My Crazy Boys And Blackmail

Okay so I think both Noah and Daniel will KILL me in the future....but right now they don't care, so I am going to post these pictures anyway!
Daniel LOVES to eat, always has! The problem is he tries to shove ALL his food into his mouth at once!

Kendall left brownies on a plate at a picnic, before we knew it, he had shoved as much in as could possibly fit!

I laugh so hard Every time I see this picture, in fact I'm laughing right now! We gave him a piece of pizza all cut up into nice little baby size bites for him. I turned my back for just a moment and this is what happens! He shoves EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE BABY SIZE BITES into his mouth, he couldn't even chew, his mouth was so full! I tried to take some out but he just screamed at me. I am just glad he didn't choke!

Then there is Noah, who loves to shove things in he NOSE! Darts, fingers, and today.....

balloons! He was trying to blow them up with his nose! Those were two balloons that went straight into the trash as I didn't want them getting put back in the bag of balloons to be blown up in the future! Oh well......boys will be boys! I guess there are worse things they could be doing!

Emma Rose Turns 4

Today Emma Rose turned 4 yrs old. She woke up with a tummy ache and was running a little bit of a fever. She very rarely gets sick, and I can't remember the last time she was sick. My family from Olympia were planning on coming up for a little party in the afternoon. They ended up still coming. Emma made a very quick recovery when her cousin Emily showed up to play! Emma requested home made pizza for dinner so that's what we had. Then we opened presents.

She was really looking forward to the whole gift getting part of her birthday!

She got a barbie doll from Emily.

Grandma Catherine made her a very cute dress up skirt and outfit, and a cute skirt and top. Emma loves new clothes!

We got her a baby doll, it laughs and sucks on a bottle and sleeps. Emma kept saying "I want to nurse the baby", which meant that she wanted to feed her the bottle.

Emma looking tired with her new hair things and dress up outfit.

Next up was pinata time!

The kids tried their best to break it.

In the end my brother Joshua had to step in and show them how it's done!

Emma wanted Angle Food cake and strawberries for her cake. I also made some yummy brownies. She was really cute when it came time to sing Happy Birthday she sang along with us!

She did a good job blowing out the candles....problem was she was busy sucking on a piece of candy from the pinata while blowing out the candles.....it was pretty wet, yuck!

Daniel really enjoyed the cake! Even though she was sick on her birthday she still had a fun time.

Noah

Okay, so last week I wrote about Emma and Daniel, but not Noah. It is really hard to get pictures of Noah as he never seems to be able to sit still long enough to get a good picture.
Noah started swim lessons a few weeks ago. He is doing so great! He has always been a little afraid of the water, but now he is getting really comfortable and will jump right in.

Noah is really into science these days. He wants to know how everything works and why it works. He has always been this way, even as a baby. He loves working in the garden and helps with the planting and watering. He is always snitching lettuce and chives to put on his food...it doesn't matter what he's eating, in his mind it tastes better with chives and lettuce!

Weekend At The Beach

Yesterday was Memorial Day. Some friends invited us to come for a BBQ at Kayak Point park (which is our new favorite park!). The kids set out to find some of these little critters:

They searched high and...

Low, and found lots of these, big and small.....

It was a really low tide and some of the older kids helped locate some very large crabs!

See what I mean about Emma having her Daddy wrapped around her little finger! Emma dragged Kendall all over the park!

We had some really good food. Some one left a plate of brownies on the blanket and Daniel took the opportunity to help himself! That boy can really eat!!! We had a wonderful time visiting and just relaxing.

Emma Rose

I got the camera out this morning and found Kendall had taken this picture of Emma last night right before bedtime. I had her hair up in little buns all day and she loves to look at her hair all curly after you take it out (The curls only last about 10 minutes, she inherited my straight hair.). Emma will be turning 4 next week. I can't believe it, where have the years gone? She is very much aware that her birthday is coming up and every time we go to the store she will point out something that she wants for her birthday. Thank heavens we don't have a TV and she doesn't see all those adds for toys and stuff!
Emma will finish her 1st year of preschool in two weeks. It's been a good thing for her to be away from me a couple times a week as she is so shy. She loves to play with her dolls, and brothers. She loves to have her hair done all cute and the stranger it looks the better in her mind! She has her daddy wrapped very tightly around her little finger and neither she nor Kendall seem to care.

In Case You were wondering......

Yes he still has attitude.
And throws fits and tantrums like a pro!

I think Daniel is going through a growth spurt right now. If he's not eating he's not happy. This morning he downed 3 large pancakes with yogurt and applesauce when Noah and Emma were full after one. He has mastered the tantrum and demonstrates his new skill for us every day, lucky us, huh! When he is not throwing fits and has just eaten he is a happy little boy and loves to play outside in the sunshine.

Any Ideas??

Yesterday Noah started swimming lessons. He was pretty excited (and a little nervous). We got there and he got in the water and started his lesson. He was doing really well but then his teacher called me over after about ten minutes and asked if he was sick, I told him "no, why?" He said he was shivering so bad and was having a hard time relaxing. This was an indoor pool and the water was a little cool when you first get in, but not so cold that it leaves you shivering really really bad! He said that it could be that Noah just has no body fat and so got cold faster then normal. I don't know what to do to fatten him up without feeding him junk all the time. I have tried putting extra butter on his bread and stuff like that. He eats normally, likes his fruits and veggies, I don't think there is anything he doesn't eat. So I guess I am asking if any of you have any ideas. He is really skinny and yet eats all the time! I would love to hear any ideas from you! Thanks!