Liam is 2!

Another birthday has come, Liam is two.(he thinks he is seven). Liam loves to be silly, and makes the greatest faces serious and silly. He is quite the bossy boy seeming more like a first child than a third. He loves to play outside and wants to do anything his big brothers are doing. He is an adveterous eater loves spice and flavorful foods. He enjoys reading books and playing with his many cars and motorcycles. He can spot a motorcycle or bus within a ten block radius from anywhere he is and he will tell you until you answer him. Liam is lovable, funny, caring, happy, adorable boy who makes us laugh. Love you Liam.

Graduation and Bike Riding

Saturday Greg graduated from Bellevue University. "I now have the paper that says I can do the job I'm doing." It has been a long time coming. We are all very proud of his accomplishment.








It's like riding a bike

Tristan and Colin have been riding their bikes without training wheels for the past two weeks like they've been doing it for years. Their have been a few collisions and a box of band aids used but they are both pretty happy with themselves. If they are not up in the tree you can find them riding their bikes on Jackson street. (Our block is all down hill so we go to Gramma and Papa's to ride and practice.)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Colin is 6!

Happy Birthday Colin,
It seems like Colin had a month long birthday. It started with a combo friend party at Pump It Up (Tristan's was at the same time). Then came his family party. His party was a little ecletic with pirate invites, lego cake and star wars pltes. It was fun. Then his actual birthday day which was busy and fun! Colin started the morning with presents from Mommy, Daddy, Tristan and Liam we then went to see Night at the Museum Smithsonian with little Jack too. Ate a wonderful lunch of McDonald's which was chosen by the birthday boy because they had Night at the Museum toys. After a nice resting time we headed to a tball game. Gramma, Papa, Aunt Lindsey, Uncle Brendan, Grandma and Grandpa Shockey all came to watch the game. Colin was pretty wired and was very silly the whole game. After the game we enjoyed dinner at Fudruckers where the boys played games and chose their dessert. I very fun day.

Baseball and Mother's Day

Baseball has started! We started with two rain outs and have now played three games. Tristan and Colin are enjoying every moment. Tristan looks forward to next year when he will play "real" baseball. Liam has fun playing catch with his friend Sam and finding fun places to play as he watches his brothers play ball.
Mother's Day was a nice day, beginning with a full night of sleep (all three boys spent the night with Uncle Brendan). Daddy made a wonderful brunch for us all at Gramma's house, where the boys had a chance to try out Tristan's new rocket launcher. They had a lot of fun! We ended the day with a BBQ at Brendan's house. The boys were able to run around the backyard and enjoy the beautiful evening. I love watching the joy in their faces as they run and play.

Tristan is 7!

I know it's a cliche, but where has the time gone? It doesn't seem that long ago that we were bringing our tiny beautiful first boy home. Now he is SEVEN! He loves playing Star Wars, Teen Titans and building legos. His favorite color is blue (today), he still loves peanut butter chicken from Three Happiness and is trying hard to ride is bike. He has fun playing with Colin and loves when Liam follows him around. He is also getting to where he likes to be by himself to write, read and build legos. This year as a first grader Tristan has become a superb reader. Reading everything from street signs to chapter books. He feels so grwon up when reading to his brothers. I love that he will still sit and cuddle with me even if it's just for a moment. I enjoy watching him grow and learn. Happy Birthday Tristan!

Legoland California

We took an awesome trip to San Diego and Carlsbad California March 18th to March 23rd. When we first arrived in Carlsbad Tristan and Colin headed straight for the ocean clothes and all. They had so much fun jumping in the waves and dancing on the beach. Liam was not so sure about the water it was pretty cold. The next two days we spent at Legoland. Amazing! Tristan, Colin and Liam enjoyed many rides, building with legos, watching a live show and checking out the many lego scupltures throughout the park. Daddy took Tristan and Colin on most of the bigger rides they all LOVED the roller coasters. I waited with Liam (who was too short for a lot of the rides the big boys did) he enjoyed discovering the different lego animals in the park while he waited. Liam also was able to go on a few rides his favorite was an airplane. Legoland was a ton of fun. The next day we spent at the ocean. Tristan and Colin got boogie boards and tried them out. It was a little harder then expected but they had fun trying. Liam got the hang of building sand castles and enjoying the beach. He sadly ended up with a second degrees sunburn on his face which looked pretty bad luckily he did not seem that bothered by it. All three boys had a wonderful time playing on the beach. The last day of our trip we headed back to San Diego and spent the whol day at the zoo. It rained for the first three hours we were there but cleared up after lunch. The boys were excited to see the pandas, koala bears and camels. I guess they have never seen a real camel before because they were very excited. The whole trip was awesome, fun and a great time spent together.

Lucky Boys

There will be no pinching here!