Such northwestern boys. I think it barely hit 70 degrees out a few weeks ago, and they all had their shirts off!

A few pics from our visit with Nana, Auntie Ashleigh, and Mark. Avery was feeling pretty goofy at the time.

A couple shots from Jonathan’s birthday. This is the first year he hasn’t chosen an ice cream cake. He decided to deviate from tradition and have marionberry pie instead. It didn’t go over very well. None of the boys wanted any – they said they’d rather just have ice cream. And since I’m not a fan of that pie either, Jonathan ended up with the whole thing to himself!

Movie night. I believe we were watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I love how Silas is totally into the picture while Kieron and Avery are like, “Mom, you’re blocking the TV!”

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My knight and viking preparing for battle

Notice Kieron’s tough guy expression

Jonathan took Avery and Kieron to Nana’s house one weekend, so it was just me and Si at home. On Saturday, we had a late play date with Ethan at Caroline’s. Here are the boys at about 9:30 pm.

Avery and Kieron like to go to the swamp in the woods behind our house to explore and try to catch fish.

At the park with my three amigos

We surprised Jonathan and visited  him at his office at the end of his work day. The boys had just had haircuts across the street.

The brewery is very close to Jonathan’s office, so we decided to walk there for dinner. Avery loves the big brother duty of holding Silas’ hand.

We went to Bellevue Park one weekend. Avery and Kieron were pretty busy running around, but we got a few cute shots of Silas.

Back at home

Our baby boy turned two on March 1st. We celebrated with a small car-themed birthday party. Silas thoroughly enjoyed himself, loved being sung to, and left most of the present-opening to his older brothers, who were happy to help out.

At two years old, Silas is loud, expressive, happy, and likes to be the center of attention. He knows what he wants, and he wants it now. He doesn’t see any reason why he shouldn’t do what his big brothers do, and wants to be involved in whatever they’re doing, whether it’s a good idea or not. He does not think he needs a bib, prefers not to use a booster seat, likes Legos, and would really like to ride a bike. He mimics what his brothers say, complete with their intonations. He has a pretty deep voice for someone his age, his favorite word is no, and he loves cars, playing outside, dogs, and his big brothers.

At his well child visit last week, Silas weighed in at 26 lbs 4 oz, and was 34″ tall. This makes him our skinniest, shortest two-year-old yet.

Happy birthday Silas Tristan! We love you!

Setting up for the party

The spread

Bode

Avery brought his magic set down and performed a couple tricks

Girl Scout cookies make a great bribe for pictures

We’ve wanted a piano for a long time, and I’ve been keeping an eye on Craigslist since shortly after we moved into our house. The right one finally came along, so we brought it home. The boys are having fun with it, and I think lessons are probably in our near future.

Avery stayed up late the night we brought the piano home. Here he is with it right after we got it in the door.