Our summer so far

So far we haven't done too much. We took a trip to the zoo a few weeks ago, and we've had a few trips to the park, and we've even found a parade to go to already. We've also been taking care of lots (and lots) of critters...tadpoles, caterpillars, bugs of all sorts, kittens (our neighbor rescued some kittens and the boys have been giving them lots of love in the evenings when she brings them outside to play!), and turtles. These kiddos are definitely BOYS! Our days have been spent outside in the yard, and in the playroom, and our evenings out in the front yard with the neighborhood boys. Here are some fun pictures! Most are the boys playing, but there is one of our tadpole, one of Isaiah in a yoda had I made last week for his halloween costume, and one of a sign that I made this week for Noah's next birthday party

The Three Mizeketeers.

Brandon's mom ordered these shirts for us...they are adorable!

Releasing the butterflies

Several weeks ago we posted about our new caterpillars...well today the fifth, and final butterfly broke out of his chrysalis so we were able to free them all. The boys have learned so much about the butterfly life cycle through this little project. We will definitely be doing it again next spring!

6 months old!

Next to the outfit he came home from the hospital in.

Our new 'pets'

We have caterpillars! The boys are quite fond of these little things.

Isaiah, 5 months

My baby boy is nearly half a year old already! Here is his 5 month pic, next to the outfit we brought him home from the hospital in.

Just for fun

I got a new camera last week, and I've been enjoying playing around with it. I have a lot to learn yet, but here are a few snapshots I've taken in the past few days.

Noah's first play!

We are fortunate enough to live in an area with some amazing opportunities and activities to do with the kids. About 10 miles down the road from us are the Amana Colonies which is home to an abundance of fun activities, shops, festivals ect. They are also home to a little theater that puts on 4 or 5 children's plays, in addition to their main stage productions, each year. I was sure it was something that Noah and Eli would enjoy, but decided to make our first play a "mommy/Noah date day" so we could see what it was all about before trying to take all the boys at one time. So here are a few pictures we took after the play. We saw "the Tortoise and the Hare" and Noah got to have his picture taken with all the characters. And incase you cannot tell by the pictures, there was, of course the tortoise, hare, and also a raccoon skunk and butterfly.

It's been awhile!

I haven't posted in quite some time now! Oops :)

Nothing major has happened, just busy busy busy! Isaiah is 4 months old, and still growing like a weed! Eli is now potty trained, which we tackled about a month ago. He does really well, and we haven't had any accidents in almost 2 weeks now! It's so nice to just have one kiddo in diapers again! Nothing new with Noah. He was in a preschool soccer league, which he enjoyed. It was just 4 weeks long, but a fun 4 weeks for him! We celebrated Brandon's 28th birthday this week! We started dating when we were 19 so it's been almost a decade now!

So, that's pretty much the past month in a paragraph :) And here are some pictures of what we have been up to in that time.

My little weed!

At least he sure is growing like one ;)

This is Isaiah today, one day shy of 3 months laying next to the outfit we brought him home from the hospital in.