A lazy summer week

It's been a pretty uneventful week so far. I've been feeling pretty tired lately, so I'm trying not overload myself. My kids however, aren't in the least bit tired. It's been a little frustrating for them staying home so much. That will change tomorrow though, because we'll be gone visiting Aunt Brooklyn and their cousins. They are happy. Diana and her kids will be there too, so that will be good. I tried taking the boys to a mothers and kids free movie day at a local theater here. It was fun, but a lot of stress keeping Owen quiet. Logan loved it though, and once Lincoln got over how loud it was, he liked it too. The second we walked into the theatre he screamed from the noise and threw his hands to his ears, dropping our popcorn all over the front row. Oh, boy. Well, I guess I'll have to get used to stress because it's about to get even more so in a few months! :) I love my little guys. They wear me out, but they are so worth it! Here's some ranom pictures from the week.

'Role Play Lincoln.'

I'd say about seventy-five percent of the day Lincoln is pretending to be something new. Lately he's been a puppy or a cat, or even a monkey. This is picture of him being a baby. He figured out that pillow cases are just right for assuming "baby position." I think it is really comfortable for him, because he'll stay in that thing forever.

Owen prefers not to go down the stairs by himself. He likes to be carried, so we've been working hard at getting him to come down on his own. I love how he is lead by his little bum.

A cowboy hat and camo pants. That's my boy!

Curious Lincoln. My boys love being outside.

As Lincoln used to say, "Not forget about baby!" Here's how baby girl is coming along. We're not set on any names yet, though Logan really wants to name her Ellie.

One more muddy post for today

I couldn't feel caught up with my blogging, until I had added these pictures from yesterday. We have a tree in the back that is having trouble growing grass beneath it. I think these pictures will help you understand why. Logan and Lincoln like to turn the hose on and let the water flow down the slope to the tree like a river. Usually I don't let them play in the "river," but for some reason yesterday I was in a more adventurous mood. The results are posted below.

More simple fun

What's more fun than three little boys, three white buckets, a hose and big backyard? Not much around this house. I had a lot of fun two days ago playing with my camera while the boys played for hours in the water. I really have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to taking pictures and fixing them up, but I'm learning a little and it's a lot of fun. This post is full of just pictures from our afternoon. I had a hard time picking which pictures to post. Hope you like them!

Watch out Linc, Owen's got the hose!

chubby little paws.

My boy

Check out the background on this one. "I spy with my little eye..... "

I have trouble keeping clothes on this boy.

I was happy with this one.

Some one doesn't like water in the face.

" Of course I'm going to stand in the bucket!"

Monkey see, monkey do.

Linc had fallen down.

Thirsty

A Rainy Week

Last week it rained a lot and I was sick, so that meant that the boys and I spent a lot of time indoors. Computers and TV are only entertaining for a little while, and heaven forbid the boys actually play with their own toys, so we had to come up with some new things to do. Logan found a bag of popcicle sticks in the craft drawer and decided he wanted to make puppets, so with a little hot glue (applied by myself of course) and some old scrapbooking cut outs, we made some pretty fun little puppets! They didn't need time to dry, so Logan got right to work, building a stage. He designed and decorated himself (although Lincoln was right there with him), and after it was ready we took turns putting on puppet shows. It was actually really fun. We're saving the puppets in an envelope so we can play with them again and again. I love inexpensive and easy fun!

"The stage"

" The boy behind the stage!"

Linc's Show

The favorite puppets (besides Stegosaurus)

Oh, and even though this has nothing to do with puppets, I guess it's safe to say that I am pregnant again. Crazy huh? We're well past the first trimester and will find out whether or not we're going to have a house full of boys in about a month. I think I'll put a poll up in a week or so to get everyone's preditctions. Oh, and I really don't like this picture, but it shows my little baby bump. Ah well.

Bye Bye Binki

Well, I think the time has come for baby O to say goodbye to his precious little binki. I can't tell you all how tired I am of constantly searching for it! It's going to be a long few days, but I think the time is right. Wish me luck.

Oh, here are a few adorable pics of Owen and his new "funny face." He pulls this face all the time for a laugh. His little sense of humor is starting to show up, I love it!

I'm also posting a picture of Lincoln and his recovered lip, for anyone who might be curious. It healed really well and very fast for that matter. Linc and Logan had their yearly check-ups today and they both did well. Since his stitches, Linc has been pretty afraid of doctors, but as long as I was attached to him, he was fine. Logan did a lot of different tests today and he was so good for all of them! He didn't even fight when they had to prick his finger. I'm sure his calmness was a result of our before-the-visit bribery talk, (robin egg treats in the car) and the relief he felt after learning that he wasn't going to get a real shot.

Thank you Jessica for watching a grouchy Owen during their appointment! It wouldn't have been such a pleasant experience without you!

"Owen, show me your funny face!"

(shown here after a yummy treat of marshmallows)

"Yep mom, I'm still doing it!"

Here's Logan coaxing his little brother on.

Here's another funny face Owen pulls at me lately. He pushes his chin to his chest, then looks up at me for a few seconds before cracking up. I copy him and he thinks it is so funny.

This isn't the best picture of Linc, but look at his lip! He only has a little scar left.

A day at the gardens

Hey everybody! I'm apologizing now for how many pictures I've downloaded on this post. I liked so many of them, and I didn't even add as many as I wanted to. Saturday was fun for our little family. We went to the gardens and saw all the Scarecrows and pumpkins they had all over. I went crazy taking pictures. Everything seemed photo worthy! Anyway, I've posted a lot of them below and I hope you like them. This is Logan infront of a little pumpkin patch. I liked it because if you go back to my first ever blog post (about a year ago) I posted a picture of Logan infront of a pumpkin patch we made. He loves pumpkins!

We carted Owen around in the wagon all day and he was so patient! Logan and Lincoln were very sweet to him. In fact, Lincoln and Owen fell asleep half way through the trip lying on eachother. I didn't add that picture, but it was really cute.

How many chances am I going to have to take an adorable picture of my baby boy in front of a patch of purple daisies? I'm guessing not too many. I couldn't let the opportunity pass me by!

I have at least five pictures similar to this one. I couldn't get enough of his cute little walk. He was EVERYWHERE in the childrens garden. It was hard to keep up with him, especially from behind a camera lens.

What a good Daddy!

This pond is the boys favorite part of the gardens. It is full of over-sized goldfish and cat fish, and I'm sure lots of other kinds of fish that I don't know the names of. I like the lily pads myself. :)

A nice lady offered to take a picture for us!

" I spy with my little eye.........."