Batman and baby

April fools day.

Hubby and I went out to a nice dinner last night. Elise came with us. Her daddy held her the whole time because he thinks its a treat to be with her as much as possible without interruption. When we ask for the tab its because Elise was fussing and I was feeling guilty about having her out after bedtime. Never mind that she took a three hour nap before we left. So the night progresses with Elise finally in her bed and Kyle and I snuggled in ours. But still there was no rest. I feel as if we have been up all night.

So this morning an exceptionally cranky mom of three woke up to April fools day. Are you kidding? This calls for a celebration!!! Stay tuned to see what pranks I pull on the kids and Kyle today:)

Beware on Roosevelt

Do kids in dress up scare you?

Roosevelt has some of the cutest trick or treaters around.

its not that their is a shortage of costumes, Ethan just likes to be original. If you haven't guessed it he' s blue batman. but everyone thought he was part of the blue man group.

Aidan as batman.

WE only go to about five homes on our block. Yup, we never leave the block.
Yet Ethan always says he's too tired to make it from one end to the other.
Lucky for him the dadmobile was in service.
This is blue batman's fancy ride before the both of them took a sudden
tumble in the dark which could have been so much worst.
Like potential emergency room visit.

The week of Halloween 2010, the boys played outside whenever possible.

Here's Ethan complaining about something in his eye after jumping in a pile of leaves.

Nurse Aidan came to the rescue.

Look honey, the little devil and a pirate came to dinner.

Their love for sausage comes from being Swiss born.

three and a half

Molars makes kids look so mature. It frames their face and stretch out their chubby cheeks. Here's Ethan counting all his teeth as he brush them for the night. He's proud that he has not lost any. Ethan thinks he has more teeth than Aidan. To Ethan more usually means better. They both earned a dollar today for being awesome, helpful and because they remembered to ask if they deserved some coins for their piggy bank. Fair enough I gave Ethan four quarters and Aidan eight dimes and four nickles. Ethan pouted and asked " why did Aidan get more?"

Another kind of rewards that I though was kind of odd until my other fabulous mommy friends says its by popular demand in their homes too are band aids. It's an over priced sticker. Ethan will come up to Kyle or I and say "see this boo boo, I think it needs ointment and a band aid." After his shower Ethan likes to nurse his play ground wounds in front of a space heater. This process takes about twenty minutes on night that he decides to pass on lathering up with lotion.

Speechless, I know.

Everyday that this shirt is clean Ethan asks to wear it.

This is where Ethan works on his stunts. He's in training to be a Super Hero. Every Wednesday Ethan goes to the gym with his buddy Stephen. That's Stephen in the Spiderman shirt. Together they spend part of the morning at at open gymnastics where they run around doing cool stunts the entire time.

Peek a boo, some games never die.

I love it when Ethan reminds me how young and innocent he is. Ethan said he never needs to learn to tie his shoes like Aidan because he wants to wear these rain boots forever.

Touch her toes

Elise turns four months next week.

Her favorite pass time activity is to grab her toes and curl up like a ball.

After every diaper change we try to give her a little time on her changing pad to do her exercise.

Let it snow

The most incredible snow storms hit the NE this winter.

There was so much snow, mail boxes were caved in.

Some people tied a bucket to a pole and stuck it in the ground to collect their mail.

My camera was at the shop when it got SO cold that all the tree limbs iced over

which made them look like sparkling diamonds everywhere.

If there was a time to invest in a good snow blower this winter was it.

Lil helpers.

They helped widen the tunnel Kyle created to get the

snow blower out from the shed to the bottom of the drive way.

Awe, so much love.

Elise's first time in the snow.
Naturally she tried to catch the
flakes in her mouth as it snowed on her.

Thu's 30th Birthday

Today, Thu celebrated her 30th birthday. Given the significance of this milestone birthday, I decided that a surprise party was necessary to help her celebrate.

Orchestrating a surprise party with 3 small children and a wife who doesn't necessarily go with the flow presented a significant challenge. She once ruined a surprise visit from her sister, Thanh, because she wanted to do something else on the planned weekend and wouldn't accept any excuses from me. Also, we are just not that good at keeping things from each other and usually end up spilling the beans because we can't handle the secrets between us.

Even with these challenges, I invited 7 of her closest friends in CT, her sister (Thanh), and their spouses to a surprise party at our favorite Indian restaurant, Thali, in Westport, CT. I thought for sure that someone would slip up and tell her or she would not agree to do as I had planned for the evening, but she did.

As you can tell, she was completely surprised when we arrived at the party and still cannot believe that I pulled it off. It probably only happens once in a life time, so it will be awhile before I try a surprise party for her again.



I will let her fill you in on the rest of the party and her thoughts about the evening's events.

Thu -

Happy 30th birthday! I am a very lucky man to have you as my wife. I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays as we grow old together.

I love you!

Your husband and friend,

Kyle