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Finley is far more observant as a baby than the other two ever were. I always wondered what the point of all those baby toys were because K and M never seemed interested. Well. Let me tell you. Finley loves them! He is always grabbing at the thing that goes across his carseat. He wakes up every morning and talks to his bumpers (I know, I know. Bad mom.) so I decided that he needed a mobile. Except when I went to buy one they didn't have anything good:( I decided to make one instead. Now. Before you go off thinking I am all crafty and such. You should know I bought little wall decals to hang from the ceiling.

... And hung them with dental floss and tape. 

But I think they turned out alright...

And Finley seems to like them too!

Maybe it will even keep him occupied in the mornings... 

A Week

It has been one week since I last posted on here. 1 week. Man, a lot can happen in a single week. Everything can change in a single second, yet, it feels like last Tuesday was a lifetime ago. I started thinking about blogging and a sudden wave of guilt crashed over me. I had nothing to say, because I haven't been around much. I felt like I hadn't spent a single second with my kids. Thankfully as I looked back at the pictures on my phone I realized I had been there. Even if I wasn't all there. We didn't do anything exciting or crazy fun, but we spent time together. Mostly lounging around and cuddling.

Wednesday. I don't think I got out of bed all morning. Brian got the boys breakfast and brought me Finley.  Myles came and crashed our bed party.

 He's is such a loving big brother. (not such a loving little brother however :))

Playing doctor. "He's all fixed!" 

Finley drools like a faucet, even Myles has noticed. "Mommy! He's dripping!"

Even Sophie got in on the "cuddles"

The rest of the week is a blur. 

But. Finley makes me feel better :)

The boys got to spend the weekend with grandma. 

I was happy to get them back on Sunday. But ready to return them once again on Monday:)

I set up the piano so Finley could play.

Kaden told him all about it. He kept asking, "You like this song, Finley?"

It's hard work playing the piano. 

Finley was due for his three month pictures. We decided to get family portraits done at the same time. I braved the mall with all three boys to get outfits. I only lost a kid twice. Pretty successful if you ask me.

We got our coordinated spring gear on and headed in. I am usually a punctual person but can't seem to make it on time for my picture appointments. Ever. I'm pretty sure they have me flagged in the system. 

This may give indication to how successful our shoot was. We ran out of time to actually look at and order pictures. But I am hoping there is one good one... Just one? Please?

Today I decided, that after a week lounging...

 we should do something fun.  

Kaden had the same idea. I asked what they were doing. "We just hiding from them monsters. We just having a fun day. We went to Grandma's and to Granny's. In the airport. And we just having fun. We just playing, mommy."

Believe it or not. The sweetness didn't last. I think the monster they were referring to was the monster within. If only he hadn't found my sweet children.

This got them a timeout. I asked Kaden why he was being so naughty, I said, "Where did my good boy go?" He replied, "Myles?" 

Then it started raining. I told the boys we could get some paint and do a project after nap. By the time we got home the sun had come up! I couldn't resist a little sunshine. So. I postponed naps. If you know me, you know. I. LOVE. Naps. I also love sunshine. 

I feel like I should start singing Jimmy Buffett here. Something about bare feet. I'm sure he has that song. 

Better late than never. 

Easter Hangover

If it weren't for Finley, I'm not sure I'd believe you if you told me Kaden and Myles used to be sweet and innocent at one point. You see, my children (the naughty ones) are suffering from a two-day Easter-induced hangover. A candy hangover. And it's not pretty. It wouldn't be so bad except I've had to leave the house. With them. I had to buy baby formula yesterday. After making threats to leave Kaden home alone (that one ALWAYS backfires on me)... And him accepting, I carried a very large toddler having a very large tantrum to the car. Once in the store he threw himself down on the ground and every time I told him to get up, he would stand up half way fall back down and scream, "stop pushing me down, mommy!" even though I never once touched him. We looked awesome. I got pizza because I wasn't about to cook. This is the new way to eat pizza. Apparently. Crust first, followed by the bread (starting in the middle and working out) and then you're left with cheese and sauce. Good clean fun. Naps are good too. Here's to hoping they take one today.

Easter

As I sit here thinking about what to report from our Easter weekend, I am stuck on two thoughts:

1. Our Easter was pretty typical. There were eggs dyed, baskets opened, and of course eggs hunted. 

Pretty basic.

2. A year ago today (Okay, not exactly to the day, but last Easter) I peed on a stick and got two lines instead of one. 

 Now that was a day to remember.

So. For whatever reason. I'm not feeling much in the mood for writing. So. I will leave you with some pictures. And. Nothing more.

Target III

We went to Target again today. When fronted with the usual question of which doors, I gave my usual answer of green. Myles said he wanted to go in the blue doors. I thought what the heck? So I said, "Okay, lets go in the blue doors!" Myles, being... well... 2, said, "I want the green doors!" He cried in the parking lot and stopped in the entryway of the store REFUSING to pass through the unholy blue doors. I tried the "fine, I'll just leave you there" tactic, but that backfired and I got several dirty looks for leaving my toddler in the entryway of the store. I mean really. Have you people never wanted to leave your two-year-old somewhere? I finally drug him in kicking and screaming when I realized we had ALL broken the cardinal rule of Target shopping. Which is: Never. Ever. Wear a red shirt when shopping at Target. Ever. 

Mom, this one's for you

When Finley was first born my mom had the idea to take a picture of him in a tie. 

We... uh... tried real hard... but it didn't come out quite like we had hoped.

Now, three months later I decided to give it another go:

At first he was a little modest posing naked and all.

But... he came around...

Recognize the tie? 

(Just don't tell him that Finley peed on it:))

Little Movie Stars

Here are some videos of those boys. I happen to think they're terribly cute. Call me crazy.

Finley

Who doesn't love a happy baby? I told my doctor he loved being on his belly and she lectured me about not letting him sleep on his belly. No. But really. He likes tummy time. Maybe I should show her this video. 

Myles

He makes this face. Sometimes it's a little scary. He will be on Wrestle Mania one day. 

Kaden

This is an older video. Most of you have probably seen it. Still, it's my favorite. They call this song "Ha Ha" "Mommy, I wanna listen to Ha Ha!" The first time they said it it took awhile to figure out what they actually wanted. Luckily, the cd was in my player and this is track 1 so we were able to avoid a melt down. He also likes "Benny and the Jets" but he likes to change the lyrics, "Ba ba ba Benny and the cars." "Ba ba ba Benny and the choo-choos." "Ba ba ba Benny and the airplanes." He thinks he is funny, he gets that from me.