Official Mom of Boys

I think I earned my "mom of boys"
 merit badge today.  It started out like any other normal day, a dirty house,  food everywhere and the kids still wanting more food.  I came home about 1:30 pm, did a few things and then I heard the in pain cry.  I went into the room to find Coral and Ian at the door waiting for me to open it.  Ian had a big bite mark on his cheek.  (That is a whole blog story in it's self.  So tired of the biting.)  We get everyone calmed down and they start playing with the straws.  Somehow Ian poked himself in the eye with the straw.  I usually am pretty casual about injuries but this one didn't seat well in the the stomach.  So after calling around I realized that we needed go to the doctor's, all five of us in the pooring, thundering, lightning rain.  Fortunately we were able to get into see our ever  so understanding dr.  Ian had a scratch on his eye and we are going for another dr. apt. today.  He is walking around with a patch on his eye.  And he took his treatment like a champ.  There were no tears or complaining.  And of course the other two monkeys were poking their eyes wanting a patch, too.  I love how they are so concerned with the well being of each other.  Of course there was Drew, who couldn't help but to talk to the dr and let him know everything.  I had to remind him that it is not polite to point out to everyone that we are having another child in just a short three months.

Our First Hair Cuts

I have been struggling with the boys' hair.  I love their beautiful curls and blonde highlights.  Despite their cute curls they did look a little unloved and unkept.  I knew I had to do something with them even though I was having a hard time with the mile stones.  There is a very good possiblity that they are my last babies.  I took them to Angela knowing she would have a great idea on what to do with their hair.  I was trying to make it a little easier for every one to tell them apart so I told her to leave Eli's hair a little  longer.  I went shopping and came back to my cute angels and their new hair cuts.  I decided that Ian looked so cute that I had her cut Eli's hair.  Now that their hair is cut it is harder for me to tell them apart so I can only imagine how hard it will be for others.

Coral just got a trim.  It is still cute.  It is hard for her to look anything but cute. 

A Little Misunderstanding

Every Friday Keith's mom picks Drew up from school.  He loves the special treatment.  He gets to stay and play with his friends, go to McDonalds and get a happy meal and sometimes play at McDonalds.  So last Friday he got his happy meal.  He was seating in the back of Shirley's car and asked, "How do you spell foo?"
Shirley responds, "FOO".
Drew comments back, "It can also be spelled 'FU." 
So of course there was a five minute conversation headed by Keith on how to spell "Kung Fu."  Can't wait to see the sequal.

An Old Fashioned Mudbath

With week of rain we get a pond.  Since we have been rearranging the yard and moving dirt we have moved the pond under the play yard.  We have dug a drain so this doesn't happen again.  This might be the last pond in our yard. 

Drew was having great fun playing in the mud. And it didn't stop the boys from joining in with Drew. Coral on the other hand was happy to climb the play yard and slide down the slide and not land in the mud. She is a little girl when it comes to keeping clean. I wish I could say the same for the boys.

My Sweet, Charming Drew

A few days ago Drew decided that he wanted his sister to wear something besides pajamas.  We went to the closet and picked out an outfit.  Coral came out of her room.  Drew was acting a little koi and said something.  I asked him what he said and he said, "nothing."  Then he wispered in my ear, "Coral looks beautiful."  Only Drew could have such feelings of his sister.  He is an amazing little guy.  We love him so much.

L.A. The Natural History Museum

We were suppose to spend the night with a friend that lived in the L.A. area but were unable do to family in town.  I had already told Drew that we would go to the museum so on we went.  I have to say that the babies were amazing.  They slept and talked to us on the two hour drive.  When we got to the museum they loved looking at all of the different displays.  They were all to happy when I would get close enough for them to touch something, anything.  I loved the architecture of the museum.  There is something about all the stone and molding that is amazing.  I also loved the stain glass skylight.  We got the VIP treatment after lunch.  Drew was able to meet his biological aunt Courtney.  She works at the museum and showed us the butterfly exhibit that hadn't opened yet.  The babies loved trying to touch the butterflies.  Drew got to hold one and it landed on his shoulder.

Spring Break at the Aquarium.

I have been pretty much a hermit since the babies were born.  We have gone out here and there with the babies but it has always been to go shopping.  So I decided to be adventurous and let Drew have a somewhat exciting spring break.  So on Tuesday we went to the Stephen Birch Aquarium.  Drew was super excited in only a way that Drew can do.  I wish I could be more like him and get a little more excited about life.  The boys were amazing and loved looking at the fish.  Coral decided that we were going to run on her schedule.  We lasted about an hour and a half. 

Drew took this picture and likes it.  He says that it looks like all the other fish are going to eat the white on in the middle.

