Zayin is amazing too!

I am dearly in love with each of my boys. Zayin is so tender with his brothers and these pictures are are great example. Zayin is helping with the laundry here and is showing me how to snow board.

Each day has its treasures!

The boys and I had salad for dinner and I was so happy we had to take pictures. This is Titus--he caught a cow. Sollie's buns, well, they are definately a treasure.

An update on Sollie

Putt Putt

We were able to have a little family time (a miracle). The boys were shaking they were so excited! Zayin proved himself to be a little golfer . . .getting 2 holes in 1. It was so fun to be on a "date" with all my boys!

A DATE!!

This is for you all to see we are not a "child centered home". We got to go on a date . . .with lots of people, but hey, it was a date for us!! Yes, Doug was on the phone and yes, we were even too tired to talk, but a little Marzanos goes a long way!

THE BEFORE...

THE AFTER!!!

Now, Christina would write all kinds of amazing beautiful things right here--I would like to just pause and remind you all that Doug is "burning the candle at both ends", he just finished his seminary classes for this year and he has been waking up at 5 am to be able to make this tree house for his boys. He is amazing and no other dad compares. He is so good to us. We love you, Doug.

Tree house!!!

THE BEFORE . . .
THE AFTER, "MY THUMB!!!"

TULIPS!!!

So, every year has come and gone here and I have wanted to see the tulip fields so badly. So, this year we just packed up and went. It ended up only a couple hours away and it was such a fun day. Titus managed to trip into the only 2 mud puddles, but gladly we had lots of spare shoes and clothes. It was such a glorious display of God's creation.

Darius is amazing!

These are a few of Darius's few daily events. A few chores and then school work. He got his test scores from kindergarden and did amazing!!!! He also is a great big brother.

Oatmeal anyone???

SICK SICK SICK

I think this is the best thing in the world.
New jamba juice bottles . . .just a trick to get them drinking lots. Yeah, it worked.
I have a high chair now. I eat shark.
Titus just kept falling asleep everywhere. What an angel.
Oh, I love this part of sick kids.

King Tut needs his pillow, blanket, and homemade chicken noodle soup.

I think everyone is happy in this picture.
Happy to be home with brothers even if they stick their big fat toes in his face.

I love this picture. Only Doug is missing.
Poor Doug.
Any Kottke knows that Grandma gives the baths to the babies. Anyway, Sollie got a full body microdermabrasian . . I think he liked his bath after we convinced Grandma to let him soak for a minute after the trama.
OH, so sweet.

Drake and Sollie were both crying . . does anybody care???

Leah and Sollie's trip to Indy

Grandpa Kottke is the best!!!!! Sollie sure got spoiled!!!!
Sollie and his new cousin DRAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of toys . . .and, yes, he is sitting up now.
I came to Indy to see DRAKE!!! He is wonderful. I wanted to keep him, but Aunt Norah said "NO." I will try again in Jan.
I had to put this picture in . . we all looked a little worked over, but hey, we are happy.
So, I got a little vacation to go home to Indiana. Sollie and I left and stayed for a whole week. I didn't wash a dish, do a load of laundry, I went to bed and slept for hours and hours . . . it was amazing!!! I also got to shop for a few days and was so spoiled (starbucks, new shoes, etc helped). I was revitatlized . .. I think??!! But hey, this blog isn't about me so on to more pictures.