A Birthday Party and Some Bowling

On Saturday morning we went to a birthday party for Natalie and Daniel at the Lutz Museum in Manchester. The boys had a great time, there were so many things to play with and animals to see.

Luke and Cole in the boat.
Jack "milking" the cow.

Cole having a stare down with a chicken.

Cole fixing some food.

Luke having a turn on the horse.

Cole's turn to milk the cow.

The boys petting the bunny that they brought out. This bunny weighed 22 pounds! Literally he was as big as Henry is!!

Later that night we met Bryan at the bowling alley for Family Bowl. The kids had a great time here as well. Here's Cole trying really hard to get that ball.

Jack takes his turn.

Luke watching his ball go down the lane.

Cole got to take a turn with Bryan a few times.

Valentine's Day Celebration!

We had a Valentine's Celebration on Saturday since Jack was very upset that Bryan and I hadn't planned anything big for the family for this "holiday". Grammy and Papa came over with all of the treats, heart shaped sandwiches, cupcakes and candy. The boys had a great time, here are a few shots from the party.

Here's Luke sporting his new hockey shirt from Bubba.
Jack and Papa

Cole enjoying his cupcake.

A sad attempt at a group shot.

Dad's Haircut!

Sorry it's been so long since I've blogged anything but my computer has been down. Here are some pictures of the boys cutting Bryan's hair. Trust me this was not my idea and let's just say there are no after pictures because it was that bad! The boys did have a great time though! I did get a turn after the boys and did exactly as Bryan instructed me to do but it really turned out quite awful, work even gave him a hat to wear the next day because it looked so bad! He has since fixed it and it's ok now.

They've Been Caged!!

Now don't get me wrong, I love sitting and playing with Henry while he's here during the week, however, sitting with him and not being able to leave him has become difficult. Since we use the wood stove in our family room, I have been confined to sitting and playing every moment Henry is awake. I decided I would try out the outdoor play yard to see if he would be happy playing in there so I would be free to occasionally go to the bathroom!! Of course Cole thought this was just as much fun as Henry did, I gave them the whole basket of toys and locked them in. I'm not kidding when I say I experienced a whole hour of quiet as they explored and dumped the toys. I'm hoping this doesn't get old too quickly!

Henry discovering toys he never knew Auntie even had!

The best part is that this big mess was confined to this one little area and clean up was a breeze!

Luke's Party

Luke had a great time at his little party Sunday night, despite his stiff neck. Thanks to everyone who came, we had a great night. Here are a few pictures from the party.

Anyone who was at the party probably doesn't want to relive Cole eating the M & M's but I feel everyone should see what I have to deal with when this child eats. (He is the grossest eater I've ever seen!!)

Gift opening.

Luke's 4th Birthday!

We celebrated Luke's birthday tonight with a Wall E cake. I will not post any close ups since I ran out of frosting during decorating, oh well it tasted fine! Here are a few pictures of our celebration.

It's official he's 4, check out the fake smile that comes along with the 4th year!

There it is again! Showing off his Legos from Jack and Cole.

Of course he got the Wall E movie to go along with his theme! We had a great night and can't wait to celebrate with more family again tomorrow night!

Ice Skating

Luke has decided that he is going to play hockey and that it is time to learn to skate. As we all know once Luke has his mind made up he is going to make it happen. Last week Bryan took Luke to the rink to public skating. Bryan was pretty impressed with how well he did and also how he wasn't discouraged at all when he fell. This week they went back (along with Braeden which was a lot of fun) and Luke was well equipped with his new hockey skates and helmet. At first he was a little discouraged because of the new skates and helmet it made it a little more difficult but he kept getting back up and never got off the ice once!


Getting laced up and ready to go!

Taking a little break with Dad.

Bompa also came to watch, I think Cole thought he was there for him though.

The spectators!

Getting some pointers from Dad!

Henry was very happy when Uncle Bryan got off the ice, we watched Westfield State College practice for a bit before we left.