New shelves from Ikea

We went to Ikea a few days after Christmas and got some new shelving, one for the front hall, the others for the playroom. AJ let the boys help him put together the front hall one.

I think he did this on a lunch break or something, that's why he's in uniform.
Before getting them put together, the boys had a great time with the boxes!
If you can see the pockmarks on the boxes, they were pounding them with hammers.

Aren't they cute in their stripey footie jammies??

Playing in the play room
Walking around on the boxes

Cutie Mr. Tim in a hand-me-down from his cousin, Micah (and maybe Josiah)!

Aprons and Rockets

Aunt Jenny made aprons for the older two (and Mommy!) for Christmas. We love them!! Super cute and fit great! Thanks, Aunt Jenny!

Handsome Daddy!
Silly J lying on the ground.
Sam shooting rockets off with the pump rocket.
Setting up and playing with the stomp rocket the boys got for Christmas! They completely love these rocket launchers b/c they can do them themselves! (A year later, we need to replace all the fins on all the rockets for the stomp rocket... Sam really enjoyed pulling them all off...sigh).

New ornaments and hats!

One of the girls at our church who helped out in Josh's class made little hats for the 3 boys! What a sweetie! Unfortunately, the other two were pretty small, but Tim's fit great!

Just love the eyes in this one! Loved these outfits!!
Sam with his new ornament that Daddy got him in Germany. It's a hot air balloon. Because Sam LOVES balloons!
Josh got a helicopter, because Josh was/is very into rescue helicopters.
Cute little stripey guy!
"Aaa-chooo!"

Christmas 2010

Happy Birthday Jesus cheesecake!

Christmas dinner
Tim got pretty tired, and decided to kick back in the swing with all his new toys.
Opening presents with the boys.
Attempting to get a good pic of the boys in front of the tree.

Sam with a ball and a sword. Of course.
Daddy and baby Tim on his first Christmas morning!
Christmas Eve service
Yes, we let Josh have his own candle. What, you don't let your 4 year old play with fire??

The Tiger and the Duck

Outgrowing his awesome Tiger outfit. :0(

This was his Daddy's outfit when he was a baby!

Such a cute Tiger baby!
Duck lips!
Love the messy hair!
All dressed up with no where to go!

Skyping with the family in TX!

So on Thanksgiving we had arranged for Missy and Nate to bring their computer (with Skype) to my parents' so we could try to video chat with the whole family. It more or less worked. Here's a shot of us on their computer screen...

And a shot of them talking to us... outside! The kids were all running all over the place and people were popping in and out... absolute chaos! But it was awesome, and so great to see everyone, including the nephews we'd only seen once or twice since their birth!

Brothers

Happy Tim!

Sam loves the "did you kiss the baby" book from Aunt Shannon!
Josh helping to feed his baby brother! What a helper!

We were getting ready to go somewhere... Tim was FREAKING out and screaming and I believe I had to change a last minute diaper or finish getting food together or something, and so I had Josh hold his bottle and he did a great job!

Another bath, another cute Tim picture

Aww, isn't he sweet, talking to his seahorse??

Well, he started out happier in this bath...

Random pics

Josh vacuuming with the little vac. Such a helper!

Sam wanted to be a baby again?? He did like climbing into Tim's chair.
Weird post it face, but super cute holding his baby brother!

Cloth diaper babies! Tim finally got big enough for the BG OS on the smallest snap.

Josh was helping put Tim's toy back on the mobile for him... he was being a great big brother!
Love this sleeper! Got it with Sammy... What a cute boy!
Random Sam kangaroo shot from Halloween.
Not sure why his hands are over his ears... maybe Tim was screaming??