I love it when preschoolers dress themselves! This morning, Asher came down wearing this:
He was so proud!! I didn’t make him change.
Dress shoes with no socks, blue plaid shirt, brown and white plaid shirt that is inside out which is why the buttons are sticking out funny and with the collar popped, and his brother’s hat on sideways.
I love, love, love hanging out with these guys! After school, when all the older kids are off at activities or playing with friends and Allie is napping, I get to focus on these crazy little boys of mine.
We play hard, and it’s always a blast! There’s nothing like energetic little boys to force a mommy to be energetic herself! The trampoline is a great place to burn up energy playing, giggling, tickling, and jumping together!
I love this line up: Jacob with his inside-out-and-backwards shirt, Asher as Spiderman, Braden in Josh’s old football “cold gear” (when it’s 90 degrees out), and Drew with his crazy trampoline static hair!
Love that hair, Drew!!
Smiley:
Smiley:
And…
Not-So-Smiley 
We spent two days at the Freestyle and Greco State Championships. Josh wrestled both styles, while Braden and Asher just wrestled Freestyle.
Asher wrestled so well! He did a great job. His finals match was awesome and he won by tech, taking first place. We have a cute little four-year-old state champ now!
Braden wrestled well too. He was up against some really tough, talented wrestlers, but he worked hard and did his best. He took fourth place at state.
Joshua wrestled in both Greco on Friday and Freestyle on Saturday. He took first place in both styled and came home with two gold medals and two state championship titles!
I am amazed that he’s come so far in the last month! Two months ago he was still dependent on a feeding tube, and now he’s doing so well! I am very thankful!
The younger boys are done for this season. Joshua will have a two-week wrestling blitz in June and he can hardly wait. Congrats on a great season, boys!
Spiderman needed a real web today so he took matters into his own hands. At least my strainer went to a worthy cause!
He wouldn’t smile. He claims that this is the face the real Spiderman makes.
It’s stuff like this that makes all the craziness worth it! 
Braden made quicksand. He worked for a long time to find the perfect ratio of sand to water. He was so delighted by his creation and he warned all his younger brothers to stay back because the quicksand was “incredibly dangerous.”
He told me, “Mom, I’ll never sell this quicksand! … Well, maybe for three dollars…”
They are constantly wrestling. It’s good-natured (for the most part). Right before I snapped these pictures, Rick mused, “What do you think life would be like if they were all girls?”
Asher looks guilty, and the chocolate on his face totally gives him away!
Josh took the crib in the little boys’ room apart for me. It’s the first time in ten years that we only have one crib up instead of two. I’ll admit that I was a little sad as I watched my big ten-year-old take apart the crib that he slept in as a baby! He did a thorough job, and removed every screw!
Ash and B after swimming lessons.
He’s proud of his recent wrestling accomplishments.
Little guys close in age and close in size. Jake is taller but Drew is wider!
Josh with his frog.
Asher the wizard!
Life with boys is messy, noisy, and exhausting, but it’s also hilarious, delightful, and the best adventure ever!! I am so thankful for my five amazing sons!
Asher wanted to wear his pants with both of his legs in one pant leg. When I asked him to fix his pants, he sighed, “But, Mom, just let me be what I wanna be!”
