When life gets a little rocky, I make messes. We had so much fun throwing cleaning to the wind and making "habitats" for the plastic dinosaurs I found early in the day.
My boys became obsessed with "silly bands" which proved great motivation for kind words between brothers. We have a jar and fill it with pom poms for all the kind things we "catch" eachother saying. When the jar is full we get a new silly band.
From my birthday until October break are a bit of a blur. The boys have become good self-entertainers as we have been busy helping Henry get better from what turned into pnemonia and strep. My poor baby lost 2lbs, however he is all better and gained all the weight back! He loves being where his brothers are, as long as they don't jump!
The crazy bunch!
Jeff's project.
Lukey is loving his "Mommy-Lukey" days when H goes to sleep and he can help me cook, clean or run errands.
He loves the special treatment and special treats.
Henry loves the peace and quiet and gets some great naps.
Luke and his project, we made this one while the other boys were at school and then had to make one for everyone else when they got home.
We loved playing in the rain with cousins.
I've found a little time to sew again, and am loving it!
I had to post this. When I went to check everyone before I went to bed, I found these two pretzels under the sewing table in the guest room. They really have such a fun time together and I'm sure they were pretending to be dogs and turtles before they drifted off.
Ben and Noah, soaked!
Best buddies. Fun times.
Henry you are one! We love you so much and are so glad you are part of our little family. You are learning to stand and walk and will be able to keep up with your brothers soon. They LOVE you. You are everyone's favorite brother. Lukey loves to sit beside you in the shopping cart, Jefferson will sit and sing to you and feed you and Ben makes sure you are safe and happy. He is the one that tells me you are awake or playing in the potty (which you love!) and carts you around. You can say mom and dad and love to jabber in your own language. We think you are huge. You weigh 22lbs and are really tall. You are a great helper when it comes to making noise and messes. You love to empty out the cupboards, escape outside and eat rocks and dirt, climb in the dishwasher and unroll entire rolls of T.P. into the toilet. You are happiest in the bath with your brothers and crawl while dragging your right leg like Jeffey did. You always have a smile for anyone and can be quite the crowd favorite. I think you have the cutest smirk and that you look a little like all of your brothers. It is so fun to watch you grow and to see how patient the boys are with you. I'm so glad we got and "H"chy! I love you little boy. Happy Birthday.
You loved the cupcakes at your birthday party.
We had a family gathering with cousins and Grandma and Papa at our house on his birthday and a money cake at Grandma and Grandpa Jones' house on Sunday.
The boys helped me decorate Halloween cupcakes.
We had green ghoul juice and fun treat bags.
Ben helping Henry getting to his presents.
It is so fun to have cousins so close in age. Livi had fun celebrating her birthday again. I love these cute little squishy babies.
