Crazy Boys

Life around our house is never dull.  Luke has started talking and has quite the personality.  When Marc isn’t here he is a gem, but Marc certainly knows how to bug Luke and he is starting to fight back.  They do play together, and by that I mean cause problems together!

Halloween Party

I was in charge of Marc’s Halloween party for Preschool.  It was fun, but the kids wanted to play with toys instead of playing the games I made, lesson learned…. Kids don’t need much to have fun, don’t waste your time!

Progress on the yard

Yesterday we planted a tree and some flowers in the front yard, so I thought I would show a few before and after pictures.

This is what the front yard looked like when we bought the house.

This is what it looked like a few days ago.

Here is our new little tree and a few flowers.

It is fun to see the changes and we are excited to be working together to make our home beautiful.

Little Fingers

I love fat little baby fingers and John certainly has some.  I love when they are learning to use their fingers and they try and grab food.  John loves Cheerios and works really hard to get them to his mouth.  He is such a cute boy and is growing up so fast.  He is so happy and we love to hear his laugh!

Dang Squirrel

Our neighbor recently transplanted some flower with bulbs from her backyard around her mailbox in the front yard.  Marc saw her working and went to see what she was doing.  He helped her for a little bit.  A few days later I noticed the bulbs had been unplanted and my neighbor said there was a squirrel that was getting into the flowers and pulling them out.  This happened a few times and I kept wondering if this squirrel happened to be my son, but she kept saying it was a squirrel so I thought it must be.  Yesterday Marc came in and said, “Mom that dang squirrel got those flowers again.”  At this point I knew something was up so I grabbed him hands to look for dirt but they were clean.  I thought maybe there was a squirrel, but I decided to push it further.  I asked Marc if he was telling the truth and he said, “Will I get in trouble if I tell the truth?”  Then I knew I had found the squirrel.  After tears over loosing a treat, having to go and tell the neighbor what happened, and a family home evening on lying I hope the squirrel is gone for good.

Pumpkins

We got to go with Marc on a field trip for preschool and it was literally a field we went to.  We went to a pumpkin patch and my boys had a blast.  There was a giant straw pyramid and maze, a corn kernel filled box, and we even went on a ride behind a tractor.  Of course my camera battery died, but here are a few pics.

Marc’s class

Luke didn’t know what to think about the corn here is his progression over about 5 minutes.  It was funny to watch him but he eventually got in and loved it.

The race

Matt convinced me to run a race with him, when I say with him I mean we started at the same point and ended at the same point, but the distance in between was very different!  Matt ran the 1/2 marathon and I did my very first 10k.  I was so glad I did it and grateful to Matt for his support and encouragement.  Matt did great and finished 4th overall and 1st in his age division.  I just wanted to finish and I did, so it was a success.  It was a fun day to be together without our kids if nothing else.

I wanted to get better pictures after the race, but we were both too tired so we called it good and went home and took a nap!

4 years old

I can’t believe this kid is 4 already.  Marc is a great boy and is growing up so quick.  He loves going to preschool and is learning so much.  He is a good helper and tells me he loves me all the time.  We are lucky to have Marc in our family.

We had a fun little party for Marc, he picked out his cake and put the sprinkles.  We had fun decorating it together and almost had a disaster when Marc lost his balance and almost fell into the cake.  I caught it on camera and was also able to catch him before he fell, it was really funny.

Marc was really excited about eating the cake and had a hard time waiting for Matt to get home, so there were swipes of frosting missing from one side by the time we blew out candles.  Marc had a rough day, I wasn’t very patient with him because I was trying to unpack and he was trying so hard to be good but he felt his presents needed to be opened and it was a struggle all day.  I popped a balloon that he was teasing Luke with and Marc was heartbroken, he went and hid in a closet and was sobbing.  Then I heard him say through his sobbing, “I hate mommy, I want her to die.”  I didn’t know what to do so I texted Matt to see how I should handle the situation.  Well after I blew up a new balloon Marc told me I was the best mommy ever, so I think we are ok.  Even with that little incident it was a fun day to celebrate our big boy Marc.

Catch-up

I feel like I am doing a lot of catching up these days, but hopefully we will get settled soon and be back to normal.  We have moved into our house and are loving it.  It is taking me so long to get things unpacked, but each day a little more gets done, so we should be getting there soon.  Here are a few pictures of the living room.  It is the only room in the house that doesn’t consistently look like a tornado hit it.  I love our carpet and the paint color, so all the stress and worrying was worth it!

Our lawn is coming up so well, and it’s exciting.  We mowed it for the first time and the boys can play on it now.  It’s fun to see the house changing so much.

September flew by with all that we were doing, we did fit in a trip to Firth, my two sisters who are also married were there and we spent the week shopping, canning, and chasing kids.  It was fun to have a break from the house and be with my family.  My brother Ryan and sister Rebecca both went on missions and both spoke the Sunday we were there.  It was awesome to see them all grown up and ready to serve.  We will miss them, but know they will both be awesome missionaries.  Here are a few pictures.

The boys and Abby ran in the Spud run, Marc loved it Luke hated it. 

My grandpa decided that the great-grandkids needed bikes so each family got a john deer bike, Marc loves it

The boys loved playing in grandpa’s waterfall and watching the pigeons.  It was a great trip.