Friday at the Park

Avery is learning to ride his bike.. and since he thinks it's to hard to pedal he sat on the luggage rack, put one foot on the training wheels and the other foot pushed him along. around around and around the park.. You would think this would be tiring.. but I guess it's not.

Here is Alex yelling for Avery in one of those things.. you yell in one and there is another one somewhere else on the playground.. It's actually a pretty cool thing.
He was taking a break at the moment from riding his bike in circles.

Valarie. sweet little girl she is. Sat quietly on a blanket. She found the tope to her baby food and tried so hard to get it to go in her hair.. She spent almost 1/2 hours on just this.. Tasted a gumball and had fun laughing at her brothers and playing with Buster who stayed very close by.

Anthony wore himself out. He must riden his bike a couple of miles in circles. Through the grass and over and over. He made a lot of stops at the water fountain too.. He rode for a good 1 1/2 very hard.

Needless to say, with a day starting out at the Track meet with Dusty and Aunt Jennifer.. and then going home.. then playing at the park till late.. All the boys were very much ready for bed when they got home.. Actually a few of them fell asleep before home..

Monday Morning Chaos

Below is a few picture of what my home currently looked like Monday morning.. WHY??? Anthony's room is in the living room and everything is getting put anywhere... So by Saturday this will all be clean and finished.. Anyone want to help???

Here we have the living room.. At least that is what I heard it was.. Not so sure right now about that at all..

Here is the kitchen/dining area.. and I was told there is a table under there.. SOMEWHERE>>.

and if the mess wasn't enough in there.. we had all the toys in anthony's room and his bedding piled into his brother's room.. SOOOOO now we have more a mess to organize also.. Watch were you step.. yesterday I hurt my foot on a mountain..

Moving Tires.. and Not my Dog

The other day Anthony was very hard at work.. as always ..... He found these tires laying around in the yard. so he on his own and completly by himself. Set up an obstacle course he could do with is bike. I'm not sure he left enough space to use it with a bike. But he did a very good job.

And here is LUCY.. she is not my dog. Wouldn't know it though huh. She belongs next door, but she is always over her.
she is a good dog. loves the kids. loves to play catch. And lately she has started letting herself inside if the door is open. Often she is looking for someone to play with..
She does go home on few occasions. I think just to eat.

Rain Water

Now as any little boy knows when you live in Texas and it starts getting hot.. You got to cool off somehow.
Daddy had a big trashcan he was catching rain water in. Now this water was for the tadpoles. Fill up jugs let it warm up and then use it.
however 3 little boys found it and fun they did have. Alex, Avery and cousin Joel. Soaked from head to toe. And the funniest part is it wasn't hot outside.
They would stick arms in and splash dump it over each other, and with shivering little teeth tell me how much fun they were having. Though they loved taking that warm bath later on to warm up.

Look what the trees caught

While taking Valarie's pictures. Her big bubba's were busy playing in the nearby brush and gullie area. They got trapped for awhile. Here the are trying to get out.

A Little Girl and her Baby Doll

I took pictures of Valarie the other day for her birthday invite, and just to get some cute pictures in a few cute outfits. She was in a great mood and more than happy to smile. The real cats weren't cooperating. So she posed with her white cat (that does meow) and her 1st baby doll. Which also happened to be Shianne's 1st baby doll too.

No Valarie isn't walking. She is just now standing and thinking of letting go for about 2 seconds. Not to worried though. None of the boys were earlier walkers. And who needs to walk when you have bubba's to tote you everywhere.

At the end Valarie finally got to taste the grass she had been trying to pick and was so curious about. Must have been good because she didn't want to give to us. And she gave Daddy the cutest look here when he told her it wasn't food.

Picasso's Drawing

Alex has always loved to draw... At first it was more scribbles and coloring everything.. And yes I mean EVERYTHING.. lately he has started drawing portriats. As Valarie 'posed' (she was in her high chair). Alex drew her picture. Not bad at all.. Perhaps art lessons are in the future.

Pink Poodle

Valarie got a pink poodle costum to grow into.. but until the boys think it's fun to wear. Here's Avery in it. Didn't get Alex's picture. But isn't he cute!!!

How to Sleep Like a KID

If you are Alex.... You will take your arms put them inside your t-shirt and sleep near the air vent underneath your bed. WHY? because he doesn't want to mess up his bed.. LOL.. this is what he said. His bed is made and he doesn't want it to get all messed up. Solotion sleep underneath.

If you are like Anthony.. then it's a different story.. You will fight sleep, until you just can't any longer. Toss and turn in every direction, including that which may have your head hanging off the bed. The blankets will be wrapped completely around you like a cacoon. If you do wake up, you might end up on the floor as you try to untangle. Making your bed the next morning is a job, as nothing is in the right spot at all.

Avery, simply just lays down, Has to have some sort of blanket. Here he has his 1st birthday handprints. To fall asleep you must have your thumb, but once asleep it often falls out. He just curls up and passes out.. sometimes fast sometimes slow.. This night he even forgot to wash his face..

so here you have a few sleeping options.. So if you want to sleep like a kid again.. Go for it.. I have to say I'm like Anthony and Terry is more like Alex and Avery.

How to play with an Exercise Ball.. by Valarie

First you find it and you tell it come along.. See here I have the ball and tell it to come with me..

UMMM.. It didn't work.. it's still back there.. okay.. maybe daddy will help me.. or mommy..

Great they got my ball to the living room.. now I just have to hold onto it real tightly. perhaps I'll kiss it too : )

I don't advise trying to stand up while playing.. you end up on the ground.. Funny ball.. why did you do that???


This went on for about 1/2 hour the other night.. chasing the ball.. getting back.. giving it big hugs.. trying to stand.. and plop over on the ground and starting over..

Our Many Creatures...

I don't have pictures of all our creatures.. Has anyone out there wondered what do little boys play with???
My boys love bugs, of any shape or size..
We of course have a our 10 gallon fish tank filled with 100's tadpoles. Who are doing awesome, and many are getting very big....

We have had several catapillers running around. Alex has always loved them. As a toddler he would end up squishing them and getting upset. He has learned to let them crawl over him and he takes them everywhere. They eat, play, and sleep together.. I'm not kidding here. They get placed in a small container and sleep in his bed. Last night he had an inch worm who slept in a little container with cubbie bear. : )

Occasionally we will catch and find something that shouldn't be touched. As Terry located this spiky creature yesterday outside. It is currently in the bug house.

Last week the boys caught a lizard, It spent 3 days in the jar before it "accidently" escaped. Terry caught the poor thing flys everynight and feed it. This is rather insteresting, and if you ever have the chance you should watch one eat and catch flies.
We did have a buterfly but it got lost. The boys are thinking of making a bug collection.. Perhaps this would be a good thing.. Finding creapy crawling creatures and finding out what they are. Which is a favorite pass time.. Daddy is great finding them online.