Happy Easter

My parent's and all the kids....well almost all, I should have gotten my belly in the picture!

Matt and CC rockin a Mary Had a Little Lamb duet!

The boys got these silly gummy teeth in their Easter baskets from church!
Louise and I have this terrible problem of showing up to church wearing very similar outfits...this is not the first time this has happened!

We woke up early Sunday morning to find the Easter Bunny had been busy putting jelly beans ALL over our house! He then left the boys Easter baskets filled with cars, playmobile guys, and candy! Church had an egg hunt that the boys had fun with. We then went to my parent's house for a great dinner. The silly Easter Bunny had been busy there hiding eggs all over their backyard! It was a fun and exciting day, as Easter should be!!

Kidspace

My freind Dawn and I took a van full of kids to Kidspace in Pasadena on Thursday. She had two of her kids with her and I had Matt, Micah, Luke and Lydia with me. Louise had to work. It was raining when we got to Pasadena so we got in for the reduced rainy day price. Lucky us because about 30 minutes after we got in the weather cleared up and we were able play and explore outside. We had a great day and Dawn and I were proud of our teamwork with the 6.5 kids! I am counting my 3rd little one as a .5 now! I'm glad we went out of town for the day because when we got home it was horribly windy. It would have been a long day in the house had we not ventured out! We all adopted caterpillers as well. Matt named his Captain Caterpiller. We have them in there special habitat on the counter so we can keep a close eye on them as they transform into butterflies!Collecting water and getting REALLY wet. Unfortunatly it was cold outside!

Little Lydia hung out in style! She was so good all day!

The kids are feeling a simulated earthquake and watching the lights sway above. Unfortunatly I'm sure this is not the last earthquake they will feel. We had a good talk about what to do if a real earthquake hits.

The Force!

Last weekend Matt and Micah got to watch the much anticipated (at least among the boys in my house) Episode 4 of Star Wars. Matt's best buddy, Max, and his dad came for the "Star Wars Party!"
Karl gave me a shopping list and said he was making dinner...yeah, a little scary! The pictures are of the very creative (and a little gross) meal we enjoyed! The hot dog/toast/egg creations are Star Wars ships and dessert was marshmallow and chocolate R2D2 guys! I thew in some light saber carrot sticks at the last minute. Karl gets a 10 for creativity. Not sure if I can rate the health aspect of this meal! The important thing was the kids LOVED it!!
After dinner the boys settled in with popcorn and watched the movie. It was a hit! Matt asked question after question and Micah screamed and laughed when he saw the charaters he recognized!
The best part of the night was I went into the QUIET back of the house and read for over an hour WITHOUT interuption!! Hmmmm, maybe a house full of boys has perks!!

Happy Birthday Mom

It was my birthday last Thursday. My dad came over with dinner and Karl got off work a little early so it was nice to spend the evening with all of my favorite boys!

Matt had been wanting to see Star Wars for over a year now...we thought he was too young but decided when he was 5 he could watch it. So tonight Matt's best buddy, Max, and his dad are coming over for the much anticipated Star Wars showing! I'll post some pics later! May the force be with you all!!!

Matt turns 5!

For Matthew's 5th birthday we took him to Disneyland for the first time with his brother Micah and cousins Luke and Lydia. It was AMAZING! I will post more about it later. Here are some pictures for now.

Minnesota in Pictures!!

We spent a week in MN visiting family and braving the snowy cold! We had a great week, kept busy taking advantage of all the indoor kid friendly activites the cities have to offer, and hopefully didn't wear out our welcome with our crazy kiddos! We went to not only visit family but celebrate some important birthdays. Karl's dad turned 60 and his sister 30. Happy Birthday!!

Andra and Erin took the boys to a children's play. They saw Babe. It was about a farm and talking animals!! You would have to ask the boys for details...I heard the boys got yummy treats at intermission! They had a good time and I was told the boys sat and watched the play nicely.
Bowling!

Snowmobile riding with Doug. Micah didn't want to go outside and had more fun playing with Joie's dolls inside! Matt was very proud of himself and asked Doug to "please take me on one more ride" again and again!

Building a snow tower with Grandma. The snow was very dry so we couldn't make a snowman but Grandma was creative and suggested a snow tower!

Sleding! We went to a perfect little hill just a few miles from the house and intoduced the boys to REAL sleding. They were fearless and had a blast. Matt wanted to go down the first time alone and after an few runs down Micah decided to go head first laying on his stomach!

Baking cookies with Grandma. 3 very good cookie bakers!

Our snow fort. The next day we walked back to the fort to see how it was holding up and decided to buid it another foot highter. It was very cool!

One last picture before leaving for the airport.

Those are just a few of our pictures. We also went to the MN Children's Museum, Como Zoo, indoor play area, children's book store, and spent a lot of time playing with cars and tinker toys in the basement!

We have been home for a week now and are gearing up for Matt's 5th birthday on the 15th. He wanted to go to Disneyland so that is were we are headed! Stay tuned for our Disneyland adventures and pictures. I don't think it is possible for a little boy to be more excited for his birthday than Matt is this year! I love it!

Lydia's Baptism

Lydia was baptized this morning. A lot of family was present and it was a special day. Karl and I are honored to be her sponsors. Louise and Jon held a little reception at their house after chuch. Good food and fun! A great way to spend Super Bowl Sunday, in my opinion!!

Let it Snow!!

Snow in Southern California! It doesn't happen often so when it does we get excited! The boys were bouncing off the walls! We got dressed in our snow gear, that will soon be packed for our Colorado trip at the end of the week, and headed outside! Matt lasted about 40 min before deciding sitting in front of the fire driking hot chocolate sounded more fun. Karl stayed out with Micah for a while longer and ended up dragging him inside! It is funny how different the boys are! Micah was throwing snow balls and having a blast outside and Matt was more than content sitting in front of the fire with me sipping hot chocolate!

The snow is still coming down...forecasted to keep snowing through the night. I'll post more pictures of our snow adventures tomorrow if the ground is covered in the morning.

Merry Christmas!

The Stutelberg's had a great Christmas! We went to church on Christmas Eve and even spoted Santa in the sky when driving home! At least that is what Matt said he saw! Santa visited us during the night which made for a fun Christmas morning. Matt came into our room and asked, "Did Santa come last night?" I told him I wasn't sure and he should go look at the fireplace and Christmas tree. About 20 seconds later he came running and screaming down the hall. "Santa came!!! Wake up Micah, Santa came to our house last night!!" Karl and I then HAD to drag ourselves out of bed. My parents and brother came over and the unwrapping fun began! The boys got lots of Playmobil figures, cars, Mr. Potato Head pieces, games, and a Powerwheels jeep.

My mom made the boys matching PJs. Lydia has a matching blanket but was not up to being in the picture!

Matt and Micah LOVE little Lydia!

It has been raining all day so my sister came over and we had a cooking day! Both our families now have freezers full of lasagna, chili, roasted red pepper and sausage cannolis and pizzas!! I got a dutch oven for Christmas and was very excited to try it out. I made chicken noodle soup for dinner earlier in the week and chili today in it! If you don't have dinner plans, come on over and raid my freezer!!!

Welcome Lydia

Lydia Ruth Margaret Fitch was born this morning!

It is now 1:45am and I just got home from the hospital were my sister gave birth to a little girl. She is perfect and weighs 8lb 10oz and is 20.5" long.
Congratulations Fitch Family!!