Mal~

We have a 15 pounder. And 26in. long. The doc says he's in the 90th percentile for his height. Which means he has the potential to be tall.

Right now he has a cold & is super clingy. Most of the time I really enjoy it actually. Babies grow too fast so they should be held as often as possible! Mal gives AWESOME hugs! And is so SMILEY these days.

This and that~

Mal doesn't like tummy time yet.




The boys found this creature outside. I couldn't tell what is was. My guess is that it's a growing tadpole. Or possibly a salamander. Justus HAD to have a picture to share.


And finally a picture of all the cousins. It's not often that we're all together anymore so we shot a quick picture.


I've got about thirty more pictures to share so hopefully I will get around to it soon!

For Father's Day~

The boys went fishing. My dad, Justus and Sam. J caught his first fish. The pictures say it all. I love the first picture, if you look closely you can see the reflection of the clouds.

Wll my finger is getting much better. The blister is much smaller now. But I broke my phone and cant talk to anyone. Funny how much I didn't realize just how much I use my phone. Now I realize it.

Bought some Lay's chips. Monterey Pepper Jack--yummy!!!

So I am just rambling & putting off cleaning up the house.

Justus lost his tooth. Need to load the pics.

Zeke says his words funny...so cute. "It's Utiful(beautiful) day momma". Stuff like that makes me laugh and smile. And be thankful I am a stay at home mom.

Malachi is eating some cereal now. It's funny to see the faces he makes!

I burnt my finger today. 3rd degree burn. Hurts like heck. My index finger has an ugly blister on it. OUCH!!!!!!!! That's what happens when i stop paying attention while talking to the kids.

Twenty bucks~

That is the average cost to do something "special" with our family. Like getting take out or fast food. Going to the park & enjoying the entertainment there- putt putt, carousel, train , petting zoo, etc. It cost twenty when we went bowling. Going to the movies- if we bring our own snacks. And when we took the kids to Dave & Busters with Chris & Staci. Not a bad price for the entire family. Of course some things are cheaper & others cost more but it's nice to have an idea of something affordable in mind.

Sam is at work today & my play date cancelled on me. What to do?? We've already been outside and the boys are just as bored as I am.


Thursday we took the boys bowling. It's quarter mania & you pay $5 for shoes & .25 for each game. The boys only made it through one game and then they were ready to play the video games. Justus is an addict to the Dinosaur game. And Zeke likes to "ride" on the snow mobile game. And we of course only got to play one game as well since we had to keep up with our rambunctious boys. I'm not sure that quarter mania is the best deal for our family.

Well anyways time to turn on the thinking cap & get creative!

Our boys~

Justus has a wiggly tooth. Seriously, he's only 5. Are these things supposed to happen so quickly?? He's just growing up TOO fast. In our state kids don't have to go to school until they turn seven so technically we have one more year. However J is SO ready & excited I guess I'll give him over to school.

Ezekiel has some kind of rash. We think it is poison ivy but more itchy bumps keep showing up. So far we've tried the traditional calamine lotion & another one called calagel that are supposed to stop the itching & dry things up. Next on the to try list is cortisone.

And finally Malachi rolled over for the first time ever! The awesome thing about it is that both sam & I were there together. Mal is also losing his hair something that neither Justus or zeke ever did. And we almost got a laugh out of him...he is getting to where you can tickle hi a little bit.