Brothers

I love the fact that the boys truly love each other. They share with each other, they play with each other and they fight with each other. I have noticed how much Deji loves being around Femi and how much Femi looks out for Deji. The other day the boys were playing and I heard Femi reading to Deji and asking him questions. Another time they were both huddled in front of the space heat deep into a a conversation I couldn't understand. I pray that their bond continues to grow and it extends to their little sister.

Deji sharing his candy necklace that Aunty Jenny sent him for his birthday.

The boys sitting before the superhero tower the built together.

Dejisaurus is 3!!!!!

I can't believe that Deji is finally three years old. It seems like he has been three for a lot longer. I guess that is what happens when you are about as big as your big brother and people often mistake you for twins. With Deji's birthday so close to Christmas, I want to make sure it is a special day for him and doesn't feel like Christmas overshadows his special day, especially when he gets older. Ryan says that I go a little birthday crazy, but I love birthdays and I want my kids to have fond memories of their birthdays.

I made this pennant banner out of my scrap booking materials and I had the footprints going all over the walls.

I found this great banner online and was able to print it out in color.

Here is a closer look at the big prints

Adara decided to help me wake up the birthday boy. She had been awake since 4:24am! Third night in a row!!!!

The birthday boy wasn't quite ready to get up yet.

Femi tried to give him a birthday hug, but he wasn't in the mood yet.

The look on Deji's face just reaffirms why I go all out for birthdays. He loved the decorations, especially the birthday banner. He was awed by the tracks on the walls. He asked a for a green dinosaur birthday and that is what I tried to give him.

Here is our traditional breakfast of donuts and eggs. QT had this great donut holes. I had to tell Deji he couldn't have more. I didn't want him to get sick on his birthday.

Trying hard to blow up his candle. Big brother had to help him.

Getting a good morning and happy birthday kiss from dad.

Enjoying some yummy bacon.

After school we went to Red Robin to enjoy a nice meal. They sang happy birthday to him and he was nice enough to share his sunday with his big brother.

Overall it was a great day and tomorrow promises to be even more fun!

My little Kitchen Helpers

My three little helpers making breakfast before school...


Why we are making eggs of course!

Early Bird

Adara normally wakes up around 5am. I tried to see if she will go back to sleep, but she never does. Sometimes she wakes up earlier, but I have a rule that I won't get her before 5 and normally she goes back to sleep if she wakes up before 5, but not this morning. This morning she woke up at 4 and cried until 4:30 when I finally went and got her out of bed. She was wide awake and ready to start her day with breakfast.

She likes to use both a spoon and her hands to eat her cereal.

After eating breakfast she decided to climb the chair and go through my school bag.

She was very proud of herself for getting the calculator out of my school bag.

Is it a calculator or is it a phone?