William's School Pictures

We got these pictures from W's school a few months ago. They make me laugh, but I love them so much!

He still looks like a baby and also such a big boy at the same time!

Burg Frankenstein

Last weekend Nathaniel kicked his own trash by running 22 miles in 3 hours! That's my man. Always a goal. He's prepping for a marathon in 2 1/2 weeks. To make up for the morning sans-daddy he took the family to Frankenstein castle. It was really cool! I was loving the towers and was bummed to later read that they were built on the ruins long after the castle had crumbled, but hey-- still fun. And such gorgeous scenery!

Can someone tell me who this huge, beautiful little boy is?

"William, where is the castle?"


"There it is!"

My boys

I love Andrew's face in this one!

Nathaniel was posing Cameron. It was hilarious!

Typical scene.... William barring Cameron's way.

Maybe next time I'll bring the tripod to get family pictures with me in it too... Maybe.

Park

These were all taken the same day as the ward Easter party... so posts are a bit out of order. Oh well. Aren't these boys gorgeous (especially Andrew pre-battle wound)?

Big boy Cameron beginning to get the hang of his balance bike that Santa brought him. The big brand out here is Puky. Nathaniel and I can't help but smile, even though it's pronounced pookie, not pukey. ;)

Aww. I'm such a lucky girl.

Me & my little monsters.

The table won...

Man, oh man. WHAT am I going to do with these boys? A year ago Cameron took a dive on our end table. Yesterday afternoon Andrew did the same thing.... with the same table (which has since been banished to the basement). Cameron got 5 stitches. The doctors here didn't want to do stitches on Andrew which would stress the poor baby out and really just cause more pain so they used steristrips. I was alarmed at first by the lack of intervention (not kidding-- what's the matter with me?). Though, it's actually much calmer to look at your babies head and not see little black knots of thread holding it together! It was a very deep cut and while I originally loaded the pre-bandage picture... I think I'll just spare you all. It's pretty. dang. gross. Send a note on up to heaven to add some baubles to that thrown for me, mmkay? ;)

flour power

Andrew found the flour again. He was so excited when I discovered him in his mess! He's clearly not one to shy away from competing with his brothers for the 'monster of the day' award.

Hmm. This looks so familiar to me........



...Where have I seen this before.....



Ah, yes!




Cameron 1 year ago:

What is so appealing about cooking supplies? I may need to rethink my kitchen organization...

Wild Animals

I know I've said it before... but, I love the park behind my house and I LOVE Spring. It is absolutely wonderful to not have to bundle up my 3 little bears every time before we leave the house. We're even beginning to abandon socks and shoes in favor of sandals! Here are some pictures from a recent outing to our neighborly park & zoo to visit the wild animals.

Nathaniel and I are always seriously baffled by the allure of these hay creatures here in Germany. They're really quite... freaky. The ones made to look like people are much worse than this "Easter Bunny".

Wild Animal #1: -will climb stairs every given opportunity, -is cutting FOUR molars, -sleeps almost all night long, -is very attached to that bottle, and -is absolutely irresistible. Love this Monkey.

Wild Animal #2: -has brought a whole new level of drama to our house lately (a tantrum is always just a broken banana or mis-cut waffle away!), -is bossy and sensitive, and -is looking so handsome and grown up (where did my baby William go??). The tantrum pictured here was brought on by walking the "wrong way" over to visit the pigs.... Someone once told me that there is a special place in Heaven for mothers of 3 boys. I sure hope they're right! ;)

One of the beavers. All the rest are brown, his color can't be good camo!


Wild Animal #3: -perhaps the craziest of all three, especially in one of his angst spells, -the most cuddly of the three, -nearly always prefers drinking juice or milk to eating, -and loves being read to. In this picture he'd just managed to dump all the animal food on his head. Hmm.

Swans look lovely, but they're really bossy animals!

Have you ever seen a peacock trying to impress the ladies? It was pretty interesting. He shakes those feathers around really rapidly. The poor lad... the females didn't show any interest at all. haha!

Easter

Nathaniel picked out these outfits for the boys. Impressive, right? They're so cute! This picture was taken at a ward potluck at the park behind our house. It was so much fun!
Easter was a pretty low-key day for us. We realized W had a fever (and later a pretty nasty stomach bug) about an hour after he woke up. He spent the next 12 hours sleeping on the couch. N took Cameron to church and I stayed home with sick boy and a napping Andrew. It was a pretty peaceful way to spend my last day being 29!

Easter Eggs!

Our friend Andrea invited the boys and I over to color Easter eggs! I'm so glad she did because I might not have had the motivation to do it myself. ;)

Andrew testing out how non-toxic the dyes really are...

Andrea and little Andrew

I LOVE how rich the colors are!

Park

Last week the weather was SO beautiful! To shake up our evenings I'd put the boys in their pjs and head out for a walk or to the little park right by our house (the one without sand!). I LOVE Spring!

My William had a rough couple days at school last week. One day he thought he was saving his friend from some rough kids (they were really just playing a game) and then four boys rounded and turned on him. Lots of shaking of his shoulders. Poor W was pretty shaken up. I kept him home for a day to recoup and the next day when he went back he got whacked in the face by something/someone (not related to the first indecent... just a toddler mishap on the playground). He had a decent shiner that is finally fading now. Ahh, my little bruiser. Hopefully these experiences will help you to maybe be a bit more gentle with others yourself!

Cameron-- always in motion!

This baby is the CUTEST thing you'll ever see. Love him. Especially when he's strapped into something. The kid is also the busiest thing you'll ever see!