The end result was this stir fry that we put over rice. 
One of the first things on the To Do List this weekend was haircuts! The boys were looking very shaggy and needed a trim. So we loaded up with Tic Tacs(the only way to keep boys quiet and entertained during a haircut) on Saturday morning with the rest of the men in Elkins and went to get haircuts. We waited for quite a while, but it was worth it. They look much better! Thank you Mr. Jack!!
The rest of the day we played outside in the warm weather. It was a beautiful day! I did forget my camera while we were outside though!! After naps though, I had to think of ways to keep the boys busy and the tv off, soooooo this is what we did.
Ethan put together the train set. I just love that face!!
Look at that strength!! This is how he does things since he can bend his knees.
Still working on the train. I love that he can work on these things for a long time. I just wish that I could keep L's attention for that long!
L moved on from the gun to a puzzle. He is very good at them even though he tries very hard to get some help. If he is left alone he is very good at doing them all by himself!!
I do have to tell a funny story about E. Every time he goes to therapy he works with Ms. Christy on bending his knees. She is very good at making sure that every where that he walks during therapy he is walking with his knees bent to get there. Ms. Christy told E the other day that since he has gotten so good at walking with his knees bent at therapy that he needed to start practicing his walking somewhere else too. E then proceeds to tell her that we have talked about this "as a family" and that we made a "family decision" that he only needed to walk with his knees bent while he was at therapy! We have never talked about this to my knowledge, but is Ms. Christy supposed to tell him to ignore his family's decision?? We thought this was too funny!! He is such a quick little guy. I know that we are in for some stories when he gets a little older!! Dont you think???
He loves for us to play with him. He is fun and hyper and very cute. I love that you can't see his eyes very well!
But he does have his bad moments! Digging under the fence would be one of them. You can see my temporary fix until the weather gets warmer!
This one is a big no no!! It might become a problem when I am ready to plant flowers. 
I really dont understand chewing up the wood dog house. I also did not get a picture of it, but he does not keep his blankets in the dog house. He drags them out in to the yard and lays on them. He only gets in the dog house if it is raining/snowing/really cold. (and sometimes not even then!)
This one was a little shocking. This is the boys wading pool. As you can see there is a good sized hole in it. I guess we wont be using it this summer!
This little thing hold the boys play telescope on the playground. I am not sure where the telescope is, but Oliver had a big time on this one.
I know that you ask.."Why dont you buy him a bone to chew on??" Well, I did that. And it went great. He chewed it up in about 2 days. So a few weeks later I get him another bone. What does he do with that one? He wont touch it!!! The snob!
We do love him anyway. He has become a part of our family, Old Ober. I am choosing to not tell you about him running away with his food bowls after every meal!!
There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out.
We never know when his is going to disappear for a few minutes to put on his Cowboy garb. He comes out of his room yelling "Howdy Par par!" which in L terms means, howdy partner!!
One thing that is missing from these pictures is his "rope." He found a shoe string that he uses and calls it is rope. He uses it to lasso the door nobs and the bed posts. Very cute. Yes, I know we are going to have to finish the outfit for him and get him a real rope.
This is the other side of his personality. When he disappears he might also be sitting down "reading" a book. He loves to look at books.
I usually carry at least 2 books/magazines in my purse for him to look at. They are very useful during church and at restaurants.
This trick would never work with my other boy. He would need paper and crayons, that I also carry in my purse at all times. Along with a Transformer. a matchbox car, a Saxon math addition wrap up and plenty of Tic Tacs. (our barber thinks that the Tic Tacs are hilarious, the boys are always really quiet during their haircuts.) Thank goodness for big purses!
I love my boys!!!
So the story goes that when Cale's dad was a boy, there was a big snow. But the Whiteley family did not have a sled. So Grady and his siblings went out that day and borrowed their friends sleds. When Grady's dad (PaPa to us) came home that night after working all day he surprised the kids with this brand new sled. They were to excited to go to bed after getting a new sled!! So PaPa parked his car at the bottom of the hill and shined the headlights on the hill so that the kids could try out their new sled. It was midnight before they stopped. The cost of the sled in the 1950's was $6.75. The price is still written on the back. Still today this is the favorite sled to use. It works better than any other sled that we have.
Enjoying the snow day out at the farm.
Using Grandpa's sled!!
This would be me, keeping it real. I am ready for the snow days to go away. Everytime we have snow my front hallway ends up looking like this. We have to dig for hats, gloves, shoes, scarves, etc. and it all ends up in the floor when we are done using them. I will give you one guess who gets to clean it up!!!! Snow snow go away.....
One of our favorite breakfasts when daddy is home is Chocolate Chip Pancakes. The boys love to help. They both climb on to the counter and "help." And by help I mean that they love to each whatever chocolate chips they can get their hands on while we are cooking!
Are they ready yet???
YUMMMMMM.......................
Cooked to perfection!
Of course you cannot leave off the butter and syrup.
Blowing out the candles.
Yes, we broke down and got him the aquarium. He loves it. We have all enjoyed watching the fish and feeding them. I think that this was the highlight of his birthday. He has been asking for an aquarium for over a year.
This has also been really fun. Everything happens with magnets. It also came with a music box that plays music while the ball goes around the course. Levi loves to dance to the music!!
Levi was so excited about presents until he realized that he was not getting any. Grandma came through though and bought him this little cup with a train on it. He was so excited about getting a present. It was all very cute. 
Happy Birthday to my favorite 6 year old!!!
