A Fourth Blessing!!!!

I've waited long enough to add it here! We have a fourth child on the way. This one was a little bit of a surprise, but no less of a blessing to us! I waited until I saw the doctor to share so that we could be sure that things are off to a good start...and they are! Baby is due May 20th (our anniversary.) We've told the boys and they are very excited. Avery insists that we must have another boy. Silas says he wants a sister. Nolan... well Nolan will be 15 1/2 months old when this one is born. They'll probably grow up much like twins! So, here we go again!

I wanted to add these adorable pictures of the boys. Avery and Silas went to Camden's birthday party on Saturday. It was a bowling party and they had a blast! In this picture, Avery is bowling on the left and Silas on the right:

Silas' technique... sit the ball between his legs and heave it down the alley:

Avery is getting it right. He did a great job:

And this last picture is from our trip to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. The boys were in their costumes because we were on our way to trick or treat Grandma and Grandpa early! I couldn't catch the power rangers because they were too far ahead of us. But here is our sweet little Scooby riding in the wagon:

Lessons about God

We were driving in the car the other day when Silas began asking questions about God. His questions usually relate to the things God made. So he would ask "Did God make corn?" "Did God make grass?" And the list went on and on.

Avery started looking out the window adding to the list... "God made sunshine, and the sky, and the rivers...."

That's when Silas asked "Did God even make shoes?"

Avery piped right in... "No silly, but God made people and he gave them the brains to make shoes!"

What a great answer from a five year old! You've got to love when they get it right!!!

Autumn... A time for family

Wow, we've been busy lately, but it's been a lot of fun. We've visited family and been enjoying the fall weather. Sunday, we visited Grandma and Grandpa Shell and the rest of the family down there. I took a few pictures of the boys hanging out with Grandpa and playing on the farm. And in the last one of these, daddy is taking them on a ride on Grandpa's new toy:


Monday, I took the boys to Walmart for some groceries (all 3 by myself :o) And as incentive to be good in the store, I let them pick out some costumes for the Harvest Hoe-down at church. They were so excited to find these costumes in their favorite colors and WITH muscles. We had to have the ones with muscles! And here's the cutest little scooby doo you've ever seen:
Yesterday we went down to Grandma and Grandpa Frye's (our home away from home I think...) We had a great time. Grandma helped me make some grape jelly, which turned out delicious! And then, Avery and Silas helped Grandma make a cake. They had a lot of fun, and I know they are making a lot of memories at times like these!

8 Months Old!!!

Baby Nolan is 8 Months old already! I can't believe how big he is getting. He's pulling up on EVERYTHING! And he's getting very vocal, trying out new noises all the time. I wanted to add some pictures from this morning. I can't believe how big he is!!! In the second one he's only holding on with one hand...



And I thought I'd share some pictures of my VERY dirty boys from the park on Saturday. They spent the day playing at the campground where Grandma and Grandpa were staying. And they brought back so much dirt that they clogged the drain in the shower of the camper! But they had a great day (Grandpa even took them to a festival that was going on there.) Enjoy our blessings:

Fun in the fallen leaves!

The boys had so much fun playing in the fallen leaves at Grandma's house yesterday. Avery tried to rake up a big pile by himself, but found that he needed some help. So mommy came to the rescue and got up a big enough pile for all three boys! It's sort of early for the leaves, but Grandma had plenty in her front yard. Enjoy the pictures of my three little sweethearts: