Happy Easter

It takes some work, but generally I can get a decent picture of the 3 of them together when I want.  Not today and if the boys stay as busy as they are now it might be a while until that happens.  Here are 2 pictures from the many I took, hoping that the boys would stay put (this is after bribing Juliana).

Dress-up clothes for boys are not nearly as much fun to buy, but they looked very cute in their khakis and button down shirts.

We got up early so everyone could be ready to go in time to make it to 8:00 church.

I let them crawl all over to burn off some energy after sitting nice in church - notice they are headed in opposite directions.

And then I realized that they would sit still for a few minutes if I gave them a snack.

They did not stay still long enough for Juliana to walk across the room.

After church the boys took naps and Juliana played with her toys from her Easter basket - we do small toys instead of candy.  One of her toys was a giant bubble wand and she waited by the door for my dad to come over so they could play outside.  The boots were the fastest shoe she could get on her feet.

My parents and Scott's parents came over for dinner - yummy ham!  We had a really nice day with family.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Return of Bucket Baby

If you asked my mom to list her favorite pictures of Juliana as a baby - this one would be near the top of her list.

The set of buckets recently came out of storage for the boys to play with and after lunch today I decided to try and capture some pictures of the boys with the same bucket.  First up was Wyatt and he went about crawling around the room like nothing out of the ordinary was happening (just like the bunny ears).

He crawled toward Ruslan who seemed amused by the situation.

Then it was time for Ruslan to have a turn.  He inspected the bucket handle and then decided to crawl closer to me.

And then Wyatt noticed what was happening and made a sudden attack.

I don't know if Wyatt wanted the bucket again or if he was just doing his normal trying to grab Ruslan's ear.  Whatever the case, Ruslan was very upset...

A snuggle from Mommy and the lens cap made everything better.

Wyatt Bunny

This isn't the first time I've come into the room and found Wyatt like this.  Juliana is always standing in the area smiling.  I didn't notice his bib until I downloaded the photos - we have two holidays represented and neither is current.  And the ears...Wyatt doesn't even mind them, he just keeps playing.

9 Months with Puppies

Ruslan is not very interested in sitting still these days...

Two Quick Pictures

I will get back to somewhat regular posting again soon...two quick pictures from today.

Four Months Old

4 months old with the puppies.

Your Backyard Friends

Do you really need a reason for costumes? Especially when we are dressing up baby dolls and babies. On this occasion, Juliana had decided that it was Bitty Babies birthday and that Bitty and the Bitty Twins (Michael and Missy Missy Rose) should all dress-up in Halloween costumes. Then we remembered the Backyardigans costumes. Juliana was going through major Backyardigans love this spring. My mom was shopping online and found these Pablo and Tyrone costumes on clearance and they have been waiting for some dress-up fun every since. Wyatt is dressed as Pablo who is a penguin and Ruslan is dressed as Tyrone the moose.