Aunt Jen-Jen Came to Visit (a few weeks ago!)

These pretty toes are the main reason Jen came to visit. We s got pedicures for our birthdays--which was soooo fun and relaxing!! I loved it!


These boys love their aunt Jen!

we spent a lot of time at the park. we've been going there a lot since the weather has been so nice. We wore coats and hats when Jen was here, but now it's a lot nicer!

More of Alex's Antics!

Alex spends the first hour or so of his naptime looking out his window. He loves to watch the birds and yell at them! I often hear things like, "Hey Bird!" or "Go Away Bird!" or "Mommy Bird, Daddy Bird, Baby Bird! Hey You!" I was hanging some clothes out on the line the other day and turned around to see him peeking at me and I had to run in to get the camera and snap a pic!


Daddy may hate the dandelions, but they provide hours of entertainment for little boys!

Not sure what is going on here...;-)

Fun in the Sprinkler

Sam was immediately intrigued by the sprinkler. He is our brave one and wanted to go figure it out right away.

Alex, the suspicious one, was a little nervous and kept his distance until the very end when I held his hand and helped him run in the water!

Sam stood about 2 feet from the sprinkler and just let it soak him. He barely moved, just stood there trying to catch the water and staring at it! That little brain is always working!

Alex prefers to watch from a distance, still, though he cheers Sammy on!

2 Little Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed!

"Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"

Sam is now into sticks. Whenever we are outside he wants to carry them around. He pokes & wacks on trees, the ground, whatever! Big sticks, little sticks...it doesn't matter. Now, if we could just get him to stop running with those sticks...


These pics are from Aunt Jen's visit here last weekend. We had a great time with her. Sam was particularly chummy with Aunt Jen, giving her several open mouth, slobbery kisses, and even said "Jen-Jen" several times! I think he might have her wrapped around his finger until eternity for that one!

Goofin' Off at Lunch

Alex's latest quotes: when he wants you to look at him he says, "Mook at me! Mook at me!" and when he wants you to take a picture of him (ah the vanity) he says "Alex cheese! Alex cheese!"


Today he did his typical, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!" and then, "kiss please!"
Gotta love this crazy, goofy kid!

The Chocolate Pudding Adventure

Dirt...It Tastes Like Chicken?

Sammy loves dirt. Seriously. I have to work very hard when we are outside to keep him out of my flower beds. He pays no attention to the flowers--he wants to play in the dirt. Dry dirt, muddy dirt...no matter.

He even eats dirt when given the chance. The other day when we were outside I caught him with a large clump of dirt, poised and ready to shove into his mouth. Of course I tried to stop him...too late. He swallowed the whole thing and then smiled at me with the biggest, muddiest, smile ever. So gross.

A guy's gotta fill this big 'ole tummy somehow, huh?

Untold Stories

Well, for the sake of the grandparents I am going to try to start journaling some of the funny/crazy/weird things these two boys of mine do that make life around here so fun! Toddlerhood is providing tons of these funny stories, but we don't always remember to relay them on the phone, so I will try to keep you posted here!

Let's start with this one:

I was outside with the boys working in the flowerbeds on Tuesday evening. I was thinning out and transplanting some of the irises. Alex was in charge of watering--the child loves the hose. Thankfully there is good drainage in my flowerbeds as Alex was pretty much trying to recreate the Biblical Deluge in my yard. Sam in charge of playing in the dirt and hopefully not eating any--a fave of his. Well, it was a pretty warm night and before I knew it Alex had started watering his feet, hands, pantlegs. No big deal...have fun kiddo! At one point I saw him hold the hose over his head, "I watey (water) Alex!" was his breathless exclamation. Still no big deal. Plant another iris. All of the sudden I hear Sam take in a huge, shocked breath...turn around...Alex is watering Sam. Yep holding the hose directly over his head, water cascading down the poor boy! He never cried, just looked shocked! We've been talking about how the plants grow with water and sunshine, so maybe he was trying it out on Sammy!!

How Do You Put a Caption on These Faces?

Decorating Easter Eggs

Alex loves eggs, so he was instantly excited about this new project!

Poor Sam was so sad to not be able to get in on the action. But he in that completely destructive phase right now and there was no way that boy could get too close to cups of dye! We felt so bad for him so daddy came up with a way for Sammy to get invovled.




I think this was right before Sam threw the egg on the ground, it cracked, and he said "uh-oh!"


Alex was very diligent about counting the number of times each egg got dipped.


this was right before Sam squeezed the egg so hard he crushed it!! ;-) Captain Destructo strikes again!!

These are our eggs on our new egg tray that we actually made as a family! A lady in our church has a small ceramic shop so we went there a few weeks ago and painted this egg tray just for Easter. It was a really fun time and now we have this to bring out every Easter to remember it!

Alex's 1st Buzz Cut !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The "Before" Pic...

"Wait, I liked that hair! I think I want a second opinion!!!"

"Ahhh, the cool comfort of a popsicle!" (or as Alex says it a "posicky"

After bath time, all clean and buzzed up!