Baby Brother is Here!

Joel Douglas Koontz arrived on July 4th at 5:44 am. Peter and Caleb are so excited to have their little brother here! Peter is especially excited to have a baby to hold, toes to tickle and a little head to kiss. Caleb is a little more stand-offish with him, but he does enjoy holding him occasionally. It is so sweet to watch the boys want to help change diapers and show concern when Joel is crying. We are so excited to watch this little guy grow and play with his brothers!

Mini Golf and Bowling

So, within the past couple months we have taken the boys on two fun outings: Miniature Golfing and Bowling. I must admit I was somewhat nervous about going someplace where my boys would each have the own club or heavy sphere with which to pummel each other. Once again, my boys rose to occasion, followed the rules and had a great time! Here are some pictures for our excursions:

Mother's Day!

I am so blessed to have such fun and creative little boys, who are lead by an even more fun and creative daddy!=) Charles did a fun activity with the boys yesterday which resulted in a very special Mother's Day gift. Here is what they made:
If you can't tell (and it took me a moment this morning before I could tell) what it says, it says, "I love my Mama". I almost cried when Charles gave this to me. He made a huge jumbo sized card out of it and the boys signed it for me. It was just so wonderful to see that they all worked so hard on something special for me.
And if THAT wasn't enough, Peter presented me with my first piece of handmade jewelry from one of my kids. He made a beaded bracelet for me at school and I just love it. I will treasure it always!=)
I love you too, boys!!! Thanks for a great Mother's Day!

Legoland!

We went to Legoland during Peter's Easter break and had such a great time! The boys just love it there! There are so many fun rides and places to explore...it is a little boy's paradise! Here are some pictures from our fun day...enjoy!

My happy boys playing in the fort on Castle Hill.

Playing in the Lego House.
Caleb driving a lego car.
Peter having a blast!
Such a great daddy!

The whole family in front of Miniland USA's version of Washington DC.

Atlanta!

We had a wonderful trip to Atlanta last week. All of Chuck's family was there and it was a really great time! The boys had a blast! The loved flying on an airplane (at least for most of the flight), had a great time visiting the World of Coke, the aquarium, Monkey Joe's and Stone Mountain. Their favorite part of the trip was playing the game their Uncle Craig invented...Ladder Ball!!! It rained the whole time we were there, so Craig came up with this variation on basketball. Each space between the rungs of the ladder was assigned a point value. The boys played down there for HOURS. It's the little thing is life I suppose.=)

Ladder ball!!!

Fun times at the aquarium

Reading with Aunt Laura

Stone Mountain in the rain!

A Very Fun Birthday!!

I am so blessed to have such a fun family! I used my free birthday pass at Disneyland to get into CA Adventure and a friend of ours signed the boys in (thanks, friend!!). We had SUCH a great time!! The boys loved the new Toy Story Mania ride and they had a great time going on the jelly fish, rockets, Soaring over CA, Turtle Talk with Crush and lots more, too! I have to admit that there are times when I really think that my kids are not going to be very well behaved...this was one of those times. It is so wonderful when they prove me wrong!!! They were loving and kind with me, my husband AND each other!=) We had a very fun and special day!!

The whole family having a great time!

My boys having a great time together.=)

Peter and me on Toy Story Mania...such a fun ride!

A Very Fun Valentine's Day!

We decided to do something fun and different for Valentine's Day this year...we went up to Mt Baldy and played in the snow! It was Peter and Caleb's first time to see snow and it was very fun! They kept thinking that we were somehow going to end up with their cousins in Minnesota since that is really their only reference for snow. When we got to the "snowy mountains" they were so excited and couldn't wait to get out of the car and play! They had a snowball fight, made snow angels, ate CLEAN snow, went sledding and had their first hot chocolate. It was a blast!