He Said WHAT??

Our Jakey...he is a funny guy! Just naturally, he keeps us laughing. So, we where driving down the road a couple of days ago listening to the fun new U2 CD when our favorite song came on called, "Get On Your Boots". It is a great song that the boys listen to over and over. They know all the words - well, at least we THOUGHT they new all the words! Part of the lyrics are, "Get on your boots, your sexy boots, yeahh". It pretty much repeats that several times throughout the song. After the song ended Jakey pipes up in the back seat, "Hey Dad, can we listen to the "sexy boobs" song again. Ohh Jakey...of course after that we all had fun singing the sexy boobs song!

P.S. This is a picture of Jake at the dentist - he fell right to sleep in the chair. Now that's a good dentist!

The Stitcher Girls

We have 3 new members of the Stitcher Family...Vanilla Bean, Oreo, and Maddie. They are 3 sister gerbils that Nick got for his birthday. They are funny, active, and inquisitive! We haven't stopped watching them ever since we brought them home from Petsmart. Nick was very persuasive in his argument to get a pet for his birthday so we granted his wish and he couldn't be more thrilled! Wish us (and them) luck!

Happy Birthday Nick

Dear Nick,

Happy Birthday Son! I can't believe how much you have grown up. 10 years ago today we went to the hospital, got all hooked up on I-V's, watched a little Andy Griffiths on the TV and at 7:15 PM you were born. It seems like yesterday. We honestly held you for an entire year - I am not kidding or exaggerating, we did not put you down once. I loved how you looked like a little old man with a receding hairline for a few months. I laugh at how I was worried that you weren't getting enough to eat - you were a healthy, huge baby!

Thanks for being patient with us. You are the one that we get to experience every new parenting situation with. You are such a good boy. I love that you think of others. I love that you love animals. I love that you have amazing will power. I love that you want to do the right thing. I love that you are not a push over, even when it is me that you are going head to head with. I love that you sing, "Keep Bleeding" in the outfield during a baseball game. I love that you love funny movies.

I love you, Nick David Stitcher!! May this new year be your best yet!

Love, Mom

Boys of Spring

Here we go...3 boys, 3 teams, 3 different practice schedules, and 2 PARENTS! This season we have a T-baller (Jake), a Coach Pitch (Will), and a kid pitch (Nick). We are in full blown baseball crazy right now. Dave graciously agreed to coach Jake and Will's teams and so of course that means I get to be "team manager". Treat schedules, picture schedules, practice days and times, score keeping, phone calls, phone calls, phone calls - that is my job! It makes it all worth it to see how much fun they have when they are out there playing with their team. There is nothing like sitting on a warm spring night, eating sunflower seeds, and watching your boys. You can't beat watching an excited T-baller run to 3rd base instead of 1st or watching the whole team go after one ball. Regardless of what they want to play or what they want to do I am excited to be my boys loudest cheering section. They are always the BEST thing not on television.

All Things Boy

Hello to our family and friends! Okay, so I broke down and decided to blog. I actually read an amazing quote from President Hinckley about journaling and I started feeling guilty. Isn't a little guilt supposed to propel us to action? So, here we are - The Stitcher Family! Having a family of 3 boys makes our house a place of hopping activity most minutes of the day. Between school, homework, baseball, church, and scouts we are busy! Our life could be described as "all things boy". At our house any bodily function is hilarious - especially if it is loud or gross. Coming from an "all girl" family I was at first shocked by this, but have since realized it is just part of their makeup. Jake is EXTREMELY proud of the fact that he is stinkier than a 90 year old man - Nick loves to see how many body parts he can make noises from - and Will thinks his reesty baseball feet are hilarious! And that is saying nothing about their father :). However silly they all are, they own my heart completely. I tell them frequently that I am the luckiest girl in the whole world to have 4 of the coolest guys on the planet. I wouldn't change any of it for all the smothered burritos on the planet!