Go Brodie, go Brodie, go Brodie, go Brodie!

I love everything about this video that Bo shot this summer.  Brodie looks so cute and his face when he hits the milk jug is just priceless.  And little Ryker's voice in the background cheering him on is icing on the cake.  I love having boys!

 

4, 3, & 9

My kids are growing up way too fast!  I can't get enough of these little ones.  They are all so uniquely awesome!

Brodie and Ryker have been spending a lot of time together lately.  They are constantly wrestling.... or playing robot boxing?... or zombies, or monsters.... you get the idea, boy stuff.  I love it and hate it.  They have so much fun, but that fun can turn to ear piercing screams, just like that.

Ryker is 3 years old and a rascal.  He has the quirkiest personality.  He has the best funny faces and will match those faces with different voices.  He is sweet and fiery at the same time.  He has become much more helpful around the house and especially with his little sister.  He loves doing his "homework" (angry birds star wars coloring book) and really looks forward to gymnastics.  His favorite thing in the world right now is being naked.  He'll let me put clothes on him when we leave the house, but as soon as we get home, he takes them all off.  Even at night he would rather wear nothing but underwear to bed.  Somehow he missed the memo that it is freezing in Idaho and you need clothes!

Brodie is 4 years old and such a good boy.  The other day I was picking him up from preschool and I was helping him put on his shoes.  One of his teachers was standing next to us and told me that he is the sweetest boy ever and that he's nice to everyone.  She continued by saying that he is so well behaved.  It made me super proud.  Brodie is so full of questions and is always seeking answers.  He loves football (watching and playing) and any other sport out there for that matter too.  He likes doing chores for me and is a huge help with Ryker and Mari.

Brodie wanted my to take a picture of his puppies.

And this girl!  She is 9 months old!

She is the funnest baby ever!  She talks, talks, talks, talks, talks and I can't get enough of it.  She loves food and hates sleeping through the night.  She is an excellent crawler and can get to anywhere she wants to go.  She is such a pretty baby!

I hope my kids will be able to realize just how much I cherish them.  It's hard to convey on a blog just how special they are to me.

Summer Catch Up

One night before bed Brodie talked about wanting to go on a treasure hunt, so I told him if he went to bed right away then I would make him a treasure map and I would hide it under his pillow.

The next day he was so excited!

He diligently followed the map to his treasure - chocolate kisses!

Love this boy!

One family activity I never got around to documenting this summer, was our trip to Squealers Family Fun Park.  Squealers has go karts, rock climbing, bounce houses galore, bumper boats and a miniature golf course.  Typically we wouldn't go to a place like this because it gets pretty expensive taking a family of 5 to an activity like this, but I was lucky enough to win tickets through a facebook contest!

Bounce house!

Go Karts!

Poor Ryker couldn't drive the go karts because it was for 4 and up, but he still got to go with his dad.

Bumper Boats!  Brodie kept insisting they would need swimsuits for this, but I told him they would be fine.  Boy, was I wrong!  Both boys got soaked!

Luckily I had swimsuits in the trunk of the car, so we were able to put some dry shorts on Brodie.  Ryker opted to keep his wet pants.

Rock Climbing!

After the boys watched their daddy go, they wanted to try too.  Neither of them got very high up, but they still had fun.

One afternoon Brodie asked me what a popcorn ball was, so I felt obligated to show him.

The babies with their blankies.  So cute!

Ryker sporting a football helmet.  He hates it when I take his picture, which is the reason for the funny face.

We like to go to the thrift store a lot.  The boys are really close with the lady who runs it.  They were going through a donation bin and found these tiger slippers and Ryker HAD to have them.

Brodie found a box of fake fruit, so he stocked up on grapes, pears, and broccoli.

We got a new puppy.  The boys named him Ranger.  He's a pretty good little dog as far as puppies go.

Mari started to eat solids.  Still no teeth yet.

Mari moved to her crib.  I didn't think anyone would be able to beat Ryker for the title of "worst sleeper" as far as babies go, but Mari has managed to take the crown.  I feel lucky when she only wakes up 3 times a night.

And now it's winter and cold.  We will miss you summer!