Boy's clothes

I told Andrey the one thing that is sad about having a boy is there are so many more girls clothes out there that are just so cute. He said in response "well maybe we will save more money with this kid then..." I have noticed that boys do really have adorable clothes and Andrey does not like this realization. Some of my favorites: Anything "manly" like trucks, wagons, etc.

I just love love love baby overalls and am so glad that Ethan has about 5 pairs of them. Also, every boy/man looks good in uniform-even sport's uniforms.

Smiles

Hydroswift for sale

We are selling our 17 foot hydroswift boat. for $800. It is a 100 horse power Johnson outboard. It will pull a skiier (we had tons of fun with it). It has new trailer tires. Refurbished hull. Good boat for play. We have had it for many years and have enjoyed taking it to the lake and going fishing. Come and see it!!!

8 weeks old

they sure love their little brother.

Ethan 6 weeks

We are just having so much fun with a boy. It is so new with changing the diaper and dodging surprises (though Ellie is not always quick enough), watching how big he is getting (a lot faster than the girls), he eats more than Emma and Ellie, and he is super cuddly (which the girls were not. They had to see everything around them). Ethan now recognizes mom and dad and smiles at everything. He loves when we sing to him, play peek-a-boo, and when the girls talk to him in their super high-pitched voices. He is full of smiles and occasionally looks like he is trying so hard to say something as his little mouth moves around, but nothing comes out.

He has quite the temper and is not very patient, but he is just so little, all he knows is when he wants to eat HE WANTS TO EAT. =0) We continually feel so blessed to have him as part of our family to brighten each day, and give us a 3rd thing to look forward to seeing each morning (along with his sweet sisters).

Happy St. Patrick's day

We had a wonderful St. Patrick's day. My family started this tradition where we have a "Green Party" (no pun inteded since my sister's married name is Green). We play games like: Pin the shamrock on the leprachaun/rainbow, green jello slurping contest, we go through a pool of sawdust full of $60 worth of coins and chocolate coins (my fav.), and some other games. It changes each year. The one thing that is the most exciting is we play a final game where the winner gets to sign the Idolized Gold Bear. Andrey won this year as he was the quickest at popping all the bubble wrap (you had to pop them all without popping the 13 that were marked on it with green). It's a fun, silly tradition and the holiday is ended with our shoes (we leave a shoe there over night on the 16th) filled with chocolates and goodies. The girls love this holiday and it's always fun to be able to spend time with my fun family. We hope you all had a wonderful St. Patrick's day full of luck. "Tie-tee-tie-tee-tie!" (as uncle Travis would say).

Emerson - Mommy's Nose is Scary! (Original)