clover beach

we celebrated the solstice with christina and noah at clover beach. soaking up the sun with good friends- what a great way to welcome the summer!

gardening

holes

today jonas told me he hopes his pants still have a penis hole. trying to hold my laughter in, i ask him what a penis hole is. turns out it's a hole that he can put his finger in to touch his penis. obviously.

half birthday

my boys are 4 and a half! they are getting so BIG! i love them so much and am so proud of them. so much enthusiasm and joy. these days they are really into pretending to be their favorite characters on tv. they have been super heroes this week, or rather, super readers from 'super why', a show about problem solving and reading (or at least that's what PBS wants me to believe, you know, that's it's good for them).

bike riding is also a favorite activity. we're still working on the rules for safe riding, like not running over your little brother and remembering the boundaries (which do *NOT* include court st!!).

they love love love story telling, and will often tell stories together as they eat and play.

micah is really starting to 'come out of his shell', saying hi to strangers and engaging friends in conversation. he asks thoughtful questions, like how would the volcano be if the opening were smaller (they made baking soda and vinegar volcanoes), and asking about another person's point of view. he's caring and compassionate, often cheering jonas up when he gets upset and snuggling with eli in the morning. 

jonas has been dancing and singing lately. it is so much fun watching him and hearing his songs. he has big exaggerated movements, which is fun as long as he's not too close! he tells me frequently throughout the day how much he love me and that i'm his friend. i will miss that when he's a teenager, i'm sure. i'll savor it for now. 

warm and snuggly

the other morning micah rolled over and snuggled in close and said 'i love you'. a few nights before that eli moved in close to nurse and said, in his sleep, 'mmmmm, mamamamama'. last night, which was bitter cold, jonas came to bed with us and i got to spend the night all snuggly and warm, cuddled up close to all my guys. does it really get any better?

what happened?

i was just trying to 'follow' one of my new favorite blogs, and here i went and created my own! LOL, i guess i better find something to say! maybe i'll use this space to write about the craziness that is life with my three boys.