How does time fly so fast?! I can't believe I'm already mother of three kids! Crazy! My Thomas is 6 months old now, and growing so fast! I haven't taken him for his checkup yet, so I'm not sure how big he is. I actually got in a bit of an argument over it with the pediatrician's office. Josh just turned 4, Anthony just turned 2, and Anthony is 6 months. I told the receptionist I wanted to schedule all three for their appointment. She told me no, they will only see two at a time. I was unwilling to schedule multiple appointments, and informed her of this. Then she said there was the problem of wanting to see Anthony before his second birthday, and not wanting to see Thomas until after he was 6 months. Seriously? I had to explain to her again I don't really care what their policies are, I have three kids. They all are due for a check up. Sorry, but I have better things to do with my time than spending all my days at the dr's office! She then went and got approval to make an exception. Annoying! So I've been working with Josh on his letters. It is very difficult! I've had to learn how to write with my left hand, as he is a lefty! I also figured out I am SO GLAD I am not a kindergarted teacher! It would drive me nuts! But he loves learning his letters, and loves the praise I give him when he practices, so it's all good in the end. Anthony is the biggest tease! He teases Josh mercilessly! And Josh does not handle it well at all! It will be interesting seeing what happens with that! Anthony is also definitely in his terrible twos! He has been crying all the time lately! He's always been kind of a whiney kid, but now it is just out of control! He hates napping now, and that happened over night! By around 4, he is so exhausted, and throwing temper tantrums, and he'll snuggle in my arms, then crash. It is cute, and I love snuggling with him, but never get to for long. Guess that's what happens when you have two other little kids that need you! Thomas is a cute baby, but he's been hard. He sleeps from around 8:30 or 9 till around 7:30 in the morning. He takes little catnaps during the day, only ten minutes to a half hour at a time. It gets a little frustrating, because I can't get anything done when he's awake. The other two boys just maul him, so I have to be right by him. He's fussy quite frequently, content for only five to ten minutes at a time. But I love him so much! I'm grateful he's part of my family! And I'm so grateful I've been blessed to be able to stay home with my kids. I love being a stay at home mom. I was blessed to have a mother always there, and I'm so glad I will be able to offer the same to my own children! Anyway, now for a whole bunch of pics:)
My sweet boys and their Valentine candy
Matt turned 37 this year! Matt gave me a kiss on the cheek right before the pic, so Josh had to do the same to his brother!
Matt is obsessed with gadgets of all sorts, so for his birthday we got him a Nexus 4 phone. He LOVES it!
Once it warmed up a bit outside, we were able to put up the trampoline my parents got the kids for Christmas.
We thought Thomas looked a bit like a vampire, he he he:)
Josh was so upset he had a cut on his head, he wanted a wipe to keep cleaning it off. He fell asleep with the wipe on his head!
Anthony fights me for the heater in the mornings
We had a tree in the backyard we hated because it would always drop sharp, pokey things into the grass, so we decided to chop it.
A couple hours later, it is gone! The only casualty was the leg of Matt's pants!
My little mischief maker!
Josh always requests many things for his birthday cake. This year, he wanted a Spiderman Raphael cake. Done, and done!
Josh loves his new Spiderman bike!
Me and my babies
My boys LOVE helping me sew!
My happy baby!
Easter egg hunting outside
Picking candy out of the grass
Happy Easter!
Can't forget to color eggs!
Helping me clean the bathroom. I didn't even yell about the toilet paper that was soaked and the bits scattered all over the bathroom. I was so proud of me!
Thomas loves to eat! He caught on so quick on what to do, it made me feel a bit guilty for taking so long to give the little guy food!
My Avengers
My boys are obsessed with Ghostbusters, but they have to have a stuffed animal for comfort!
This one I did yell. In case you're wondering what was in the bucket, it was rolled oats.
So fun to play hide and seek in the cupboard. Unfortunately for them, the big mess of food next to it usually gives them away!
The boys have their own clothes basket when I fold laundry. I take it upstairs, and they push it into their room and put away clothes. They are so cute to watch, Anthony hands Josh the clothes, and Josh puts it in the drawer.
Chuck E Cheese for Josh and Anthony's birthday. They loved it!
Love the look Anthony gave Matt. "Really, Dad?"
Anthony loves Mickey, so of course I had to make his Mickey Mouse cake. It was a hit!
A musical Mickey to go with his birthday cake.
My Joshua
Anthony fixing the clothes hamper with his screwdriver
Worn out, and folding laundry!
Reading to my sweet boys!
At the zoo!
Sheer terror! The bears? No. Tiger? Nope. It was the fake elephant that plays music!
Checking out the tiger! The boys were both nervous when it growled!
Me and my Josh
Loved this pic! Anthony and his Daddy
Can't go to Salt Lake without dropping in at the Salt Lake Temple! Josh is determined to marry his princess (a girl from primary) in this temple. Cute little kid!
Little rascals!
Wow, I love my boys!
