Happy 3rd Birthday, Moses!

We had a lot of fun celebrating Moses's 3rd birthday multiple times in the past couple of weeks.  He is one spoiled boy! 

We went on a birthday campout on his actual birthday (April 21).  It was a Luke/Meiss gathering to celebrate the next generation of birthdays.  Growing up, my family spent a lot of time with the Luke family & we hope that continues as the years go by.  Moses shares a birthday with Miles (he turned 5) & the rest of the kids have birthdays within 6 weeks of each other.

 Megan was kind enough to supply the birthday pinata & all of the goodies inside.

Here, Moses & Eli are checking out the birthday cake which was to celebrate all of the birthdays.

The line-up:  Ezra (10 months), Eli (2), Moses (3), Eliza (4), Miles (5), & Micah (6)

Here is an interview with our 3 year old:
What is your favorite--
Color?  Blue
Toy?  Sheriff Woody
Fruit? Apples
TV show? Dora the Explorer
Movie? Toy Story 2
Thing to wear? A jacket, the green one.
Animal? A cow
Song? Diego song
Book? Toy Story 3
Snack? Animal crackers
Drink? Juice
Breakfast? Pop tart
Lunch? Grilled cheese
Dinner? Meat & A-1
Game? Bad monkeys (he means Temple Run. . . Aaron is addicted to it right now)
Thing to play outside? Football
Holiday? My birthday
Who is your best friend? Micah
What do you sleep with at night? My blanket
What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to wear a hat & a costume when I go camping!  (We're pretty sure that he doesn't understand the last question :)

Spring Break 2012

This year for Aaron's Spring Break we were able to take a trip to St. Louis and spend some time with Aaron's sisters Dawn & Dianne (& her family) & his mom.

Brielle & Moses enjoying Aunt Dawn

Brielle showing off her walking skills :-)

Ezra, with his curl mohawk

Moses & Aaron at the STL Zoo

It was a great trip. . . until our two fiascoes on the way home. First we ran out of gas between Tremont & Morton & then once that was over when we were 10 min. from home Moses got car sick. No fun! But we made it home safe & sound :-)

Ten Months for Ezra

Here are a few pictures of Ezra at 10 months. Today, he stood on his own for about 10-15 seconds. He's pretty cautious, but is getting braver each day. Recently, he started laughing through his nose, which makes me laugh every time.

"SO BIG"

Ezra hates grass, just like his mother!!!

Moses trying to convince Great-Grandma to share her caramel popcorn :-)

Ezra at Nine Months

Ezra is now 9 1/2 months, to be exact! He had his 9 month doctor appointment yesterday. No shots, so that was good :-) Here are his stats: 29" long (70th percentile) 18 lbs 12 oz (18th percentile), 46.5" head circumference (66th percentile).

Ezra has been working on about four teeth. Look at that drool on his shirt! I think that the two top teeth are barely poking through. At least I hope so, for his sake. He's been pretty whiny& cranky these past few weeks. One of his many new accomplishments: the wave!

The cousins enjoying the beautiful weather! Eliza is a great helper with Ezra. Micah & Moses trying to improve their baseball skills.

Moses showing off his mustache. He loves calling his upper lip his mustache. For example: "I have some yogurt on my mustache." or "I hit Connel in his mustache."

Stitches

Moses came hopping in from outside with wet shoes this afternoon. Slipping and falling directly on his chin led to a visit to prompt care and three stitches. Thankfully, Aaron was here and took him. Aaron said he was screaming, "No, Daddy! Stop it!" over & over at the top of his lungs as Aaron tried to hold him down. If you look closely at his face, you can see where Moses broke little blood vessels with all the screaming. As they were pulling out of the parking lot, Moses told Aaron, "Doctors help me. They fixed my chin. Hooray!"

I convinced him to change his bloody clothes only after suggesting he put on a Toy Story shirt. Also, we had to change his band aid as soon as he got home from a boring band aid to- you guessed it- a Toy Story band aid. He is now resting peacefully and recovering while watching Toy Story 3.

Christmas Continued

Here are a few more pictures that I just received from our Christmas celebrations:

Sheer joy.

Moses loved playing in the box full of packing peanuts that held one of Amy's gifts.


Amy & Ezra all worn out from all of the excitement.

Christmas 2011

Here are some pictures from Christmas. Moses received a load of Toy Story items and not one was a duplicate :-) We had many family gatherings to attend, which is always fun.

Moses was so excited to get Mr. Potato Head from Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa.

A few of the Meiss cousins: Eliza, Moses, Kianna, Micah, Ezra, & Nigel

Sleeping bags from Grandma.

Ezra loved the tissue paper!

Captain America & Green Lantern ready to save the world.

Dinner at the Dohner Christmas.

The Dohner men: Ezra, Aaron, Russell, Moses, & Mark. I believe we were just missing one, Aaron's Uncle David.