the perreault family

kids say the darndest things

Published on August 15, 2014 by kristenperreault4 Comments

Lately, the boys say the funniest things. If I think about it I try to write them down so I can remember all of their crazy antics. Today at lunch the boys (big boys) and I were talking about general stuff and I decided to jot down their answers to some fairly generic interview questions that I asked them. I always enjoy looking back at any of the interviews that I have done with them so I figured I would share their answers.

What is your name? Jay Bird

How old are you? 4 and a half

What is your favorite color? All of the fire colors in the whole entire world.

What is your favorite food? Peaches and Cupcakes

What is your favorite place to go? the playground

What is your favorite thing to wear? My race car PJ’s

Who is your best friend? Luc

What is your favorite things to do? When Daddy pushes me in the swing.

What is your favorite thing(s) to do with Daddy? Ride in the white rental car.

What is your favorite thing(s) to do with Mommy? Make Ice Cream

What would you like to be when you grow up? I want to be a Daddy first and for a job a race car driver. I am going to stay home until I find a grown up girl to marry. Then I will marry a girl that is grown up.

How old will you be when you get married? 9

How many kids would you like to have- 17 16 girls and 1 boy

What is the one thing you are looking forward to doing when you are an adult that you can’t do as a kid? Go on an airplane by myself.

What is your name? Charlie Tuna

How old are you? 2 and a half

What is your favorite color? BLUE

What is your favorite food? Noga bars (Granola Bars)

What is your favorite place to go? Publix and Costco

What is your favorite thing to wear? My Flash T-shirt

Who is your best friend? Jay Bird

What is your favorite things to do? Play with Jay Bird. We build steps and my duplo guys, Jay Bird, Charlie and Luc, go up the stairs and play.

What is your favorite thing(s) to do with Daddy? Riding in Daddy’s truck and going to Ant Bef’s (Mary Beth) house!

What is your favorite thing(s) to do with Mommy? I like to go in the car and drive places with Mommy.

What would you like to be when you grow up? A Daddy! Or a Dragon

What is the one thing you are looking forward to doing when you are an adult that you can’t do as a kid? Being able to go in the office. **By the way, one of the biggest rules currently in the house is that the boys are not allowed to go into our office by themselves.**

budding photographer

Published on August 14, 2014 by kristenperreault1 Comment

Charlie loves taking photos on my “big camera” and I let him, with supervision of course. That thing weighs half as much as he does. And while some of the photos end up looking like this (still cute although framed in a more artistic manner)…

He also gets some that look like this :)

**None of these photos have been cropped.

32 years young

Published on July 29, 2014 by kristenperreaultLeave a comment

It’s been the best day! I have been loved on, cuddled with and cherished by all four of my guys. I laughed until I cried and spent a wonderful day surrounded by those I love the most. 32 is going to be the best year yet!

Underwater family selfies are the best!

Also, this is my 700th post. How can that be?!?

8 years

Published on July 21, 2014 by kristenperreault1 Comment

Eight Years ago we said “I do”. Best decision of my life thus far and it just keeps getting better ;)

grateful

Published on July 20, 2014 by kristenperreault3 Comments

Jamie and I are so incredibly grateful for our families, our village, who spent the majority of their weekend celebrating our sweet little Luc. I am not sure that I can accurately express our gratitude to all of you. We loved having you here, celebrating with us and sharing in our life. We are so lucky to have you all in our life and in turn our boys are lucky beyond measure. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

happy birthday sweet boy!

Published on July 15, 2014 by kristenperreault2 Comments

Dear Luc,
I know that each birthday (first birthdays more specifically) are bitter-sweet, I know that I will be a big mushy ball of emotions; I’ve done this before. However, I also know I will find no greater joy than celebrating YOU today! Luc you are such a joy little one and every day I am so thankful that I get to be your Momma.

Luc you surprised us by coming 20 days early. You were in a hurry to join our family and man am I so glad you did. I didn’t know it at the time but I couldn’t have waited one more day to snuggle you. From the moment you entered the world you have been such a joy. You are a go-with-the-flow, easy-peasy baby. Rarely do you fuss or complain and there is almost always a huge smile on your face. You are the much-needed calm amongst our storm (aka your brothers) and you spread happiness wherever you go. You love to clap and wave and get such joy out of making others smile. I can only imagine what you will do with that gift as you grow. Right now you use it to be a cheerleader and appreciative audience for your brothers but years from now who knows; the sky is the limit. You love music and spinning around with your not always on beat Momma. You fuss occasionally when I have to put you down and do something else after we have been dancing. Which, if we are being completely honest, makes me scoop you right back up and dance some more. You are full on cruising now and while you stand on your own you have yet to take any steps on your own. I am really okay with this, having one more running little one is going to be quite the challenge! You love playing ball, your brothers did too, but you are the first to play endless games of “toss and catch” with me. You bounce any ball you can get your hands on with such enthusiasm and vigorously crawl after it when it manages to get away. You love the water, both pool and tub, and you love to splash until your heart’s content in either. Just tonight the bathroom was filled with the sound of your laughter as you happily splashed away in the tub. Your laughter is heard often in our home; whether it’s laughing at your goofy brothers or just finding joy in the things that surround you. I love the way you babble at us, fully expecting us to know exactly what you are saying. I can’t wait to see and hear the things you will come up with sweet boy, this world is going to be such a happier place because you are in it.

