camping

to me it looks like he is sitting in the sun sweating. 

to him, he was camping with his six brothers. 

I believe Riley is winning!

brody & riley's first lesson in fishing

We had a fun evening at Kuhl's Kozy Kampground with Kurt's grandparents.  Near perfect weather, a nice campfire with roasted hot dogs and smores, followed by the boys' first lesson in fishing.  Even Ri, who can't sit still for more than 10 seconds outside, took a turn reeling in the line. A great summer evening!

Jump-O-Line

 

even ole' grampy had to try out the bounce house, referred to as the jump-o-line by brody b. 

Picnic

Ri's ear infection has me behind in documenting their lives...

A few weekends ago, we had picnic at the lake after church.  They didn't do too much eating, but they definitely enjoyed running around in circles, watching the boats zip by and watching a dog play fetch in the lake.  As we are gearing up for summer and working on our list of activities we want to partake in, I think we will add to our list a few more Sunday picnics at the lake.

tuesday night - today

Thanks to a nasty ear infection and sinus drainage, this guy has occupied my lap pretty much non-stop from Tuesday night - this morning. 

Unfortunately for Brody, he didn't get near the attention from me or Riley that he is used to. 

Fortunately Kurt got home early on Friday night and gave me a little relief with Riley so I could do necessary things like use the restroom and shower the rest of the weekend.  Brody was happy to get some much needed one on one time with his dad too.  Thankfully, Ri napped on his own this afternoon, has eaten and played inside and outside.  So, he is definitely on the mend.  Let's just hope he can sleep all night long... 

Mother's Day...

 Leading up to Mother's Day, Brody would work on his birdhouses every night that he was gifting today.  Brody would paint for 30-45 minutes at a time while I was making our supper and then there was Riley. 

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 Markers were his choice of medium to work with, but five minutes was about his max. 

This morning, I walked out of the bathroom a couple seconds too soon.  Kurt was working hard to get the boys to sign Mother's Day cards.  Quite impressive, they each gifted me a card and some lovely Jadeite salad plates. 

And finally, me and my boys...the best shot out of all Kurt took because Riley had no interest in sitting still!  Happy Mother's Day to all you mama's!

Happy Mother's Day

Raising Boys (A Dad's Advice for Mom's)

a humorous read for mom's of little boys!
one of my observations thus far, a hug is really a cure-all for my little boys.

http://goodmenproject.com/good-feed-blog/raising-boys-advice-for-moms/

Harper and her boys

weekend visitors!

cohen is having his first sleepover here...not to long ago they finally quit whispering and laughing.  highlights:  they got to stay up a little past bedtime to watch a movie in my bed, even riley snuggled in with them for a bit and they got to pee in the same toliet at the same time.  yep, we are wild and crazy around here! 

brody bug.

a sweet moment in time.

mesmerized...

hee haw airs on rfd every sunday night at 7 pm, and this is what they look like if they aren't dancing.  this love of old country music was infused into them by kurt.  thankfully brody still asks to have dance parties to beyonce, 'all the single ladies' so he hasn't been fully brainwashed by his dad! 

The Great Escape...

Instead of napping, he planned, plotted and mastered the great espace.  I blame his brother for teaching him.  Thankfully his crib can be dropped one more level.  Time will tell if it stops him. 

Water Logged Trees = Happy Boys!

Crewe

He purrs when he is sleeping.  Might not be the best roommate for a light sleeper!

Crewe Elliott

Mr. Crewe Elliott Jones arrived unexpectedly last night at 11:56 p.m. He is 3 1/2 weeks early but weighed in at a healthy 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 inches long. All are doing well. Eli thought the baby was his cousin Harper so we worked on saying Baby Brother or Baby Crewe.

Crewe gifted Eli a digger at the hospital when he first arrived.  Eli was quick to thank his brother with a kiss.  Eli only sat that digger down once while we were at the hospital and that was to drink his milk.  I believe he has a new favorite toy for awhile.

A happy, slightly tired family of four!

 

Welcome to the world Crewe Elliott!  I apologize in advance if I call you Cohen, Brody, Eli or Riley instead of your name! 

xoxo, aunt jen

Happy Easter

haircut

mr. mophead got a haircut. 

i might have cut it a little shorter than i like, but he was so hot yesterday with all that hair that it only made sense.  kurt keeps telling me that his curl is there and it will grow back.  {i'm giving myself a pep talk because i was a little sad when i realized just how much i had cut off.}  i'm not sure grammy is talking to me anymore.  we better not go see grandma yakey for a little while either.  on a positive note, his hats fit his head so much better now!