better !!  We stood at the edge of the surf but he didn't even want to get near it, the water was freezing and he didn't like that the water kept trying to get him!!!

 Here he is trying to shake the sand off of his hands

 Ethan was a little scared of going near the water so he had Grandpa Jim walk him down the beach

 Ethan finally got used to the sand and loved playing on the beach

 Grandpa Jim is helping him build a sand castle, it didn't get very big before Ethan had to kick it down!!

 Here's Ethan chasing a seagull, he chased it pretty far before the bird flew off and left him standing alone :(

 Grandma Norma is walking Ethan thru the creek than ran across the top of the beach area

 Ethan 2 years old

 He discovered he could throw rocks into the creek and it made a cool splash.  He had to show me all of his rocks before he threw them in.

 Grandma and Grandpa Wetzel came to the beach with us too!!  They wanted to come eat lunch at Moe's - who could blame them, the chowder is amazing!!!

Thank you to my family for the wonderful weekend.  We had a great time and Ethan loved being spoiled rotten!!!!  Love ya

Summer has begun

You know its summer when you're having to hose your kids off every night before they come in the house!!!

Here's the boys making a swimming pool in the neighbors sandbox, it was a mess, but it kept them occupied for HOURS, it was so great!!

 After we got Ethan all cleaned up he totally crashed on the chair.  It's so hilarious to see that he sleeps just like his dad with his arms behind his head.  Like father, like son!!!

Bronson- 8 mths

Our little man is almost 8 months old, the time goes by so fast, it seems like we just brought him home. 

He has started to drool everywhere and chew on everything while his teeth come in.  He's also been sitting up and playing with his toys like one of the big boys, Ethan gets so mad when Bronson chews on his cars while he's trying to line them up!!  Bronson's not very excited about food yet, the only thing he will eat without gagging on is applesauce, so I guess thats a start. 

His brothers have become more interested in him and want to interact with him more and they're awesome with him - he's loving all the extra attenion.  Ethan is constantly wanting to give him hugs and give Bronson the toys that he doesn't want to play with.

Since the weather's been nice, he's been enjoying alot of outside time, which you can probably tell from the pictures.  We're looking forward to a great summer :)