Riley at age 1

Riley turned 1 last month and he is my little ham.

He weighs 24 lbs
He is 31 inches tall
He is a joker
He is sweet
He is a lover
He talks A LOT! Mama, mama, mama.... Dada, nana, papa, bampa, ball, Howwwdeeeee!, bye-bye, hi, night night (without the 't'), no-no, there are more I am not thinking of at the moment.
He loves to dance and puts his hands at his sides while bending over and laughing....SO CUTE!
He loves to wrestle and he loves to start it! He will plow into Morgan or Evan and just start laughing.
He takes what he wants when he wants it (Even though he is the smallest)
He has 4 teeth, 2 on top 2 on bottom and he shows them proudly when he smiles
He has curly reddish, dirty blond hair and beautiful grey blue eyes
He LOVES LOVES LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba
He loves music
He loves to get into things that he is not supposed to All. The. Time.
He loves his mama
He is loud
He is my sweet, funny baby boy!

Morgan at age 1

Morgan turned 1 last month and he is my biggest guy.

He weighs 27 lbs
He is 31.5 inches tall
He is a gentle giant
He is sweet
He is sensitive
He doesn't talk much yet...Mama (sometimes) Dada (more often) Nana,  and then he tells whole stories with the cutest little grunting noise.
He uses his hands to express himself when telling stories...pointing, flailing his arms, etc.
He mimics me snapping my fingers (cutest thing EVER!)
He has 4 teeth, 2 on top 2 on bottom, that doesn't stop him from eating EVERYTHING!
He has had 4 ear infections and seems to be prone to them :(
He has the most beautiful soft blond hair and big blue eyes (I have no idea where they came from!)
He LOVES LOVES LOVES Yo Gabba Gabba
He loves to dance and loves music
He loves to get into things that he is not supposed to All. The. Time.
He is a climber
He is quiet (except when he is mad)
He is my sweet, sweet baby boy!

Evan at age 4

Evan turned 4 in July and boy has he grown in one year!

In one year he:

Became a big brother...twice!
Started preschool
learned to peddle a bike
learned to ride a scooter
can do simple chores
listens much better (when he wants to)
can have great conversations
has a wonderful sense of humor
grew probably 2 inches!

Evan has grown and matured in so many ways this year.  He was so excited to turn 4 so that he could go to a new preschool and start Tae Kwon Do and play T-Ball when the season starts.  He is excited to be able to do the "big boy" things that being 3 sometimes didn't allow.

I sure love this big 4 year old boy!

Museums in June

In June we visited 2 Museums.

We visited the Children's museum of Tacoma with Janel and Cannon and Colson.  ALL of the boys had a blast, and Janel and I had a nice time catching up.

For Mother's Day this year, we decided to spend money on a membership to the Pacific Science Center.  It has proven to be a great investment so far.

What a fun way for our boys to explore, touch and get some energy out!

Peak Preschool 2013 Graduation

I am playing catch up in my blogging.  I finally got a number of photos off my phone and am able to sit down for a minute to catch up a little at a time.

On June 6th Evan graduated from his first year of preschool.  What a bittersweet day!  Evan has grown and matured so much in this year and we are so proud of him and the "big boy" he is becoming.

He entered preschool a shy little  boy, just a baby. We were so worried he wouldn't be able to leave us and he would cry.  We were worried he would act u for the teachers and not do what he was told.  We were worried about leaving our little boy to "fend for himself" as any parent would be, but he did AWESOME! 

He did have a rough first 2 weeks, but he soon snapped out of it and made a best friend and learned a lot.

Singing and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance 

1st Day of Preschool 9/2012

Miss Tami and Miss Beverly on the last day of school

Getting his diploma :-)

1st and 4th Birthday Party

On July 21st we had a joint birthday party for the boys' 1st and 4th birthdays.  Morgan and Riley's theme was Dr. Seuess' Thing 1 and Thing 2 and Evan's theme was dinosaurs (of course).

We had a blast despite the fact that a lot of people didn't show up.  But Evan had his good friends Lilly, and Cannon there and his cousin Naomee got to be there along with his other cousin Madison.  It was just the right amount of people for just the right amount of fun.

Instead of goodie bags we had a treat table. Everyone was invited to fill a bag with goodies on their way out the door.  This was a HUGE success!

Sweet baby Morgan (AKA Thing 1)

Sweet baby Riley (AKA Thing 2) and Mama

The best Nana EVER and her little "Things"

Our neighbor was nice enough to bring down a pony for pony rides...so fun!

Cousin Madison

Best friend Lilly

Cousin Naomee

The cake was YUMMY!

Pinata time

A guitar "Just like Papa's" Evan idolizes his papa!

What a fun day and what great memories were made.