Sumo Wrestler

So I saw this on pinterest, and the boys were bored one day, so we got out some pillows and big shirts and let them wrestle. That night Ryan and Jenny came over, and our boys raved about it, so we got them all suited up! They had a ball!

Jacob 18 Months

So our boy is growing up fast! Right now he is doing so many cute things, I probably can't remember them all, but I wanted to jot down a few.

He found his belly button...

 He loves to drive cars, just like his big brothers!

 He is really into pushing things around whether its a car or stroller or basket.

 If we take him outside, he cheers up instantly. He loves to be outside.

 And he's going down slides by himself, too.

Some words he is saying: mama, dada, i (eye), no (nose), p (please), mi (milk)
He can point out all the features on the face too. His absolute favorite drink is milk and he wants it all the time! He loves strawberries and blueberries, frozen peas and carrots, and pb&j. He weighs about 26 pounds now. Loves Rio and Cars.
I'm glad I remember that much! Someday I will be happy I wrote it down!

Ethan's Camp Out

So I am a little behind....what's new? Last month was Ethan's 7th birthday and we decided to do something a little smaller than usual. He wanted to have a sleepover and Josh wanted to do some extra curricular stuff, so we compromised on having the camp out and all the 'games' at mom and dad's (thank you!).
This was a super easy party to plan and we had a lot of fun! We had target practice with BB guns and bow and arrows, s'mores over a HUGE fire, basketball, and not-so-much-sleeping sleepover outside.

Linden taking a shot, and Colby (the pro) in the background taking his

Josh helping out Jonas with the bow, after a few tries he just wanted to jump on the trampoline with Isaiah.

 

 Reef was pretty good for his first time with the bow and arrow.

 My boy

 The supervisors...and yes, its about 55 degrees and Josh is wearing shorts.

 

 We were going to roast hot dogs and sausage over the campfire but decided it was easier (and warmer) to eat inside.

We had fruit skewers and they turned into swords...I should have saw that coming. 

After dinner, we headed out to the bonfire...it was huge. Troy brought some glow sticks that we gave to the boys and they ran around in the dark for a long time with them.

 S'mores always bring smiles!

 Linden enjoyed his 3rds on s'mores while keeping warm by the fire.

 After we finished up with s'mores, we went inside for cake and ice cream, yes more sweets. What can I say? You can't have a fire without s'mores and you can't have a birthday without cake...Ethan asked for a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting and chocolate chips all over...easiest cake ever and it was SO good!

 After cake the boys settled into their pj's and into their sleeping bags for a good night's sleep. Sleep? Yeah right!

 The next morning, we had a huge breakfast and then had some more target practice. Isaiah finally took a shot!

 One of the things Ethan wanted to do most was play basketball, so they had a friendly game of boys vs. dads.

During the game, Isaiah and Linden collected rocks. Sports isn't really their thing. 

 We had so much fun! We are so blessed to have wonderful friends who love our boy so much!