Hanging out with all the boys

More pictures of life around the house and the park.

Colin is getting pretty good at tummy time.  Shane is coming along but still hates it.

"Come on bro, it isn't that bad."

"I would much rather kick it in this position, thank you."

Joshua swinging in the "big boy" swing.

Colin happily snoozing at the park while I am feeding Shane.

We had our friends and neighbors, The Leach family, over for swimming and a BBQ.  Unfortunately I only pulled out the camera a few times.  I did capture Vivi and Joshua racing the halls on the plane and inch worm.  We all had a great time.

Go Vivi, go!

Gemma giving presents to Joshua and the little boys.

A typical situation at breakfast during the week where the little ones are in bouncy seats while Joshua and I (and often Dave too) have breakfast together.

Practicing sitting in the bumbo seats

Brother time

More under the sea exploration

Just being cute

Alyson came to meet the boys and hang out.  Shane enjoyed just sitting with her.

Being entertained by Mommy with hanging toys

Shane can be very attentive to faces

Colin with his totally endearing grin

McEwen boys heading out

"I need to give Colin a kiss"

"I love my brothers"



On a walk at Lafayette Reservoir




Joshua ready to head to the coffee house on a Sunday morning.  He got this hat as a big brother present from Karen and Kurt Rokala.  Thank you!!

Now that we have three kids, some people have asked us how we can get anything done.  Well, we are starting early with child labor in our house.  So far it is slow going. ;)

Summer Fun in July

Here are some pictures of life over the past few weeks.

Joshua reading his "magazine" while at Papillon Cafe in Lafayette.  Joshua continues to love going to the coffee house on Saturdays and Sundays as much as Dave and I do.  He wakes up in the morning and says "Mommy want to go to the coffee house with me."  When I tell him "I would love to,"  he continues with "Daddy will go to the coffee house too and babies will go to the coffee house too."  Then he typically says "Mommy, you want coffee?"  I answer with "Yes, I would like coffee."  Joshua usually then says "Mommy I don't want coffee, too hot."



Love the crazy hairdo!



The boys are beginning to smile quite a bit.

All grins

Joshua got a pirate house from Tutu and GG and loves to go inside to read books.  Usually he wants Mommy or Daddy to join him.

The oldest McEwen boys in the pirate house

Notice the pirate flag on top :)

Joshua's frog sweatshirt that he wears a lot.  This particular morning he asked for the hood to be on.

Joshua and Colin "under the sea".  This was Joshua's favorite thing as a baby and now his brothers are enjoying it too.

Brothers checking each other out.

Meanwhile, Shane is chilling with Daddy.

We have just started putting the boys in the bumbo seats.  They can hold their heads for short periods of time, but still need some occasional assistance.

Daddy was taking a picture of Colin on his cell phone while Joshua is in the background eating dinner.

Shane is our only child to take to sleeping in the crib from the beginning and being able to allow himself to fall asleep.  I am grateful at least one of them have this skill.

Video of the smiley boys

I love to see the brothers already just starting to play together. ;)

A Happy 4th of July weekend

We had a very fun, hot 4th of July weekend.  I managed to capture some of it in pictures, but missed several moments as well.  On Saturday we started the day at our favorite coffee house in Lafayette.  All three boys were very good and were happy eating while Dave and I enjoyed our coffees.  The temp was in the 90s here in Orinda.  Happily, while all three boys took a nap, Dave and I got to jump in the pool.  Very refreshing.  After Joshua got up, he too was excited to go in the pool, but wanted to lay down with "his babies" first while they were getting their meals.  I had not thought about getting swim diapers for Joshua, so we decided to try and risk it.  The amazing thing was that Joshua agreed to try and go poo poo in the big potty and was successful for the first time.  Yea!  Guess getting in the pool with Daddy was REALLY motivating.

Daddy with his boys.  Go Daddy on feeding the little ones!

Colin, Shane and Joshua

This year Joshua didn't seem to mind the water being a little cold with getting in.  Once in the pool, it felt great!

Playing with Daddy

Colin loves to sleep in the swing, while Shane is much happier swaddled and in the crib.

Joshua really enjoys sitting on the lounge chairs and request that Daddy and I sit in the chairs along side him.

Dave and Joshua were sitting under the umbrella just hanging out for a good half hour.  Very cute!

On Sunday, we went to brunch in Alamo and then to Target to get Joshua some new shoes.  He inherited some Spider-Man shoes from his cousin, Gates, that he has outgrown.  Luckily, we found some new Spider-Man shoes that light up.  He also got some Spider-Man water shoes.  Good times.  After a good nap, we went to Lafayette for a treat.  Joshua is not a sweets kid and doesn't like anything cold, so he was much happier with his bagel and cream cheese than the yummy frozen yogurt Dave and I got.



We stopped by Whole Foods to get some yummy salads, hot dogs and buns.  Only at Whole Foods would you get brioche hot dog buns.  They were good!

On Monday, we gathered up the boys (which took a really long time) and got out the door to head to Alameda to watch the parade.  We caught the end of the parade and then headed over to Auntie Megan's house to play.  Joshua adores Auntie Megan and was really excited to see her.  Megan's friends Andrea and Jason and their kids Sienna (2.5) and Wesley (9 weeks) were there too.  Joshua had a lot of fun playing with Sienna.

All smile with Sienna and Joshua

A rare opportunity for a family photo.  Thank you Megs!

Playing with the ball he got during the parade.

In the late afternoon.  Mike, Michaela and Stella came over to meet the little ones, jump in the pool and bring us a FABULOUS dinner!  We all had a great time.  Thank you Caughlins!!

The gang, minus Colin and Shane of course, in the pool.

Joshua practicing his "swimming".

Joshua had a great time with Daddy.

Daddy getting blown kisses

Michaela and Stella.  Stella is now 13 months and so cute!

Unfortunately, my camera was running out of batteries, so I only caught this little snip it of the hokey pokey at Auntie Megan's house, but I thought it was worth sharing anyway.  Priceless!