Showing posts with label boys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boys. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Friday, January 6, 2012

Chutes n' Ladders


The boys have discovered the game closet,
and though the rules escape them,
they love to "play" nonetheless.

Now if I can only get over
my hatred for
"Chutes n' Ladders",
I can join in the "fun"!

They're only young once,
right?

Shoot!


Friday, October 14, 2011

Mall Grand Re-opening Review


Al-righty then...


Inner-City Jungle...A Rock-Throwers Paradise

On Samuel's day off, and with the girls in school, 
we took the boys to Miner's Ravine,
a sanctuary literally in the heart of Roseville.

This is a rock-thrower's paradise,
and since I had all my rock-throwers with me they
went crazy chucking everything into the water!






I love the shot of the sun through the trees,
it almost distracts you from seeing Samuel in the corner
getting ready to heave a mini boulder into the stream.




It was a perfect hike for our little guys. 

They ran, jumped, got dirty,
rode in the bike trailer, ate snacks, drank water
and then started the process all over again several times!

Great, great fun!


Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Pillow Kings


Guess who can drag those pillows from all over the house
-no problem!-
but who is completely incabable
of putting them all back?

Sigh.

But I know I will miss this one day!

And so I'll smile instead...

But I'll sigh one more time first...


Wednesday, September 21, 2011

What's So Exciting?


A notorious toy in our household is the
big blue bouncy ball.

You know what kind of ball that is.

The one that's in every toy section of every story.
Seemingly millions of balls stuffed into a sky-high bin just
waiting, asking, and begging
for little kids to come and free them
so they can bounce them with abandon
throughout the store.

Yes,
one of those kinds of balls...

Anyway,
the kids LOVE to bounce it but it's off limits inside-
UNLESS they're down the hall.

In which case they go crazy launching it
from one end to the other at lightening speed,
and all under the watchful gaze of the Savior, who,
by some miracle,
has not been hit once.

The boys LOVE this game.

And THAT is what is so exciting!



Saturday, May 7, 2011

Nephews...


Fun stuff...



Monday, April 25, 2011

Friday, January 21, 2011

The Ballfield




Taking advantage of the sunny weather,
Samuel's day off,
and having legs,
we hit the bikes hard
and pedaled like mad to the library.

My favorite part of the afternoon,
aside from watching Iris moping in the outfield,
and Owen pitching the ball,
was seeing the boys clamber around the bleachers.

They're both growing so fast,
and it's amazing to see their friendship and
brotherhood strengthen,
even now,
as just kids.

I'm grateful they have each other,
just as I'm grateful my daughters have one another too.

This family thing...

it's pretty amazing.




Thursday, June 10, 2010

Life with Two Boys at Home




I still can't believe that in addition to being a mother to
three stunningly beautiful girls, 
I am also the mother of two very handsome boys!

What a blessed life!

This realization hit me the hardest when the school year started
and we saw the girls off to school. 
Then it was just me and the boys
looking at each other thinking, 

"Now what?"

Here's what I discovered:

Boys are very different then girls. 

Though I can't really explain how. 
It's not that they rough-house more-you should see our girls! 
Or that their personalities are different-
you should see the range in our daughters-it's like night & day. 

See.  Unexplainable.
 
Yet, very different. 

But, in a good way.

Like girls, however, they love being "helpers".

Where else is the process of unloading a dishwasher
a main event that causes you to drop what you're doing and come running?

More kisses than I ever expected.

Maybe it's the latin-blood in them,
but these boys love to smooch! 

Kisses are aplenty in this household,
and who could resist their outstreched arms and "mmmmm..."-ing?

In a nutshell,
life with two boys at home is...

Wonderful!

And the only thing that makes it even better,
is hearing the girls barreling down the hall after a full day at school,
and Samuel's keys jingling as he walks in the backdoor. 

That, is home.

Period.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

A Boy and His Dad...


This is something I cherish.

A First.

A Rite of Passage.

Tradition.


Friday, April 2, 2010

Scardy Cats


Owen and Gabriel are so funny.


They are both terrified of swings!


Samuel and I are only allowed to push them very softly, and even still, after a few minutes, they're ready to move on.

I love my little scardy cats!


Monday, March 1, 2010

Friday, September 25, 2009

Owen's Storytime





Gabriel is one lucky boy! 

His big brother Owen loves to read to him, and oftentimes I'll find him talking softly to Gabriel and reading him stories.