Sweet Older Brother

Things have been progressing here: we got curtains up in the boys' bedrooms, blinds up in ours, as of Saturday night we have curtains in our living room and dining room - and they look GREAT! Pictures will come, but this computer does not have any pictures on it, so it's hard to give you any!!
Yesterday was the AWANA hayride and the kids loved it. Drew was still talking about it this morning. It was great weather, after so many weeks of rain it was a blessing for sure.
Last night after getting home from the hayride, I had thrown some leftovers in the oven for dinner. Drew and Ty stayed outside to play, Jude was napping, and Pete was mesmerized by football, of course. I heard a blood curdling scream from outside and ran to the back door. As I passed the window, I could see that Ty had tripped and fallen and Drew was already running to him. Drew calmly helped Ty stand up and spent a good minute and a half untangling the vines from around Ty's ankle. Once he was done, he took Ty's hand and led him away from the vines before running back to play with his cars. It was so sweet - a memory I will cherish. If only I could put the re-play from my mind on to my camera??

Indiana

Pete and I drove down to visit my sister in Indiana this last weekend. It was a L O N G drive, but we had lots of fun. My sister had tickets to the Ball State football game and we took the boys. Of course, the music and Charlie the Cardinal were much more interesting than the game. My sister showed us around campus, her office, and the classroom where she teaches. We had a great time all weekend - including the trip to Chuck E Cheese. All of us had fun playing the games...not just the muffins!

This video was the favorite by us all I think...Drew's laugh was infectious and we all had fun together.

More pics and info to come...time is short at hand lately. So many projects to finish before winter!

Rainbows, sharing and love

Not the typical little boy title - but it has been happening around here! :) The door that enters into our dining room has a nice window that casts rainbows on the floor. The boys love to spend time every morning stepping on these rainbows! Then the old saying, "when the kids are quiet someone is in trouble" sparked fear into my soul this week. I went searching, and for once, instead of trouble, I found Drew and Ty, playing blocks together. Taking turns, sharing and helping each other. Mark that on the calendar people!!!During one of our many "clean-out junk" days, this hat was found in a closet. It looks great on Ty, and he just loves wearing it. Isn't he a stud?I just love this picture. Ty and Drew both love on Judah all the time - fighting to hold him, begging to hug and kiss him...I love having three boys, can you tell?Here Drew and Ty are trying to comfort their baby. We do even have arguments over WHOSE baby he is!So the rainbows are not visible in the picture, but here are my muffins trying to step on the prism rainbows. See all the mosquito bites on my poor little Ty? He was just about eaten alive...poor guy. This picture is for Auntie. They had to get a nice smile so Auntie has a nice picture to put up in her office. These boys love their Auntie!!

My little dude is getting so big - he's reaching for his toys already!! And below: I asked the boys to play nicely outside while Jude was sleeping inside. Selfishly I wanted a shower without interruptions; realistically I thought it would never happen. But it did. And when I went searching outside for my muffins, I found them calmly sitting in front of the garage just watching things. There wasn't even anything really entertaining out there, but they were GOOD. This goodness has been documented for my future attitude adjustments! :)