Look Ma! No Training Wheels!

I've been wanting to get Kyle off his training wheels all summer but he has been reluctant. One day in late June I decided today would be the day.  When I approached it with Kyle he whined a little saying he didn't want to.  Luckily, it didn't take much to convince him to at least TRY it.  He has been on training wheels for a couple of years now and I had a feeling he was more ready than he thought. Well, turns out he was more ready than even I thought. I have no pictures of Adam actually holding on to Kyle's bike because Kyle was riding by himself so quickly I never even got the chance to take any.  I think Adam took Kyle up and down our street once before Kyle was on his own.  It was so fun to see him be so successful and overcome this fear so easily. I was a proud mama.

Megan loves pushing her brothers.

Riding off into he sunset...

 Yay Kyle! Way to go!!

Old Drafts

So I've been going through old blog posts and have found that I have a lot of drafts that have never been posted and that have great information.  I don't feel I have time to go through and finish them but I do want to get them on here. Also, some of them go in blog books that have already been printed.  So I will be posting them randomly here, under simply "Old Drafts". Enjoy!

January 2008

Dang. I am tired. I have bags under my eyes from...well, you know where and I don't want to do anything but go to crawl into bed. The cause of my stupor? My sweet, beautiful, precious, little...no, make that big, baby boy, Noah. Over the past 2 weeks he has woken up an average of 4 times a night. Now remember, this is the AVERAGE. Some nights it was upwards of 6-7 times. He has had a nasty cold and ear infection.  Poor me..I mean, poor baby. Prior to this insanity, he was still getting up 2-3 times a night and he wasn't even sick. Some nights he'll wake up and I'll feel so frustrated that I pull the pillow over my head but then come morning I'll go into his room where he will greet me with a smile to make my heart melt. This is the reason I am a Mommy. This is the reason the bags under my eyes are worth it. Its amazing how the memory labor pains diminish, the wakeful nights fade,


See? Couldn't even finish the post I was so tired. ;)

Kyle's Lego Birthday

It's Kyle's turn again! Hard to believe its been 2 years since Kyle had his last "friend" party. I think a party every other year is plenty and easier on my sanity.

Kyle and Noah have been obsessed over Lego's so of course this was what Kyle chose to be the theme of his party. I tried my darndest to keep Lego's out of our house for as long as possible. They are a MESS and a hazard to adults and children alike. Grandma and Grandpa still had Adam's old Lego's and so when they got them out for the boys to play with that was the end of my protest. They were hooked.  That's all either Noah or Kyle wanted for their birthdays.  Kyle even got a few Lego Wii games and Lego Star Wars jammies. Oh well, they love them and they are a good creative outlet...

Anyhoo, on to the party. Enjoy the plethora of pictures!

Coloring Lego pages

Pin the Dot on the Lego

Lego Tower Building Contest

Presents!

The kids all seemed to have a great time. They went home with Lego drinking cups filled with buildable Lego candy.

Birthday Questionnaire 

How old are you? six...no, seven
What makes you happy? Mommy kisses and jokes
What is your favorite animal? Giraffe like my stuffed animal
What is your favorite thing to eat? Mac and cheese
What is your least favorite thing to eat? Fish
What is your favorite thing to do?  Play games like Lego Wii
What is your favorite tv show? Qubo (TV station)
What are you really good at? Baseball
What is your favorite movie? Scooby Doo
What is your favorite color? Red
What is your favorite song? 
Who is your best friend? Kaleb and Tayven
What do you and your mom do together? Read books
What do you and your Dad do together? Play Legos, "kid night"
What is your favorite sport? baseball
Where is your favorite place to go? Grandma and Grandpa's house and McDonald's
What is your favorite book? Calvin and Hobbs comic book
What do you want to be when you grow up? Policeman, astronaut

 Opening Lego's (of course) for his birthday. He also got a "Pirate's of the Caribbean" Wii game.

This was the birthday cake Kyle wanted. My kids liked being original this year.

Happy Birthday, to my sweet Kyle!We love you sooo much!

Baseball 2012!

Kyle and Noah got to be on the same team since Kyle's birthday barley missed the cutoff to do machine pitch. I was a little annoyed at first but Kyle was happy to be on a team with Noah and some neighborhood buddies. 

Noah had a good time muckin' about but Kyle is starting to get a little more serious about baseball.  He's pretty good at it too.  He improved on his base running this year and took all of Daddy's advice seriously.

Noah's mostly there for the fun and games. He doesn't really seem to care about technique but just wants to have a good time.  And good time they both had.  I think Adam and I have the best time though watching our little guys have a good time.