Sunday, October 5, 2014

A Trip to Nanny's

Oma made a trip down to Nanny's house, and the boys and I decided to crash the party and go visit Oma and Nanny. Well I guess you could say that we brought the party rather than crashed the party! (They both mentioned how quiet it was when we left; somehow the noise followed me!) The boys loved going to Nanny's house. They get to watch cartoons all day (Nanny has cable!!), eat treats almost whenever they want, and she has an iPad! Radley just got food everywhere he went. If he ever cried Nanny would say, "Give him something to eat!" It usually worked! The boys also got spoiled like usual!
On the drive down, we stopped and got a Slurpee.  All three of them had to get a straw and drink it at the same time.  It was pretty cute!
These two hung out on Nanny's bed quite a bit.
He tried to hang out with the big boys too!  He was into everything and was everywhere.
He had so much fun with Oma!  He loved her!
He also loved to steal Nanny's rocker.  He would rock his body back and forth trying to get it to move.
I asked them to get a picture with Oma, and they attacked!
Poor Nanny got the same treatment!
Nanny and I
Damon snuggled up with Oma pretty fast even though this picture doesn't look like it!
Oma got the boys matching pj's.  It was difficult getting a picture of the other side, and I thought this was cute too!
Surprisingly I got a decent picture with my phone...
and the 'real' camera too!
Oma took the boys to McDonald's and even got them Happy Meals (I never get them Happy Meals).  They loved getting some energy out at on the playground.
Damon is such a good climber.  He climbs to the tops and just bails off rather than climbing down!  Look at those calf muscles.
Right before we left, we went to a friends' house and they had Halloween decorations up.  Kyler wanted to decorate our house too, but I told him I wouldn't get the decorations out until we got back.  Well, he couldn't wait!  He decided to make his own.  This is his spider, bat and ghost!  I thought maybe he would forget about the decorations, but he reminded me while we were there and as soon as we got home!  Needless to say, first thing this morning we got the Halloween stuff out!

Sunday, September 28, 2014

September Happenings

September has been an unusual month for us with all the rain. There were two and half weeks straight of cloudy and raining weather. We haven't seen that in Texas, well, maybe ever! Every chance we could escape outside, we tried to take!
The boys love climbing at the park!

Radley of course wanted to hang like his brothers.  I tried to get out of the way for the picture, but I wasn't fast enough!

This happens every time we go to the park!!

Radley saw the other two go now he had to go too!

On National Pirate Day, Krispy Kreme gave away a dozen donuts to anyone dressed as a pirate.  Well, I have decided that's why I have kids!  Why dress myself up when my boys look so much more adorable as a pirate than me?!?

They loved their donuts!

Look at Radley; I love it!

I'm not sure if any of the glaze actually made it into his mouth!

Sometimes he can be so sweet!

A very rare moment in our house.  All three boys still and quiet!

It is so precious to see Radley folding his arms.  I love it!

This is the spider climb at the gym.  When the boys go to their 'exercise class' sometimes they let them climb around in here.  Kyler is the kid at the very top and Damon is on his way to the top!

One night after dinner Kenney told me to go in our room and shut the door while he did the dishes (how sweet right?!?) So I tried to sneak in the room, but I started to hear noises on the door.  Damon and Radley were peeling paint off the door.  Thanks guys!!  So I told them to stop, and then they proceeded to yell and bang on the door.  So much for some peace and quiet!!

Radley wanted to ride the bikes like the big boys.  He thinks he can do anything they can do!

Daddy riding bikes with the boys!

Damon and I at Uncle Kaden's football game.

The best part of the game for the boys!

Kyler holding up a #1 during the school song.  It was really cute!

We love our Kacy!

They were so excited to go see Kaden after the game.


So maybe running around on the field after the game is the best part of the game for the boys!!

He was so excited he got a football too.

