Disclaimer...It has been a while, so this will be a long post!
First, we want to wish Poppy a very Happy 70th Birthday! We wish we were there to celebrate with you! We miss you so much! Here is a clip from the boys!
We were very busy over the last month. That is part of the reason I never got to post anything.
We did some more wrestling...
Sam did 2 more tournaments. He lost a heartbreaker in the 2nd tournament to take 2nd place but came back to claim the first place spot again in the third. Here is a collage of pics from the tournaments. You can see even Eli got his first taste of the mat! :)
I love this picture of Matt in his corner.
Eli is getting bigger and bigger. He has really been trying to figure out Daddy. He even reached for him first! That kid pretends to be a Mama's boy, but he reached for Daddy and has been saying, "da da da da da da." The life of a mother of 3 boys!
Got some shots of him after a bath one day. He loves the camera just like Sam and JT!
Sam is getting bigger too! He wants to be a big boy so much and he takes every opportunity to prove just how big he is! Here he is with Dad mowing the lawn. Matt even let him push it alone. He thought he was so cool! I had some video, but I realized that video of a lawn mower is actually quite loud! So here are the pics...
I love this shot of his grassy feet. He was so proud of himself! Good thing I have this blog to show him when he is 16 and doesn't want to mow the lawn anymore!
Some candids of the boys.
Eli loves his Jumperoo. He really gets going in it!
Here is a video clip of him jumping. :)
Brothers.
JT blowing a bubble.
Eli hangin out on his play mat.
A spur of the moment decision to get out of town over spring break lead us to San Diego and Legoland. We have been wanting to try it out. The boys really enjoyed the park. It was pretty cool... of course, I am partial to Disney, but it was a much more relaxing park!
Below is a slideshow of the pics from the park/vacation. I hope it works? If not, let me know!
The Beach.
We were enjoying ourselves so much in San Diego that we decided to stay an extra day and hit the beach. The boys loved it.
It was definitely a great time. I think the boys enjoyed the hotel just as much as the beach and Legoland!
T-Ball!
Sam has been playing T-ball for the past couple of weeks and he is really loving it! He is doing really well. I was not sure I was going to enjoy sitting there for a baseball game, especially one that included a bunch of 5 year olds with no outs, but I guess if Sam is doing it, then I enjoy it!
Sam's first At Bat
Of course JT has even gotten in the spirit of TBall. Monkey See Monkey Do! I had to cut this video down A LOT to fit it on the blog, but here he is hitting off the Tee in our backyard. I cut out probably 5 more balls!
EASTER
We started with coloring eggs. 5 dozen eggs. Yes, I am crazy, but the kids loved it! It actually went by pretty fast!
Easter Morning. The boys forgot about the Easter Bunny coming. JT woke up to go to the bathroom and I heard him coming down the stairs. I rushed to get to him but he didn't even notice the "bunny fur" all over the floor. Then I pointed it out and he ran to wake up Sam. Sam was kinda grogy, but as soon as JT said, "Bunny" Sam sprung up and said, "I FORGOT!" They came down to find their baskets. The bunny was very good to them and they Chocolate for breakfast!
I just love how both Sam and JT are looking at Eli in this picture with such adoration. My wish for them is to always enjoy each other.
We spent the day enjoying our weather and good friends. The boys opened their baskets then headed for the pool with their new swim toys. Yes, the pool! It was cold (Eli and I watched from the deck!) but they loved it. We missed our family, though. Holidays always remind us of how much we miss everyone.
Some more candids of the boys.
The weather has been beautiful here lately. Nice and warm in the sun, but perfect with a breeze in the shade. We have been spending a lot of time outside. Eli loves to hang out in his exersaucer while the boys play outside.
His little chubby feet. :)
Watching his brothers.
Sammy.
John Thomas.
He also loves the swing. They all do actually. Sam, JT and Eli all take turns!
The other night the boys went to wrestling with Dad and it was just Eli and I. I put on a Baby Einstein video and he loved it. Sam was the same way! He watched the whole thing!
On Thursday JT and I (Eli too) went to Marley Farms for his preschool field trip. There was a petting zoo and a bouncer. He even got to bring a lunch to eat with his friends. He had a great time. He is getting too big!
Eli didn't mind going a long for the field trip. He even fell asleep for a while. He just likes being out and about!
Finally... over the weekend.Sam and Daddy went golfing on a real course for the first time! He was very excited. They went with his best buddy, Jackson and his dad. Matt didn't take the camera of course, but he told me that Sam was so excited. He came home and has been practicing ever since. He woke up before all of us this morning and went outside to practice his swing... he came up after and told us he had been out in the back! JT however, was not happy that he couldn't join in. He had a really hard time with it. So Daddy and Sam brought back a ball marker. A Steelers one! He has NO idea what it is for, but he likes to wear it on his hat like Daddy! Sam was in the market for some new clubs (the kid is growing like a weed) so he passed on his clubs to JT. JT couldn't be happier!
Here are pics of their ball makers.
Notice JT is in a collared shirt... he had to wear one to the driving range because Sam and Daddy wore one golfing yesterday. He got dressed himself. :) so cute.
Sam has a Colts maker (of course!) And all 3 of the boys are really into baseball caps right now!
That brings us up to date. :)
