3 years old - how can it be??

Wow, it is hard to believe that 3 years ago today my beautiful boys joined us in this world. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACHARY & TYLER!

This is Kylie after her bath. I can't wait for her to really get to know her brothers as she grows and for them to be mentors for her and look out for her. They already are so attentive to her needs.
This morning they opened presents with the grandparents before their party...

And their big gifts:

NEW BIKES! They are too big for their tricycles so they got 'big boy bikes', and they LOVE them!

Then it was off to the Toy Story birthday party.

This year we had our party at the Gilbert House, and it was the perfect day for it. We missed out on the rain, but it was still nice and cool and the kids played outside for HOURS! We had to drag them in to do the cake and presents and pinata.

My new favorite thing: pull-string pinata's. The kids had so much fun!

Uncle Matt and Zachary

Tyler

Mmmm, food!

It was quite the party!

Aunt Trish and Kylie

And then the cupcakes....

And the pinata....

Held up by a broom (clever thinking Mike!)...

And the kids going in for the haul.....

Look, candy Papa!

Me too! I have candy too!

Gee, do you think they have enough presents???

What a great day! I love my little (okay, not so little anymore) boys!

Look what happens when Daddy is away....

Mike went back to work this week and I have been trying to find ways to entertain the boys while nursing, since he used to be their entertainment during this time. So tonight I cranked up the soundtrack to the movie Cars, which they love, and let them dance. I thought it was pretty cute to see the different dances and moves they came up with....

Trip to the Mountain

Look at where we went for a few days! Yep, up to Mt. Hood. We took the boys and the baby and stayed at Government Camp at my aunt and uncle's cabin for 3 days.

The boys haven't been there since they were babies and they had a really great time!

Kylie's first trip to the cabin

Dinner always tastes better at the cabin!

Playtime is more fun at the cabin too!

Papa loves to build fires at the cabin! The boys got to help him carry up the wood and get the paper and wood ready to go.

As you can see, there's also a fire pit out on the deck, which my dad also has to have burning at the same time as the one inside! : )

The boys are such good helpers! We went on lots of walks and just relaxed. It was a great time!

State Fair

We headed to the State Fair yesterday and had a great time! The Blazer Dancers and Blaze the mascot were out front.

Big fish!

Huge turtles!

Milking the cow

Mini tractors!

Mining for gold! (aka corn)

Mike wanted to see if he could still bridle a horse. Yep!

Pretend pooper-scooping!

Petting Zoo!

Big geese! We had a great day at the State Fair!

First High School Football Game

Matthew is a freshman now and is playing on the frosh team. He's so grown up now and is really enjoying this next level of competition.

This was his scrimmage and he played a great game. We heard his name over the PA a bunch of times. It was very cool!

The boys loved the Titan mascot!

Matthew is #56 in white in the middle of the picture.

Big Brothers

Lovin' life with my baby girl

How time flies! Kylie is over 2 weeks old already, and I haven't posted many pictures at all! These are just a few random photos...hopefully I'll have time to post more later. I am definitely in love with my little girl...she is such an easy-going, laid back baby!