Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Big month for pictures

Eliza enjoying her mini piano.

Eliza enjoying her balloon while on the trampoline

Alex helping Eliza walk down the hall. What a great big brother. 

Evan... need I say more

My dad getting some cuddles in with Alex before he heads in to swim. Alex moved up in swim class this month. He is doing really well and can swim across the pool all on his own now.

The boys helping me make rainbow cookies.

They turned out pretty well.

Evan's new bed. I got it for $70 off cregglist, only issue is they extended the side boards so it will fit a twin sized mattress, but they did it on opposite sides so all the slat spots are off. Mike plans on fixing it this weekend, hopefully.

We had to take the car seats out of the car to get the bed to fit. So the kids played musical chairs in the kitchen. 

Evan always the jokester. 

Eliza loves being up on the couch. She can't get on one on her own so when she's on one she doesn't want to get down.

Evan playing with Eliza

Having a piano jam session with the kids.

All the kids moved up in car seats this month, so Eliza moved out of the baby car seat. So she is no longer confined to it in the grocery store and she LOVES it!

If the pantry is open, Eliza is in it. 

She can still sleep in her 'new' car seat. 

Evan got a marble run for his birthday from the Wade family. The boys love it, but Eliza likes to try and eat the marbles, so we need to be careful.

Eliza enjoying her time swinging in her giant puffy coat.

The boys love the huge slide at the playground. 

Smiles all around.

Alex is such a great big brother. He was pushing both Evan and Eliza on the swings. :)

Sleeping baby

We finally got to Henry Ford Museum with Oma and they had a new mathematics area that was super neat.   The balls in this funnel took forever to slow down and go down the center. 

They had fun house mirrors.

The boys took me for a ride in an old automobile.

Oma is the perfect height to help Eliza walk.

They had a new area at the museum that you can get into different seating areas in planes from the 1920's to the 1960's. 

Eliza my rule breaker, stepping over the lines.

The kids on the largest steam locomotive built.

That is one full stroller. Alex was holding Eliza and Evan riding up front. 

The boys using Alex's new painting rock set.

They made these cute rocks.

So serious baby

Eliza looking super cute in her dress and her brothers hand me down shoes. 

The boys visiting with the donkey at church on Palm Sunday.

The boys learning about the stations of the cross at church

Yeah, I think these two are related. :)

My beautiful daughter

Reading birthday cards

The boys birthday cake.

They had a great birthday party at Safari playground. We had so many great friends and family that made it.


Jenny getting some baby loving.

The boys playing on the games at their party.

I love Evan's face in this picture.

Oma getting some baby loving.

The boys both got some cool sunglasses for their birthday. Eliza was confined to her chair in the background while the boys opened their gifts. 

Alex got a space fort for his bed. It's got stars, planets, space ships. They love hanging out in there now.

Chuggington has made a reappearance. 

Eliza and Evan both had their checkups this month. Both are doing well and are where they should be. 

We got another marble set from a friend so while Evan, Eliza and I were at the doctors Mike and Alex made this huge thing.

Another great breakfast with Uncle Geoff.

The boys hanging up their coats at church.

As you can see their hooks for preschool were under all these coats. :)

My cute babies all dressed up for church on Easter. 

Nana and Eliza watching the action of the Easter Egg hunt outside. 

The Easter Egg hunt at the Carter's house.

I have some goofy kids in this house, but man do I love them.

Alex asked if we could have a play date with his good friend Amelia and thankfully she was free. They all had a good time.

Eliza has graduated from having a seat in the tub to no seat. At first she was not sure about it, but now I think she really likes it.

Everyone watching the baby class at swim class. Eliza has really started to take off walking on her own around this time. She now is a full time walker.

Evan got stilts from Grandma and Grandpa for his birthday, but he doesn't have the balance for them... so I duct taped them to his feet, that solved the problem.

The boys helping me make my first cheesecake in the instant pot, it turned out great.

Evan trying the cheesecake, yes he fit that whole bite in his mouth. He said he didn't like it after finishing his, and then he continued to eat Alex's. :)

Fun with Food, Octopus hotdogs on mac and cheese.

The boys loved it, but Evan didn't want to eat his.

Red Robin for Alex's birthday dinner. 

Evan was either really thirsty, or his lemonade was too sweet.

Look who's tall enough to turn off lights.... sigh. 

This is how I find Evan most nights. He's so going to fall off his bed when he gets it. 

The boys getting warm together on the couch.

Keeping Busy is our middle name

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