Valentine's Day

I wish I could say that I am the mom that does all these amazing things for holidays but I am not.  Maybe some year it will be my goal to celebrate every holiday.  I almost forgot that it was Valentine's Day in the mist of making cakes and cookies for Drew and his class.  I did manage to get Coral in her Valentine's outfit  but it was around 2 pm.  Here are a few of the pictures.  I love that the babies will push each other around on the trick.  And on occasion they do take turns.

Drew's Birthday

As everyone knows Drew is a very important person in our family. Life without Drew would be very dull and boring. He always has a smile and a silly face that makes everyone happy. I don't think I have seen anyone unhappy around Drew. He has a wonderful ability to include everyone around him. We are happy that we get to celebrate his sixth birthday with him.

A Little Trouble

As you can see that there are many different instances where these little ones are into something. We have the two man destruction crew that pull up the molding in the floor. The little ones that find any and every cupboard that isn't locked and pull everything out. And we can't forget the funny faces that are made on a daily basis.

Christmas Fun

We were able to get the house a little bit more decorated this year. I have to say that my manger scene is missing and hasn't been found since the move. And I could tell that the true spirit wasn't quite there with it missing. As you can see the children had a great time with their Christmas presents. The little pink pony was suppose to be for Coral. We had a hard time telling that to the boys. As you can see in the top picture Eli loved the pony along with a hug from Ian (in the green). Coral was content with wrapping paper. Drew loved all of his presents. I haven't seen a present Drew wasn't excited about. Later in the day Keith's family came over and we had a nice dinner.

Christmas Pictures

This was our Christmas pictures that Kristine (Keith's sister) took. It was so nice of her to come and take the pictures of our angels. It is not an easy feat when there are three babies and an active little boy, who loves to be the center of attention. Needless we ended up with some great pictures.

Coral

Eli

Ian

Thanksgiving with the Family

We were so thankful this year that we got to have family from near and far together. Keith's family and my mom, stepdad and sister were able to get together for Thanksgiving. We were able to go to Balboa Park with my family. We even got to meet little Cooper, who was all most the same size as my kids and six months younger. Such a wonderful day filled with love and beauty.

Birthday Fun

If you look at Eli (in green) you notice how his face gets dirtier with every picture. Coral was so proper in eating her piece of cake. She would pick off one pock-a-dot at a time and didn't smash it all over her face or tray. It is so fun to see the difference between them. Coral is walking and Eli and Ian are crawling faster then is believable at the time of their birthday.

Our First Birthday

So this is way past due but this was on November 19th, 2010. I had their cakes made at a bakery and they did a great job. The babies were so excited to have cake. They were more excited about the fire. Coral tried to grab the fire. So Keith held Ian's hands and that worked. So we thought we would do that for Eli. He decided to attack it with his face. Eli got a little burn on his face. It was fun to watch them dig into the cake.

Gouls, Gobblins and a Crazy Lady

Keith's sister has a huge collection of halloween masks and decorations. She was very kind and brought them to our house. We all contributed to the decorations. I can say that our house was the scariest on the block. We even had a older boy (8-10) that didn't want to knock on the door. I wonder why, we are very friendly people.

This was the wedding ceremony. I am afraid for next year. We got the halloween bug.

The scary old lady that Drew thought was so cool this year. Last year she had to be in the trunk of the car. Oh how the change in just a year.

Then there was this crazy lady that showed up at our house. I am kinding. This is Keith's mom. Shirly and Lorraine went to a costume contest. Shirly was having fun. She had a sign that said, "Lost chichuaua. If found please return to nearest Walmart."

Pumpkin Carving #2

I chose this picture because Coral is standing. For a month now she has been taking one to three steps at a time. Eli (in the middle) is now starting to stand on his own.

This is the master carver. He did three of the four pumpkins.

Pumpkin Time

We did get the pumpkins carved a day before Halloween. And I have a rare photo of all four of our children looking at the camera. It would just be too much to have them all smiling.

Drew's top to his pumpkin and Mom trying to put pumpkin guts on his head.

And it just wouldn't be the first introduction to pumpkins without trying to eat them or beat them (see picture below). Eli is doing the eating and Ian is doing the beating.

Our First Halloween

This year was kind of fun. Even if the babies didn't keep on their costumes and tried to eat them. Coral was a princess. She was eating her tutu on the way to Trunk or Treat.

Ian was a prince. Drew loved the "King" hat and said his favorite had to be the prince.

Eli was the frog. He too wanted to eat the hat and had torn off one of the red eyes and was trying to eat it. We do try to feed them but despite our best efforts they put everything in their mouths.

This was oviously not their first Halloween. It has become a tradition for the last five Halloweens that we have spent it with friends. My friend use to have a Halloween party every year but she moved to Idaho a few years ago. So we get together with some of Keith's old college buddies. This is Drew, Optimus Primus and Curren, Dark Vador. (Have to excuse the spelling.) Drew has spent the last four Halloween's trick-or-treating with Curren. They are a good combination. Curren is very mellow which helps with my bundle of energy, Drew.