March fun

We've been busy. Surprised? I know, you get it, having three kids makes a person busy. Aaron and I have been on stress overload lately because on a whim I decided I wanted to redo our dining room, thinking it would be a small project. Well it wasn't. We are done with the walls, but are waiting to get a built in corner bench for our table. When the whole room is complete I'll take pictures and blog what we've done. I'm not going to lie, I LOVE interior design. It's a huge hobby of mine. 

This amazing weather has made our boys restless. Lately I've been leaving the backdoor open with the baby gate on it. The babies love to look outdoors, especially when their big brother is playing on the back deck. So what have we been doing with them? Well other than going to the park every other day, just simply playing outdoors. It's clear that I have three very outside boys. Bare with me, this blog is picture overload, but I have a ton of goodies! I should also mention the pics are a bit out of order, but I'm scrabbling to write this post between babies pulling at my arm and a three year old that's just dying to play super heroes with me.

So I bought these waffles blocks second hand for $30. I got a HUGE lot, it was a super steal because 1. these things aren't cheap 2. Little Tikes toys last forever! I bought them with intention to give to the babies as a 1st bday present, but I just couldn't resist and had to let them play with them early. They won't know the difference, right? I might have a small obsessions with great toys. I mean great toys, the ones that kids of all ages play with, grow with, and learn from. The ones that last forever to me, are worth the extra bucks. I was right, all the boys love them.

Are they really this big? Maxton has taken several steps, but doesn't walk everywhere yet.

Maxton, so proud of his silliness! Max is like no baby I've ever seen. He is such a wild little man with such a strong personality. When he's mad, he's MAD, but he plays harder than he fights. He's always being silly and smiling. He's much more independent than my other boys, he doesn't want help with a lot of things, but he's also very friendly.

My little super hero! Never slows down. Btw, maybe my blog should be called boys who don't wear pants. Yes, my boys are often naked. Curiously enough because they have tons of super cute clothes. 

So many people to rescue, so little time. The babies absolutely love to watch Hendrix run and play. They think he is simply amazing. 

"Mom, look I'm flying!!"

My mom had more waffle blocks I stole from her house. Yes, these are the same ones I played with when I was a kid. We took them home a gave them a good wash as they had been stored in an old box for years. The boys thought it was the most fun they could ever have.

Yeah, they're naked. Can you imagine wearing a cotton diaper all day every day? They need to air out every once in a while.

This is the best day ever!!!!!

Hendrix actually stripped butt naked later as well when he saw that his brothers could do it. We really need a big privacy fence :/

Bennett has to crawl into everything!

He has such a sweet baby face.

 

Ben absolutely loves to swing. Especially with his mom. 

 

He sits up on my lap and holds on, giggling the whole time. It is so stinking sweet.

 

Then he'll bury his head on my chest and 'plank' me while we swing. A grin on his face the entire time.

 

Looks fun?

Bath time!

I was doing dishes and both the babies were quiet (which usually means no good). Well, I was right, they found a banana I had been feeding them and stupidly abandoned within their reach.

Umm, banana peel!

So proud of himself.

Hendrix set the standard,  I am an absolute sucker for baby curls

So, it's pretty clear that Maxton will walk first, but Bennett is a professional at climbing, 'our little billy goat.' He climbs up Hendrix's slide with ease, and now Maxton has figured it out as well.

This is a Krier face for sure

 

He gets to the top, and let's himself fall down so he can climb up again.

I try to block the slide with little effect.

Maxton's chest is coated in drool. He is seriously the drool king.

Hendrix making his own lunch.

I LOVE when I find them all playing quietly together.

Max

Bennett is pleased with the cookie I gave him.

Maxton thinks it's lame and just wants to go to sleep.

But it's so delicious!

:)

Too cool

Hendrix

Getting ready to play at the park!

:)

A preview of what we've been up to. I didn't take a before picture, but here is a pic during the process. This is after the wallpaper is down, the first layer of mud on the wall, and beginning the wainscoting.

Walls completed!

The best carpenter in the business!

Not quite snow, but good enough

We've had a pretty easy winter, clearly. Trust me I'm not complaining. My husband however is a little disappointed having bought a brand new sled and really wanting to try it out. There's still time right? Winter's not over yet. Sometimes Kansas weather drives me crazy, but I love a good rain storm and/or hail in this case, and Hendrix does, too. I really wish my house had a great big porch for us to snuggle up under and watch the storms, but we'll just be sure to put that on our checklist for the next house we buy. Until then we'll do with a chair by an open window. Not quite the same, but we still catch the sweet smell of the rain, and if we're lucky enough we might even get a mist brushing against our cheek brought in by a cool breeze. So Tuesday, after the hailstorm Hendrix and I went collecting ice 'to show our babies' per his request.  

