Our Sweet Kiddos

Little Tuck is so sweet. He is one of the most adorable little guys I've ever had the privilege of parenting. Well, make that one of the four most adorable little guys I've ever parented.

He is sleeping pretty well, but still wakes up in the middle of the night. Although he did sleep the entire night the other night. That was super welcome because Will also slept the entire night.

The other day, abbey and the boys went to pick strawberries with Michelle and Caleb, and Stephanie and Amber Joy

Reed and his buds didn't seem to be too interested in helping pick strawberries.

They were far more interested in running and jumping and playing.

Will, on the other hand, was very, very much interested in eating the strawberries. If you have ever met Will, you know that he doesn't miss many opportunities to eat.

Will loves his little brother. I think that he likes being a big brother. Tonight he tried feeding Will his apple sauce. However, it was really more of us trying to keep us from gagging him.

This weekend is Will's second birthday. We cannot believe that he has grown so much. Well, I guess I should clarify that the above picture is not Will

This would be Will. Almost always with food stained all over his face.
Sorry, I have been so bad at blogging lately. I'll try to do better.

Recent Happenings

Our sweet little Nash is quite the builder. We have had the the best time watching Nash love on baby Tuck. Nash doesn't ever just call him Tuck. It's always baby Tuck.


Abbey is an amazing mother. I know that is not new, but it is amazing. She gets the kids up and dressed and to school in time everyday. And she has kept the laundry up to date and the house is way cleaner than I would think with a family of four preschoolers.




Tuck is adjusting to life in the Land house really well. He has been sleeping pretty well. The first couple of nights he didn't sleep really well, but he has started sleeping much better.




Reed is still showing about as much interest in his baby siblings as he always has. Not much. I think that he is most interested in making sure that he and Nash are never separated. They love each other very much.




I am very proud of how Will has adjusted to being a big brother. He is doing much better than I thought he would do because he was quite the "mama's boy" prior to Tuck coming home. He now really likes being a big boy.



This week has been busy and it is now only Wednesday. I've been really busy at work. Abbey has gone back to work at the church and the boys are back into their routine. The early spring has really confused Reed who keeps asking if the neighborhood pool is open.





Abbey went to Walmart with Will and Tuck today. I told her that I didn't know if I should be proud of her or check her into a mental ward. I never want to take Will to Walmart. He is a wild man.



We are going to go to the zoo on Friday with some Taiwan adoptee friends. We are excited about that. The boys always love to go to the zoo.




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Since We've Been Home

 Well, we've been home since last Thursday, and boy have things changed. We have been having a ton of fun as a family of six. Nash absolutely loves Tuck. Loves him.

 Will is adjusting well to Tuck. Probably a little better than I thought that he would. He does sympathy cry and there are some obvious signs of "I need attention."

 Friday all of the grandparents were here. They enjoyed being with the boys for sure.

 Friday was such a beautiful afternoon that we did some rearranging in the backyard. It was lots of fun to get stuff rearranged.

 We moved the playset down to the other end of the yard and then moved the trampoline further over to the back of our backyard. I don't know if I have ever mentioned that our backyard is the smallest part of our yard. We have a very large front and side yard. Our backyard is SMALL! So when you put a deck, a trampoline, and playset in the backyard, it is smaller!

 Reedy has done really well with the addition of Tuck. Much better than when we added Will and Nash! He still doesn't have as much interest in Tuck as Nash does. He is a good biggest brother though!

 Nash really loves this guy!

 Lola is still here helping us with the adjustment. It is great to have an extra set of hands around as we figure out how to parent four preschoolers.

 Tuck seems to be teething because he is chewing on anything that he has get his hands on.

 Tuck is so sweet. We are still trying to get his formula adjusted. He is waking up for a bottle in the night, but sleeping fairly well. He has already been to his first photo shoot. He will be in the winter Babies - Twos leader kit for LifeWay.

 Nash is one of the most amazing big brothers. He loves Tuck. Yesterday I was holding Tuck and Nash got into my lap, looked at Tuck, and said "You're precious."

