No More Shopping With Daddy

So we were all in Walmart today and twice I left the boys with Eric while I looked for something else and fed Mathias. Twice I here over the intercom that my children are lost! First it was, "Sarah, please come to the courtesy desk. Clayton is waiting for you!" The second time it was, "There are two children lost waiting at the paint counter" and a minute later, "There are two girls..(silence), oh, I mean 2 boys, lost at the paint counter." Ok, so I did cut their hair this week so why are they still mistaken as girls! And how is it that my children got lost/my husband misplaced my children, twice in an hour and a half or so at Walmart?!! I think they were ready to call CPS on us or at least charge us for their services :/ No more family trips to Walmart!

Poor Jeriah woke up in the middle of the night hallucinating that bees were coming after him, for about 20-30 minutes. I finally convinced him it was just lightning bugs and dragonflies and he fell back to sleep next to me. That was strange. We tried 2 different bedrooms and he said the same thing, "they're coming at me...those...what are those?....." it was not shadows, i really think he was hallucinating or something :(

So much in one day to tell!!!

Well, i know it has only been a day or two since I updated this post but soooo much has happened since yesterday that i thought i should tell it all before I forget.
WASP ATTACK
Yesterday Eric took the boys for a hike and they were attacked by a huge nest of wasps. Eric and Clay got stung once but Jeriah got it 5 times!! He was up in a tree stand when they came out. He is doing fine but the one on his shoulder does not look very good. I am attaching a picture of his war wound

BABY STANDS
yes, Mathias pulled himself up to standing today, using the boys' mattress to pull himself up. I will try to get him to do it on camera tomorrow.

MORE FIRSTS
Mathias had his first real bath in the big bathtub and he was super excited. He was so excited to get to the bath stopper and running water that he raced forward in his first regular crawl to get to the other end of the bath tub. he did lots of splashing and moving around as well. That boy is always moving and always on his feet!
We took the boys swimming in Hancock for the first time today and then had dinner and ice cream at Jim's Family restaurant. Mathias scooched himself from the sandy beach all the way to the water with serious intent. I saw another family of 5 there with 3 boys that looked the same age as mine so I had to introduce myself. Their boys are also age 5 and 3 and the youngest is 3 months. I am not the only one, Halleluiah!! :) At dinner after swimming, Mathias just stared at our food in jealousy, moving his lips and tongue around, waiting for his bite (sorry, bud) :)He has had cereal a few times now but i am not in the habit of carrying it with me yet.

Our conversation commentary for the night is this: Clay kept getting out of bed and Eric told him AGAIN to get back in bed. Clayton stood in his doorway frowning and in his pouty/whiny voice said, "I'm tired of this! I am upset!" I could not help but giggle and say the same myself, "I'm tired of this too Clay, now go to bed"

Well, I think I must head to bed myself. More soon. Maybe :)

oh wait, i forgot. our friend dave and skye who also went to tech and live in Maui, have family here still. so skye, and their daughter Tia are visiting right now. Tia is in a couple of these pics with the boys.

6 Months Already!!

WEll, first off I am happy to say that Eric has finally returned after 10 1/2 long days away, and we are all still alive to welcome him home (just barely) :/ Sometimes I am not sure if I should be upset that the Lord has allowed sooo much to be on my plate at all times; or if I should take it as a compliment; or if I should realize I must be a really slow learner and He is still trying to teach me patience, or something :/ (see peanut butter picture above)
Anyway, the best reason for this post is that today is MATHIAS 6 MONTH BIRTHDAY!!!
Wow, time flies. He has had 2 teeth and been working on crawling for about 6 weeks now. He is not crawling across the room yet but he manages to get around pretty quick between his "downward dog" crawl and rolling. He is sitting really well now and has tried baby cereal about 3 times now. He is already starting to instigate trouble with his brothers though :) : I had Clay and Jeriah in bed and quiet and as soon as I started to pray, baby Mathias starts laughing. So of course, the boys start laughing and jumping and doing what they can to get Mathias to laugh again. :) It was funny.

Now that we are getting settled it is about time to pack up and go back downstate for our extended family vacation at Elk Lake. I have not been there in 6 years and am really looking forward to our time there. Now that we have new, regular tires, hopefully we are ready for this trip. Note to all car owners:DONT BUY "RUNFLAT" TIRES!!
Here are some recent pics, including a bike ride, a hike, Jeriah's peanut butter mess, and Clayton and his gecko swinging at McClain Park.
Sarah

We Made it!!

Well, after a very long and traumatic trip (2 popped tires at different times)we finally have made it to the U.P.-Houghton, MI. We are renting a house here and it is amazing how good it feels. I just realized that we have not really ever lived by ourselves! First, student housing, 2nd another apartment,3rd a condo, 4th a house with 3 sets of renters on the property (1 was downstairs), 5th with my parents in their house and now, FINALLY, in a rental house all by our lonesome! I wonder what my preference will be after the winter up here?? :) Anyway, the space and quiet (except traffic and kids of course) is great.
Eric is in Colorado this week, but somehow I managed to get all the furniture we will probably need, all by myself (I mean with the kids "help").
Here are a few pics from our trip (including the big tow truck that took our van the last 30 miles of our trip) and views of and from our home.
More to update soon.
Sarah