Like I said earlier, the passing of each of my babies’ first year is always bitter-sweet. I want you to grow and flourish and continue to conquer the world but at the very same time I want to hold you tight and have you never grow out of my arms. I know that one day the hugs and kisses won’t be as frequent, that I won’t always be your comfort and that I will long for the times when you were squishy and would fall asleep on my chest. I snuggled you for a little bit extra last night savoring the last few minutes of you being my “baby”. I promise to savor all of the snuggles I continue to get, however few and far between they may get, all the while proudly watching you spread happiness wherever you go.

I love you sweet boy!

Love,
Momma

my heart

Published on July 10, 2014 by kristenperreault4 Comments

I love these boys more than words can say. More beach photos coming soon, hopefully ;)

letters to my boys…

Published on June 25, 2014 by kristenperreault1 Comment

So frequently, I stop and look at these sweet boys of mine and wish they could stay in this stage forever. I get so wrapped up in the day to day that when I stop, slow down and really see them they take my breath away. I just wanted to write a short note to all of them so one day when they look back they will understand how amazing I think they all are.

Dear Jay Bird,

You still refer to yourself as Jay Bird and I love that, I will most likely cry the day that changes. You are a ridiculously smart and talented little boy and each day you surprise me with all that you know and all that you are learning. You love to build, color and race your cars these days and are kept very busy with your wild imagination. You are constantly thinking up new games to play with your brothers; just today you and Charlie were jet skiing away from Luc the shark. And while I don’t think it was necessary to climb half way up the cat tree to escape him I do really love your imagination. The pictures you draw are so amazing and full of details and I love that your face is usually drawn with a big smile. You build the most amazing things, whether it’s a likeness of the Eiffel tower, a pretty detailed dragon or cars and race tracks with your new lego sets. Your creations are wonderful and I look forward to our special lego time at night after your younger brothers are in bed. I love that you run immediately to try and make Luc smile when he is hurt or upset and how you jump up readily to help me whenever you know you can. Your heart is so big, your laugh is infections and your imagination is limitless sweet boy and man o man do I love you!!

Love,

Momma

Charlie Tuna,

You have charisma and spunk like no other. You are fiercely determined and stubborn but man are you so gosh-darn CUTE! You adore being included (for the most part) in Jay’s antics and follow him around happily playing along with his games and schemes that he comes up with. You also dote on and take care of Wook (Luc) whenever he is around and are hugging him and kissing him frequently. You provide running commentary for just about everything right now and are rarely quiet. You talk to strangers and frequently ask me what their names are and where they are going; you love knowing peoples’ stories. However, you are cautious and very reserved when it comes to things that are new- play ground equipment, jumping into the pool etc. You take your time with new things and don’t go full throttle until you are sure that you can handle it. You give the absolute best hugs and sugar (kisses) around and I love that you give it so freely. You melt my heart with your sweet spirit and eager curiosity; I love you SO much sweet boy!

Love,

Momma

Luc,

Without a doubt you are the best baby ever. You rarely fuss, and when you do it’s for good reason- you’re hungry, tired or one of your brothers just squished you. You smile at everyone and clap like it’s your job and lately you wave ALL THE TIME. Daddy says it’s your way of spreading happiness. It tickles you to no end when people smile back at you after you wave! You are definitely a cheer leader and audience for your bothers these days. They goof off around you and you always respond with laughs or big claps; you love this “game” as much as they do. I sincerely love watching you grow and change lately, you are changing by the minute it seems! I love you, sweet boy, and cherish the sound of your sing song “Mom, Mom, Momma”; it’s music to my ears :)

Love,
Momma

one (school) years time

Published on May 22, 2014 by kristenperreault2 Comments

It truly is hard to believe that the school year is already over, it feels like just yesterday that we were meeting the teacher and having the first day! Jay had such a wonderful experience at the MSEE and we can’t wait until next year. Also, while I know that he is growing and getting bigger by the day, putting these two photos next to each other makes me want to go cry in the corner! Slow down time, please slow down…

watermelon

Published on May 8, 2014 by kristenperreaultLeave a comment

Summer isn’t summer without watermelon!

Luc loves watermelon, will fuss at you if you try to take his slice away (even if there is only a rind left) and can demolish a slice of watermelon with only 4 teeth!