Danny messing around with the kids.
Isaiah after a long day walking around.
Jordan after a long day just riding in the stroller.
These crazy bugs were all over...
It's hard to believe that we've had our 2nd child for 3 years. We love our little guy. He has enough energy for 4 people, which normally translates into him climbing and jumping off everything in his path. Strangely (and happily), he also has a tender side and can be quite a snuggler, especially when he's sleepy.
He's getting quite proficient at ripping open presents, thanks mostly to one Grandma Frese (ahem). 
Naomi has to take over and show Isaiah how to play with his new toy. Jordan was playing, too - with the wrapping paper. 
This picture is a great example of Isaiah's fearlessness (read: idiocy). He is riding the neighbor's pink scooter while wearing Naomi's pink Barbie rollerskates.One toy with rolling wheels isn't quite dangerous enough by itself, so he doubles 'em up. He also has his superhero cape on.
Danny made a swing hanging from a tree right outside our apartment. The kids LOVE this thing and so do the neighbors. I look outside my dining room window and see kids swinging on this that I have Never seen before. Danny only regrets that he didn't put this up 3 years ago!
Naomi has always enjoyed playing with dolls. Much to her joy, she just received this carriage and one doll from a woman friend of ours. This carriage was probably given to her mother in 1934. All the clothes were handmade from our friend's grandmother. Naomi placed all the clothes on her dolls and had them all pose so she could take pictures of them. 
Yikes! 3 kids in the tub at once is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun!
Below: Not all of these are ours, but almost. Need I say more?
Below: Isaiah spends most of his outside time on this Razor scooter that is our neighbor's. He loves it and can maneuver it like a 10 year old. He 'cruises' and puts his foot on the back as he slaloms down sidewalk hills. He's totally crazy, yet completley in control.
Below: Naomi spends most of her time inside and out doing art projects.
Me with three of the joys in my life!
No, this is not a movie star, this is my handsome husband!
I just had to take a picture of this guy who strapped a surf board to his bike! Smart!
To finish out a fabulous day, Danny made carne asada tacos for dinner. And the flowers on my table were another reminder of how much my husband loves and cares for me!
I made a polk-a-dot cake for Naomi. Anything girly and pink will do for Naomi! She was so excited that her dress matched it! Isaiah wanted a dinosaur cake, so I decided to make a big mound of 'dirt' and put all his favorite dinosaurs on top of it. (Yes we did bring Jordan, she was just in a stroller being fed veggies and fruit by our friend.)
Danny tried to light some candles. The wind was not helping, so we gave up. 
It's crazy that our daughter is now 5 years old. This means we have been parents for a while, and we graduated from high school a long time ago! Nothing quite ages you like kids do. We had a wonderful day celebrating God's precious gift to us. She enjoyed opening presents in the morning and then we headed to the Wild Animal Park, which is about 1/2 hour from our home. It was a beautiful day and the kids all did a great job. We returned for late naps and then had a fancy dinner of hotdogs (at her request). The evening ended by having our neighbors over and enjoying cake together. 
Our good friend, Aimee, and I made this cake together for Naomi. She helped me make a cake for Naomi on her 3rd birthday, and we think this should be an annual thing since we have so much fun (and we think they turn our ok as well!)
One of the coolest things we've ever seen at the Park was 6 sleeping cubs and their mama right in front of the glass display. They were literally a foot away, if the glass wasn't there. The cubs were so cute, but the lioness was truly frightening. Look at the size of her paws. 
Here are some rhinos just trotting along.
My conversation with our 5 year old:
Below you can see some of her activities...
She loves to be on her belly and just look around at all that is happening, which is normally a lot. 
She can sit up, but she's not very steady, so we usually put a pillow behind her. She always looks shocked when she tumbles to the side! 
On her back is fun, too. 
Jordan has started eating cereal. In these pictures she looks terrified, but she actually loves the cereal! She gets so excited she makes a weird growling sound in between bites to let you know that she is ready for more.
She is a very content little one. Unlike her siblings, she is pretty happy to stay on her back most of the day, kick her feet, play with toys, eat and sleep. (I guess it helps to have some entertainment with Isaiah and Naomi around.) She's not too interested in wanting to crawl or even flip much. She can flip, but chooses not to. She is behind the first two in terms of her activity-Isaiah was crawling well at 5 months and Naomi at 6. My first thought is, "Let's get going, Jordan." Then I remember that I should be thinking, "Stay immobile for as long as you want! PLEASE!" :) (The third time around you realize that they will eventually walk, so let's not rush things.)
