Sitting in between 2 little boys on the couch, watching their little eyelids droop, wondering who will be out first.

Guess What?

Today Dylon turns 3. It is really hard to believe, since he is our "baby"

He is such a funny kid to be around, typically in a good mood, and loves everyone in our family in a huge way. He gets so excited when the "big kids" come home from school.

Dylon is also showing signs of becomming what can only be phrazed as a "gear head" he loves motorcycles, trucks, trains, planes, and all things that go.

His favorite things on tv are Handy Manny, Diego, Mickey Mouse, and of course, Cars- and above all else- Mater.

He had a Lightning McQueen cake, has Cars bedding, and wants to watch Mater's Tall Tales every day.

Dylon is a daddy's boy, and wants to be wherever he is, all the time.

He is incredibly funny, as long as he gets his nap :)

His favorite joke~ guess what? ~ what? ~ chicken butt!

Happy Birthday Big guy! We love you tons!

A whole Handful

I didn't post anything on the day, but my Ty guy just turned 5.

With each of the kids, there seems to be a different age that is a milestone, on that makes me step back and look at things from as much of a distance as I can. This is the one for Tyler.

Even though he is not the baby of the family, I tend to think of him as MY baby. Tyler's major love language at this season of his life, is physical touch, which means that throughout my day, there is a lot of time spent snuggling and hugging him. He has this way of virtually melting into my arms when I hold him sometimes. He is simply nothing short of amazing.

He is fire and ice. He is oil and water. He is the most loving affectionate kid ever. He is also, um, well, a spitfire. He knows what he likes and what he doesn't, and he will be sure to let everyone around him know if he is not pleased with something.

Tyler adores Wyatt, and looks up to him as all little brothers do to their big brothers. He loves video games, riding his bike and scooter, and being outside.

He also spends long hours playing "house" with Rylee, or Polly Pocket, or littlest pet shop, they are great together.

The dynamic with Tyler and Dylon has an interesting style all it's own. Some days they are bosom buddies and cannot be separated. Some days, they are engaged in battle from the moment they wake up, and it is all I can do to keep them separated.

Tyler is energy, orneriness, love, caring, intelligence, and humor all rolled into one, and so, so much more.

His preschool teacher taught him to say "Today I am a handful"

Yes buddy, you are. And we love you for it.

Yaeh for my new sewing machine I got for my birthday comming in! Boo for dropping the box on my foot before even getting it in the car!

Hanging at the Zoo

Today was a free day at our (relatively) local zoo.

It also happened to be a day my kids had off from school.

So, we went. 1+4. We had so much fun. I am so excited that they are getting to the ages where I can take them places and not have to panic the whole time about an extra set of eyes on them.

We rode the train, followed all the walkways and saw all the animals. They each had there favorites, and the excitement rolling off of them all afternoon was so funny.

Wyatt keeps telling me it was the best day of his life.
His favorite was feeding the giant koi fish.

Rylee loves the leopards and tigers, and of course the gibbons.

Tyler, obviously, is convinced the lions talk to him. He thinks they wake up just to say hi to him. He loves them so much. I am glad the fence is high, or I am pretty sure he would be trying to hug them.

Dylon, my sweety, when asked his favorite part, he says the train ride, and playing on the playground. Then after he talks for a bit he will mention some animals too.





My seat partners for the train. Too cute.


The big guy kept following the girl around, she was trying to nap, he kept nipping her tail and pulling on her ears. She kept getting up and walking away. He wasn't giving up, she wasn't giving in. Too funny. I guess even beautiful lioness' get headaches. hehe


The giraffes amaze me, so beautiful and graceful, while gangly and awkward at the same time. I think I could watch them all day.


My crew, waiting to go.

This is a big deal,
Clearly.
And the boys. The best of friends, the worst of friends. Today was a besties day, and it truly was a blessing!

Seriously, DHS should look into Dora's parents. What kind of reasonable parent lets their 5 yr old and her monkey bf go all around like that?

Weather-wise, this is my favorite day in months. LOVING THIS!!!

I love school days. Without them, parenting would be just too hard ;)

Happy Bella Swan's Birthday everyone! (really gets your blood pumping doesn't it?) lets hope today doesn't bite! Tehe. Funny me.

I love how when Rylee's load of clothes goes thru the wash, the lint in the dryer is pink. Makes me smile everytime :)