Have You Ever Seen Anything Cuter???

Just look how handsome he is....

Man..he's so stinkin' cute!  Makes me want to eat him up!

Whit's End

Last weekend my mom and I took the boys to Focus on the Family.  We didn't do a tour or anything.  We just went to Whit's End where there is a small indoor play place and an indoor three/four story slide.  I have been a few times before but this was a first for the boys.  The day we went they had a Civil War display and a Santa available to take pictures with.  Ryan didn't care to see Santa and Colin was a little shy, so this is what we got....

After that we headed downstairs.  Ryan and Colin really liked the airplane they had down there.  We walked around for a bit before the slide opened up.  They had costumes, puppets, models, etc that make Whit's End come to life.  Of course, my boys are a little young for Odyssey Adventures, so they didn't fully understand the fun in it.  They also had a room where you could walk through the wardrobe into Narnia. 

After a bit I took Ryan up to try the big slide while Grandma watched Colin on the little slide.  I wasn't sure if Ryan was going to be timid about it or not.  I was pleased when he went down without any issues.  It probably helped to see all the other boys in front of him doing it too.  They have you put your feet in a potato sack and if your are wearing a short sleeve shirt they give you cut up socks to slide on so you won't get any burns from the slide. 

Later the boys got a special treat in Whit's Soda Shop.  Grandma got them chocolate ice cream and a cookie.  At 10 AM!!!!  My mom said this is one of the differences between being a mom and a grandma.  She said she NEVER would have given us kids ice cream and cookies at 10 in the morning. 

It was nice to get the boys out for a bit and it wasn't horribly crowded either.

Chocolate Thief!

Three days ago I found a small secret stash of chocolate in the kitchen at my parents house.  (Yeah for hidden chocolate!!!) 

Two days ago I gave Colin a piece of chocolate from this secret stash.

Yesterday, Colin decided to help himself to the secret stash of chocolate while I was getting dressed.

I had heard him go upstairs while I was getting dressed and I heard a cabinet close.  I knew exactly what he was doing.  By the time I got upstairs I think he was on his third piece.  Unfortunately, he hasn't figured out that there are TWO wrappers on the mini Reeces cups.  I'm pretty sure he ate the inside wrapper.  Thankfully he only had one of those.

Cold Weather

Well we made it to our next destination and the temperature is about 30 degrees lower.  Coats, hats, gloves...all required.  Surprisingly enough it didn't stop the boys from wanting to go outside and hang out with Grandpa for a little bit. 

This is out in the gazebo my dad built in his backyard.  (All those benches will fold down into a big bed.  And the opposite wall is lined with them too.  Not in the picture is the little charcoal fire they had going to help keep them warm.

One Month Old

Blaine turned one month on Thanksgiving.  It's been a rough first month and I can only pray it gets better.  Blaine has been difficult since day one.  He likes to be held 24/7.  He's gotten a little better about sleeping on his own, as long as he's on his belly.  When he's awake though, he's very unsettled.  He doesn't stay satisfied for more than five minutes if put down.  I've been thankful to have my mom's and Tim's mom's help to juggle him and the boys, but I am still a little nervous about how I'm I'm going to handle it on my own.  Especially if his demeanour doesn't change much.  We have some theory's and plan on "experimenting" the next week or so.  I love my little man to death, but sometimes I just don't know what to do with him. 

In other first month news....Blaine got a really bad diaper rash and with the help of Tim's mom we finally conquered it.  Blaine has sprayed me more in the last month than both Ryan & Colin put together ever did.  Last, but not least. he weighed right around 13 lbs on his one month birthday. 

Back in Oklahoma

About two weeks ago, Tim's mom took the train down to come drive the boys and me back up to her house for a few days.  I'm not sure how I would have made it without her!!  I probably would have turned a 6 hour drive into 10.  Things were crazy around our house the previous week so I was glad for the break and the help.  The boys enjoyed seeing their cousins and running around the farm.  Papa even saddles up Cisco and took them for a ride. 

Elijah showing off his smile...with two less teeth!

Colin loved sitting on the "tractor"...

We also got to meet Baylee....

I Made It!!!!

I just completed the first week with three kiddos, 24/7, by myself!!! 

I don't know if I should shout for joy or cry.  Crying sound right just about now.  I'm exhausted.  I definitely won't claim to have made it through the week gracefully.  It has been a crazy week.  It has been non-stop busy.  I think it's partly been extra chaotic with other events that are coming up so I've been rushing around trying to get everything in it's place and ready to go.  I'm ready for Wednesday to be here and hopefully things will slow down a bit.  Greatful to have made it thru and looking forward to the less chaotic days in the future where I can continue to learn this whole mom of three thing.