First project since baby

So I have been itching to do some sort of project but decided to start small with my first one since Owen was born. These are some growth charts I made this morning. I think they turned out pretty cute although I think they'd look better against a different wall color. I made one for each boy so they would be easy to move with us and for them to keep as they grow up and leave home. Might be fun for them to be able to pull it out when they have kids of their own to compare height at different ages.
Anyway, I got the idea from the internet and a few different crafting blogs, but this is a copy of Miss Natalie's Growth Chart that she sells on Etsy. It was fun to make and since I didn't have any cards to record their heights on I just used some left over red foam and wrote their name and the date and safety pinned it on.

Life with 3!

I had fair warning from most people of the difficulty in going from 2 kids to 3 kids. I was really nervous about having 3 kids ages 3.5 and under. And, although it has been somewhat hectic and my house is never as clean as it used to be...laundry left undone even longer than before, dishes still not done by the time Casey gets home from work, as well as the toys still scattered throughout the house come bedtime...we are surviving and enjoying our new little Owen. He is a good baby and doesn't cry too much. He fusses for quite a while lately after eating but hopefully that will tone down a bit as he gets a little older.
Here are just a few pictures of the boys from the past month. We have had fun playing and especially with making forts. They love making huge forts (I am the one who actually makes them):) and having pretend campouts or hooking up the portable DVD player inside and watching a movie.
The fancy hairdos you see on the boys are courtesy of Aunt Olivia.
The pictures of Owen are taken at 3 weeks and then today--one day shy of 1 month old.

Owen Christopher Parry

Well, our new little guy arrived Sunday morning at 4:39am. He weighed 8lbs. 11oz. and was 21 and 1/4 inches long.

Compliment from a 3 year old

It's amazing how something as simple as rearranging your living room and dining room furniture can make you feel so much better--especially when you finish and your 3 year old boy says, "Mom, the house looks beautiful Mom!" a few different times throughout the day.

Another one!

So this is going to be short. I have obviously given up on trying to keep this blog up to date, but just for those of you who might be interested, we are expecting our third. We had the 20 wk ultrasound today and it will be another boy! I will now be outnumbered 4 to 1.

ONE!

I can't believe our little Kimball is already 1 year old. We just had a small birthday party. Casey's brother Stewart and his wife Tiffany and their three kids, Alana, William, and Lydia came from Evanston to celebrate with us. Kimball was having a rough time until he got that big piece of cake set in front of him--that seemed to make everything better. He LOVED it! I haven't been very good at posting since Kimball has been born so here are a few pictures of Kimball from the past year.

Too Smart?

Lately I have been in awe at how smart Tel seems to be getting. It is simply amazing how much he learns everyday just by observing and listening to others and then putting that all together into his own new and creative ideas. Here are just a couple of his quotes from the past week:

"I have an idea!" Said while putting his index finger in the air--and then never sharing what the idea is.

"Pizza! 5 Dollars! Pizza cost 5 dollars!" Said after we had brought home some Pizza Hut for dinner. When asked again how much the pizza cost he promptly said, "Five dollars!"

Now we get to the scary part. Today in church I found he might be getting a little too smart for a 2 and 1/2 year old. Casey had taken Kimball out during Sacrament meeting because he was getting too loud and fussy. I was able to keep Tel calm and looking at a book for a while but before too long he said, "Tel has a poopy bum. Tel stinky." (He always refers to himself in the third person.) I wasn't sure if I believed him or not because he NEVER tells me if he needs a diaper change. He avoids it at all costs. But, he had never deliberately made up a lie before. (I'm sure he has lied many times but hasn't made up a story before--just lies that require a yes or no when in question.) So, I decided I would take him out and check it out. We got to the mother's room and sure enough...no poopy diaper. The little stinker had LIED! I couldn't believe it. I wasn't quite sure what to do but I knew I didn't want him to have his way! I didn't dare take him back into the chapel for fear of the fit and attention that would bring and take away from the spirit of the meeting so we stayed out in the foyer with Casey and Kimball. I let Casey know what had happened and he made Tel sit with him and not move but that didn't seem to be much of a consequence for Tel today. So if there is any advice out there for how to handle that (especially while at church) so he knows that it is not okay I am open to it. In one way it is pretty funny coming from a 2 year old and on the other, it scares me to know that my little 2 year old can think up a lie in order to get what he wants.