Using our new Easter bucket as the ice collector.

A gust of cool air giving him the chills.

Telling me something important, I'm sure of it.

Too sweet to not photograph

Our back porch got a lot!

It's funny, he only picked out some, studying them, as though he was checking for a certain size and shape

Heading back indoors

He has to ring the doorbell, every time.

great hail hunting, Hendrix!

What we did for Valentines Day and Other Things that Boys do.

So I haven't always been huge into Valentine's Day. I'd have to agree that it seems to be a made up Holiday with no real merit behind it, but I'll use any excuse to make my husband take me out. Also, I've found that any holiday is much more fun when you have kids. Aaron took me on a date Saturday where we did a bit of shopping and then had dinner at Carrabba's. That's usually our go to restaurant. (By the way, their Moscato is a-mazing!) I did a small craft for Henri to take to class that I would love to take credit for, but really I got the idea from Pinterest, and my mom did all the work using her computer scrapbook abilities. When it comes to photoshop, I'm pretty lost. Lucky for me though, my moms a genius!

A hotwheel car in a small bag. My mom designed the tabs and we printed it off on card stock, folded it over and stapled. Simple and super cute!

What I woke up to Valentines Day morning. I was hoping for an Iphone and some Heart-shaped pancakes. I'm a sucker for breakfast foods. But this is what I got, a few of my favorite things. Diet Soda, my favorite candy, a pink rose, and socks without holes. Yeah, my hubs is super cheesy, but he knows me too well. And I love cheesy. 

Hendrix playing on his indoor swing. I talked Aaron into putting this up. It's an outdoor swing that we hung on our door jam to the sunroom. We took down the trim and screwed in a 2x4 into the studs. It has been so much fun! 

Blurry pic, but it's kinda hard to catch one when he's swinging all the time.

Ben waiting for dad to come home.

I've mentioned this before I'm sure, but doing daily chores has been near impossible at this point in my life. Dishes and laundry get done when the babes go to bed, and often that's when I prepare meals for the next day as well. When I do attempt a chore while Aaron is at work, this is what happens. I do my best to distract the boys while I work, but usually it only works for a few minutes at a time. Hendrix is doing his best to distract them as well.

Aaron taking me on our date. Thanks for the good pic, babe ;)

Hendrix ready to take his goodies to school. Best dressed boys.

Playing with Maxton. I loooove the teeth on this kid!!

So flippin sweet!

Ben absolutely loves bath time! He has a seat but can climb out of it so it's safer if we just don't use it and just keep a close watch on him. He is not afraid of water!

Hoodrat

going on winter walks

showing me how he uses his fingers to count

Aaron and some of his boys

Hendrix Warren

No, this picture is not upside down. We were tipping the stroller which he thought was hilarious. 

My babies

I love how Bennett is trying to steal Max's hat.

wild boy 

I didn't realize I had it zoomed in this close, but I love Aaron's wrinkles around his eyes so I had to share this pic anyways. Seriously, I love them. 

Fiiiinally, a decent pic!

Aaron's beard has red in it, it really shows up in the sunlight.

Bennett is styling

Battle wounds from playing outside. My babies always look so beat up. This sore is from scrapping his head on the sidewalk. It wasn't a big fall, just bumped his head as he was crawling.

More teeth pictures on Max! He now has 5, Ben still has 0.

Wearing Henri's hat.

And we have this futon...

In the corner of our living room, we have a rather uncomfortably stiff chair. We bought it because it turns into a rather uncomfortably stiff bed that we thought might come in handy. And it has. Rather though, not as a bed, but as a small gateway to Narnia. Hendrix frequently asks Aaron or I to create his fort, and more often than not his baby brothers are more enthralled than he is. This cheaply made futon has become Aaron and I's ticket to a few moments at a time without a child nagging at our feet. It seems that at even 9 months old the way to engage a boy is through forts and adventures.  

Hendrix, dreaming of summer days, and Bennett stopping to read a book.

Henri reading to his brothers.

Bennett is worn out

Hendrix tries to save the fort as it comes under attack by gigantic monster babies.

Hendrix and Max having a moment

Right after I set up the fort, all the boys hurry over. It's hard to tell, but there is a huge smile on each one of their faces.

Bennett takes a break from his castle to contemplate the furry dragon.