NO Cavities!!!!

No photos, BUT....we (Me, Anna AND Jake) had our dental appointments today. I expected nothing from Jake. Anna's first time when she was three, she sat in the chair and said, I'm done! Jacob...he is the MAN! He had his teeth polished and flossed! Anna was great this time too! She even let them do x-rays! Sooo, clean bill of health on the teeth times 3!! YIPPEE!

The Aftermath of a LONG Wrestling Meet!

As you can see by the entry time, I just took these photos...do I wake him up??? Bedtime is usually in less than an hour! Oops! We went to the regional wrestling meet today to entertain the kids...it worked! We were there for over 5 hours...a record for my kids! (and they were still upset when we left!) Luke is obviously wiped out! (sigh...I better go wake him up now!)

Snow Time Fun!!!

Sledding around the yard, Luke was laughing so hard! He cried every time I stopped. It's hard pulling 70 pounds of kids in the snow!!!


Luke laughing at the other kids


The dog lovin' on Luke....


I didn't have a helper with me, so Anna and Jake had to help each other get up the hill and onto the sled.


Away he goes!!!!!

Anna the Snow Princess....

I'm Miss Independence, I can do it all by myself!


Oops! Face Plant!


I totally meant to do that!!


Perfection at Last!


A close-up for my fans!

Crazy Luke!

O.K. the story is, Luke brings the glasses to mommy and says, "Uhh"...translated, "put these on me please!" So, I put them on his little face and he makes this funny "heeeee" sound and has a huge smile on his face...just thought I would share with you what we did about 20 times this morning before mommy started ignoring the poor boy!

Daddy's hats are lots of fun!

The boys are really into wearing Mike's hats. They are very funny when they wear them, they act all grown up and cool! So, today I thought I would take photos of them hanging out doing what they do...acting like daddy! Crazy Boys!

It Truely is NEVER Going to End!!!

Well, we had another snow day today...this is the final one before we have to start "making" them up!!! Even the kids are tired of the snow!! Road conditions were less than desirable, but we went out anyways! Daddy has a hard time staying home...truth be told, so do we!!! I think we got around 8 inches today (or more for all I know), Mike had to snow blow 3 times! I asked the neighbor if this was his idea of fun, and he simply said...well, I have been asking God for tropical weather...maybe He got confused!?" Probably not! My friend in Colorado said that Grand Rapids made the news today for all the snow we have been getting! WHOOPEE DO! Maybe we will have the record breaking summer conditions too?

The Happy Crew!

Jake's 3 year check up was today. He weighed in at a hefty 35 lbs. and is 37 1/2 inches tall. (75% !!!!) And I thought he was just average! We did find out that his birthmark that is on one of his buns is actually "precancerous"...they say there is no need to remove it until he is a teenager, but that it does have to be removed...due to the fact that there is hair coming out of it. I guess for now I stay calm, right? Well, here is my valentine's photo...one day late. No one wanted to sit still...it's after lunch and time for a nap so not a whole lot of cooperation but still cute! Sorry it is a day late!

Happy Valentine's Day!

No photos, although I should have taken one. It was districts for wrestling and the kids were all dressed up in their Hudsonville Eagles gear (and mighty proud of it I might say!). We spent the entire evening in a gym cheering daddy's team on. They beat their first team really well, but lost a heartbreaker in the finals! We are still proud of Daddy and all the Hudsonville wrestlers! Go Eagles! Happy Valentine's Day to all! Hope Grandma G. made it to Hawaii safe, Aloha! Happy Birthday Grandpa Bauman!!!!

Will it ever end!?

O.K. I am not sure who "ordered" all this SNOW, but could you PLEASE STOP!? Seriously, I am not sure if it will ever go away! Sunday was a nightmare! I had to drive home from work at 7:30am in whiteout conditions and drive back to work at 6pm in the same (but WAY icier conditions) THEN I had to drive home at midnight with calmer winds but pure ice...come on! And today? So cold! The kids (Mike and Anna) had a snow day, as did the rest of the STATE! I am so done with winter! The kids are tearing the house apart, as you can see! And the mailbox...well hopefully we can keep it afloat, there isn't much left to see of it! The snow is over our front porch, it's terrible! We brought the kids to the wrestling room this evening to let them run and scream their guts out! I am not sure if it worked, but we tried!! (Should have had my camera...it was funny to see!!) I hope everyone is staying safe in this monstrous weather! I'm ready to head to Hawaii with my mom...got any room in your carry-on!?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACOB!!!

