Running With The Big Dogs!

Yesterday was the first day of Preschool! The boys are attending the "big kid class" (3-5 years old) this year and were SO excited. I was surprised at how many names they remember and how they just went in to class as if no time had passed at all. I am so excited for them and can't wait for next weeks classes!

Pool Party!

I started to post these pictures months ago but my follow through needs a little work:) Here are my water babies! They love playing in their pool and have yet to complain about how ridiculously small it is. I continue to be surprised at how Isaac and Evan can just jump into freezing cold water and start having a ball. My little Drew Bear is a little more like his mommy and gets cold pretty quick. We spend a lot of time snuggling in a towel while sitting in the sun.

Evan and Isaac dumping water on their heads. Why is this OK, but me rinsing their hair in the tub is torture?

Drew and Isaac hard at work.

This picture cracks me up because Isaac is almost as white as the towel!

Evan "getting warm". He lays down in the sun for 30 seconds and then jumps up and gets right back in the water.

Just Beachy!

Easter 2011

The boys never miss an opportunity to dress up so mom can take some pictures and Easter was no exception.

Isaac "the stud".

Evan loves to start the movies at Grandma and Papa's house!
Drew...just hanging out.

Evan playing with choo choos.


Isaac is reading the directions of a very complicated toy for Daddy. Thanks to Isaac's help, Casey was able to construct some train tracks.

Drew finally got Thomas...now what?


The impossible group picture. Drew decided that a finger in his nose was hilarious. I might think it's funny too in a couple years:)

1st School Pictures!

Here are the boys' preschool pictures for the 2010-2011 school year. They are so handsome (if I do say so myself)!

Isaac

Evan

Drew

Still Catching Up...Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010 was so much fun! The boys could understand (kind of) who Santa was, they were really excited about snowmen and Christmas lights. Evening drives were a lot of fun with a LOT of shouting from the back seat, "I SEE KISSMAS LIGHTS."

Here is our Christmas in a very small nutshell...

The boys posed for pictures for mommy...

...well, we tried......and tried again.

We made cookies for Santa with Grandma and Papa.

Drew

Evan and Isaac.

What a yummy mess!

We went home and set our cookies out for Santa with some milk. Evan and Drew even tested the milk to make sure it was just right for Santa. Isaac was so exhausted from making the cookies that he fell asleep on the way home - don't worry, we told him all about it the next day:) Drew and Evan also kissed the cookies just to make sure they were extra special for Santa. It must have worked because Santa ate every single cookie!

Christmas morning was SO exciting!

My favorite memory from Christmas morning was Isaac asking Brewster for help opening his presents. He would say "hep me Brewsie." Of course Brewster was glad to help! I think next year I will ask Santa not to use Thomas the Tank Engine wrapping paper because I'm pretty sure Isaac thought anything wrapped in Thomas paper would be a Thomas toy.

Mommy made all of the boys [try to] pose for one more group picture!

Catching Up

Where has the time gone?! Why do I still think that it is December? So her are some WAY overdue pictures.

We took the boys to see Santa at the mall this year and they were so excited. They went running into the mall only to come to a screeching halt when they actually saw Santa. They were all fine giving him a high five but sitting on his lap was a little more than they were prepared for. Eventually we got some pictures of everyone individually and as a group actually looking in the direction of the camera! Although they were a little leery of Santa in person they were still super excited about him after we left.

Isaac, Drew, and Evan.

Evan politely trying to slide off of Santa's knee.

Evan still trying to wiggle free.

Isaac, although refusing to smile, was doing just fine until...

...the photographer tickled him with a feather duster. He hated it but tried so hard to be a big boy and not cry.

Drew (post stitches) did really good with Santa. It was hard to get a smile...

...but we eventually got the scared-deer-in-headlights smile!