Church beauty

Well, we made it through our first full day of church...

and boy did it tucker us out...

Our CRAZY boys!

Our boys are crazy...they make us laugh...they are so fun...

One of our favorite places...Blickenstaff toy store...

yep...there are our crazy boys...

Where did they get their craziness?....oh how did that picture get in here...

Baseball is definitely an OBSESSION right now.  They love to "dress up" and play ball together.  Fun to see them do it together.

Quincy wanted an "action" pitching shot.

 Love this picture...

Porter's face shows how much he loves being included...and Quincy's face is a little crazy...makes us laugh...and can't believe how big Miles is.  They are growing up so fast!

We love our boys and all their craziness!!!

Super Ella

Now we have a SuperGIRL in our Superfamily...

Here is Ella at 3 weeks old

Something new we tried this week:

She loves the front pack...what do you think?

It's been great to put her in for Tball games.

What a cute Supergirl!!

Quincy Graduates Kindergarten

Quincy is growing up so fast.  Quincy has really grown up a lot this Kindergarten year.  He loves to play with friends.  He and Porter have become good buddies and play well most of the mornings.  He is a great tattler (something learned in school) and he talks and talks and talks now!  So fun to hear his smart comments and know how he is thinking!  He has gotten into sports and loves to play Wii with Miles...no longer Lego Batman but BASEBALL!! His most prominent personality trait is his persistence!  Hope we can help him use that trait as a strength.

Here he is in action during the program...

What a great smile he has....

 Quincy and his buddy Kyle

 Love my boys, Quincy and Porter

So proud of you Quincy and the young man you are becoming!  

2 Things Quincy's excited about...

OH MY, IT'S FINALLY QUINCY'S TURN TO PLAY BASEBALL!!!

He's been waiting and waiting and waiting.....ever so patiently....to start his Tball season.  He is quite the little ball player.  He has had lots of opportunities to watch Miles' team in action.  He loves to practice and has had 2 games and loved it...except when kids are messing around instead of playing the game...takes after his older brother :)

 The second thing that I've heard from Quincy quite a bit lately:

When will Ella's belly button "thing" come off and will she have an OUTie

like me? (he is the only outie in the family)

See for yourself...

We love how passionate about things you are Quincy and how your face lights up when talking about them.  (Mom was ready for him to stop asking to read the entire season Tball schedule however...)

We look forward to the next EXCITEMENT for Quincy.  It's always an adventure.

Ella's many looks at 2 weeks

Ella is so much fun.  I love having a newborn again.  Things about Ella that we've noticed in the past 2 weeks:

She was "born" with a furrowed brow...hmmmm...we try to smooth it out once in awhile!

She can look VERY innocent!

 But watch out brothers, I am not that innocent!  Look at that look...had to laugh when I caught that one on camera!!

 Ella sleeps only on the left side.  She turns that way every time and I am sure her hair, or lack thereof, and head for that matter might show this trend in the coming months! (she'll be bald and have a flat spot)

She has the nickname of Houdini given by her dad.  She loves to be swaddled but watch out!  If you don't do it tight she gets out in about 3.5 seconds!!

We love our baby Ella!

Miles' 3rd Grade Program

 I can't believe Miles is almost done with 3rd grade!  Where does the time go? 

Although the picture quality is always poor at the programs in the cafeteria, they do say a lot about Miles.

He HAD TO wear his Jazz shirt for the program...Mom tried to talk him into a polo or something a little nicer, but they were supposed to wear green for the program and how can an 8 year old boy resist the green shirt that has the Jazz and MATTHEWS written on the back!!

Don't he and Benji look thrilled! Ha!

This is the boys' reaction to me motioning to Miles to STOP BITING HIS NAILS!!

He is my child.  I had to quit that habit twice...and you can still catch me doing it once in awhile (not nails but hang nails and such)

This is by far my favorite of Miles.  Shows his great laugh.  He loves his friends and being among them at school and playing after school.  He is a wonderful friend and tries really hard to think of others.  I love that about Miles.  

