Lately...

...the boys have found a multitude of uses for their Easter buckets. They have become roller skates, robot arms, toy sorters, tower bases and, of course, fashionable headgear. Here is our bucket brigade complete with broom for playing broomball.
... David John has advanced to the level of Yoga Master. Here he is demonstrating a perfect downward dog. Yes, that is his head on the floor while his feet are perfectly flat.
... we've had a lot of visitors. My family and then Marc's mom came to help when Benjamin was born and then everyone drove out again for Benjamin's blessing including Marc's dad. We were also thrilled to have Marc's brother Jonathan (aka Uncle Jonx) and his wife Tine fly in from Houston. We had a great time with them on Saturday going to one of our favorite ice cream places in Cleveland- East Coast Custard. We also went to the historical sites in Kirtland. The tour was great except that in the revelation room of the Newel K. Whitney store where Joseph Smith received many sections of the Doctrine and Covenants, Elijah let one rip. It was so loud that it stopped the poor sister missionary in the middle of her spiel. All of my boys started giggling and so did the sisters. It took a while to get the tour back on track. We were all sitting on wooden benches when this happened and so Marc has started saying "That's a bench rattler." when one of the boys has terribly loud gas. Wow. Did I mention how awesome it is to be the only girl in this family?
... we blessed little Benjamin on May 1st. Several friends came over to our house after church to help celebrate. Benjamin looked adorable in the little white blessing outfit.
... the boys have really enjoyed rough housing. They love it when Daddy or Grandpa or Uncle Sam play with them and throw them around a little. Here they are making a dog pile on Uncle Sam.
... it has been raining a lot. I mean a lot. Like, everyday, for a month. So I thought it was cute and not entirely surprising to find Gabriel and Elijah playing Noah's ark on the couch. "It's raining! Quick, build the ark! Get all the animals on!" They "build the ark" by arranging cushions, pillows and blankets on the couch then get all of their stuffed animals to safety.