Silas turns 3

I have not been able to keep up with this blogging thing lately.  At the beginning of the month, Silas turned 3.  I ask him all the time if he's a big boy and he always tells me that he's still a baby.

He has grown so much in the past couple of months.  All of the sudden, he's speaking in sentences, asking all sorts of questions and becoming so independent.  He was so excited to get "My lego for just me!!" 

He was thrilled with his train cake that my cousin Erin made for him. 

 He talked about it for days.  Isn't it fantastic??  I just love it!

Silas got a whole train to himself!

Thank you to everyone who helped him celebrate.  And Silas, I hope you enjoy being 3.  You are such a sweet and curious little guy.  Keep learning and growing.    

Just don't grow up too fast.

And then she turned 7

Wow.  It doesn't feel like 7 years have passed since Sophie looked like this...  

Now she is a bright 7-year-old who, as I've mentioned before, has a fashion sense that is all her own.

She is helpful and kind, loves her brothers and does not like to be left out of anything.  Oh, and she is creative.  She can sit at the table for hours cutting, gluing and colouring.  

Happy Birthday Sophie!  Don't change too much.  I think you are wonderful just the way you are.

Digging for Dinosaurs!

Caleb got this kit where he is able to 'dig' for dinosaur bones.  He absolutely loves it!

It takes a lot of patience, digging for the bones...and he does get bored, easily.  So sometimes, he passes the tools over to Sophie.

And the best part?  It came with goggles.  How much fun is that!

No cheese, Mama!!

Apparently, around Christmas, too many pictures are taken.  After taking pictures of all 3 kids together,

Silas playing with his new barn,  (Isn't it cool?  I ♥ it.  It's from Tiny Footprint Toys-they sell eco-friendly toys!)

the opening of some presents,

and some of Silas playing in his new favourite spot, (he is quite annoyed that this box is gone...)

Silas informed me, "No cheese, Mama!!  All done cheese!"  I guess I tried to take one picture too many.

Best. Present. Ever.

This is how Silas was kept busy Christmas morning-he got a box of bandaids in his stocking.

And he sat there, until every single bandaid was taken out of the box, the backing was peeled off and the bandaid was stuck to an arm, hand, or leg.

And today, the other two were instructed to hide their new boxes of bandaids, before Silas tried to get into them as well.

  

Gingerbread

Gingerbread house making! I secretly hate it.  But we do it every year....because the kids love it.  All 3 of them.

It's serious business, putting on the icing and the candies...

I was impressed that Silas actually put some of the candies on the houses.  He likes candy.  A little bit too much, I would say.

Many of the pictures have him shoving the candy in his mouth.  The other two kids were screaming and laughing in the background, telling him to stop eating the candy.

Which he thought was hilarious, of course.  And it only made him eat more.  Which made them laugh even harder.

Winter.

Winter is not my favourite season.  Not by a long shot.  But the kids love it so I decided that I should try to make an effort.  We went sledding the other day and Caleb and Sophie had so much fun.  It was cold and windy but that didn't seem to bother them at all.

 

Sophie wanted to push Silas down the big snow pile at the end of our street and didn't understand why when I told her no.  Until she tried to pull the sled up...

This is the one time Silas went down the hill.  He seemed to enjoy it but we couldn't get him to go again.  He wouldn't even try to sit on the crazy carpet.  So, Ryan and I took turns pulling him around while the others went down the hill.

But, Silas....by the end of the season, you will like tobogganing.  Because really, it's one of the best things about winter.