TGIF - Summer Style

Q: What do you get when you put together a play structure, a pond with ducks, a package of old english muffins, and a sprinkler?

A: A whole morning of fun for two 2-year old boys!

This morning, Angie & I took the boys (and Meleah) to a nearby park and then headed back to my house to let them run through an old sprinkler in the backyard. Levi has been napping for about 3 hours now - further proof that it was a fun morning and a great way to tire out two active boys!

A little laughter...

on a somewhat gloomy Tuesday afternoon:

Never mind what Auntie O had to do to get them to laugh!

What have we been up to?

The past couple of weeks have been fairly busy at our house, and I haven't had a chance to update our blog. While Levi is down for a nap, I thought I'd recap what we've been up to lately:

Levi got his first haircut! Well, it was actually more of a trim – I couldn’t bring myself to cut his curls yet. He got his bangs trimmed, along with some of the hair in the back – no more mullet!

Before & After Pictures:

Levi is going to get two new cousins in 2008! Matt’s brother and his wife (Marc & Lori) are due in April and we found out last week that they are having a GIRL. I had guessed boy, but was wrong – now Levi will remain the only grandson on Matt’s side. Also last week, Angie and Scott started sharing their news about BABY #2 – due in June! They told us before last week, but now we don’t have to keep the secret anymore. We’re so excited for both couples and we can’t wait for new babies to hold – we love them already!!

Matt went duck hunting for the last time of the season – and returned successful! He and his friend Jack got three ducks between them, but one got away. They were hunting on a river and couldn’t find one of the ducks they shot – too bad!



Levi had a slumber party last Saturday night – Scott and Angie had a Christmas party, so Henry came to our house and spent the night. The boys did great together (slept in separate rooms, but slept through the night just fine) and even took their baths together:

Rub-a-dub-dub - cousins in the tub!

"Juice, Juice!"

We had my family over for Sunday lunch and afterward we tried to get a picture for our l-m-n-o Christmas card. I always have a vision in my head of what I want the picture to look like and it never goes like I plan – you would think I would learn. This year we did manage to get a couple of good pictures and I just got the finished cards delivered yesterday – now I’m working on addressing them. I updated the sidebar with the runner-up picture.

Yesterday was our MOPS (Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers) Christmas brunch. Angie & I were in charge of food and we did a sit-down pancake breakfast. It was a lot of work to arrange and pull off, but it went great. By yesterday afternoon, I was exhausted and took a nap when Levi did!

Now, I’m working on the final preparations for a bachelorette party taking place at our house tomorrow night. I can’t share the details, since the bride sometimes checks this blog, but we’re planning a rootin’ tootin’ good time!

Now I think we're up to date again!

The food is always better on someone else's tray...

...or when your cousin feeds it to you!


Levi "helped" Henry clean his tray at lunch today -- but only some of it ended up in Henry's mouth!

'Twas the day before Thanksgiving...

...and the boys got to eat chocolate pudding with their lunch!

Halloween 2007

For Halloween this year, Levi and Henry had coordinating costumes: Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato from the VeggieTales. The boys are both quite obsessed with the Veggies, so Angie & I thought it would be quite fitting if they dressed up as "BobWay-wey" (they have a little trouble saying their "L"s and "R"s).

Lunch Time - Mmmm!

It's Wednesday today and that means that Henry is at our house.

Who would have guessed that mac 'n' cheese would get this kind of a reaction? Perhaps it was the fact that it was the "Premium - Thick & Creamier" version of mac 'n' cheese...

(Yes, that's Levi in the background - monkey hear, monkey do)

Sorry to report that the applesauce didn't get the same overwhelmingly positive response!

Little "Mother" Levi

Levi and I were playing over at Angie and Henry's house tonight and the boys were in rare form. So many times we knew we shouldn't laugh, but we just couldn't help it. Case in point - the following instance:

Henry was sitting on the couch with Angie and he would stand up and walk from one end to the other. Angie would tell him that he needed to sit down on the couch - so he would for about a second and then he was back to standing and walking. Apparently Levi thought that Angie needed some help in the mothering department so he walked up to the couch and using his most stern voice said "HEN-NEY, SIT DOWN!" Not once, but a couple of times - and even when Henry was sitting down! What a hoot!!

Wednesdays

On Wednesdays, my nephew, Henry, spends the day at my house while his mom goes to work. I'm usually exhausted by the time Matt gets home at 4, but the boys and I have fun during our day together. Levi is learning what it is like to have to share his toys and his mom. Some Wednesdays are better than others in that respect. Yesterday, it seemed the boys wanted to be doing the exact same thing the other one was doing, at the same exact time - even crying on Mommy/Aunt O's lap! Here are some pictures of our day yesterday...

Cousins: Best Friends or Double Trouble?

Here are some pictures of Levi and Henry from this past week - you be the judge!

Two kids, one cart - great idea in theory! They look so innocent now...just give it a few minutes!

Notice all the mints on the floor? Levi made the mess, but Henry was happy to help play in it. Monkey see, monkey do!

Hangin' out in Levi's crib after morning naps. Don't worry, the naps were in separate cribs!

Levi was getting ready to pull Henry down from the edge of the crib...

...but instead Henry took a swing and threw Levi down to the crib mattress!

I think these two cousins are going to have a lot of fun together in the years to come!