First Pictures of all FIVE of us!!

Our little beefcake. Three months and in nine month clothes...

Looking more and more like a boy and less and less like a toddler

Mace would rather be taking pictures with his brothers (and acting like a ham-serious is not as fun).

Three brothers. So sweet. They all love one another so much.

Our first family picture as a family of five. So very special.

Halloween Fun 2011

A couple of pirates ready for some trick or treating

Julian's Pumpkin Tush...cutest thing ever

Pumpkins are carved and ready to go

Scooping out the seeds and loving it

He waited all day for this moment, and was so happy to finally be carving his pumpkin

Our Morning Routine

Every morning I put Julian on the bed while I finish getting ready to bring the big boys to school. They love to get on the bed and keep their baby company. Julian loves it when his big brothers are playing with him and seems to get a kick out of them.

Hide and Seek

The boys love to play hide and seek these days. However, we don't get the whole "HIDE" part of it. They love to hide until the person counting is finished and then they either A. shout "I'm in here" or B. answer the seeker when they ask where they are hiding. It makes for a very enjoyable game to watch as a parent, and amused Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Hee-hee, Grandma and Papa recently.
Cracking up because Uncle Hee-hee found him

Uncle Hee-hee came up with the BEST hiding spots! The boys came into their room three times before they saw him "hiding" here.

Gotcha big brother!

"I is right here!!!!!"

How do you spell M-A-S-O-N?

A few days ago I had all three boys in the tub and we were going over how to spell their names. I asked Riley first how to spell his name, and he answered correctly. Then I asked Mason if he knew how to spell his name...his answer... "E-I-E-I-O!!!!!!!!"

Julian Mitchell

Julian Mitchell joined the chaos on August 19th, at 4:55am. He weighed 6lbs 14oz, and was 19 inches long. His delivery was a breeze, and everyone is home now and doing great. Riley and Mason love having baby "hoo-nan" or "vulian" home and are really great with him so far.

Note the kinks in the cord and the double knot hidden just under his foot.

Proud Daddy

Our third sweet son

The proudest big brothers around. When they first saw him they wanted to see his fingers and toes to see how tiny they were. They also love how soft his hair is.

Mason with nothing but love for his little brother "hoo-nan"


Riley singing "I love you baby", a song he made up, to Julian


Our little tiger ready to leave the hospital

August 8, 2011

Well here we are waiting for baby boy #3 to decide he's ready to join the party. We're already five days past when Mason was born, and today is when Riley would have been born. Guess this little guy is a bit more patient than his older brothers.
In the meantime, the boys have been entertaining us. Riley's latest thing is knock-knock jokes, although he doesn't get that you ask someone else to take part in them. They go something like this (all said by Riley with no breaks) "Knock, knock. Who's there? Napkin who never wipes!". "Knock, knock. Who's there? Cow who doesn't moo!". He and Mason have a great laugh at these "jokes" and John and I can't help but laugh too. The sense of humor of a four year old is really something.
Mason on the other hand has taken to telling stories at the dinner table. They go something like this "Once 'pon a time there was a little girl named Mommy. She went up a hill. The end.". "Once 'pon a time, there was a little boy named Riley. The end.". "Once 'pon a time there was a little girl named Grandma, she was sleepin. The end.". Perhaps we have a future author on our hands.
The boys have also taken to sleeping in Riley's bed together. Each night when I go in to check on them and close the door they are both in Riley's twin bed sound asleep right next to each other. It's very sweet. I want to get a picture, but they are up before the sun comes up in the morning, and it's not as if I can take one at 10:00 at night. Maybe they'll start sleeping in soon and I'll be able to capture these sweet moments.

Finally, a picture of the newest member still hanging out in the belly. This was taken just last weekend, at 36 weeks, 2 days.