finding memo 3D

justin took the boys to see finding memo in 3D and sent me this pic of crewkade, so cute!

afterward crew told me "i got to wear brody's glasses at the movies!"

fall soccer

i was a little hesitant to sign all the boys up for soccer this season, with overlapping schedules as a concern.  turns out i was totally right, they practice the same time and day each week- on separate sides on town!  it's nuts, plus a couple of their games overlap during the weekends- awesome.

however, they get their uniforms and i see how cute they look, and it's then a little less stressful.

brody

brody's plays on a 3v3 league, which is interesting.  he's always the fastest, but sometimes looses focus on the ball.  he did tell me "mom, i know i'm supposed to watch the ball, but sometimes i like to watch my legs to see how fast i'm going!"  it's totally true.  i don't know if soccer's his thing, but he's certainly excited to be there!

 crew and kade

 oh yeah, numbers 1 and 2, i love it!

 kade, that's his spot, we're working on leaving that spot to follow the other kids during the game

 crew taking a throw in, crew at least trails the bumblebee swarm.

the twins are interesting to watch too.  they only keep one in at a time, so i get to sub them in and out at my discretion, it's really weird.  but they like going, and they think it's super cool that their coach is named andy, like the kid in the toy story movies.

preschool

last week these two started preschool- do you think they're excited?

 we tried some pictures with the cute preschool sign, but that was scrapped pretty quick!

 kade (grey) and crew (black) are in separate classes, which i requested.  it seems to shock a lot of people that i willing chose to split them up- and it sometimes surprises me too!  but i know twins can bicker a lot in class together which can be exhausting for everyone involved.  we figured that we'd divide and conquer, that way they get a chance to develop individually and this also allows their teachers to love them as kade or crew, rather than as a pair.

a quick hug goodbye before they split.

it is so incredibly weird not having these guys at home with me, after i run errands and tidy things i feel like i'm almost waiting for them to be ready for pick up!  needless to say, it's still an adjustment without these two, then they come home and the whirlwind starts back up!  

this last pic is of their new t-rex shoes, they love them!  

so far they seem to like school, but a big day of preschool can be a lot of work for such little guys!  i can't wait to see what they learn at preschool this year!  

new look

at brody's five yr. doctor visit we had a little complication- he failed his vision test.  surprising? yes, we've never really noticed a problem, nor had his preschool teachers.  his doctor gave a us a list of pediatric eye specialists in the area and we set up and appointment.  after some quick tests they dilated his eyes and we went in to see the ophthalmologist.  he did some more tests and diagnosed brody with astigmatism.  with that he recommended full time glasses, we were so surprised, but suddenly things started making sense.  he gets close to stuff so he can see things clearer.  astigmatism makes you see the world as like a fish-eye lens, so his new glasses will definitely help!  after a morning of visiting various glasses shops (it's really hard to find glasses for a guy this small) here he is rocking his new look:

 working hard on homework:

 showing his studious new look:

i really wasn't sure how this whole full-time glasses thing would go over, so we really had to talk up the glasses before they came in.  we talked about all the cool people who wear glasses: grandparents, cousin tyler, his friend mason, carl fredrickson from the movie up, and his new music teacher at school.  that helped him get more excited!  we also played the "wear your glasses" game during the day, we'd list an activity and say wether or not he has to wear his glasses. it's a pretty easy game since the only no's were: sleeping, bathing, trampoline, wrestling and soccer.  but he loves getting the right answer so he really liked the game.  so far he's transitioned really well into glasses, i'm so blessed to have a kid who can "roll with the punches" so easily- that was definitely not passed down from me!  i hope you love his new look- cause it's here to stay!

kindergarten

the last week of august brody started kindergarten, and he was so excited! 

 a couple weeks earlier he told me he didn't want to wear his favorite shirt one morning because he wasn't sure i could get it cleaned for him in time for the first day of kindergarten- which was still two weeks away!  well luckily i "finally" did the laundry and surprise, surprise his shirt was all cleaned and ready to wear the first day! it's clear that he was just planning in advance for what he said was "the funnest day of kindergarten ever!" he did great when we dropped him off, he was ready to get to work!  his teacher seems to be a great fit for him, so its been a great transition into big kid school.  it's so weird because at home he's the big guy around here and then we watch him walk into a sea of elementary school kids and he's SO tiny!!  all things aside i'm so excited for brody to start school, i think this little guy is on his way to big things!

never dull

since crew and kade have arrived i've recieved comments from people just about every place we go, even places we frequent who know how active these three can be.  there's certainly a couple of classics like "wow you certainly have your hands full!"  or "you must be exhausted at the end of the day!"  and the ever present "i bet there's never a dull moment at your house!"  sometimes i smile but mostly i'm trying super hard not to roll my eyes (shocking, i know.)  but the truth is there really aren't a lot of dull moments at our house.  of course sometimes it's cute, other times comedic, sometimes destructive, but mostly they're just so boy. 

 here's a couple videos of the boys being themselves.

here's one of kade at the splash park.  we actually don't frequent the splash park very often because brody complains there's no one to play with, and the twins just sit next to me asking for snacks.  when they finally do go out and play this happens like every other minute:

i should clarify that it's not just crew stealing kade's bucket but vice versa as well, it can get old really fast.

one thing that certainly isn't dull are these guy's exercising moves!  i love watching little kids exercising, it always cracks me up!  this video has it all, summersaults, jumping jacks and hopscotch, enjoy:

for reference crew was both the summersaulter and the hop-scotcher.  kade was the enthusiastic jumping-jacker, and i'd like to think that if your reading this blog you already know which one brody is.

i love that the twins are imaginative, brody is very into practicality and realism, but the twins enjoy making things come to life, it's fun to watch.  lately they've had a lot of fun reenacting scenes from their favorite movies, i love seeing the "magic" of this age.  here's some fun they were having while snacking on teddy grahams:

i certainly hope you don't want me to translate all that!  that's proof that even i don't understand all they say- although they of course understand each other perfectly!  i know they put their bears for a nap and something scary came, and obviously they met an early death, curtesy crew.

this last video is why i don't enjoy giving the boy balloons to play with, and a good example of the boy behavior around here (at least in my opinion):

sometimes people really underestimate kade since he's a sweetie, but he certainly can get a swift kick in there!
so those are our less than dull moments that have been keeping us busy!

5 years old!

brody has been counting down to turning five for about a year and a half!  as the day approached he became very specific about how his day should be and thankfully it was everything we had anticipated!    it was a jam packed day, he started out at swimming lessons, and then we headed straight to the science museum.  we took in a space movie at the planetarium and then headed over to the grossology exhibit.

brody and kade playing life sized operation:

kade and crew shooting snot balls into the giant nose:

the boys love the outside features which is where these two got soaking wet:

soon after we left and on the way out brody got some water action at the splash fountain in front of the museum:

we came home so brothers could nap and after that we headed to the pools for a couple hours!  afterward we picked up some pizza and came home to our pirate party!

all ready for his pirate hunt to find gold treasure:

"R!"

after his pirates cake we headed to some other treasure... presents!

here's brody opening his "big gift" that he was hoping for!

yup, he's been longing for a globe!  he also got a scooter, which we thought he'd be excited for, but he just handed it off to go study his globe some more, this guy cracks me up!

brody planned an excellent birthday extravaganza for us, and we had a great day celebrating the big number 5!