So proud!

Owen is getting so big these days...it's hard to believe he's almost 5. He's still enjoying learning to read and is up to 10 sight words. It's so cute to see him point them out in different places (like the intro to the Star Wars movies). Yesterday his teacher told me something that made me prouder than ever, though. The kids wore superhero costumes to school for their mardi gras parade. Owen's best friend forgot to wear his & was really upset. Apparently Owen comforted him by telling him that he was still a superhero because Peter Parker (aka Spiderman) wears real clothes sometimes and he's still a superhero even when he's not wearing his Spiderman costume. How cute is that?!?!?!? His friend's mom brought a costume in time for the parade, but I just love that Owen was trying to make him feel better and from what I understand was pretty successful at it. He even let all the kids wear his Batman mask & cape on the playground. Oh, and I don't know if it's a cooincidence or not, but Owen was dressed as Batman and the little girl who keeps trying to kiss him was dressed as Batgirl. :-)

Jacob & Cole are as big & fun as ever. Here are a few recent pics of the kids. These are just of Owen & Cole. Jacob is going through a phase of not wanting his picture taken so I'm trying to oblige him as much as possible.




I just found a recent one of Jacob being his silly self.

These boys...

are so stinkin' cute. We're running out the door to preschool but I had to share this before I forget. Cole peed in the potty & ran out to tell Jacob this morning. Jacob immediately said "good job Cole" and they gave each other a high five.

On another note, Owen is becoming quite the little genius. We're working on reading skills & sight words and he's doing fantastic! The best part is that he loves it, always asks to practice reading, and gets a huge sense of pride when he sees words in his books that he knows.

Here are a few more sleeping pics. Owen likes to nap under piles of clean laundry and Jacob & Cole are still sleeping together at night. Love that!

Big Boys

This week we switched Jacob & Cole to toddler beds. They love them...but getting them to stop laughing & playing to go to sleep is proving to be quite difficult. Last night they finally got quiet around 9pm & this is how we found them. Moments like this make all the sleep deprivation and long, loud days completely worth it.

I threw in a couple of shots of all 3 boys, too...the best I have of the 3 of them together. You can click on the pics to see them bigger if you want. :-)

Hilarious!

They started doing this at breakfast today.

Warning: picture overload.

Just as we suspected, this was our most exciting Christmas Eve yet. All 3 kids are super excited to see what Santa brings them. We spent the evening reading, watching home videos (wow how they've grown!!), and putting cookies & carrots out for Santa & his reindeer. I don't know how many photos we'll get tomorrow with all the excitement, so here are some from this evening.

Hopefully I can figure out how to add video to the blog soon so you guys can all see the kiddos in action. :-)

Cole

Jacob, Owen, Cole


Owen


Cole


Jacob

Merry Christmas Eve!

The boys & I spent the morning baking cookies for Santa. We haven't ventured into the world of icing yet...maybe this afternoon. ;-)

Happy Birthday!

Jacob & Cole turned 2 on Dec. 13th. I can't believe how quickly the past 2 years have gone by...it seems like just a few days ago that we brought our little peanuts home from the hospital. Here are a few snapshots from the party.

Jacob with Uncle Lee
Diego cake
Daddy helping Jacob & Cole open a gift

Christmas Spirit

Christmas spirit is in full force around our house. We went to the mall to see Santa yesterday. All 3 kids told him what they want: Jacob & Cole both want choo-choo trains; Owen wants a death star that transforms into Darth Vader. Santa said they are all on the nice list this year so I suspect they'll get what they want. Owen & Cole both took a photo with Santa, but Jacob preferred to just talk to him from a few feet away. ;-)

More snow fun

Here are a few more shots from a little later in the morning.

Snow!!

Marshall woke us up bright & early this morning to see the snow. This was the view out our front door at around 6:30am. Owen is beyond excited to *finally* see snow. Jacob & Cole like it but don't like feeling cold & wet. They still threw a few snow balls, though. :-)

Sleep

Every night before bed I go check on the kids. While they're all very cute & peaceful when they're asleep, I never quite know what to expect when I check on Owen. That little guy sleeps in some strange positions!

Fun at the Rural Life Museum

We went to the Rural Life museum last week. Juliet was with us since she was out of school for the week. Our boys LOVE having her around...they like pretending she's their sister. :-) Don't you just love Owen's poses??

Oh, and you can click on the photos to see them a little bigger.

Pirates!!

Marshall played hooky Tuesday (a well-deserved and much-needed day off) and we took the kids to see the Tall Ship Bounty which is docked in Baton Rouge near the USS Kidd. All the boys loved exploring the pirate ship & we even got to walk the plank!

Bowling

Marshall & Owen went bowling today. It was O's first time & he did great!! Marshall said he was a bit confused about why he couldn't bowl on the lane with 100 pins or around obstacles like he does on the Wii, but for the most part he was impressed with real-life bowling. Here are a couple of pics Marshall took with his phone.