studly studs

besides the usual crazy that is the norm around here, there are a couple things going on in this post.

1. after a morning bath for the boys the other day, shawn decides to spike their hair. jack felt pretty suave and looked in the mirror many a time that morning.

2. sam is just starting to understand what the camera does. so lately, every time i pull it out and tell him to smile, he goes into this blinking frenzy. i don't know if it's a prep to a smile or what, but just when i think he's done batting his eyes and press the button...aaaannnnddd no. the eyes are closed. every time. see for yourself.

here's a couple that worked out. aren't they dreamy? all we need to do now is bleach the tips of those babies and they'd look identical to shawn, junior year of high school....remember the bleached tips? bwa-ha-ha!

mmmmkay, forgot about this one. sam has just met his new best friend, the mint oreo. we love them.

birthday #28

somewhere in all of this, shawn turned 28. we have both agreed that it is an ugly number. waaay too close to 30. but he's rockin' it anyway.

i love you, my husband.

some randoms

this is all you get of easter because i never remember to take pictures. grandma gibbs gave the boys easter outfits which they love. and they always have to wear them at the same time.

my parents went to italy for a couple weeks, so the twins spent a lot of time with us. my boys looooove their uncles.

birthday #4

okay, i'm just gonna lay it out there. i'm never gonna be the mom with the blow-your-mind theme parties that are perfectly organized for every birthday. ain't gonna happen. in fact, pretty sure i'm only gonna do what is necessary to get by...presents and some cake. i console myself by thinking that this is all they really care about anyway. and pretty sure, since jack's birthday happened to land on the same day as our weekly playgroup, i casually mushed the party and playgroup all into one. no invites needed. check.

remember my pitiful attempt at a baseball cake last year? the one where i ran out of red gel and couldn't even finish the strings? sadly, i can't decide if these cupcakes turned out any better.

jack's buddies: evan, tyson, christian, and holly

ps where is franklin?

we also had a big shindig with our families. my boys are very lucky to have so much family that loves them. we had a big game of kickball, pizza, cake, and presents.

you think girls love tangled? my boys looove it, and sam asks shawn to sing him tangled songs every night at dinner. does shawn know them? why yes, yes he does.

the ultimate tough guy gear. thanks to the scotts!

sam loved the scooter.

my fam hadn't seen tangled yet, so we all sat down to watch together. pretty sure this was my mom's favorite moment.

messing around

i was laying on my side and sam came and plopped himself down.

never to be outdone.

my boys

3 peas in a pod.

these boys looooooove their daddy. not sure how to emphasize that enough.

sam

i cannot get enough of this boy.

a true fashionista.

grandma gibbs gave jack this awesome dr. jacket so he could be like his dad. sam wanted to try it on and i fell in love all over again. he loves to take my temperature, check my reflexes (my belly-button reflex is doing well, by the way), and give me shots.

he is at that stage where his vocabulary multiplies exponentially every day. i am astounded at how much he picks up. i love hearing him reply in his little voice "kay, mommy", or "sah-ee" (sorry), or "HHHIIII, JACK!" so cute.