My kids are getting older

Well little Lucas is 8 months old and so darn adorable. (I will have pictures up next week when we have our new computer) He is growing developmentally so well, but he is still such a little guy. I had him weighed a couple weeks ago and he is only 15 lbs, he is only in the 3rd percentile for weight. I guess it is nice to still have him so tiny though, it is fun to hold him and snuggle with him everyday. When they get big they don't want to do that anymore and I hate that. He is crawling everywhere, up the stairs and all over the house. His favorite thing is to go up the stairs, but I have been blocking it off and he hates it, he just trys and trys to go up and starts whining when he can't figure it out. He pulls up on everything, he hasn't been taking steps yet, so I don't see walking in the near future, but that is just fine by me, it will come soon enough.

James is growing up so fast, he is in a pre-preschool right now for an hour 3 days a week. I think he likes it. He has some days where he reluctant to go and last week he tried to escape, but the teachers are great and he has started talking about his friends more, which is great because he has a hard time making friends that are his own age, he would much rather play with adults. He is constantly asking me or whomever is near him if they will play with him. He says " Just for a minute" which is kind of sad, because that is what I say all the time when he asks because I have a million things to do or Lucas needs to eat or whatever. So I have been trying to make time just for him when Lucas goes down for his nap that we play something, and for longer that a minute:)

Michael is getting older and doing well in school. He got a guitar for Christmas, and he started guitar lessons this week. He said he liked his teacher and is excited to practice. I hope it lasts, he will be great if he sticks to it. He is also a big help with the younger two, he plays with James and and hold Lucas when I need to work on dinner or get something done. It doesn't always last that long, but at least he is usually willing to help, and I really appreciate that.

Shawn is almost 12 and that blows my mind. I guess not almost- not til October, but still it is this year and I can't believe it. He is doing great in school and of course is very into soccer. We have been doing indoor soccer and soccer training and now he is starting Futsal (another indoor soccer thing), and he starts his outdoor soccer practice for Arsenal today. I can't believe how much soccer is in my life. He is also a good helper when it comes to helping with the younger 2 boys. Him and Michael aren't too keen on helping me with chores a lot of the time, but hopefully we can work on that this year.

Well I guess that is the happenings right now for our family. I guess I can mention that Chris is playing the guitar all the time and loves it and continues to buy new guitars. He is getting pretty good for self teaching, he uses his phone to help him learn and it works pretty well. I am not doing a whole lot beside trying to keep up with 4 kids-boys! It is a lot of work and I am having a hard time adjusting to it, I always feel like I am behind and doing something wrong. I hope that I can figure it out and try to get some sort of balance soon. I love my family very much and an so blessed to have such wonderful, healthy boys.

Can't wait to get to put pictures up when we have a new computer next week.