Chris working on his retirement plan

These pictures were actually taken 2-8-09. It surprised me how different Luke looks. He seems to have gotten a lot more hair in just two months!
Chris is a sports guy. Kelli once said she thought Chris would have all girls. I sort of thought the same thing. It just works like that sometimes. At the time, Kelli had all boys and wanted a girl and Chris had a girl and wanted a boy. Then, Jaden came...and Luke came. Boys all over the place! Fortunately (for Chris), they both seem to enjoy sports as well. Of course, if we had all girls he would teach them how to play sports too! Anna's already had a round of soccer with Dad as the coach ;) She seems more interested in dancing and singing but she's not bad at golf and she was good at soccer the moment or two that she actually was interested.
Chris likes to joke that the boys are his retirement package. That might not be a bad idea with the way the economy is looking right now...
He's spent a lot of time with Jaden and Jaden actually does pretty good. Today was Luke's turn. He had a lot of fun!
As I was watching them I couldn't help but wonder who is going to break the first window?????

Swingin'

What a sweet little guy!

Lunch

Lunch is a time when we can ususally sit down and relax a little. The rest of the day they usually don't stop. Someone is always on the move.

Despite his little fat body you might be surprised to know that Luke doesn't really eat that well. For some reason, he's been on a yogurt kick. Yogurt is a fun food - good to eat and smear all over your body, the table, the dog!

He's also very into using utensils. He does pretty well. I'm surprised. Not so long ago, I distinctly remeber talking to the doctor about my frustration with him because he would not eat anything that was presented on a fork or spoon. I would have to take it off and give it to him with my fingers and sometimes he would take it. One day Luke will have to explain himself to me. I can't figure him out.

Since they are sitting at the table it's also a good time for me to play around with the camera. Here are some pictures I took one day of our lunch :)

I love the faces Jaden makes! He is such an expressive little guy. He really seems to be enjoying a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Who knew?

Baby Ava

I am lucky enough to have a friend willing to let me get my baby fix and practice my photography skills with her sweet, brand new baby girl! For any one who doesn't know, I love, love, love babies! I didn't have this camera until Luke was about 2 months old so, I didn't get to use it for these kinds pictures. I needed to try it out. I still need lots of practice so anyone who has a baby and is close by give me a call!

One week old

Oh so tired!
I love little baby parts. How sweet is this little hand?

Two weeks old

I just love the little wrinkles on her shoulder.

I got her the head band she is wearing and diaper cover that has her name embroidered on it but she didn't want to look at me when she was on her belly. She was in charge so we just went with it!

More baby parts. I can't get enough of little baby feet either!
Don't you wish you looked as cute in a pink tutu?

To sum up my life these days...

This is me. Look at that woman. Now imagine her with dark brown hair. I've even got that double stroller with two ornary little boys! LOL.
I know this is a topic many people don't like to discuss but I can't help it. This comic is sooooo how I would feel if I actually had a reason to see a Psychologist (which I probably actually do) and take a Rorschach test (that is the inkblot test for anyone I might have lost).
I don't know what is wrong with them but my boys do #2 all the time. I actually asked the doctor about it at Luke's check up recently. I know it must have sounded strange from someone with 3 kids but it just doesn't seem normal. I swear most days I'm lucky if I have at least one diaper that is just #1. I'm not even joking. I know you don't believe me but it's true. I'd love for you to spend the day at my house changing them so you can see for yourself. I promise you will be scratching your head saying "No! I don't believe there's another one".
So, the other day when I went into the dry cleaners to drop off a few things I noticed this comic. I immediately started laughing and asked the girl if I could have it. She was a little surprised by request but said it was fine. She asked what it was about and when I tried to explain why I thought it was so funny she gave me the "Ah...o-k crazy lady" look. But she let me have it so I don't care! Maybe she doesn't have kids. Or maybe her kids don't have dirty diapers all day long...