3 little Buttars boys

A friend of mine took some great pictures of the boys for us just 5 days after Caleb was born.  She did so good trying to keep him asleep and not pooping on everything she owned.  Newborn photographers have got a lot of patience!  Doesn't he look just like a Buttars boy?!

The wait is over!!!!

We went to the hospital on April 26th and a few hours later had baby Caleb join our family.  There were a few complications but nothing that didn't make the wait worth it.  We felt like new parents trying to remember what to do with a newborn. Trent changed every diaper for days while I recovered and when he had to go to work, I panicked trying to convince myself I could stand up and stand long enough to change him and ease back into bed. Caleb was amazing though and slept all day so we could both recover!  He looks like a true blue Buttars boy!

Before

After

We couldn't wait for the boys to come and meet their new brother.  They were soooo excited.  Gammy brought them to the hospital and we will never forget their faces when they saw baby Caleb.  It was so precious.

He looked way too small to even be out of my belly.  He lost some weight and went down to 6 pounds before we left the hospital.  Tiny little guy!

These two look like twins to us.  It is hard not to see Raef when we look at baby Caleb.  Raef is thrilled to be a big brother again.  He calls him "Caleb Iguana" because he always sticks his tongue out. 

Ryan, who we thought would have a difficult time adjusting to being out of the spotlight, has been fantastic.  He seems to have grown up very quickly and is such a great helper.  He makes us laugh with everything he does and keeps us smiling with his funny questions.  He is wonderful with baby Caleb but thinks that we should leave him in the car or at home if we go somewhere.  He tells me "he'll be just fine mom."

Dad and baby

He looks so tiny! 

Gammy bought him this outfit and the boys wanted him to wear it everyday. It is super cute!

Easter in the sun

We loved having the nice weather for Easter this year.  We are used to bundling the kids up and possibly having them tromp through mud or even snow.  This year we went to a splash park and had a picnic.  It was fantastic and we will miss this next year I'm sure. 

 We have never been able to color eggs without one of the boys tipping the dye over.  And Goobs made sure this year was no exception. 

 They have more fun playing with the eggs after they are colored than actually coloring them.  They move them around like little people and play with them for the night. 

Raef recently had a friend at school tell him that the eggs we eat are dead baby chicks.  That took us a week to get him to eat eggs again and not cry everytime he saw us eating eggs.  We sat down and explained the real process so he wouldn't be sad and it finally sunk in.  Just in time however for his friend to tell him that we shouldn't eat chickens because we have to kill them to eat them.  Well obviously!  But this also affected Raef and of course I had roasted a whole chicken that night for dinner.  Every piece that we tore off the bones he wondered what part of the body it was from.  And he wouldn't eat any.  Ryan had no problem and kept saying, "Raef, chickens don't care that we eat them.  They have little brains! and "Jesus made them for us."  But Raef wouldn't budge.  The whole time he kept saying he wanted steak.  Yes, we explained where steak comes from but that didn't change his decision.  So, for now, he is set in not eating any chicken.  Well see how long that lasts.