I am so Outnumbered

"Where's my hat, Mom?"

Sam is in a baseball hat phase! For a boy who didn't talk until he was almost two, he talks all the time. This is one of his favorite sentences.

Their Faces Say it All

Tyler= serious, calculating, methodical
Blake= fun, crazy, just go for it

Light Sabers

If you have boys you will probably understand this. My boys love light sabers. They think they are the best thing since sliced bread (why sliced bread, I have never known a time without sliced bread). How about the best thing since TIVO. We, no lie, own at least 6 light sabers and they still ask for more. Ok, here is Blake with his blue balloon light saber at the DTS Fall Fest!! Can't you see the joy in his eyes about his lightsaber? (It busted about 5 minutes later and back in line we were for another one.)

The Pumpkin Patch

It was a great Friday afternoon and we took the boys to the pumpkin patch! Rules of the Pumpkin Patch: 1. Don't pick up the pumpkins (the boys probably picked up/dropped/rolled at least 10 pumpkins-Stressful) 2. Don't sit on the pumpkins (Sam must not understand the difference between a stool and a pumpkin) 3. Don't allow children on the carts/wagons (It is a wagon and they are boys, what can I say)
So, we cut the pumpkin patch short, but stayed long enough to run through hay maze a few hundred times, take some pictures, pick out a huge orange pumpkin and three tiny ones, and look at these cool peanut pumpkins below. Weekends with the Self's!!!

All the Boys!!

We have to do something about Sam and his "say cheese" smile!!

What in the World

Here is my sweet baby, I mean BABY, but let me just tell you the things he is doing. He just turned 4 months last week. Not only does he grab onto the bar on his bouncy, pull him self up and look over, but he also gets on all fours rocking back and forth like he is going to crawl (Video coming soon). Now if this was my first born I would be so excited and honestly would think he was brilliant, but seriously I don't know if I can handle it. Say a quick prayer for me if you think about it. Deep breath in, Deep breath out!!

So you think you can Dance???

I don't know how many of you watch this show, but I totally got into it this summer with Mom and Dad. (If you know my parents you are probably shocked that they love this show). Anyway, they always have "b boys or b girls" on that are amazing at Break dancing. This is Blake trying his hand at it. Jeremy is barely holding his foot.
*Don't ask me why it looks like Sam is getting hit in the head with a light saber. Random!!

Jeremy and Mini Me

Horsing Around with LaneyBird

This is Laney, Tyler's sweet friend. They are only about 2 weeks a part in age. As you can tell, they get along great! I couldn't resist putting these on the blog.

The Crimson Tide

Ok, so I sort of have influenced or brain washed, whatever you want to call it, the boys into being Alabama fans. They sure are cute in their crimson and white!!

*Almost all these items were purchased by Papa. Surprise, Surprise!!

Soccer 07-
thought you might enjoy seeing the boys play some soccer...
blake is a tad bit more aggressive than tyler, thus the lack of video of ty and abundance for blake...we're getting better, though...

Showing support for the Crimson Tide!!!

Gray loving his exersaucer!
I put blankets all around him for support. All of my boys love the exersaucer. It is worth every penny and more.

Blake's First Day of School
Part 2:

It is Blake's first day of school, sort of. Last year we tried Pre-school and he didn't like it very much. We pulled him out after about two weeks. All year we have been talking about him going to Pre-K when he turns four. I think he is ready. What a difference a year makes. He was very excited. Jeremy took him to eat French Toast this morning before school to celebrate his first day. He has only been in school for an hour, but I know it is going to be a good day for him.

Bath Time with Gray!!

Gray loves bath time. He kicks and waves his arms all around.

He is such a good baby. He is a great sleeper. Other accomplishments for our 13 week old: Rolling Over and trying to talk (you know what I mean).

Scooters and Bikes

The boys are really into their scooters (very similar to a Razor, but with three wheels) and their bikes. Tyler has learned to ride his bike without too much drama. We are really proud of him. We take them to an empty parking lot and let them go. We do the street in the neighborhood also, but they like the parking lot better. Even Sam has a scooter. In six years we have been to the Emergency Room probably 10 times (that isn't counting the times we might should have gone), so we thought it might be a good idea for them to get helmets. For those of you who know Sam, he should probably wear his all day everyday. Anyway, they all picked out the ones they wanted and then decided that their sunglasses would be so cool to wear. If you have more than one child you will understand that what one does (mainly the oldest) the others have to do.

Question: Why do kids love to stand on furniture when you have told them a million times not to?
Answer: Probably because their mom takes pictures of them on it, so they think it is ok!!

Hey Cowboy!!

Sam-The Rough Lover

Sam really does love Gray, but sometimes, ok most of the time, he is a little too rough. Let's just say we never leave Sam alone in the same room with Gray. You can kind of tell that Gray is a little tense in the picture. He is not quite sure how this holding thing is going to work out.

Blake-The Helper

Blake is such a huge help with Gray. He gets me burp clothes, diapers, wipes, and whatever else I might need. So sweet!!