Just some more pictures of the family...

Is this a great dad or what? Love those boys!

Scott and Cale--total daddy's boy! If Scott is home, he's holding Caleb.

Little Caleb--love him!

Ryan with orange lips

Ethan and Ireland

Do you think they are sick of me taking pictures?

Memorial Day Weekend

Chad and Bren came to visit this past week since Bren's dad was playing in the Senior PGA Tour here. We had a fun time with them as usual! We all went to the park on Saturday.

Cale's cute little behind, Ryan and Ethan

Aden showing Caleb how it's done. Love the little Chinese squat by Caleb.

My handsome hubcap at the park--Aden, Ryan, and Ethan in the background

Caleb piloting the plane

Ryan in his element--oblivious to anything else going on

Ireland and Cale

Chad and mini-Chad. Chad's looking a little more excited about the slide than Aden.

Scott and car wax...

I think this is blog worthy...We all know that Scott has an obsession with keeping our cars clean. If I ever can't find him in the house, I go out to the garage and sure enough I'll find him wiping down the car after it's been in the rain, vacuuming out the smashed bits of crackers, or windexing the car windows. Well, today I found him waxing the shower tiles with car wax. Only Scott would think of that! It looks great and the water beads up nicely!

Love the Spring!

The weather is warming up and we've been outside as much as we can.

Glad Ryan's got his helmet on in case he crashes because he can't see anything.

Scott doing a little surgery on our yard

Scott's putting Ethan to work...hate for his hands to get dirty while he's standing in the mulch.

Ireland is great at soccer! She scored the winning goal with just a few minutes left to play in the game last Saturday.

Ryan relaxing in the swing

Houston, we have success!

In case you are all dying to know (and I'm sure you are), Ryan is officially potty trained! He has not had an accident for 7 days (including at night)! All it took was 6 days of torture, and there you have it.

A few random pictures...

With Mother's Day coming up this Sunday, I just have to say how much I love my kids! There are times I've considered selling them on ebay (I think I could get a lot for them!)...but most of the time I know how lucky Scott and I are to be their parents.

Ireland and her cheesy grin!

Does Caleb even have a chance at not being tortured by his brothers?

Anytime Caleb goes missing...here is where we find him. He's a climber and loves the toothbrushes! At least he has been distracted away from the toilet!

Caleb loves being outside. He's happy if he can just look outside.

Update on Potty Training...

So this is day 6 and we do not have success. Ryan has spent a lot of time on the potty. The tally is 2 for 8. Not good. We've pretty much promised him everything short of a Ferari, but that is next!

And after a few hours, still sitting on the potty. I think I should have bought one that is not so comfy.

Ryan, looking thrilled about going in the potty.

Daddy time

The kids love love love their daddy! Any chance they get to snuggle with dad they take!

Potty Training!

So this is my 2nd attempt to potty train Ryan. I thought I'd get serious this time and buy a new baby potty, but I also bought another pack of size 5 diapers at the same time. What does that say about my confidence to potty train? Yeah, not high. I also bought some toy trucks as bribery. Ryan cried for a while about just sitting on the potty with his clothes on. Finally 2 hours later, he sat on it. Then later that night he sat on it naked. Today he wore underwear for an hour. So basically I have 2 more trucks left and have yet to see any pee. I think someone is training me to give him toys. Smart kid! We'll see how it goes over the next few days of fun! Any advice?

Vacation to Maryland and Washington DC

Last week we went to visit Chad and Bren. We had a great time! We went to the National Aquarium of Baltimore and the Washington DC Zoo. Chad and Bren rolled out the red carpet and were great hosts! Here's some (I mean loads) of pictures from our trip.

Cale, Megan, Ethan, Ireland, Bren, Addy, and Aden--waiting for the Dolphin show

Ryan, Ethan, Ireland (nice glasses! Fashion first!), Bren and Aden. I think they were looking at a beaver.

Da Boys at the Aquarium! That big boy is hot!

Ireland and Ethan at the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.

Me and Ethan. He's a mama's boy! Yeah for me!

Here's a few of the sites we saw...

Washington DC temple from the freeway. I was not driving--no worries. I can see how people could crash when they see this. Is is so beautiful, you forget you are driving and want to stare at it. If you haven't seen it from the freeway, it appears all the sudden and takes your breath away.

A lion at the zoo. He was hiding behind the bush, but I got a pic as soon as he popped up.

Ethan loved seeing a tiger close up.

A sharks mouth at the aquarium. Mighty big.

A lioness on the prowl.

And back to some more pictures of the family...

Scott and Cale. Handsome fella's!

Ryan and Caleb both had to be held by Scott at all times. We knew Ryan was a Daddy's boy, looks like we've got another one!

Bren and Aden outside of the Baltimore Aquarium. We couldn't get Aden to look at the camera to save our lives! 3 year olds!

We dragged Bren around with us everywhere. We apparently wore Addy out.

Ryan insisted on pushing Aden in the stroller.

Aden and Ryan had a blast together! I think Aden was in serious need of someone his size to wrestle with. They were so cute together!

Luckily Ireland has girl cousins. She was in heaven playing with Addy. Addy was such a great baby! She smiled everytime you said her name and was sooo good! I could just take her home with me!

Tagged--Six Strange Habits...

So I've been tagged to tell six strange habits I have...I had to ask Scott what strange things I do, because of course they seem normal to me. Here they are...

1. I use deodorant more than the average person (according to Scott). I put deodorant on before I work out (doesn't everybody?) and of course after I shower before I get dressed for the day and if I change shirts anytime during the day or evening, I reapply. Strange? I don't think so.
2. I drink milk with sweet foods and water with salty foods. If you name any food I can tell you instantly if it goes with milk or with water. For instance, pancakes...milk, tacos...water, pizza...water, peanut butter sandwich...milk. Is this strange? Apparently Scott thinks so.
3. I have to have the house clean before I go to bed. This doesn't seem all that strange, but I also need all the closet doors shut and blinds or curtains drawn. If I don't get to putting the clean sheets on the bed until 11:00 at night, I have to completely make the bed before we get in it. That's a little crazy, I'll give you that one.
4. I hate public bathrooms. I will hold it until I am uncomfortable just to avoid using a public bathroom. I've had a hard time having my kids go in them too, but they aren't willing to hold it. I about dry heave when they sit down on the toilet in a Target.
5. I wear shoes all day in the house. I just like to have shoes on. I think it's because my mom and dad were always telling us to pick up our shoes so I just never took them off, then I didn't always have to pick them up.
6. I love to organize. I love to go through papers, files,boxes, clothing etc.. and throw out or organize them. Strange? I don't think so--I know Lorenne is with me on this one.

There you have it. I tag Steph and Bren.

Happy Birthday Ryan!

This handsome boy is 3 today!! Everyone thinks he is older because he is so tall--(in the 98%). He's going to melt some hearts some day!

Love you Ryan!

I know, I should enter a cake decorating contest! At least it tasted good!