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

Here we go!

Well, we finally bought a truck today. Now we just have to finish sifting and packing up and make the long journey. Our plan is to leave Friday or Saturday and stop in Luther for a family reunion. So my guess is we will arrive in Houghton Sunday or Monday.
Mathias is 5 months, almost crawling and has 2 teeth. He is a very happy boy. Clayton and Jeriah are more talkative and energetic than ever.

5 Months Going on 8

Mathias is 5 months and 1 day old today. As if he were not growing up fast enough already, he decided in the last week that he needed to have teeth and start balancing on his hands and knees to get ready to crawl. Yep, he now has 2 teeth that have broken the surface and today he was rocking back and forth on his hands and knees!! Here is a video of him playing leap frog. I guess he wants to catch up with his brothers. He has had his eyes on our food and drinks as well. He is a very happy boy and very aware of everyone and everything around him.

Clay's 5th birthday pictures

Clay's 5th birthday pictures... we went to bounceland. Lots of fun!!!

Clay 5th Bday wish

Clay birthday is coming up, so what does he want?.... "a transforming super hero crashing cake", of course:) I guess now we just have to figure out where to get one!

Growing and Laughing

Here are some more pics and videos of our 3 growing boys. The baby is almost as big as the other two already!!