WINTER-TIME

I don't know how people have anymore then 3 kids! Because I can't imagine life being any busier then it is right now! Even in this moment its busy, Kane is trying to play peek-a-boo with Tel he believes that their noses have to touch in order for Tel to see him tho so its like a full contact game! And Rye is jumping around from the bed to the love seat (I can forsee a wipe out happening anytime) Brennan comes in most evenings and is totally confused when I say that I am so tired... "what did you do all day" well lets see what today consisted of...
- make breakfast ( + clean up one spill)
- clean up breakfast
- get 3 boys dressed
- stop 4970523085729 fights over toys, bikes etc...
- tidy up the house
- make bren's birthday cake
- start lunch
- clean up lunch
- settle k & r down for a nap
- clean up the dirt that got all over the carpet (who knows how long the plant had been upside down)
- start thinking about supper....
okay so you get the idea that I rarely have a quiet non-busy moment :)
and this list does not include the 2 hour nursing schedule that Tel is on, or the diaper changes...
however its all totally worth it when I look through these pictures and see happy healthy boys who bring me (and us) so much joy :) wouldn't have it any other way!

Rye is really trying to talk which is sooo cute his grunty little noises make me smile and laugh all day  long! He is really a funny kid and makes me laugh constantly! And then there's Kane... he's such a big brother making all the rules, and coming out with the wildest things! Tonight he told Brennan "Tel doesn't like you dad" Bren said "well how come?" Kane said "cuz you got no milk in your boobies" Seriously the things that go through his head and then come out his mouth... you just never know!

I'll try harder to keep the blog updated a little better! Karen is safetly in Laos and its easier to keep updated on here then to send emails and large picture files to her all the time :) Bren turned 29 today, so hard to believe were getting so old (or he is anyway;)

here's pics of the latest and greatest from the last few weeks!

so one morning the boys decided cake would be good for breakfast...

skidoo ride on the new skidoo :)

last of the sunny days

gingerbread house, thanks daudi & adair!



Rye would rather eat then decorate :)



not interested in a hug

listening to kane...

BUSY BUSY....

So this will be the shortest blog post ever :) these boys keep me moving constantly (like right now i can here tel's muffled complaints because his brothers threw a blanket over his head...) anyway heres the latest :)

so much love!

this never happens... curled up for a mid morning snooze on mom n dads bed!

HALLOWEEN ETC...

So hard to believe that Tel is one week old already, November is here, and Halloween is over! Kane and Rye loved trick or treating, mainly the treats of course! Kane was a horse, and Rye was a cow. When I looked through the pictures I took I realize you can't really see their face in any pics, and can hardly see the costumes! They were so excited, and moving like crazy...

So along with the few halloween shots, come Tel's first bath at home, some baking, and lots of cuddles from the big bro's!  I am loving being a mom to these three amazing little boys.

Here's a few pics from the last few days :)

halloween cupcakes!

such a good helper :)

decorating

cow and horse

TREATS!

TEL OSCAR DODDS

On October 25 we welcomed boy number 3 to our family. He was born at 9:33am through c-section. He weighed 7lbs 13oz and was 21" long. He looked alot like Rye initially but as the days go by he is very much his own little person. He has such long fingers and toes (where did those come from!) but otherwise his chubby little cheeks and button nose fit right in with Kane and Rye's looks. He had some trouble with oxygen levels on day one and so they had him on IV, oxygen, and monitors trying to figure out why he kept having little spells where he would just quit breathing. After night one he never had any more trouble breathing on his own, and the Dr couldn't see anything on all the testing they did as to what the problem was so they figure it must have been the anestethic from my spinal. So after lots of worrying about nothing we got to come home yesterday! Life will be soo much different with 3 I can see that already, and especially when I can't do what I normally do for a few more weeks! But baby Tel is so loved already, besides the squishes and occasional foot in the head from big brothers :)



I'm here!



Happy mama!

SOO in love!

IV in my hand

Going home!

LAST PHOTO AS A FAMILY OF 4!!

REMEMBERING!

Looking through photo's of this past year reminds me how fast my babies are growing up. They will both be big brothers in a week!! So hard to believe, and I can still remember the newborn snuggles from each of them! I love every stage that they go through as babies, and now toddlers and little boys. I wish I could hang on to them forever as these little munchkins, but little by little they are letting go of me and growing more and more independent...

REGULAR DAYS

So lately our lives have been completely filled with regular days, which is very nice when you feel like a large beached whale waiting to pop any moment. And for those of you who don't know they moved my c-section date to the 25th... which is another story for another time :) Its been pretty blustery outside the last few days so mostly inside days, but we did get lots of yardwork done and things cleaned up and ready for winter!

Anyways me and the boys are living the good life while dads away in the USA this weekend picking up some skidoo's for the soon to be snowy days! We spent the first day in Brandon just poking around a few stores we never have time to go to, and it was a nice way to fill in a day that would otherwise seem very long with no dad or hubby. Then today we had a play date and then an art project i've been meaning to do... and since no baby... why not get at it! So i bought a large 30 x 60 canvas for the boys room... and let them go at it with paint brushes :) not a gorgeous result but they had so much fun making a mess it makes me smile everytime i look at it!

showing me their new lightning mcqueen slippers