So Much To Say ...

WINNIE THE POOH
This is Josh's last week of school before the winter break and he had the opportunity to go and see a Winne the Pooh Musical. It was a lot of. Only about an hour long and kept the interest of the kiddos. Jake even sat though the whole thing... although he was in my lap clinging on for dear life because the costumes scared him. Go figure.

I have also decided that I am going to get awesome arm muscles with having 3 children. Jake has such awesome listening skills (can you hear the sarcasm.... if not, listen a bit harder) that I have to not only carry Jeremy's infant carrier, but I also have to carry Jake. He darts all over the place in parking lots and sidewalks, etc. etc. I have tried everything, but he is just our special one that is going to take a little bit more effort to get him to adhere to life's rules. So bring on the awesome arm muscles!

JAKE'S FIRST HAIRCUT
was an experience I tell you what! He refused to sit on the chair by himself, so he had to sit in my lap, I had on one of those capes and halfway through Jake decided he didn't like his anymore and threw it on the floor. Abby, our stylist, was so stressed cause Jake wouldn't sit still.... we started out feeding him M&M's but Jake was plowing through them so fast that his hands got all sticky and the hair started collecting... gross... we were lucky enough that a train came past as Abby was starting to use the scissors, it was a long train too. So we got a few minutes wiggle free. After that, it was back to the candy..... Little to say Jake came home with a great haircut and a small appetite for dinner. I truly have ever seen someone cut hair so fast in my life. Next time I think I am going to bring the portable DVD Player and pop in a movie.

BIG BROTHERS
Big brothers Josh and Jake are completely obsessed with Jeremy, they love giving kisses and hugs and are constantly standing over him to cover him up or give him the pacifier. I never thought that Jake would be so lovey with Jeremy, I thought he would be in a fit of jealous rage for the better part of the first year, man can kids surprise you! ( Although secretly I think he is excited that he will now have someone to boss around as Josh does to him) The boys are all handsome and we are blessed to have the three to complete our family. I am sure I will be leading a life of muddy clothes and bloody noses.

JEREMY IS HERE!

So we had Jeremy on November 17 @ 2:15 am..... Mark and I joked on the way to the hospital that with 3 children there had to be at least one, "rush to the hospital experience" and Jeremy was it! My water broke about 11:15 pm and we were to the hospital by 12:30 am..... they were prepping me for surgery by 1 am.... Of course my OB was out of town and the on-call doctor had to deliver us, what a night. Never in a million years would I have expected to have one of the babies "unscheduled" All worked out for the best though and we are so excited to have him here.

Karate!

So Josh is in Karate, some days he wants to be goofy and other days he just doesn't feel like conforming to the instructor's rules, but for the most part he really enjoys it.... I took the camera to class yesterday because I needed to video tape his forms so that we can practice them at home with him, he is having a hard time remembering in between classes. They are super cute in their uniforms..... I have also uploaded a video showing them practicing their kicks...




josh learning his white belt forms ^



the class practicing Roundhouse Kick (both sides), then an Axe Kick

monkey see monkey do

ok so i saw the cutest thing today..... jake was in the backyard with brooke and josh and they both were trying to throw the base ball up in the air to hit it right? the next time i look out, jake has a bat and a bat in his hand throwing it a few feet from him and then swinging the bat..... super cute!

we turned his crib into the toddler bed last night and put a rail on instead... i don' t think he realizes that he can climb over the rail yet, *knock on wood*, he will prob be transitioned into a twin bed in january sometime, after the craziness of the baby and christmas is over.

ahhhh...... 17 more days until we have three

Halloween!

what a busy day.... we started our morning off waiting in line at Dreyer Medical so that we all could get a seasonal flu shot......... Jake and I didn't make the cut, but Josh and Mark are covered! Then we headed over to Walgreen's Take Care clinic to have Josh's ear infection looked at, once at home we were all good and happy.

If you look really close in the background, you can see Jake trying to "eat" the gushy
mushy stuff that he wouldn't stick his hands IN the pumpkin to get out.

The boys wanted nothing to do with carving their pumpkins....... neither one of them would stick their hands inside, they both cried..... soooo we got them each a spoon and let them go for it, jake kept trying to eat the seeds and yucky gushy stuff (he wouldn't stick his hands in, but he will eat it?!?!!? I do not understand that child) and we cleaned out all the insides, Josh helped me draw the face and we cut it out. The second pumpkin we didn't even open, I just let Josh put on a tattoo face and that was that.

Trick-or-Treating around the neighborhood, yummy, candy....

As for trick-or-treating, Josh was really excited to go..... until we actually went. The halfway through he decided he was too tired and bored, Jake was way into it though. He wanted to go to all the houses, except for the "scary" ones. He fell into step and knew exactly what to do. So to say the least, we only did half our street, but had fun passing out candy at the house.

Mark an I had the opportunity to go to a Halloween Party this year, we were pretty excited, we haven't been to a costume party since college. So we got all into it and dressed up, going as hugh Hefner and the Pregnant Angel. We had a lot of fun hanging out with friends and being the social butterflies that Mark and I are. The host hired a singer that sang all night, he had a playlist that we could choose songs off of, it was pretty cool. What was really funny, is that everyone kept asking me if I was actually pregnant. Everyone thought it was just part of the outfit. I have to mention that Mark's Playboy bunny robe came out awesome! I am so proud of it, patting myself on the back right now.
All in all it was a great Halloween and we can't wait until next year!

Goebberts Pumpkin Patch

So this year the kids had a blast at the pumpkin patch. we just skated in before halloween though, with everything going on and all the crummy weather, it has been a challenge just to get there. they had some new things from last year, like they brought in all of these exotic animals, giraffes, zebras, porcupines, bengal tigers, monkeys, it was really cool and the kids fed them carrots, Jake got a HUGE kick out of it..... wasn't timid at all like Josh was when he was that age.

We took a ton of pics, that are now MIA. I am so disappointed and sad and angry that whatever happened to my camera, happened. I took like 60 pics too.... bummer!

we also enjoyed watching their pumpkin eating dino and has fun climbing on all the wooden tractors, buses, fire trucks, pirate ships, cars, etc. that they have placed throughout the patch. We also picked out a Josh sized pumpkin to carve and ate apple cider doughnuts. The kids enjoyed the hay maze and josh was brave enough to go through the haunted house this year.

All in all it turned out to be a beautiful day and a nice afternoon. Wish we had the pics to prove it!

Catching Up

So it looks as though I have some catching up to do.....

Josh is in preschool and loving it. He has also recently taken up Karate and seems to be enjoying that as well. Jake is becoming more and more independent and enjoys doing anything that his big brother is doing. They are great pals.

Baby Lee #3 is due in just a few short weeks. We are expecting to have him the week before Thanksgiving, so we are preparing for his arrival and getting lots of one on one time in with Jake and Joshua.

here is a dancing video from the latter part of August.



here is one from the latter part of July

Walking 3

July 4 walking...... day one of practice