T and S Adventures.

He is such a happy boy most of the time. Here he is getting ready for bed. 

Playing outside has become T's new favorite thing to do and if the big kids go out without him he makes a fuss! There was a little bit of water in the top of the tire and he was having a blast splashing it all around. When S heard him and came running to join in, then the two played in the freezing water for several minutes. Lol. When S came inside, I'd been watching them from my lawn chair the whole time, he confessed to me that 'T and me we played in water!' Lol. And 'it was cood' (cold)

T is now 13 months and he loves food. Here he'd been eating a string cheese, a granola bar and some crackers. He and I had a night alone as Papa had taken the older kids to the movie in the city. It was S's first theatre experience. He loved it but had a hard time sitting in the chair as it kept trying to fold up on him. So Papa had to have one leg on S's chair and one leg on G's chair on the other side! Lol. Neither of them are heavy enough to hold the chair down! Here is S with Papa at the movie. 

S's Big Boy Bed.

S is sleeping in his big boy bed! He loves it. He napped in it for about 10 days before he spend his first night in it. The next day we took his play pen down for good. It sure makes him look really tiny, and their room look super big! 

Normally we potty train just after their second birthday but we've decided, and learned from J3 who was our other summer baby, that we will not start S until Papa goes back to work full time or even until this fall when life should get a bit more scheduled. 

Buff Orpington Chicks are here.

Papa is home with the chicks! 

Oh they are so cute! S is not going to look! 

All the kids and Papa talking about chick care. S is in love! 

E checking on them while they stay warm by the wood stove and we get their new home ready.m

Ah home is ready. Time to eat! 26 buff Orpington chicks. Mixed run, so Roos and hens. They are all doing great and we haven't lost any. 

Yup. They are in the house :) 

Interior Walls

The wall behind the woodstove and the door into the 'farmer bathroom'. 

Putting up the laundry room/bathroom wall. 

S loved wall building. Obstacle course anyone? 

The laundry room wall up. 

The farmer bathroom full of church tables and chairs. R photo bomb :) 

The three stick frame walls out to the straw bale hallway wall. The 4x4 support for the bale wall is there too.

The doors are up in the hallway too, but I don't have a picture on my Ipad. The wiring in the bathroom and laundry room is almost done too :) 

T Moments, 8 weeks old.

First bath

An often seen expression. 

Sleeping while hugging Papa.

First time in the new stroller.

His chest is so wide it just amazes me.

Sleeps in such odd positions.

First real smile caught on camera. 

First visit with his doctor. Well except when she delivered him. 

Visiting the chiropractor, Megan. He loved it and just lay there so contentedly. 

All wrapped up and chilling in the car seat while I put wood on the fire. Baby sausage we call it when they are all wrapped up like this.

So T is now almost 8 weeks old, he's 12.8 ish pounds, sleeps fairly decently; only waking once in the middle of the night and then once between 6 and 8am. He loves to sit and watch the kids play or be packed around by E or J or L or Papa or I and sleep on us, or sleep on the big chair in the living room. He loves baths and if I put one hand behind his head he floats and kicks like he thinks he can swim. He grabbed a toy yesterday and then started to cry when he moved his hand and the toy came with. I had to rescue him from it as he couldn't let go of it and he got pretty upset. He's already grabbed my hair and my headphone cord. He's still covered in hair, even his ears and he's getting more active during awake times and his awake times are getting longer. He's such a fun little guy to be around, wide eyed and content, that when he's cranky he sets the tone for the whole house. S will come running up to me, tears in eyes, to ask if T is 'Fine? Fine?' If T cries for more the his normal fussy feed me cry. The other kids fight over who gets to hold him and if he's in his chair he is often petted and entertained. 

S's Baby

S loves his baby 'brouder' and is playing more and more with babies. He carries them, burps them, kisses them. So sweet to see him loving on his baby while I'm loving on his little brother. He doesn't call T by his name but calls him brother in S language. 

Papa The Sleep Master.

This was Easter Sunday during church :) He's the sleep master all right! 

BLAST FROM THE PAST Monkey Do

L and E doing school work on the couch while S and G Monkey do :) 

This was taken January 2015. Check out the room behind them. No walls, hallway or stucco. 

Little Monkey

He loves to watch the critters and kids outside :) 

S's Birthday Pictures :)

Ohhh FLAME!! 

G got to blow the candle out, as per tradition. 

He was so excited for the cupcake he grabbed it before Papa could put in on his tray. 

MMMmmmm  Monsters are good to eat!! 

WHAT?? I'm ONE!!! I'm allowed to make a big mess!! 

Happy Birthday!! 

Kid Pictures :)

Brothers

J (10), S (10 months), L (9) and J3 (3). 

Sisters

E (7), R (6), G (2).

Stair steps :) 

S is 9 months :)

I'm a NINJA!!

Awww.. Tired Baby. 

Um.. Mom? E tied a car and a ELEPHANT to my back!!! 

Is that OK?? 

I am a SUPER CUTE baby.. and I have a tooth :) 

S is 9 months old, eating solid everything (except cows milk, nuts and honey), he sleeps from 9pm to 8am almost every night. He love his siblings, they entertain him all the time :) He loves bacon and chilli and will only eat pancakes if you put syrup on them. He loves ketchup on just about anything and seems to enjoy the way his crackers break on the floor when he throws them! He waves goodnight and bye bye, he gives nice open mouth baby kisses, and signs 'please' if you catch him desperate enough. He drinks quite nicely from a cup and loves to cruse, stand and climb up on things. He recently got 'high centered' at Grandma's house on a stool and even got him self off! He can go up and down a stair or two and is a very happy little man!! 

A Couple of Cute Pictures to Brighten Your Day.

Playing memory with Grandma

E with a hair beard.

G sticking out her tongue.

J3 playing Robozo. 

S smiles. 

Hope you have a wonderful day!