Our laugh of the day came first thing this morning. Will, our sleeper, was woken up by Chris. He came out into the hallway very sleepy and hugged me. He then headed off straight to the bathroom. He lifted the seat and was getting ready when Chris heard in a very sleepy voice, "There is a frog in our toilet." Chris said, "What?" Then Will, in his ultra tired voice, says, "Daddy, there is a frog in our toilet." Chris went in and sure enough there was a GIGANTIC tree frog in the potty! I guess it takes more than a gigantic tree frog to wake up Will.

Chris tried to catch the frog and put him in a container in order to free him outside. Before he could grab him though, he swam down through the water and disappeared into the pipes. He hasn't shown up since.

This week has been busy. Despite what Chris and I were both hoping for, when we woke up this morning it was only Thursday! We both thought for sure it would be Friday. The boys all had soccer practice last night. They are all doing great. Ethan impressed his coach and teammates. He was a little shy in the beginning and didn't want to steal the ball away from anybody. By the end of practice he had opened up and scored 6 goals in the scrimmage against the dads. Since Chris coaches Will and Noah's team and their practice is at the same time, I wasn't able to watch them. Chris said they, along with Emma, all did great. Will was happy that he won the pirate game- whatever that is! Saturday is team picture day and their first games. Between the picture schedule and game schedule we will be at the fields all day on Saturday! I will try to get some pics of the games. Their games are at different times so at least we can watch everyone play their first organized soccer game- very exciting!!! We are also hosting a birthday dinner for Melissa. Yes, she has been 30 for ages now, but we were away for her birthday. Good thing I have my youth to keep up with Saturday's schedule. I don't know how others manage!!

More pictures from the hike including a self portrait!

Chris and I hiked around the lake at Rocky Gap. It was such a nice, peaceful, kid-free hike. I could have spent all day there. The weather was perfect and there was no one else on the trails.

Hanzie enjoys racing the 4-wheeler. A lot of the times he wins!

Will hanging out at the pond.

Here are the boys hanging out by the pond.

We went on a bear hunt throught the mountains. I was impressed with Alina. I barely had to carry her at all! She decided to play in a pile of leaves during one of her little rests.

Here are a few of the deer that the boys fed.

Well, I posted as many pictures as I could last night before blogger kicked me off. All we did yesterday was unpack, clean, and run errands. The boys were awful almost the entire day. At 7:15 I couldn't take it any longer and put them to bed! Between the boys being bad and our drive on Saturday, Chris and I needed a break. We got in the spa for 45 minutes and drank mudslides! I really needed Kate to coat my cup in chocolate and whipped cream! Feel free to send her harassing emails convincing her to move here with us. I found the perfect townhouse for her! I'll post the rest of the pictures now.

The boys tried to fit in just about every activity into their first full day in the mountains on Tuesday. The drove the 4-wheeler and tractor, fed the deer and horses, hiked around, played in the yard, chopped firewood, and managed to squeeze in celebrating Grandma's birthday!

The boys were greeted with a new tire swing that Pop-Pop installed for them. Noah absolutely had no interest in it, in fact, he was pretty much scared to death the entire minute that he lasted on it.

On our way to Pennsylvania we stopped at Sideling Hill. All the years we had driven past it we had never actually stopped and walked it. The boys had fun walking to the top and checking out the cars way down below. On the way back down Noah said, "I've wanted to do that my whole life!"

We went to Aunt Lori's house on Monday morning. The boys were dying to check out her new playset and I wanted to see her new kitchen.

Well, Aidan and I fell completely in love with one another. Really, we did! He is such a good baby.

Our last day in Maryland was spent hanging out with Grandma, Pop-Pop, Aunt Kate, Uncle Bill, Gavin, and Evan. Pop-Pop made an awesome dinner and we spent a little time at the park. Leigha is apparently sunning herself on Aunt Kate's lap. Gavin, well Chris told him to make a funny face and he did!

And finally there was sleep!

The kids had a dance party just before bed! Even Pop-Pop got in on that one!

Evan deciding which one of the cakes he wants to sample!

Also celebrating birthdays were Eric and Dan, Vera (her 1st), and Grandma. Apparently Grandma was trying to "skip" her birthday by not having a cake. It won't work, but I think I like that idea myself! Here are the cakes.