Quotable

"I'm going to do school with Andrew on my lap because math is much more fun when you're holding a baby! But it might be a little wrong since he's pulling on it"

5 months

Somehow those thighs just keep getting bigger!

Please don't get any stronger! I can't have a crawler any time soon...

"Hey boys, hang out with Andrew for a minute while I put the dishes away..." Yes that is every toy that we have out for him right now! Thomas didn't want me to take a picture of him:)

T-bone steak turns 3!

I was looking through old posts and realized this one never published back in June! 

This is what I get when I ask him to smile!

Found this cake idea on Pinterest for my little man who loves trucks and dirt.

When we asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday he said go to the farm... I'm not quite sure what to do with that. So we asked if chuck e cheese would be ok. 

I think they had a pretty good time over all! Thomas is so fun. His voice sounds like a cartoon and his chatter is constant. He has asked to start learning with Mary and Noah! He is always on the move, always ready to tackle and loves to play with J who he calls his best buddy:) 

Mary turns 7!

We usually tell the kids they get to pick what we eat and do on their birthdays. This year Mary picked to have cinnamon rolls for breakfast, a friend over in the afternoon, Mac n cheese with olives and carrots for dinner, and to go play at jump and jacks after dinner. The "you get to pick" rule has generally been fine aside from some questionable meal choices. However on this particular day Mary was being a little rambunctious (can't imagine why?!? It's not like her responsible mother would let her eat 5 cinnamon rolls  for breakfast...) so I asked her to settle down some to which she replied, "I don't have to listen mom, it's my birthday! I can't get in trouble!" Mmmmmk.

Her awesome mom also didn't think about candles at all until I went to grab some to light and realized we didn't have any regular candles and no number 7.

She is always calling herself daddy's girl and makes lots of "I love daddy" cards.

Mr. Matt finally went down the slide and took Andrew with him. Andrew did NOT appreciate it!

We love these awesome kids! And we are especially thankful for that sweet girl in the middle there. She loves her baby brother Andrew and is always so helpful with him. She likes to read and color and be a leader (my mom says that's what my teachers always said about me instead of calling me bossy, so I'll carry on the tradition). Happy birthday to my princess!