The birthday boys!!!

I am little late on this post but Evan and Derek had their birthdays at the end of August. Evan is officially 8 and Derek is officially 4! I love that their birthdays are so close together! For some siblings that might not work out but it works very well for them! They love to celebrate together! It seems to work for Ryan too because people feel bad that he is the only one not getting a gift so he gets one too! ;) When I was pregnant with Derek I was trying to will myself to give birth on Evan's birthday because I thought it would be sweet if they shared a birthday but no such luck! Two days later they induced me because Ryan was a 10lb-er baby and they worried that my 3rd boy would be a little sumo wrestler. Turns out he was only 8lb 7 oz... still not too shabby. But my boys are growing up and I am so very proud!

Birthday Boys!

It has been a very long time since I have posted anything on this blog. It took a special occasion to get me back. This past week Evan and Derek celebrated their 7th and 3rd birthdays! I couldn't be more proud. I also couldn't be more surprised at how quickly time has flown by. The first photo is of the boys blowing out their birthday cake candles at their family birthday party. And the second photo is one I took on the Evan's actual birthday. We went to Longwood Gardens with friends and Evan was heading down a spiral staircase and looked up at me. I snapped the shot. He looked so happy and so relaxed. It was a great day!

Ryan's 3rd Birthday!!!!

Today is Ryan's 3rd birthday! For the past year, every time we would tell him he's cute, he would quickly respond with "No I not! I toddler!" What ever we said he was...cute, nice, smart, funny...the response was always the same, "No I not! I toddler!" So for a while now we have been prepping him for his birthday telling him once he turns 3 he won't be a toddler anymore, he will be a big boy just like Evan. He seemed to accept that so today Ryan is officially a big boy! We couldn't be more proud of him. Ryan is a genuinely sweet, happy go lucky boy and we are so lucky to have him in our family!