Jake knew it was his birthday ALL day! He really wanted to eat the cake, and showed his daddy (when he came home really quick on lunch break). The party finally arrived and Jake was beyond excited! He had a blast playing with his cousins and friend, Owen. Jake blew out the candle on his cake like a pro and opened presents really fast! (such a boy!)I don't think I can pin point a favorite one, he bounces from one to the next! Thank you to everyone that came and for all the gifts for Jake...HE LOVES THEM ALL! O.K. I think his least favorite is probably the clothes that I bought him, but who can blame him, right? I still can't believe that 3 years ago he weighed just 5 1/2 pounds! WOW, time flies! P.S. Don't you like the last photo? The kids were so dead by this point. Jake just sat in his new chair trying to hold EVERYTHING!!!

The BIG day is coming!!!

No pictures, sorry! Jake is SO EXCITED to be turning 3 on Friday! I just had to share the excitment with everyone in the blog world!! I think he is really more excited about the fact that he gets birthday cake and gets to see all his grandparents...probably more for their presents...but I guess he IS going to be 3! (I should probably get in gear and get him a PRESENT!!!) Hope everyone is having a good week! More photos to come on Friday!!! Jakey's BIG DAY!

All Three Crazy Kids!

Sometimes I forget! If you do it for one, you have to do it for ALL! After nap time, Anna reminded me that her and Luke didn't get photos taken, so here we are! All three of my crazy kids!

Jake's 3 year photo shoot

I haven't really done a great photo shoot of Jake in a while. Today he was all fired up and ready to be the king of the camera! All smiles, but REALLY fast paced! If these are a bit blurry that could be why! He is excited to be 3 next week!
On a side note, I am feeling better...although I feel like I have a BAD smokers cough! The kids stayed well through the whole thing, so we are all thankful for that!

Under Construction!

We have painters here trying to fix our mess of a house from the nonwashable flat paint that it was! This is a very hard time for me as I am more sick than I think I have ever been! My temp. is over 103 and I think that this is what it must feel like to be on deaths door. I am, unfortunately, stuck being the mother of all three rouwdy kids. Anyways, here are some photos from this morning, Luke trying to climb on their ladders and the kids trying to be normal in the morning with all the extra "stuff". Even though I was barely able to move I forced myself to get the kids out last night...Anna to church and the boys and I to the wrestling meet briefly. All the outlet covers are off, forcing my house to be a fire and electrical hazard for the boys. Pray for me, as I said I feel like someone should just put me out of my misery.

Snow Day Frenzy!

It was a snow day today in our neck of the woods, we got over 5 inches of snow! (and I guess we are supposed to get up to 6 more tonight!) It was our first snow day of the year and the kids were so excited to be out in the snow. Daddy has been home sick the past few days so he couldn't join in the fun. We tried pulling sleds around, but Luke kept falling out! Jake and Anna just went nuts! It was fun and they actually played for over 35 minutes before I MADE them come in to eat lunch!

Mommy's Helper?????????

I got a load of the kids clothes out of the dryer and put the basket on the chair real quick while I helped Anna with something....this is what I found!!!! My little helper throwing clothes all over the place!!! He was all smiles and pretty proud of himself I might say! P.S. Happy Birthday Grandpa G.
On a side note, we took Jake's binkies away on Monday night, today (Wednesday) I found him with one in his mouth!!! He was pretty excited to show it to me! Then he said...."I found it by myself" Little sneak! I guess I had better throw all of them away, huh???

What We Did Today.....

The kids have been crazy today, it is getting difficult to keep them entertained (even with all the new Christmas toys). So, here is a "nice"glimpse into our day today. Keep in mind, Anna HAD to do this puzzle alone, so she screamed and cried about 30 times in the process, all because she HAD to do it alone! The boys actually were fighting most of the day, although the photos don't show that (which is probably a good thing!!) And the one of Luke racing towards me...well that is Luke! P.S. Happy Birthday Grandma G.