 BLESS BLESS BLESS his teacher this year, Mrs. Aguero!  I didn't realize how LOUD his class was until I helped with the Valentine Party.  She left me with the class while she popped popcorn and I ran games.  Holy Cow, they are a loud bunch!  Miles has lots of friends from the neighborhood in his class this year...probably doesn't help with the noise level in class.

Miles continues to be passionate about sports.  He plays Fall and Spring Baseball and also Basketball.  He loves the Rockies and Jazz.  He reads the newspaper every morning and watches the sports highlights before school.  He loves crepes, taquitos.  His favorite color is green.  He looks the most like the Hansen side of the family of all our boys.  He thinks of others.  He loves TREATS....candy, soda, etc...

My favorite phrase from Miles this spring: 

He was talking about "when he plays in the NBA and MLB"...I told him "Miles do you know how many people actually get to play at that level?" His answer "1201".  haha!  He is our sports radio...Allen turned to me and said "He is probably right!"

We love you Miles.  

Scheduling TIME

While Ella naps....

the boys have learned that scheduling "fun" time is when Ella is napping.  So today, Porter and I headed outside together.  He is so active!  Love my big boy!

The boys need attention and I love to give it to them, but it's hard when half of my day seems to be feeding baby Ella.  So It's good to remember that I have to make that time for them.  They love the attention.  As you can see with my little superhero!

Melts my heart

Welcome home Ella

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!

Daddy got to bring home Ella and mommy on his birthday!  How fun!  The boys were super excited to celebrate and give dad his gifts!  They are really thoughtful boys and love to wrap "surprises".

Big brother Miles.  He loves his SISTER.  Hopefully her "scowl" can help brother know that she doesn't have to be the cheerleader...she can play ball with them!

Big Brother Quincy.  Quincy is very interested in how Ella eats!  Don't think he remembers when Porter was a baby.  

Ella is so strong.  She gets her arms out of her swaddling blanket regularly!

Gas smiles...but we'll take them.  Ella is a very straight forward baby.  She LOVES to eat.  She never snacks...I joke that her stomach must run from her chest to her big toe!  She was sure happy when there was more milk for her.  She loves to suck on anything.  When she was first born she found her fingers and thumb.  She is also the only baby we've had that will keep a pacifier in.  This only works when she's tired though.  If she is hungry, it's just offensive!

It is so fun to see Ella literally change before our very eyes.  She already looks different than when she was born.  Mom is trying to figure out how to juggle 4 kiddos.  Quincy is having to learn that the "schedule" might need to be altered...aka do things together while Ella sleeps and play Wii while mom is feeding her.  Porter loves to sit in the nursery and just jabber away and pat Ella's head while I feed her.  And they are all working on not YELLING in the house.  Mom says it doesn't have to be silent but just not yelling...yikes, we have loud talking children!

We are tired but loving our new little family member!  

What a joy is Ella JOY!!

Baby Ella arrives

Ella Joy Matthews

Born: April 27, 2012

7 lbs 7 oz

19 inches

We are so happy to announce the birth of our first SUPER "GIRL"!  Ella was born at 6pm on Friday April 27, 2012.  In her first moments, we were sure the clock turned back 6 years and we had Quincy again!  She looks a lot like he did as a newborn. Feel so very blessed to have her here safely and that mom and baby are doing well.  

She can give quite the "glare" already!  Getting that ready to use on the brothers :)

 Brothers were thrilled to try out mom's hospital bed.  Porter was very relieved to know that mom had a bed to sleep on.  He thought they didn't exist in hospitals!

THE WHOLE FAMILY!!

Proud BIG brother Porter

 Grandma and Grandpa Matthews came to help out while mom and Ella were at the hospital!  Thank you so much Tom and Carol for all of your help!

 Our sweet baby Ella!  She is adorable and we love her to pieces.  Even the boys can't get enough of her!  

 Welcome to our family!  We love you Ella!