We met up with Nana & Papa and Kacy before the game and ate with them at Dairy Queen.  Papa asked if we should get ice cream before or after the game?  I said we should just get to the game because it was getting late.  Right after the game was over, Kyler said, "I want some ice cream now."  He of course didn't forget what Papa said, so he took them back to Dairy Queen!!  These boys are so spoiled!!
Papa knew how to make these boys happy!

I told Kyler to turn to the side so I could see him lick the cone.  He purposely closed his eyes!!

Damon wanted to take Radley for a ride!  He can be sweet to Radley sometimes!



With all the rain, we have had snails all around our front door. Radley likes to step on the snails and smash them. It is pretty funny watching him try to step on them and use his limited balance.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Rainy Day Fun

There have been about 3 rainy/colder days here this past week, and the boys have been going a little stir crazy! We have been trying to stay entertained, but have begun to run out of ideas. The boys begged to go out and play in the rain and splash in the puddles. Luckily they waited patiently and let me control the circumstances as much as possible. We got some play clothes, took off the shoes, and got some towels.  I much prefer having the boys splash in puddles when I am prepared to clean up a big mess rather than them doing it in a random parking lot away from home!  We also went to Lowes and made some binoculars one rainy day, but being inside means more wrestling which in turn causes more injuries.  Radley is also doing everything he can to be just like his brothers.  The pictures and video prove just how hard he tries!

The race track has come out at least twice everyday!  Damon loves to play with the cars and can finally set the track up himself.  That is so nice!!

Photo Bomb

Radley is starting to get quite attached to his blankets

Radley has no hesitation playing in the rain.  He went straight for the deepest puddle!

And then he fell...but it didn't take him long to get right back up!

They were having so much fun!!  It was such a joy to watch them just run around having a blast!

You can't really see it in the picture, but everything had to stop when they found a grasshopper.  They were also impressed with all the snails that came out with the rain.

Damon's face...I love it!

Surprisingly he didn't fall after this, but his shorts did get wet.  He came up to me, "Mom my shorts are wet.  I need some new ones."  He wanted dry shorts to come right back outside and splash in some more puddles!  Yeah, I said no!!

They all loved seeing the water splash everywhere

Radley had to get involved too!
Teamwork means bigger splashes.

Kyler is getting much better at building these projects.  He can set in all the nails and hammer them down.  He is in deep concentration!

Finished product!
Injury Report

Radley broke the skin on the back of this head for the first time!  Luckily it wasn't too deep and there wasn't much blood.

It's hard to see, but Damon got another black eye.  He and Radley were both jumping on the couch and they hit heads.  Radley didn't seem bothered at all, but Damon screamed and then got a nice shiner.
About 30 mins after Radley busted his head, Damon ran into the back of Kyler's head while they were wrestling.  He bit really deep into his tongue and started bleeding everywhere.  He screamed for a while, but has been fine ever since.  As long as Damon cannot see the injury, he can recover much more quickly.
I have never seen a tongue turn such a deep purple.  He cut it and bruised it really bad!


One of the Big Boys
Radley is waiting for Kenney to put a spinning  ball in his finger.  I love how he is just standing there with his finger all ready to go!
They all love climbing onto the couch and turning this light on and off.
I am no longer able to feed him.  He insists on doing it himself or he will refuse to eat.  It is such a double edged sword.  I can now eat my dinner sooner, but then I have this huge mess to clean up!
This makes me laugh every time!!  Radley now follows the boys into the bathroom and goes pee!  He thinks he is doing what Kyler and Damon do when they use the restroom.  He walks up to the toilet, lifts the toilet seat and lid and pulls up his shirt.  He then leans over the toilet and acts like he is peeing!  It is so funny!!  Sometimes he may also put his hands in the water (before the other two have time to flush which is disgusting), but he truly believes he is doing everything his brothers are doing!!
This made me nervous, but I was impressed how well he was able to climb up this ladder. It was not an easy ladder to climb either! He was so proud of himself!