Saturday, February 21, 2015

On the Slopes

Josh and Andy took both girls skiing with them this week.  Rhen did a half day with Josh and Rease and Andy stuck together.  These girls have loved being able to ski with the boys.  And Josh says they are both doing a great job!  
 Rease drew this picture of their ski day together.  (Don't you love how the girls have dresses on?)

Friday, February 20, 2015

The Boys

 I took a picture of Beck in this cute warm-up suit and sent it to Josh.  I remember Keen wearing this and can't believe Beck is in it now.  He is growing up so much I can even stand it!
As I was getting this picture of Beck, the other boys didn't want to be left out!  They each posed and smiled for a picture of their own.
Can you believe we have three boys?  I can't even imagine how life will be with 3 crazy boys in the house 10 years from now.  Good thing they're all cute!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Feeding Beck

Keen loves his little brother and especially loves to help feed him.  Whenever I am getting bottles ready, he jumps up on the couch and asks if he can feed Beck.  Such a fun little bond these two boys have!

Friday, February 13, 2015

Craft Day at Aunt Hayley's!

Cute Aunt Hayley planned a craft day for all the cousins.  She got everything together and luckily it was such a nice day that we could be outside!  She planned a clay heart project for each of the kids to do.  They were able to roll out the clay and then cut out a heart.  Then each heart had their thumbprints in it.  So cute!  They went in to the oven to bake then the kids each painted their own heart.  It was so so fun for the kids and they LOVED that they got to do each part on their own!  
 While the hearts were baking we all frosted sugar cookies - then ate them!
This was such a fun day for the kids and so nice of Aunt Hayley to plan it all for everyone!

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Beck

Keen decided to help Beck get ready today.  After I got him dressed, he added the hat and the backpack.  I love how he just sits there not quite sure what to do!  This is the best boy!

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Goose Egg

Liev got a pretty good bonk on his head today.  He was standing on a chair and it tipped over backwards while he was on it.  On the way down he hit his head on a table the was right next to him.  He cried pretty good for a minute but then was really tough.  He looks so cute just trying to be a big boy and not cry!

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Liev turns 4!

Mr. Liev is 4!  What a fun year we've had with this oldest boy of ours!  He decided on a train birthday so that's what we did!  I had such a fun time making this cake of his.  He wanted all the colors so it turned out cute and bright!


 We had the regular group over of family and close friends.  We love celebrating birthdays around here! And the best part of all is opening presents!
My favorite things about Liev at age 4:
1) Liev has always been such a sweet boy.  He willingly gives hugs and kisses whenever I ask and is always concerned about how I'm doing.  If he can see that I'm sad or having a hard day, he takes a minute to make sure he gives me a hug.  Long ago Josh taught the kids to say "We love you mom!" whenever I get into the car with them.  Liev has become the ring leader behind this and I always get a very warm welcome when we are all in the car together.
2) Liev is all boy.  He loves to jump, climb, throw things, wrestle, hit and fight.  I didn't realize how different boys and girls can be even at a really young age, but he has shown me the other side of things after having the girls first.  We love the change of pace around our house!
3) Liev looks so much like Josh to me and I love seeing those 2 and their similarities.  I imagine that Liev is much like his dad was when he was a kid.  Sweet, kind and loving and tall, skinny and cute.  All those things are present in both Liev and Josh and I am so glad Liev has such a good role model to look after.  
Happy Birthday my sweet Liev!  We love you so much!

3 year old stats from Dr. Erickson:
Weight: 37.7 lbs - 65%
Height: 42/2 inches - 87%
BMI: 14.9 - 24%

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Shopping cart

Now that Beck is a champ at sitting up, he loves to ride in these cute car carts at the grocery store.  Just like one of the big kids!

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Lincoln Logs

We have started collecting sets of Lincoln Logs for the kids to play with.  We have a huge bin full of all sorts of pieces.  The kids have loved them and like to build all the time.  Today they decided to make a Lincoln Log village.  They worked hard on all the different buildings and even labeled them for all to see!  I love their creativity!