Love and Beach

 I only have pictures of the little two from Valentine's Day. The pickle baby is a "hunk of burnin' love" isn't he?

 Stud

 We have big plow pile out front of our house so the boys went sledding on it.  I LOVED that the two big brothers were so willing to help the little boys out.  I didn't even ask.

 Fisherman made a snow fort for them.

 We also took a ride out to the state park.  The boys had so much fun sliding down some of the frozen waves and walking out to the light pole at the end of the pier.

 Sadly, we drove all the way out there and realized that we forgot Buggy's coat.  He gets so hot in the car so we didn't put it on him before we left.  We remembered everyone's hats and mittens, but forgot the coat.  He wore Fisherman's sweatshirt over his snow pants.  His little body stayed warm from all the walking we did.

The boys had so much fun doing this.  We are going to try it again before the winter is over.

Great Wolf Lodge

To celebrate the boy's birthdays we went to Great Wolf Lodge for the weekend.  I think that Fisherman and I came back more tired than the boys did.  We were wore out!

 We had a ton of fun though.  We paid for one of the smallest rooms that they have available and were surprisingly upgraded to a loft suite.  This made our little mini vacation all the better because we could separate some of the kids a little bit and Fisherman and I were able to watch some tv on our own once the kids went to bed.

 Great Wolf Lodge is like a little world all itself.  I couldn't believe all the things that they offered there.  You could easily drop a ton of money in a weekend.  We took the cheapest way possible.  We bought our room on a discount and we brought all our own food along.  We borrowed a wand to play their magi-quest game and spent most of our time in the water park.

 The two big boys were able to go on all the slides which made it fun for them.

 The big brothers got to sleep together and it was so cute when I went to check on them to find them cuddled.

Bugs is not a big risk taker these days.  He went down some little slides a couple of times, but then didn't want to anymore.  he had a great time playing in the little pool with the baby though.  It was SUCH a fabulous weekend away.  It came at just the right time for our family.  We are so grateful that we were able to take the boys for the weekend.

My Biggest Boy Turns 8

 A 6 Month Old Baby

 1 Year

 2 Years old

 3 Years Old

 4 Years Old

 5 Years Old (photo credit: walcottimaging)

 6 Years Old (photo credit: walcottimaging)

 7 Years Old

8 Years Old (photo credit: EVZ Photography)

To my oldest boy,

Today marks the day that I became a mother for the first time 8 years ago today.  I love the little man that you have grown into.  I love your kind and caring heart.  You are very considerate of others  and love to please most of the time.  2nd grade has helped you become more confident.  You are doing well in school with Math being your favorite subject.  You love to interact with your brothers and spend the most time with Bebo.  You two are peas in a pod.  You love to play games with Uno being one of your favorites.  You enjoy legos, playing minecraft on your ipad, and being artistic.  Monk, I love you so much and I pray that you always influence positively and not be influenced negatively.  I love you with everything I have.  Love, Mama

6 Years Old for My Bebo

 1 Week Old

 1 Year Old

 2 Years Old

 3 Years Old

 4 Years Old (photo credit: Walcottimaging)

 5 Years Old

6 Years Old (photo credit: EVZ Photography)

My sweet Bebo,

Today six years ago you were placed in my arms for the first time and I fell in love 1,000 times over.  This past year you have grown so much!  Kindergarten has helped you become such a big boy.  You are becoming more and more independent everyday.  I love how you care for your brothers and are considerate of others.  You love to make pictures and other art projects for others and I love when they are made for me especially.  I love your sweet smile and have especially enjoyed the two teeth missing from your bottom row of teeth.  You and your oldest brother are the best of buddies and you do most things together.  You love legos, star wars, Tiger's baseball, and playing minecraft on your ipad.  Games that you enjoy playing are candy land and war.  You are my first boy to say thank you for something special I have done for you and you are still the BEST snuggler.  I love you so much little man!  My prayer for you is that you grow to be a man of God and that you see the many blessings that God has placed in your life.  I love you to the moon and back. Love, Mama

Bebo's Birthday Party

 This year it was Bebo's turn to have a class party with all the boys in his class.  He chose to have a Detroit Tigers party.

 The babykin stayed with his Nana so that the three big boys could have lots of fun.

 Bebo really enjoyed his celebration that was all about him.  11 boys was a lot of energy in one room.