 Nash also had a photoshoot yesterday. He is going to be on the cover of the pre-K Sunday School curriculum. I think the photographer eventually got a non-posed smile.

 Reed is supremely smart and is very athletic. He has loved this weather so that he can practice baseball. While we were in Taiwan, Nash and Reed started soccer practice. I can't wait to go to their next practice.

And then there is Will! Our cute little humorist! He keeps us all on our toes. Last night we were in the kitchen and heard sort of a double thud. I went to the stairwell and saw Will halfway down laying horizontally across the step. He looked at me and said "Hep me! Hep me!" I picked him up and he said "Thank you!" I said and told him that I realized that we know he can talk, he just doesn't!

Tuck's Homecoming!

 Thursday morning in Taiwan, AKA Wednesday afternoon in America, we headed to the airport.

 We got to the airport and loaded the plane to head to Tokyo. This was a flight on a 777 which was a very nice plane. Too bad this flight was only 4 hours instead of the long flight which was on a 747-400 which was a ratty old plane!

 Tuck was a trooper and we sat next to an extremely understanding man who let us get up a thousand times and never complained. Tuck slept most of the flight except for a few times when he really wanted to stand up.

 Our layover in Detroit was 3 hours, but we were glad because we thought we needed it to get through immigration. Immigration and customs was a breeze, and because we landed early, we were at our gate three hours early!

 Tuck and I took a quick nap and then we were ready to come home. Abbey spent the time by taking a picture of me and Tuck taking our nap and posting it on FB!

 Uncle Bill had to catch a flight to Phoenix so he was already at the airport and met us at the gate. He was excited to see Tuck.

 We were so excited to see our boys. It was like I missing half of my heart for the past week. I loved the time that Abbey and I had with Tuck, but we certainly missed our boys like crazy!

 This was the second time I had ugly cry on the trip. The first time was when I left the boys and this time was when we got home to the boys! Reed kept saying "Daddy, you are silly. Why are you crying?"

 Nash was a little bit more cautious with welcoming us home. Of course, he is not one who loves big crowds and lots of attention, so that could have played a part in it. Reed and Nash both have asked several times if this "is the real Tuck."

 So many friends and family were there to greet us at the airport. We appreciate each and every one of them. It is such a blessing to be loved by so many.

 Nash immediately stepped in as big brother to Tuck. This did not surprise us at all. He has been very worried that Tuck needs his bottle and he was the first of his brothers to hold Tuck.

 We took turns letting everyone hold Tuck at the airport.

 Ms. Cheryl was glad to see Tuck. She is my friend and office neighbor, so she gets daily update of LandLife happenings.

 Our first family photo of six (wait, I mean seven, Caleb was so sweet. He wanted to be right there with his buddies.). We love Caleb so much, we were happy to have him in our pictures.

 Reed was all over me. Of course, I loved every minute of it!

 Amber Joy and Tuck are together again. They were buds back in Taitung.

 Our children's pastor came to welcome Tuck home! So sweet.

 Uncle Bill and Reed doing "their" smile. No one else is allowed to do "their" smile.

 Love this one!

We came home and the boys "passionately discussed" who would get to fee Tuck first. Poppy had made a ham dinner. Pop and Lola came over and held Tuck while we played with the boys. Enna got here from work. I gave Nash and Will a bath. I fell asleep putting Will to bed. Nash and Reed came and woke me up and told me it was time to come to bed. Then I woke up about four. Will, Nash, and Reed slept in our bed. Enna and Poppy had Tuck duty. I think he slept good, but we will find out when they all wake up. I am about to go back to bed now!
Thank you all for your prayers. We are so happy as a family of six! We are so blessed and so thankful and even moreso in awe of God's graciousness that He would allow us the opportunity to parent four amazing little boys. I would have NEVER in a million, gazillion years ever told you that I would be dad to four of the more amazing sons God ever created, but I am forever grateful to Him for the opportunity.