Nieko is 2!

Nieko turned 2 yesterday! We had a great day and Nieko got extra spoiled...! In the morning he opened presents, he loves mater (from the movie cars), and so we gave him a "shake 'n go mater". He loves it. He got a train track as well.
That evening we celebrated with a bbq, which was lots of fun! Pake & beppe came, and so did Oom Cory & tante Katie + their 4 girls. And friends from church with their two children as well. Oh, and (oom) Daniel, a good friend of ours too! The kids played mostly in the spa, they had a good time.
The day ended with dust storms, thunderstorms and rain!

The order of the pictures got a little mixed up..

Here is Tys with Finn

3 brothers! What a blessing!

Nieko watching tv with his 3D glasses..

So... some big news about Tys... He had such a dirty diaper on Monday morning, I just had it!!! So I told him that he was going to wear underwear from now on. He was fine with that, and has been wearing underwear for the last 2 days. And he's doing GREAT!!! He even went #2, no big deal at all.. I told him he could have 2 gummi worms if he went poop on the toilet. So he pooped 3 times that day.. go figure! We're excited though!

Friday night, we went to see RIO in 3D with the boys!

The morning of Nieko's Big day! Opening a present with Tys' help.

Very excited about his presents!

Nieko is such a good and sweet brother to baby Finn!

Tasting the chocolate cake!

This is what the morning-after looked like. It rained and so the boys watched a movie.

Pake fixed up Rudi's old tractor (on the right)!!! And gave it to Nieko for his Birthday.

And Finn weighs 11 lbs already!!!

Finn ~ 4 weeks!

Our little mister Finn turned 4 weeks yesterday!
He is doing great and gaining fast. I weighed him Monday, and he was over 10 lbs already.
He's very sweet and has already smiled at me a lot, which I absolutely love!!!

Tys is doing great as well. Still not interested in potty training...
He's talking a lot, just like Rudi. He jabbers all day long. He's so much fun to be around and a true blessing.

Nieko will be 2 on June 28! He's starting to say more words. He's very cute and has a strong will. If he doesn't like something he'll let you know. Most of the time he's very sweet though.

Rudi and I are doing well. Rudi is busy as always. He finally got his shorts and sleeveless shirts out, cause it's been hot! We're loving the summer weather!

My parents left on Monday after spending the last four weeks here. Saying goodbye always sucks, but we know we'll see each other again. We had a great time while they were here, and they were such a help to have around after Finn was born!

I'm pretty busy with the three brothers, but the nice weather helps, since the big boys love playing outside!
I'm thankful that Finn is such an easy baby, I don't know who I'd "keep the house" if he wasn't!

Here are some pictures, also some of Finn's baptism, this past Sunday, Father's day!

Finn and his muis (mouse)

Nieko giving Finn kisses

giving me hugs

Nieko in church

Rudi with three sons on Father's Day

Finn, me and my mom.

Tys giving Logan his birthday present

Having fun in the spa!

Finn in the baptism gown

Family picture after Finn's baptism

Finn ~ 12 days

Little Finn is 12 days!
He's doing great, he's a sweet baby and we rarely hear him complain. He's still sleeping good at night too, which is SO nice and we're very thankful for that. If he doesn't wake up at night, I usually do and then I wake him up so he can nurse.
Tys and Nieko are also doing really good with the baby. Sometimes it's hard, when I'm nursing him and they need me, but most of the time it's going great! Especially since my parents brought toys for the boys from Holland, and they're loving that!
My parents have been here two weeks now, and today they're going on a little road trip for about a week. When they come back, they still have another week here!
Here are some pictures from the weekend. The weather was great and we went to the farmers market on Saturday, which was a lot of fun!

happy Tys!

My parents took Tys to Murphy, where he got to ride a horse! He loved it!

another one of Finn in the tub.

Tys playing outside~ probably his favorite thing to do when we're home!

The "big boys"!

boys 'r us

hait & mem and new baby Finn

Nieko on the tractor! He's almost two! His birthday is June 28th... What a big boy!