Ryan's First Day of Preschool

Ryan decided he wanted to try preschool this year, so we thought we would give it a shot. After watching Matthew getting ready to go he was very excited to be doing the same. He had a lot of fun his first day and informed me that he wished he could go to preschool every day. I guess I need to do a better job of keeping things entertaining around here!

Zachary's Birthday

Zachary turned two in September! This little boy is no longer my baby. He has definitely asserted his rights as a toddler.



Grandma and Grandpa Tuft came over for a little party. The boys love to wrestle with Grandpa.




Zach had a lot of fun opening presents this year. As you can see, it was very serious business.




Zachary loves Thomas the Tank Engine and Curious George. Every time I asked him what kind of cake he wanted, it always ended up changing. So I opted for the easiest choice. Thanks George!





It was a busy day. The little boy was pretty tuckered out when it was all said and done.




Some fun things about Zachary:

He loves to tease his older brothers

He wants to be like his brothers and therefore prefers playing with Legos and building robots.

He loves balls.

He has the best pouty face I have ever seen on a little guy. It can seriously be hard to remain consistent when he pulls that out on you.

He is trying to learn his colors but everything ends up being green.

He is a little afraid of airplanes right now because he saw one flying very low. Whenever he hears an airplane or helicopter go by he covers his ears.

Things he is saying: all time favorite- No mama, I will do dat! Look mama (which I love!), faffle (waffle), aubot (robot), all the animal sounds, Hi dad!, color, gib a lub (give a love, followed by a hug), Jesus, Wyan (Ryan), Mafew (Matthew), need a drink, take Mafew to cool (take Matthew to school), doodle (noodle). He copies everything you say and communicates very easily now.

He's such fun little guy and we love him to pieces!

Matthew's First Day of School

September 1, 2010


Kindergarten! I can't believe this little man is now in kindergarten. He can't believe it took so long to get here. As you can tell he was very ready and excited to get the show on the road. I had to pin him down for pictures.

Walking to school with Ryan and his buddy

Waiting in line to go to class

I promised myself I wouldn't cry, which I am proud to say I did not. Matthew waved goodbye, threw me a kiss, and was on his way. I did tear up a little, but it was over and done almost before it began. I was excited for him to start this new adventure.

When I picked him up, he said he really liked his class and his teacher. He was also pretty sad that he didn't have any homework yet. His classroom is decorated like a jungle and he sits on the lion table with 5 other students. He couldn't wait to go back the next day.

A Barrel of Monkeys

(Still trying to catch up on our summer fun.)

August 17, 2010

Today we took our little monkeys to see the monkeys and other animals at the zoo. They were very excited to go, especially to see the baby elephant Zuri. The boys loved the monkeys and the spent lots of time watching Zuri eat breakfast with her mom. They couldn't stop talking about the little elephant. Matthew liked all of the animals, but he was really interested in the bats we saw. Ryan loved the snakes and tiny poison frogs in the reptile and amphibian exchibit. Zachary wanted to be out of the stroller, but he enjoyed the animals nonetheless. He was especially fond of the bird show and kept yelling "buhdie, tweet! tweet!" or "owl, hoo, hoo." We went to the playground for some run-around fun before our train ride. The boys loved the big animals and the slides. But it was starting to get hot and a cool ride on the train was just what we needed to wrap up the day. Afterwards we decided to splurge and headed to Chili's for lunch. It was delicious. Matthew decided he needs to go there again for their grilled cheese sandwich. I told him I could make one at home, but somehow the one at the restaurant is better. It was a fun day!

Not-So-Happy Camper

I'm not exactly sure why Zachary was upset. I just thought it was funny when I noticed what his shirt said, so I had to take a picture. Poor kids get tortured by their mother. :)