superheroes, an ending, catching up, and Pierce turns 4!

I hope you are ready for some pictures- I am going to let them say the thousands of words it would take to catch up on the last two months:) Something needs to be said for my friends batman, spiderman, and superman, though; I would be ungrateful were I not to mention what they have meant to me. I think that the hardest part of my life (to date) is coming to a close. My boys are now playing superheroes together all of the time and so well, I might add, that I can watch and entire '24' downstairs without interruption because they are 'saving' eachother and flying around and jumping together. I have now purchased every kind of superhero you can imagine and that alone buys me at least a good 30 minutes while they go through them all and save them all and 'blast' them all. I don't know if they are just getting older or if they have now found a common ground- or maybe they have just realized that they have a permanent best friend at the house- but it has seeped into every aspect of their lives. They have to lay together at naptime, they have to take 'superhero' showers together (another 30 minutes)- and when I say 30 minutes note that in four years I have never -while they are awake- been able to take my eyes off of them for that long without someone crying or someone having to be put in time out. I am loving my life at this moment because of the joy that comes from seeing my boys laugh all day long- AT EACHOTHER!!!! I did not know for sure if this day would come, but now that it has it has been totally worth it:)
We also celebrated pierce's fourth birthday! I am so glad I have such an awesome family that my son can't get enough of and who love him so much:) Once again it was a blast and it was spiderman and batman on the cake (of course). He is such an angel and he keeps getting more and more fun with every year! he is getting to be quite the jokester and such a nice older brother. I love you Pierce:)
the rest is just for fun.....

heard Lex crying and came in to see this...never a good feeling:)

he is naked. why?

This little guy likes his food... just like his daddy I guess:)

I can't believe my angel is four! It really does go by fast I guess. I love my little guy so much.

Auntie V- he LOVES you!

my sweet cash:)

thank you nana and grammie-goo for this. Will live on forever!

This is my little athlete- and yes he makes it:) The skill level is unbelievable..

gotta love these poses!

Ah, brotherly love:)

Another pose for the camera!

This doesn't look so good- thats his batman sword he's got.

This is his wonderful fake laugh- gets me every time..

ho ho ho!

I am pretty sure that it doesn't get any better than watching your kids on Christmas:) I was loving it this year- aside from the minor glitch of pierce's surgery (adnoids and tonsils out) a week before Christmas- I couldn't have asked for anything more! If every day was Christmas I could easily have 10 kids...but luckily there is the day after to knock me back to reality:) Here are some of the highlights...

the boys working on the awesome batman castle- thanks auntie K and uncle B!
A Christmas hug...

Mom and dad get present of the year award with the giant ocean book- it has easily bought me several hours of silence (not really silence- he still has to have me look and tell me what the creatures are- you get the picture)..

I will look back on these years and wonder how I did it...and people SAY that I will miss it- I will be the judge of that.

Thanks aba and Papu for our easel!!!! they love it! thank goodness it has two sides!

Pierce on his motorcycle- these were a definite hit- Thank you to santa for these beauties- and thank you to my house which has a long hallway for which to use as a track...

Actually- best present of the year might have to go to this 'santa' for the light up lightning mcqueen shoes. I always said I would NEVER get my kids the kind of cheesy, ugly crap that I have now spent quite a bit of money on..but I can't help myself- look at his face!! Ahhhhh, the joy....


Christmas eve at the 'rents...

You see! the batman shirt- I thought it was cool- but it only presents a problem when that is the only thing they want to wear.

My sweet angel fresh out of the hospital. He had just thrown up all over me in dad's car...

Aba and lex...

Christmas day! forgive the mess:) Note the shoes...

Poor lex didn't quite rake it in like the rest of them- but he was happy with all the boxes!

new camera!

so...my camera broke and I had to get a new one...darn:) hence the 10 years since my last post. anywho, I have been taking pictures like a mad woman trying all of the different settings and gadgets- luckily I have a few willing subjects running around my house (usually without pants on- but I'll take what I can get). I decided these pics make the blog cut because 1. two shirtless boys in snow hats is what everybody wants to see this thanksgiving 2. Lex is showing a little bit of cleavage in the white outfit...and 3. i don't know what Pierce saw in this last shot, but I appreciate his expression.

lizard

Cash has a new best friend. Maybe we shouldn't call it a best friend...I don't walk around with my best friends dangling out of my mouth all day... but he sure does love this little guy. He feeds him- as in everytime cash wants something to eat i have to make a plate for the lizard, he talks to him- 'reads' to him; the only thing he loves more is his lightning mcqueen- and I am pretty sure that will never be topped.

and on to the picture of Lex- do you think he could fit his whole fist in his mouth?

New York with my sistahs

Wow what a weekend away will do! I love everyone! I love my sweet children!- I love my amazing husband!- and I'd like to thank the academy...I feel so rejuvinated! My sisters, my mom and I went to NY for the weekend just for kicks and giggles...one of my favorite weekends ever. We never get to just hang out with no kiddos. We went out to eat for every meal and sometimes more- and didn't care when we had to wait for two hours for our food; we went shopping like crazy- slept in...well, kind of..(thanks mom and megan)..just had a little escape- and some great laughs. Too bad i don't have the "worlds ugliest face" competition photos- We only used my camera for a day and a half.. hence the same outfit in every pic.- that and it was like 20 degrees everyday- which was a nice little surprise:) I love my family. Can't wait for next time!

I cannot post this without thanking my wonderful sweet husband- who watched all three babies all weekend. I must say that I thought he couldn't do it. I was just waiting for an emergency 'I'm not cut out for this' phone call, and it never came. Not only that- they didn't even want to talk to me when I called- and they were so happy in the background...they aren't even like that with me! It made my trip so much more enjoyable knowing everyone was happy back home:) I guess you really are as amazing as you think you are....kidding!

They looooove the baby...

My my my, do they love their little brother! Cash always wants to 'hold it'- and Pierce says 'i need to hold him' at least three times a day. I love it. But as soon as one of them is holding him the other one needs a turn, until they are then fighting over who gets to hold him and for how long. Poor Lex is like a little rag doll- you can see in the picture with Pierce that he is wanting me to save him...don't worry, Lex, you will probably beat them both up when you are all older. This baby's size is no joke. Pierce came to me the other day while Lex was laying on the ground and asked in the most angelic voice, "mom, can I squash him?" - probably not, sweetie. and thank you for asking...