Typicality

Most days, we stay home. I mean, let's face it getting 3 kids under 5 out the door is no small feat and they LOVE to be outside anyway and we have outside so...we stay here. Sometimes we have friends come over. Either way, the boys are typically very happy being here and outside in the backyard. They are growing up SO fast and I have got to make time to blog. Who needs candy crush? I'll blog instead, even though candy crush is basically mindless and to blog I have to think. I'll try harder. Anyway, I digress. Some of our outdoor adventures are silly and others we just hang out w/one another.

Sometimes we play in the pool (yes, that's a frog friend that I had to trick them into letting go. I was afraid for his life) or the bounce house. We always have fun. They love each other and (for now) the big two are best friends. Sure they fight but they also play and teach each other new things every day.

He's SUPER

Parker has a new, recent love for super heros. He can 'fly' and he's 'super. The other night, he wore Conner's Superman jammies and (forgot his pants) went outside to be super. He's too much. I love this silly child.

He's got the moves!

 Bringing me a power pack!

Four Months

Today was Tyler's 4 month appt. I, honestly, have NO clue how he is 4 months old already. He is and time is flying by. At four months he can....roll over both ways, grab toys, he laughs and talks. He can tripod sit and likes to be upright so that he can look around. He still loves his swing (thank God) and loves the bumbo seat. He's wearing 6mo clothes. He weighs 13lbs 15oz and is 24.5 in long. He's in the 20% across the board. Everyone keeps saying that Tyler is SO much bigger than all of my other kids but he isn't. Parker was bigger and I have proof! Tyler is such a happy baby; he smiles all the time and very much just goes with the flow. I really need to get some new pictures...maybe once it stops raining.

My sweet boy wearing my little brother's hat.

Summertime

One of my favorite things about summer is lightning bugs. As a child, my siblings and I used to wait until dusk and run around like crazy people to catch these little bugs. We'd put them in a jar and watch them light up. SO fun. I want those same memories for my boys. Last night, I took Conner and Parker outside at 9pm and let them run around like crazy people trying to catch them. It brought back memories for me; more importantly, it's starting memories for them.
I totally love that they are BFFs. next summer, there will be three little boys chasing those fun little bugs. My heart is full.

Can't catch up...or keep up

***warning, this post has a lot of images***

OK, so it's been a month since I blogged. It's terrible. In the past month, we went on vacation, Conner went to VBS and Tyler is more alert and doing more.

Speaking of Tyler, he's getting SO big. I took the big kids to the pedi last week for a physical (more on that later) and asked if I could put Ty-Man on the scale...um, 12lbs 13oz. I can NOT believe that he will be 4mos old soon. It's going by way, way too fast. He is rolling everywhere and is the happiest baby. He sleeps 6 hours at night now (yay) and loves to be outside (who doesn't?). He's starting to teethe and has discovered his thumb, which he loves. He's wearing mostly 6mo clothes and some 6-9mo onesies. He smiles all the time and will laugh at me and I die every single time.



The big boys...they are great! They aren't really doing anything new right now but they are getting big. I can't believe in less than a month Parker will be 3. Crazy. Parker still likes pirates but has discovered the magic of Toy Story and sings "you've got a friend in me". It's the cutest thing ever. He anc Conner are getting to the age where they actually play together instead of beside one another and the conversations that they have are so cute to listen to.

I haven't been taking as many photos as I should be but here are some from the past month :)

how am I?? I'm good. I still have about 15lbs to lose and I started the Advocare 24 Day Challenge today. I'm really hoping that it will help to kick start my metabolism and help me to get the last of this baby fat gone. It was challenging today, but only b/c the kids had to have some dental work and were sedated for it so we were at children's all day. Last night, I packed a cooler of foods and was determined to make it work and I did! I'm really excited to do this. Stay tuned!