Brothers, Boys, & Dirt

Whichever one finishes first thinks they should have more (of anything) since the other is still eating...every now and then they get nice and share...

My boys love walking along these rocks when we go to the park by our home.


James has recently discovered climbing trees and thinks it is the coolest thing.

The boys spent forever running up and down this dirt hill at the park. James said to me, "Wanna try it mom? It's awfully fun."

The weather lately has been perfect and amazing!! Upper 60s to low 70s during the day. And the leaves look beautiful! Fall is a wonderful time of year.

Matthias Chatter

Me: What's the opposite of clean?
Matthias: Mud.

After throwing his fruit cup all over the floor..."Me. Naughty."

Whenever he gets ice cream he claps his hands in immense enthusiasm and shouts, "Ice cream, ice cream!!"

Tonight during dinner he kept turning to Taylor and shouting "Beer, beer." He was trying to say 'disappear' after every bite he took because his food was disappearing.

Absolutely everything is a gun now and Matthias uses these guns to shoot monsters. Today it was his milk cup which he held up and said, "Boom, boom. Shoot. Monster."

The day we left for the deer hunt he woke up at 5:30 (we can count on this a couple times a week) and wanting to let Taylor sleep since he had to drive I went and got in bed with Matthias to keep him quiet. After climbing on me, kicking me, pulling my hair, etc for an hour he laid next to me, put his cheek next to mine and said, "Love you." That is why I love being a mom.

During James' picture taking extravaganza he said to Matthias, "Make a funny face." The above picture is the result.

James Speak

He has been so hilarious lately, but I keep forgetting to write things down so I don't remember so many that were just so funny! But a few...

Lately James has been telling everyone that "Matt is a chunk." Yesterday I asked what he wanted to write on a card to a friend and he said, "Jokes and stuff. Like 'Matt is a chunk.'" So since everyone laughs when he says that he thinks he is telling a joke.

"When Hannah is born, she can ride on my shoulders and Matthias can ride on Dad's shoulders." Riiight...I'm definitely up for that.

"Where did Dad's white car go? That he used to drive to work."

While home teaching with Taylor last week he described in great detail the chopping and skinning of the deer.

Said to me..."Your tummy is so fat."

"First I was in your tummy and then I popped out and then Matthias was in your tummy and he popped out and now Hannah is in your tummy." Fortunately nobody has actually popped...yet.

Ever since we got home from hunting James keeps saying "I want some meat." ALL the time.

"Thumper and Bambi are friends like me and Todd are friends."

After he took about 50 pics (a blog post of it's own to come) I was looking through them...
Me: What is THAT?

James: My nose.

Pirates, Knights, Leaves, and more!

What a wonderful weekend we had...

Saturday Matthias and got up at 7 and worked on some Christmas sewing. James and Taylor finally rolled out of bed about 9 and we got ready. And off to the toy store. What fun! We had so much fun and only bought one more thing for Christmas. During nap time I was able to read and sew while Taylor and James ran to Wal-mart. We played in the leaves after nap time and made yummy mint brownies. Then off to the ward Halloween Party/Trunk or Treat which was a blast.





Sunday we headed to see the stake president. =] Then we dropped by the temple because the boys haven't been to the Denver one yet.

I love having lots of family time and enjoying our days together. These three guys are the best!

Morning Project

Wednesday night we got the go ahead from our landlord to paint, so first thing Thursday morning I ran out to the garage to see what I could find. Besides orange and blue all we had was half a gallon of Darby Creek (color of our bedroom in Texas). So I had to pick a small room that would look good with a deep tan. The half bath downstairs was the only option.

Wish I had taken pics of the boys in their underwear painting. After about 20 minutes I kicked them out to get some serious painting done. The whole project took about an hour and a half (with hanging pics, cleaning sink, etc). This is now my favorite room in the house. It's so warm and cozy and comfy and ahhh....I LOVE paint.

Don't worry, when I was all done it was finally 9am, so I called my OB to make sure I was okay to paint while pregnant. I am.





This is what the boys did after they were done painting. A lot of work went into this ladder.

Four Generations

Our four generations of Harvey Men/Boys. I love these guys! They are all so amazing and have made my life so wonderful.

Boom, Boom

The boys also spent some time shooting a BB gun while at the farm. Also when we were cutting deer meat Todd and Leigh took them outside while they were shooting an old gun from Todd's grandpa (maybe great?). James had a great time picking up all the gun "poop" off the ground. I found a couple empty shells in my laundry today.