New Rooms and Beds...Again...

We decided that sharing a bed really wasn't working for our growing boys, so Graham made some adorable toddler beds for their "new" room! They love them!! They still like to sneak into each others' bed, but eventually make their way back to their own :)

I call it their "new" room because Graham has been busy doing some house projects while he was on this last rotation...

For those of you that have been to our humble abode, they area we called the playroom is now Sean's new bedroom! Graham busted into the babies' closet to give Sean's room a little more square footage, so the babes have a new closet in their room. We love that Sean has his own space again, and we really love having all our boys upstairs! The basement bedroom has become a study room/treadmill room, and that was a needed space too! We are so lucky to have a handy guy around here :) But he heads back to "work" on Monday, so the projects are coming to an end.

Sean's new room...
He needed some fun posters :)

Crazy or Super Woman?? You decide...

I decided that I was going to take all three kids to the pool this afternoon!
1. We went to the Middle School pool, as now we are members of our community center and can swim there for free :)
2. This is the pool that the swim teams use to practice in and have meets, so it is very deep (10 feet +) at one end and about 3 1/2 feet at the shallow end.
3. There are a lot of steps and bleachers...
4. The babes are getting better at listening, but still have a mind of their own. So I was worried about them taking off from me when we got to the top of the stairs to the pool deck.
5. Sean is a huge helper and "blocked" them from escaping for an early dip...
6. Carried the stroller up so that I had a "safe place" for them to be.
7. Brought life jackets for the twins and toys for Sean.
8. Met my friend Julie and her family.
9. It all went very smoothly! Babes had a blast floating, jumping, playing, and splashing!
10. Sean had a blast jumping of the board, using flippers, getting rings from the bottom, and playing with his friends!
11. I am able to say that I managed to get everyone there, changed, in the pool, out of the pool, changed, and home with no hitches!! Hooray for me! That is one more notch in my belt ;) We will definitely be making this a regular event.

So...I started out thinking I was crazy, but finished up my day feeling like Super Woman!

While we were playing, Graham was busy finishing up Sean's new bedroom upstairs (he converted an open office/playroom area to a 4th bedroom)! The carpet is down and the room is clean. Tomorrow we will be moving him in! He is super excited, as are we :)

Lost Tooth!

My little lamb instantly grew up today when he lost his first tooth!!

The big bummer is that we can't find it, and he doesn't know when it fell out!

We have searched high and low with no luck, so he is writing a letter to the tooth fairy as I type...

I added some pictures of the twins, too :)

Proof that they do sleep...after what seems like hours and hours of party time!
Andrew found Sean's Mickey Mouse and has claimed it as his buddy. He doesn't let it go...ever! So cute! Isaac is just our fun loving boy.

He is our toothless boy!! He had fun swimming and jumping off the diving board today :)

Wow! My grown up Sean!

Pirate Party!

What a great birthday party!!

It was the first time that I planned games and activities, and what a success :) I will definitely be doing this again!

Braeden and Sean doing the "Peg Leg Race!"
Playing "Sink the Ship" with pirate ships and water balloons!

"Walking the Plank" was a hit, too!!

Each time a game was finished, the pirates got another piece of pirate gear...

bandanna, eye patches, beads, tattoos, and a sword (made by Graham and so awesome)!


He had an awesome Pirate Ship Cake, along with Amy's fabulous skull and cross bone cookies :) Yum, Yum! Amy even made Pirate Pops for Sean to bring to school tomorrow! So cool!

He was thrilled with all his gifts and was spoiled by all!

Thanks to all our family and friends for making this the best birthday yet!! Our big boy will be going to kindergarten next year...time just seems to go faster and faster every year.

Sean is 5!!!

What a milestone!!

Oh, how we dreamed about you long before you were born. You brighten our days with your smiles and laughs, your curiosity and play, your snuggles and loves, and your never-ending thirst for knowledge.

Our lives changed forever 5 years ago on February 18th, when our hearts grew arms and legs. We love you so much and are so proud of you!

Excited about a McDonald's lunch on the road to Duluth!

His favorite buddy...daddy is the best!
He is the BEST big brother! Always helping and wanting to play with Isaac and Andrew! And now they all share a room! It couldn't be any better! We are so blessed!

It has been a year full of firsts...preschool, ice skating, snowboarding, using real tools, little Lego's, football, soccer, swimming in the deep end, storytelling, riding a two-wheel bike, scooter, and so much more!!

We are super excited to celebrate a very special Pirate Birthday with our friends and family!

Can he really be old enough for Kindergarten?! Yikes!!

Big Boy Bed...

I am finally getting a free minute to share some picture of our "big boys!"

This is them getting back into bed for the millionth time the first night...

Finally, they fell asleep after 1 1/2 hours of playing, knocking on the door, building forts, jumping on the bed, climbing into the window, etc...

Isaac was first and Andrew was second...

We have made progress in the last week and a half and are down to 30 minutes of play at bed time. Nap time is a whole other story...

Cracks us up how they love to be so close...I did move them after the pictures ;) They will love these pictures at their graduation party!
Sean LOVES sharing a room :) He is such a great big brother!

My sweet little buddy...he now has a loose tooth and is turning 5 on Saturday! Where does the time go?!

I am so blessed with such a beautiful family! They are very busy little guys and are making my hair turn gray early, but I wouldn't trade them for the world!

"Serenity Now!"

I have 2 words for you...

TODDLER BEDS

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Exhausting, Frustrating

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No Naps

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Crabby Kids

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Second Winds

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Blanket Forts (Blanket Mess)

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Captain Morgans

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Try Again!

Now you are caught up on our lives this week!