moody family update

As you can see I am not a frequent blogger, life at times can keep my busy. I have taken another hiatus due to ear infections, pink eye, sinus infections, norovirus blah de blah de blah. It has been quite the year for icky bugs this winter but we are forging through.

Well a lot has changed for us in the last few months. Mac is almost 3 and already excited about his monster/dino/dog/ice cream/candy birthday!! Let's see if Mom and Dad can deliver.  Hank and Ole are 7 months old already and ON THE MOVE!! It is amazing how fast life goes when you have kids, too fast.

MAC!! 
He is almost 3, he is quite the talker, likes to use big words and sometimes in the wrong context which is too cute. He is very social and likes to chat up complete strangers. He has remarkable energy. He is charismatic, genuine and has a very caring and gentle heart. His memory is amazing, he remembers everything. He is always listening even if you don't think he is listening he is :)  He can get frustrated quickly but is easily distractible. He is never subtle and often talks quite loudly just like his daddy : ) He is so creative and has an amazing imagination. Mac is incredibly unselfish. He loves to make people laugh. He has such a big heart.

HENRY!!
Henry (Hank) is 7 months old! I can't believe he can possibly be that old already. He is on the move! He is like an inchworm, arms then body then push with the legs. It is amazing how fast he can move while he is inching : ) Hank is happy. He is the most gregarious child. He has the biggest smile. He laughs often, smiles always. He is amazingly happy. He has great hand eye coordination for a little guy. He likes to be around people. He loves to jump. Hank is clever he often finds his way around most things. He loves to roam around big spaces. He does not like it when people walk out of a room.  He often says "maaaa ma" when he is upset (I will take it as a first word) Hank loves his bottle and he will "inchworm" after you in a hurry if he sees a bottle in your hand. Hank is always glowing.

OLIVER!!
Oliver (Ole) is 7 months old. Ole has been on the move since he was a hair before 6 months old. Ole crawls and quite well. He is determined. He is a mover, a doer and quite independent. Ole is now pulling up to standing on everything, including trying to use his brother Hank to balance on. He will take steps when you hold his hands. Ole is my little Olympian, he is strong, extremely determined, does not do well when confined to small spaces such as the pack n play. He loves to get into everything. He is focused and quite curious. He learns quickly and is also clever. Ole also has a peacefulness about him and always has. He will definitely let you know when he needs something, he will either let you know by crying or he will just crawl into your lap. Ole is an explorer, he is in constant motion but yet he still has a remarkable peace about him.

We are having fun watching our beautiful boys grow. We have to put our running shoes on to keep up with all three but that makes it great. Everyday we have our new adventures. All three boys have such distinguishing differences about their personalities and it is amazing to watch each one of their personalities explode. 

quotable kids

I just can't get enough. I love listening to my 2 1/2 year old talk, he says the cutest and funniest things. It is going to be amazing to hear Hank and Ole talk, especially to each other : ) I just want to remember these moments forever.

"Mommy... cars drive on roads. I have my red car (little plastic red toy car) so... I can go in the road, yeah thats a good idea".

As I am walking to the bathroom to go potty Mac says "Mommy let me know when you need help".

"Mommy, can you say sank you (thank you) to Daddy?"

Mac calling Grandpa "I'm gonna be Corduroy (for Halloween), what are you gonna be Grandpa Tom?"

"Mommy can you say Octopus?" So I say Octopus... Mac then says "Good job Mommy, thats a hard word".

"I get ice cream or a cookie and those are my choices". As I am giving him a choice between reading books before his nap or not.

Grandma asks Mac where he got his new car, Mac says "from the computer"... because we ordered it from amazon...

"OH MY Goodness Mommy."

"Oh gosh"

"Mommy who made our house?" Me... well Mac I don't know.  Mac says "Mommy, God did".

"Mommy you are pretty and stinky".

boy oh boy...

Our niece was over and she asked "Where are the princesses?" Her mom kindly replied "I don't think there will be princesses in this house for a long time".

Well I have forgotten how to braid hair but I do know how to create a monster truck out of a cardboard box, string and duct tape...

I have a house full of cars, trucks, trains and blocks.... therefore  I decided it  would only be fair if we had floral curtains, pink recliners and throw pillows everywhere... (and the throw pillows turn into a landing pad for jumping off the couch)

It seems boys are always squirming, kicking, tooting, burping, wiggling, jumping and grunting...well at least my boys are.

Clothes consist of blue, black, brown and grey sweats, t-shirts and crocs...So I make up for it and have skinny jeans in most colors : ) including purple.

Our backyard is full of mowers (real and toy), toy excavators, dump trucks, balls, shovels, sandbox, worms and tennis balls.

The boots and shoes are filthy, sandy and stinky always...

Mac and Jared would have a ham sandwich for every meal if I didn't intervene... I try to plate their meals and garnish sometimes...  but usually they say "what's that?"

Haircuts are an assembly line... buzz cut.

We are in constant motion all day long... all day...somehow even when we are sitting.

We have so many disney movies and the closest I get to princess is Tangled but somehow we only watch the part with the horse.

I am surrounded by extreme loudness (including their dad)... my boys are loud all the time, there is no whispering or quiet time... It's loud time all the time... There is no inside voice.

Their fingernails grow like weeds and their eyelashes are amazingly long and full it would make any girl jealous.

There is no combing or drying hair and it is wonderful.

We say "vroom vroom" daily.

I must say It is such a joy to watch these boys grow. They make me laugh everyday. I can only imagine what new adventures are to come.