Hello 2011!!! We are starting of this year with our eyes closed...

yet Happy...

and with Friends..

We are very excited for what is to come...

New Years we spent in Potter, for some relaxation with the Matlack's and my Mom and Dad...Enjoying the time with some sledding, heading to a deer farm, playing some games and good ol family time with the kids (LOL)...

It's a new year and...

We're back...

So...Let's play some catch up!!! A picture for each month that was missed...

Austin Kelly Dian was born.. June 4th 2010..He came in singing and has been a blessing since..

July 2010: The Walther Family had our first trip with all of us traveling to Potter County..While it was only a weekend trip, we had a great time..Mike and I decided to make use of the time and did a day trip to Niagara Falls.. This was a first and we all enjoyed the day-trip.

Hello August.. We had a new camping vacation to Lake George, NY with new Camping Buddies, the Matlack Family! Again, awesome trip and looking forward to many more..

September, and the month every parent looks forward to: Back to School:) It was also off to school for the twins, part-time, but their first school at Bright Beginnings...

October: Last Camping Trip of the season, this time heading to Preston, CT. It was a beatiful, yet chilly trip of which we enjoyed again with the company of the Matlack Family.

November: Happy 3rd Birthday to my little boys!!

December: Merry Christmas! Friends and Family...That's what is all about!

Getting prepared...

Well so far this month we have been very busy once again with Mike working most weekends, as he now has three jobs.. In our spare time, trying to catch up on what needs to be done and spending family time together. We have been working to get the rooms changed and are 99.9% finished, with exception to some pictures and blankets. The boys are all in love and excited about their new rooms. Braeden took his love of space and enjoys sitting at his desk to build his lego's and draw, while Jaxson and David tell us daily when they wake up how they "slept in their new room". Soon Baby Austin will join the crowd... 3 weeks to go :)

April 2010, the boys are getting so big and growing up so fast. Baseball has been the theme of this month, as Braeden started his softball league. He has graduated from T-ball and is really doing well. David and Jaxson are very into seeing his big brother play and cheer him on. Braeden plays for the Mariners and every game has had more than one hit! Jaxson and David received their own bat/balls from the Easter bunny to get them in the spirit. They enjoy playing T-ball in the back yard with Braeden and also are the outfielders when Mike practices with Braeden. Shoot, next year we'll have enough people for our own team.

Happy Birthday to my Braeden!!

Today he turns 7 and I can't believe how much he has grown. We had a family party for him over the weekend of which he wanted a Bakugan Party and this coming weekend he will get to celebrate with his school friends at Kidz Rule (Its a bouncer place). Today he brought in cup cakes for his class and will also be having an outside lunch! Such a great day for my big boy:)

Today's Stand-off...

The den was a wreck and it was just about lunch-time...To get some help I told the boys that they had to clean up the cars that they dumped and then they could have peanut butter and jelly for lunch... Jaxson--no problem, he went over to his bin and cleaned up his cars.. David decided that he would sit next to the bin and on top of the pile of cars. When Jaxson finished cleaning up his pile, him and I went into the kitchen, I made him PBJ and he ate. David sat on his cars with a "Bull-dog" face. He did this for approx. 5-10 min. All this time, I spent in the kitchen w/ Jaxson and said nothing to him. Next thing I hear is him throwing cars in the bin...Video gets the rest....

So, what's happened in the last month... Snow*Snow*Snow...

Lots of snow--3 Ft of snow! The boys of course loved it, sledding, making snow tunnels and snow "walls"--that were suppose to be Forts.. lol.. Other than that, we all have been keeping busy in our house, with the transition of bedrooms-preparing for the addition. Mike has recently found a new job which he started last week and its going well. He also has found a 2nd "past-time" which is Tree Clean-up... Not sure what to call it, but its certainly working out well. Braeden is mentally preparing for his 7th birthday-reminding me daily that I need to plan his party.. and the Twins.. well, every day is different and new. They recently have been loving to do puzzles and doing them very well. Still reading, with Mike going back to work, I have tried some new routines with the boys, fitting reading and other activities into my work schedule. Practicing our colors, they have blue down pat, mixing up some of the others--yet some days getting them right:) Numbers--2 and 6! so if you ask them to count-they can say those! Communication wise, not a problem-the tattle tailing has begun, as well as fighting in sentences. Naps, we now have straight jackets--aka overalls, as they are the only thing they can't get off. Yea not fun walking into a mess, if you catch my drift... They know that mommy has a baby is her belly, and the bigger I get, the more David asks me--Belly Hurt--so I have to explain to him that no it does not hurt. "Austin"... He is kicking lots! More than any of the others.. Is this a sign of what's to come...?