What do six boy cousins look like?

I love this picture. I always end up liking the ones were no one is looking. Five of the six boys are here and there is constant boy motion going on! -Climbing up the slide, running up the steps climbing on some thing your not supposed to be on and checking each other out! Just boy fun:)

The weekend before my sister came with her youngest three boys I was telling the kids different things about their cousins. This one likes batman; the two of you played together as babies... My sister and I are good at seeing each other once a year or so, but it is usually just us and which ever baby has to come. The boys haven't all been together. After one of our "who like this..." moments Keenan turns to me(with hand on hip and crazy face) and says, "I've never even met them before!" I just love how he said this! It was so funny to see his almost four year old logic make sense of these soon to be visitors.

When the big day came that they were finally here the boys all pretended to be shy. After a brief introduction all the kids were playing together and happy! I got a few photos of the baby-what a cutie. I tried to get some pictures of the other two, but man they are fast. Never a still moment with these two :)

Here's a few pictures of the boys at the park:

Camden found this bench to check out the bubbles all by himself. I think he thought he was being sneaky :)



Kristopher is such a little monkey! When ever he get the chance, he will flip himself backwards!

I could only get Ryan to hold still if he was blowing bubbles, but it was never for too long!



Very mischievous. Hanging out at the top of the slide with his brothers bubbles!



Kristopher usually hangs out with Mama in a wrap.



Tanya didn't have any pictures with these three! The two on the right are watching bubbles.



Charlie and Elek



Ryan ever on the move :)



Elek posing. This reminds me of some certain little, girl friends that he has....

Harpers Ferry '09

So once again we had company and we were looking for something to do...a drive up to Harper's Ferry it is! :) Here's some pictures from the day.

My sister and the kids are in the window. Elek would not deviate from the path so he came back down.

Elek not being happy. He wanted to have permission from someone who worked here to go into the building. I do like this picture:)

"Jefferson's Rock"

Boys favorite train tunnel from "Upper" Harper's Ferry

The crazy flood measuring stick. I couldn't believe how high it flooded in '96 -that wasn't very long ago!

Camden finally got his turn in the boys' favorite window spot.

Natural History Museum

T-Rex(its pretty dark, but the best I could do while being herded through the line)

Favorite quotes from my kids today.

Keenan running up to display box-
keenan: what is this?
Me: Teeth
Keenan: I love them!!

Cousin: these are crocodiles.
Elek: That's amazing!!

It was so funny to hear so much enthusiasm in their little voices:)
One of my sisters is in town. Her boys had a list of things they wanted to do on vacation. One of the things was to see a t-rex. So we headed to the natural history museum. There was three mommys(my sister in law came too) seven boys and one girl. Yes, we did have a lot of curious people saying weird things about our boys: Here's the boy barricade; Have you started drinking yet? I have three boys and I drink all the time! Funny people :)

Emmy's song

Talking to my sister the other day, I could hear my niece singing in the back ground.
This is Her song she made up on the spot! I'm very impressed - it's so cute and it rhyms!

I love baby Camden
yes I do
I love Keenan Myster
how about you?
I love big cousin Elek
He's my friend and a cute one too:)

Emmy age 3

Picture Tag

So I totally LOVE this picture!!! (thanks for taking it Matt!) This was taken at the ward Christmas party. Elek's class where oxen for the skit. Elek is very shy when it comes to participation in public evens. There is usually a bit of head bashing between us at these times. I think the trick is to have the kids not realize they are going up on stage. I dropped elek off to make his oxen head thing and the next thing I know he's up on stage. I was so excited to have him up there! -and without tears!

This picture is after elek came off the stage. He ran over to me, jumped on my lap and gave me a humongous hug. I was telling him how proud of him I was and impressed he did such a good job!

The rules:

1. Go to your document/pictures file on your computer
2. Go to the sixth file
3. Go to the sixth picture
4. Blog about this picture
5. Tag six other people

Six people: christie, christina, jeri, cami, polly and annie and anyone who wants to do it too :)

Busy Day

Crazy-busy, but very fun day! I slept in till 8 then messed with kids till 8:30a then got ready and started breakfast at 9:30a. We had to be at birthday #1 at 10a. When we got out the door my neighbor asked how I was doing? I said look at me. I'm crazy! Camden decided to have a tantrum and wouldn't walk or keep his shoes on. So he was flipping around in one arm while that hand held his shoe and cup o' milk the other arm was holding birthday gifts, purse and thankfully remote for automatic door. I must have been quite a site:) We got to birthday #1 - late, but everyone was happy. I was so proud of elek. Shaun was working so I had all three at the birthday party that keenan was invited to. Elek was so good at waiting for his turn to get things and helping with camden crawling on him at the table. When I told him I was so happy he was so good he told me, "Yeah, that was a good choice." Oh the nonchalance of that one. Birthday #2 was also lots of fun. Again elek and camden were dragged along. (luckily they were very willing to come) =) Elek saw these little balls in the goodie bags and said, "oh, my favorite kind of ball is in here!" There we lots of happy boys in the van ride home with all those party goodies! Thanks birthdays 1 & 2 for a fun time and having two tag alongs.
We rushed home had a very lite lunch. A friends dropped off her son while the boys caught a power nap. Then we ran out again with four boys and a husband this time, to meet my sister in law and her two kids. We went to the airplane park. So much fun! A great playground and constant low flying planes coming and going! Elek and his cousin "p" were so cute! Elek would hold her hand and escort her over the shaky bridge. So cute!
We left there to meet up with my friend and her husband for dinner. We ended up with five adults and 6 crazy kids to eat with! Amazingly the kids were ALL good!! I don't think I could have asked for anything more than 6 good kids at a restaurant! Keenan and my nephew had an interesting time sword fighting with a corn dog and french fries. I'm not sure what that was about, but they were giggling and no messes were made from it. They were entertained for quite some time with this.
When we came home the boys willingly put on pj's. Elek, Keenan and I played in the dark bedroom with a glow stick for awhile. Then we all watched the last bit of a Disney show and it was off to bed.
It was wonderful to go the whole day with everyone being happy and good with so many transitions! Hooray:) Thanks boys:)

Mom, You are so boring!

My kids love Imagination Movers on Disney Channel. To summarize it is about four "movers" who solve problems and they do silly things, dance and sing. One of their neighbors is Mister Nitnots. He doesn't like things to be exciting. He wears a brown suit with a brown bow tie. His walls, desk, paper-everything is brown.
Yesterday my neighbors had their kids outside. They play in the common area right outside my backyard. It is very hard to keep the kids in when it is cold when all the neighbors are climbing on the tree and waving to my kids! Anyways, after pleading to stay warm inside, I told the kids to get their coats on. I grabbed a warm coat from the closet. As I was zipping it...Elek says, "Mom, You are so boring!" At first I thought what? I'm taking you outside!! Then I saw his lips twitch upward and his eyes light up. =) I looked down at myself to see what he was talking about. I was wearing brown pants and had put on a brown coat with a brown lining and was wearing brown shoes! He, He!! :) After a good laugh...I changed to a red jacket and we went outside =)