Our so called life

My goodness, I have been such a slacker! I guess I need something to blog about if I am going to post, right? Not much has happened around the Stone house in a while. Michael did start school last week and he is really enjoying himself. He has gotten 100% on all his assignments so far. We are also happy that he found a new job. Not all of you know that he was laid off in March and has been unable to find a job since. We are blessed to have wonderful friends looking out for us and one of them helped Michael find a new job. He starts tomorrow and he is so excited.
As for the boys, they are growing like weeds. We signed Tanner up for swimming lessons today and he is looking forward to that. Gavin is doing really well in Nursery, the only problem is that he thinks it is alright to steal snacks from the other little kids. We are working on fixing that problem.
Zach is just adorable and we love playing with him. Most of the time he just stares at us like we are loony but that's OK. As soon as we do something where the camera actually comes out of the diaper bag, I will make sure and post a few pictures. For now we just sit around staring at the walls ;)

Family Fun

Goodness, I feel like I have been running around like crazy. With doctors appointments, speech classes, church stuff, going to Curves and everyday mom stuff I have been so busy this past week.
Tanner had his first Dentist appointment yesterday and he loved it. Dr. Charles said that his teeth look fantastic. He was so happy. After the dentist we took Gavin and Zach to the doctor for their check-ups and shots. Now that was fun ;) Gavin weighs 26 lbs and it 32 inches tall. The doctor said that he is normal in his weight and above average in height. I wonder if they need a refresher on their chart reading because we thought Gavin would be above average in weight and below in height. Shows you how much we know. As for Zach, he weighs 10 lbs and is 23 inches. They are both doing great. Zach had a hard night with his shots but he is doing much better today. When I got home from the gym today we took the boys to the park. Gavin hates grass. It is so funny when he falls down because he lays there on his stomach and puts his arms and legs up in the air. He will not try to get himself up. We love our little monkey. Here are some pictures of things we have been doing the last few days.

Such sweet brothers!

Tanner with his treasures from the dentist. He told me that he would have to close his eyes if I wanted a big smile :)

We have a picture of Gavin laying on Grandma this same way. Wacky Zachy (that's what Tanner calls him) is such a sweet boy!

What can I say about this? Oh Gavin, we love you monkey!

Just lounging around

Walking with daddy

The difference in these two makes me laugh!

Playing soccer with a Spiderman ball..lol

That smile melts my heart!

It was time to go home..lol


OK, I didn't realize my sunglasses were on until I got home and downloaded this picture..oops!

Back to School

Michael is officially a student again. He decided yesterday that it was time. I have been encouraging him to go back for a few years now but he had to do it in his own time. He is going for his BS in Business Finance at the University of Phoenix. He is such a smart guy and I think he is really going to enjoy this. Because the nearest campus is 2 hours from our house, he will be doing this online. He is really looking forward to finishing in 40 months :) Way to go Michael! I am very proud of you!!

Zachary Got Blessed

We had a wonderful day today. Zachary's blessing was beautiful and it was great to have friends there with us. After church we had a luncheon and enjoyed spending time with everyone. With both mine and Michael's families living so far away, we are so blessed to have wonderful friends who support us and our family. We had about 50 people in our house and you could feel the love of friends and ward family. We wish our families could have been here but it is understandable since they live so far away. We love them and miss them every day. We are truly blessed!

Zachary's Blessing Outfit

I took pictures of Zach in his blessing outfit a few days early because we have church at 9:00 and getting three little boys ready for church and getting there on time is hard enough without having to take pictures in the process. After church we are having a few (ok, not a few, more like 40) people over for a luncheon so I knew I had to take pictures now or they would have never gotten done. Poor Zach was drowning in is outfit, it is 0-3 mths and he is still in newborns. Oh well, he still looked adorable.

Little Man Zach

I am not sure why I have not been taking as many pictures of Zach as I did with the other boys. I think being the mom to three boys has something to do with finding time to take pictures but I am only guessing :)
I took the opportunity to take a few pictures of little man while his eyes were open, a sight we rarely see at our house. Because he was so early and wasn't due until last week he is still in the newborn sleep all day mode.
He is such a sweet boy and we love having him in our family. His brothers are madly in love with him and cannot give enough kisses and squeezes.







I am so happy that I took the pictures when I did because after 5 or 6 right in a row......
He fell asleep, again :)

Not much

Well, I would have posted sooner but there was a slight problem....there has been nothing to post about! We have not done anything fun or remotely interesting in a few weeks. I get the feeling that not many people check out my blog anymore, either that or everyone has stopped commenting. :)
I promise to have an interesting post next Sunday, if not sooner, because Zachary is getting blessed next week. I am getting really excited to dress him in his cute little outfit. Zach is growing and growing. He is so sweet and snuggly. He is almost 7 weeks old and he weighs a whopping 8 lbs. now. He is still in newborn clothes and even they are a little big on him. OK, I cannot think of anything else to write...maybe that is the reason all my blog friends have disappeared...I think I am boring...lol