Connor's Party

We had Connor's party on Saturday. He had so much fun and he loved his Rocketship cake!!!

Connor is 3!!!

Connor turned 3 on March 9th. I can't believe it. We had a little party at our house. We had cake left over. At some point Wednesday night, Caleb and Connor got their bathroom stool out and took it to the kitchen. They ate all of the icing off of the cake. When they realized what a mess they had made, they got a dish towel and tried to clean it up. When they were finished, they put the dish towel back in the drawer. There was a layer of icing all over the kitchen!!!

Soccer

Caleb had his first soccer game. It was freezing!!! He was a great sport and had a blast in the mud.

Where has February gone?

I can't believe that this month is almost over. We have been busy this month. Chris has been busy at work. He also turned 31 this past weekend. The boys and I made a cake. Probably more for us than Chris.
We have gone down to Gillett a couple of times. Caleb and Connor love seeing Aunt Sally and Uncle Kye. They also have a big time playing with their cousins. I will be glad when it is a little warmer and they can play outside more.
Caleb started soccer. He loves it. Of course, we had to get all of the cool gear and clothing. He may not be able to kick, but he sure does look cool. He is actually getting a lot better. About midway through the first practice, I realized that he had no idea what it meant to hustle. He is enjoying himself.
Connor has been up to his usual. He is the sweetest kid and so funny. He has been doing Wii Fit with me. He runs with me..I don't think that he ever finishes the race. It is hysterical.
James and Jack are great. Both are trying to crawl. James just crawls in a circle and Jack still prefers to roll. James weighs almost 18lbs and Jack is almost 20lbs. They are growing like weeds.

Kids Say the Funniest Things!!

Just thought that I would share a few of my favorites with you guys.

The other day when my mom started home, Caleb said "Happy Trails"

Last night Connor was having his weekly bathroom issue. For those of you who know us well, you know that all Menard boys have "poop issues" Connor was running through the house yelling, "get this poop out of me." Caleb told him, "Connor, I am not a poop expert. Ask someone else."

One morning, I was trying to hurry Caleb out of the shower and he told me that he wasn't finished talking to himself. Lord only knows what he says.

While putting out the nativity set at Christmas, Caleb said "hey look there's the wisemen and the lepers."

When we took the boys for their first pictures, Caleb introduced Amber to the boys. He went on to tell her that the babies drank milk from his mom except when we are at the old farm house. Down there, we have a milk machine. (he was referring to my breast pump.)

During the same photo session, Amber tried to get Connor in a few shots. He told her, "No, I BATMAN!!" For those of you in Central Arkansas, this is the photo that is in the McAdoo ads. Connor was Batman for the first few months after the babies were born. He is now pleasant Connor.

Connor use to call Fire Trucks and Ambulances ha has. Not really sure why. It drove Caleb nuts. We were driving into Little Rock for dinner and Connor saw a fire truck. He started yelling ha ha. Caleb said, "No Connor. It is an EMERGENCY VEHICLE."

I could go on forever.

Jumpin' Jack

Jumpin Jack

Jack loves his jumparoo. He will jump as long as you let him. James thinks that its fun. The only thing that Jack would rather do than jump is eat. He actually has worn the toes out of one of his outfits. It is hysterical.

James and Jack

The boys had their six month check up. James weighed 15lbs and 15oz. He is 26 inches long. Jack weighed 17lbs and 3oz. He is 26.5 inches. They are getting so big. They roll everywhere. They are sitting up now. Well, they sit up and then fall over when they try to reach something. The really enjoy each other. They babble to each other and play with toys together. It is so much fun. They think that Caleb and Connor are hysterical. James has started fussing when I leave the room. Jack could careless. He is the happiest baby in the world. When James fusses, he looks at him like he is nuts. Another mom of mutliples told me that the first six months were awful, but then things are great. She was so right. The first five months were rough (not awful), but oh so worth it. We are BLESSED!!

Caleb's injury

Last night, the big boys (Caleb, Connor & Chris) were doing their usual wrestling. Chris chases them around the house. Caleb and Connor tackle each other...just the normal boy stuff. Anyway, when Caleb started to put on his pjs, he noticed a huge carpet burn on his belly. Of course, he freaked out. We had to put a cold wash cloth on it. He couldn't wear his shirt because it hurt. This went on forever. I finally convinced him to go to bed around ten. At 3:00, I heard something. I walked over to the other side of the house and found Caleb (still without his shirt) sitting on Connor's bed watching Scooby doo. Of course Connor is now up with him. I asked him what in the world he was doing. He said that his "injury" was hurting and he had to get a new wash cloth. So why was in Connor's room? He couldn't find his remote (I hid it in the kitchen junk drawer) and he wanted to watch a movie. So, he had to use Connor's tv. I was not very nice about his injury and told him that if he didn't get in his bed that I was going to injure his whinny hinny. He went to bed. When I got him up this morning, his carpet burn looked awful. I felt horrible because it probably did hurt during the night. Chris felt worse when I e-mailed him that Caleb would not be going to school because he looked like he had been beat. Never fear, he made a complete recovery just in time to spend the night with KayKay.

"I not eat pancakes!!"

Connor loves pancakes. We eat them just about every morning. This morning at 9:00, I fixed Connor pancakes. He sat down at the table and said (in his batman voice), "I not eat pancakes." I asked him to just eat a few bites. He pushed his plate across the table, looked at me and said, "I said, I not eat pancakes." I was fuming. I told him, you will not get out of that seat until you eat your pancakes. At 10:00, I warmed them up, but he just pushed the plate away. I had a showing scheduled for 12:00. So at 11:30, Connor finally got out of his seat...without eating one bite of pancakes. I don't know many 2 1/2 year olds that will sit at a table for over two hours, just to prove a point. I may have met my match.

James and Jack =(

James and Jack have terrible colds. They are just pitiful. Connor chased me around the house all morning saying "da babies cryin...hurry momma" Hopefully the colds will pass quickly, but I thought it was a good time to share their sad faces.

Connor, Connor, Connor

Caleb's 5th Birthday

Caleb had a great time at his Batman B-day Party. He was so excited. Everyone that came in he greeted and called them his "customers" He is such a nut. He did have a blast. It is hard to believe that he is five years old. It seems like yesterday that we were having his 1st birthday.

more batman photos

halloween

Four Batmen

All four boys were Batman for Hall-o-ween. We went to see my mom and then meme. Then we went to see Pop at the Fire Station. By the time the boys finished playing, they were tired and ready to go home. Connor did have a Batman costume like Caleb, but he would wear it. It hurt his arms. He threw the biggest fit when I tried to put it on him. I did get the camcorder and filmed the fit. I wanted proof that he had a costume and I didn't make him wear pjs. Caleb had a fun. He loves being Batman. He thinks that Connor might be better suited as the Joker...HA.

Crazy Connor

I have to share these pictures of Connor. He is such a ham.

james and jack

halloween shirts

James and Jack had on their hall-o-ween shirts Saturday. They weren't very cooperative with the picture taking.

trip to the park

I took Connor, James and Jack to the park this morning. Connor had a blast. He is not afraid to climb or jump off of anything. As soon as we got there, he started to climb up a little rock wall. He said, "Help, I can't do it." Of course, I followed up with a moral lesson of "Yes, you can. Do not ever say that you can't do something." The rest of the morning, he would say "I can, I can" the whole time he was climbing up something. It was too cute. He had so much fun. We finished off with a Happy Meal and headed home for a nap.