Monday, June 23, 2008

Happy Half

The boys' friend Tristan celebrated his half birthday today! His birthday is December 26th and since it is so close to the holidays, his parents have started celebrating half birthdays, which is such a cool idea! We got to go to his party and play in his new sandbox (well, pea gravel box, but I've decided that Mike and Tiff are totally onto something...I am loving pea gravel vs. the sand).

And of course, they had to help Tristan open his presents!
Thanks Tristan for inviting us over for your half birthday! Happy one and a half!
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And changing the subject entirely.....why is my little boy so fascinated with my bras? He loves to get them out and play with them! And of course he has to drag them all out and drape them around his neck and swing them around. I have to say, it is somewhat embarrassing, especially when company is over! I know that one of these days, I'll be entertaining new friends or something, and down will come Tyler with all of my bras around his neck, and I will be mortified. So tonight, he gets into my drawer. And I say 'Tyler, please put the bras away and close the drawer'. (And while I'm saying this, I am of course reaching for my camera because it is one of those moments that must be photographed for later embarrassment)
And you can see him thinking 'Mom....do I really have to?' To which I say 'Yes Tyler, please put them away and close the drawer'. And see what he does?

Oh what a sweet child I have.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Dance Team

Oh my, summer is proving interesting. It's amazing what kids come up with when they have LOTS of time during the day to scheme. Tyler has figured out all sorts of tricks to 'hide' from mommy to avoid naptime and bedtime. He burrows under the sheets in our bed or goes into a bedroom and closes the door. Oh, and today, a new one....under his crib with his blankie and milk. And Zachary loves that Kathryn is home all day and drags her around constantly. Tonight the boys got into a food fight, throwing one stupid onion ring (yes, fried food....we had a fast food night....I feel like all I've done this week is cook!!!) back and forth to each other's trays. Finally I had to intervene and take away the darn thing!

Anyway....I had to get a recording of the boys dancing. Well, Zachary anyway. Tyler was in charge of keeping the music playing on the control panel (he loves any sort of buttons). And you can hear Kathryn singing in the background. We should take our show on the road!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

A Fish Out Of Water

Tyler thinks he's a fish. He loves the water. Absolutely loves it. So he was very excited when we headed to the Y this morning for the start of swim lessons. Both boys stood and watched the class before us, standing at the ready.
Don't you love the Hawaiian shorts? (Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!)
Aunt Trish got to go in the pool today as I couldn't due to having eye surgery again this week. But next week I'll get to go in. Aunt Trish and Tyler had a fantastic time!

Lets all blow bubbles!
And ya gotta have some lovin'!

Notice the new haircuts???
Awww, Zachary needed some lovin' too!

Monday, June 2, 2008

Little Personalities

Boy, over the past few months, the boys' different personalities have really emerged. Zachary is such a little grown-up. He idolizes Kathryn and would spend every second dragging her around if he could. He screams when he sees her walking towards the car after school. And she made up a game similar to 'ring around the rosie' that he just absolutely adores. He never tires of it. He also is my little talker. Oh boy, are we in trouble with this one. He will repeat anything so we really have to be careful now! His new favorite word as of yesterday: 'oops' which he actually pronounces 'opps'. I think he just loves the 'ps' sound together. He also loves to say 'duck quack quack quack' which sounds like 'duckackackack'. I love it!
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And then there's Tyler. He is my cantankerous child. Is that how you spell it? Anyway, he creates mischief all day long. He is the poster child of ornery. The other day he knew it was bedtime. I was putting Zach to bed and Tyler was sitting on our bed. About one minute later I come back to fetch him, and he's nowhere to be found. I seriously was looking around the room, thinking 'what the heck?' Then I see this little tiny elbow sticking out from underneath a pile of pillows on my bed. He had hidden himself under two giant pillows and was laying perfectly still so that I wouldn't see him. Once I realized where he was, I could see him barely peeking through watching me. Little brat! He's very smart. Now his goal in life seems to be to find all of the possible hiding spots in the house. What this tells me though is that the kid can sit still when he sees that it accomplishes his goal!
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And here is just another example of the boys' personalities. Tyler has discovered how things sound so differently when his ears are under water. So now for bathtime he lays and does this:
And Zachary takes advantage every time and dumps water on him, hits his tummy, pokes his belly button....
....plays with the toys floating around him.....
....but as you can see, it does not deter Tyler's game. Oh, what fun we have ahead of us!!!