Colt's fave new game

Colton has been loving the game "Simon says" lately! I just had to capture it! Oh- and guess what his favorite word is? MO! I mean NO!

Off to the Races

Cade ran in his first race this past Friday! It was called the Fun Run- it was part of the Borgess- Run for the Health of it- run. It was a mile long and he ran the whole way- with Scott of course! He kept telling Scott, "this is a long race, daddy"! We were so proud of him! At the end, they gave him a ribbon that said- "I'm a winner" so naturally Cade said, "Daddy, I won the race!" Then on Saturday, Scott and my sister did the 5K race only Scott pushed the boys in the double jogger and ran fast!

Brynn and JJ saved the day by meeting us at the race with my camera that I forgot! Thanks Brynncess!

PRE-RACE PHOTO!

Tiffany and Jamie Laynie was an angel all morning as usual!

Scott and the boys at the end! Check out Colt's hair!

Jamie and Laynie after the race!

The boys decided to have some post race fun running around- and I had fun taking some pics! The signs Cade made to cheer on Daddy, Aunt Jamie and all the other runners!

So proud of Daddy!

Playing Catch Up!

Oh my gosh. It's been a while since I last posted, but hear me out.
Here is a timeline of our last month and a half-
Feb. 18- Laynie graces us with her presence!
Feb. 23- Scott leaves for training in Wisconsin for 5 days! My mom stays with us- thank you mom and thank goodness!
Feb. 23-Feb 28- Pack up all week to move on Saturday! Thanks to the many people that helped us! (If you need a packing whiz- hire my sis- she's the best!)
Feb. 28- Pack up the truck at 11 and moved all our stuff to a storage unit and some to my parent's house
March 1- Come back to Ann Arbor to clean our place so that our new tenant can move in!
March 1-April 4- Stay at my parent's house until our new place that we are renting is ready! Thank you to my parents again for letting us stay there! They were amazing!
April 4- Move into our new place. Ahhhhh. (sigh of relief that we made it through another month of total craziness)
April 4- present- unpacking, unpacking, unpacking, cleaning, letting my kids watch too much tv, unpacking, unpacking, unpacking, some feeding the baby in there, kids running around like crazy men, unpacking, still unpacking....

New baby, New town, New job, New house- too many all at the same time!

Laynie is already two months though! I can't believe it! Here are some pics from our last month and a half of total craziness!
Here are the boys in our empty cupboards! SAD!

My fave boots that I bought for Laynie!

We took a mini vacation one of the weekends we were staying at my parents! It was so fun- we went to the indoor waterpark- KALAHARI- it was a blast- we went with our good friends, the Pachecos!

Daddy and boys having fun in the arcade area of the waterpark! Sadly, we didn't take that many pics of the weekend!

Cade trying to put his arm around his buddy Ez at the arcade!

Colt loves to lay down with his sis whenever he can!

PRECIOUS!

Papa giving Cade a ride in his wheelbarrow! The best part about moving is that we are so close to Nana and Papa! Cade would certainly agree!

Love to dress her up!

The boys are always wanting to hold her but I hardly ever get a picture!

I could have never survived all of this craziness without my sis and mom- they are awesome! Thanks again, gals!

Laynie is a week old today!

She's a week old today! I can't believe it! She is a great baby. The boys are crazy about her and can't seem to touch her enough! Colton wants to sit on my lap and pat her head everytime I'm feeding her! Cade can't say it enough, "Oh mommy, she's soooo cute!" We are thrilled with their response to her to say the least!

Here are some more pics from her first week of life!

Proud Big Brother Cade along with Proud Daddy and Mommy!

Elayna "Laynie" Kaylynn Tousa came into the world on February 18th at 6:34 PM! She weighed 7lbs. 1 oz. and measured 19 and 3/4 inches long! She is precious! Just a few pics here- more to come!

Some new pics of the boys!

My friend Rachael took some pics of the boys- she is an amazing photographer and you can see them at www.rachaelbrinton.blogspot.com

Hopefully I will be posting about a new addition to our family soon!

The mind of a 3 year old... and his father

Just the other night we were playing a new cute game called "The Take Out Family Dinner Box of Questions" and I just had to document some of Cade's memorable responses and one particular comment of Scott's (Thanks for the game, Cheryl- we love it)!

Question:

What is your favorite family activity?

Cade's response: The Baby Jesus. (No matter how many times we tried to repeat the question, Cade always had the same response- seems activity means NATIVITY to him no matter what.)

What do you like most about the person to your right?

My response: Since Cade was sitting to my right- I said when looking at him- "Your smile."

Cade's response: He apparently thought I was to his right because he looked at me and said, "Your heart, Mommy." (My heart about melted.)

If there is one rule you would change, what would it be and why?

Cade's response: Going to bed. After some prompting from Scott on elaborating on his response, he decided that he would change it so he would never have to go to bed. Ever. It's just too much fun to be awake.

What is your biggest fear?

Cade's response: A wolf.

My response: Having someone in my family get hurt.

Scott's response: Having too many kids!

I say- You must face your fears in the face! Needless to say, Scott will have this opportunity in about a month and a half! And if I get my way, another couple years later too! Ha!

How 'bout a family pic too-