Gearing Up

Tomorrow is the big day. We've had lots of excitement and a little stress as we get ready for O's party. Here's a pic of his invitation. Yep, we're doing Star Wars again this year. It won't surprise me if we have at least 1 Star Wars party per year for the next 16 years. What can I say...they love it!

More pics to come after the party. Oh, and if you're reading this through e-mail or Google reader you may want to visit the actual blog to hear a little music to set the mood for the party (or not). It was all selected by our resident Star Wars expert. :-)

Fun times!

We took the kids to a little outdoor museum in Baker last weekend. We've seen it a hundred times but have never stopped. I'm so glad we did because all the kids had a blast. Of course they love anything train-related so they were happy as soon as we drove up. One of their favorite things was the little wooden dog house. These are some of my favorite recent pictures of them. Dog houses apparently provide very beautiful lighting!

Jacob (panting like a dog)

Owen
Cole (barking like a dog)
goofing off
Simultaneous "choo-choo!!!"



And a funny little story from today:

Owen came home from school showing us his paper about the letter U.
Jacob: "what's that?"
Me: "that's the letter U"
Jacob: "the letter me?"
Me: "no, the letter U"
Jacob: "me?"
Me: "yes Jacob, the letter you."

How did I forget to post these???

These are from February I meant to post them but forgot...oops!

On a different note, Jacob & Cole wore big boy underpants all morning with no accidents! We even braved the trips to take Owen to school & pick him up in them. Maybe, just maybe, we're on the way to a diaper-free house (for now anyway).

Cole napping on the couch.



A typical lazy afternoon around our house.

Cousins

Owen, Jacob & Cole have been looking forward to meeting Anne Marie & Catherine all week. Thanks to some runny noses the introductions were delayed a few days, but it was worth the wait. Jacob & Cole loved "petting" their baby cousins and kissing their heads. Jacob was quite obsessed with Catherine's little toes and Cole was amazed that there are "2 of 'em". Owen was sweet and caring, of course. And you know we took some pictures. :-)

This is my favorite...I just adore everything about it. The way Jacob is peeking over Marshall's arm, the way Owen & Cole are looking at Marshall, the way Owen is holding Anne Marie & Catherine, the way Lee & Marshall are situating the babies. Everything.





And one from the hospital last week.