working on a project

around here we really like to go off all by ourselves and "work on a project"

this takes a lot of effort and focus...so much that when I walk up and ask the boys what they are doing they get started and embarrassed...I love it!
It also happens around "30-o'clock"...Jake's favorite time phrase of the moment.

However...when asked to clean their "project" up...I do not dig this cleanup technique:

brock-isms

So there are plenty of Brock-isms that are happening these days. Just to name a few:

Birbay cake: for birthday cake (it is soooo cute to hear this one)
Drake: for Jake
He copies everything Jake says.
And he thinks he's Superman! NO LIE! Send over anything striped...this boy wants to wear his "superman pants" ALL THE TIME...no matter the temperature outside.

ALL THE TIME!

He likes to sing the Superman song...and run around the house in a shirt that I got both him and Jake with a detachable cape. It rocks...

And...how could I almost forget...we are 90% potty-trained...we still sleep in a diaper...but we are big boy pottying all up in here! PRAISE JESUS.
Now enjoy the pics and videos of Superman and his Side-kick, Jake.

jake-isms

So it's been a little while...but that just means I have lots of them:

"You're driving me nervous" - supposed to be you driving me crazy
"up-side-over" - supposed to be upside down
"oh...that's beautiful" When we see something cool
"you're cwazy"
He LOVES making Holt Laugh...it is awesome
He loves to sing now...he even whips out my guitar (yes I have a guitar) and likes to strum and make up his own songs
He loves to tell me how he wants to teach people about Jesus...make my heart melt please!
And finally...he keeps talking about some baby sister...not sure what he is thinking about that one...but that will NEVER happen...sorry kid! :-)

when uncle gary comes to town

He does an awesome job of entertaining.

While the boys run around in their "nothing-ness"

and...

He's crawling (even already pulling up and cruising a little around furniture)...we are officially off to the races around here...

some backyard drumming

Oh the imaginations. These boys have so much fun together! (warning...long video...but it just makes me smile)

It cracks me up now to listen to their little conversations:
Jake: Hey Brock, got get ___
Brock: Ok, Jake (goes and gets it...bring s it back to Jake) Here you go Jake
Jake: Thank you, Brock
Brock: You're welcome Jake
(well, actually it's "DAKE"...in Brock's world)

our little 7 month old

Is growing like a weed.

He is almost officially crawling. He can do a slow backwards crawl and it really trying to figure out how to get to his wrestling brothers by raising up on his feet and hands in a downward facing dog position (for all you yoga-ers)
He is soooo stinking close, and is sooooo stinkin' frustrated because of it. But he is so sweet in trying. He doesn't put up too much of a stink....just a really awesome face of concentration.
He has the two teeth on bottom and just this past week the top two poked through...man...that has been no fun. I am soooo glad all the front ones are now in...I hate having to watch him suffer through those.
He "talks" up a storm. And laughs ALL the time at his brothers. It's awesome.
So far...just an awesomely easy, sweet baby. Like his brothers. We are so blessed by all these awesome boys!