Thursday, March 31, 2011

March in Review

It seems I'm a bit behind on the blogging... So, let's catch up!

Well, it's happened... We broke down and got a van. Now all we need is a soccer ball sticker. We are really enjoying it. It's so convenient. Noah loves it because he can watch movies...occasionally!

Noah loves to help and is a great helper. Poor little thing dropped a bottle of hairspray on his toe a few weeks ago when he was trying to put it away for me. I had to carry him around for hours. I'm sure it hurt, but I think he may have been milking it a little...



Hi!

John likes to escape when I'm trying to dress him. As soon as I get his clothes or diaper off, he whips around and is gone. When he gets to his bedroom door, he turns to see if I'm coming after him. He's a stinker.


He made it out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, still with his towel on and with his hippo in tow.




My 3 boys

We decided to sell our house. So, we've been doing a little staging work. Greg bought a carpet remnant for the basement. It came on a huge roll (12 feet long to be precise). We weren't quite sure what to do with the roll. I decided to just put it in the recyle bin. I wish I would have been watching when they picked it up...


John has started crawling around with things in his mouth. Just before I snapped the picture, he was crawling through the house with his cup hanging out of his mouth. Of course, he was done by the time I got the camera.



Just cruisin' around

My aunt sent Noah some Scrabble Cheese-Its. I said "Now we're just encouraging them to play with their food." And, I was right. No prompting.



Does this really need a caption?

John no longer likes to sit in his stroller when we're playing outside. Luckily, he mostly sits in one spot if you give him some toys. He loves it. And, he loves to put rocks, leaves, sticks, and whatever he can get his hands on in his mouth.


Noah is very particular about his things. (I have no idea where he got that from!) When we're playing in his room, John pulls everything off the shelves. Noah has a fit and I have to put it all back right away. (I guess I did create the monster.)


Already a dare devil

The hippo is almost always in tow. And generally, he has it hanging out of his mouth. It's really quite funny!


Noah is so sweet to his brother (when he wants to be, that is). Noah walked John around the driveway very carefully and slowly. They were both loving it!


This past week, we wore flip flops and snow boots in a matter of days... I was so excited that it was nice and we could be outside. And, then SNOW! Enough with the snow already!

Everytime I chage John's diaper, Noah wants to know the content and then he wants to see it if it's poop. The other day, I asked him to hand me a burp rag. He said "Does this have snot on it?" I said "Yes." He said, "That's disgusting." Poop is okay. Snot is not...

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

February in Review


Sledding with daddy at the Hunter's


Here they come!


John playing Jenga with Champ


Noah helping Daddy at work one Saturday morning


Icing cookies at the Valentine's Day party


Making a big mess while feeding himself


Helping unload the dishwasher


Opening his Valentine's Day card


Playing with his Valentine's Day card


Cutting with his Valentine's Day scissors (and making a huge mess!)


Birthday party at school


Playing together


Fixin' stuff


Still fixin' stuff


Playing the guitar and signing into his new mic

Happy Birthday, Sweet John!

Can you believe it?!?!?! John is one!!!

John had banana muffins for his first birthday breakfast (just like Noah did when he turned one).


John with his first birthday muffin


Noah with his first birthday muffin (in the same jammies)

John had never had a muffin before. So, when I handed it to him, he wasn't quite sure what to do with it. Faster than I could take a picture, he totally smooshed it. If only I had had the video camera out... It was hilarious!



Smooshed muffin



Enjoying the smooshed muffin (he ate 2) 

We waited for daddy to open presents, which turned out to be the next morning... (Sorry, John!) We got John a little ride-on car (which Noah has commandeered). Noah said he wanted to get John a guitar. Luckily we were able to find one.


Sweet Birthday Boy


Noah helping him open his present


Playing with the new guitar


John Noah riding on John's new car


Noah taking John for a wild ride

Two Saturdays in a row we had parties... (What was I thinking!?!??!?!!??) Although the second time around seemed much easier. (We did have a practice...)

I'm such a terrible mother!!! I forgot to take a picture of John's cupcakes in the holder. But, I did happen to take a picture of them on my phone... At least there is a picture.




Can't wait to get his hands on the cupcake


...on second thought...

John did not so much care for the cupcake. But he did like the ice cream. He did not make a huge mess. Which is rather ironic... Noah is very particular about being dirty, etc. He always asks for a napkin at mealtime. He's always been pretty "neat." John on the other hand doesn't seem to care if he's messy...


Playing in the cake after the ice cream is gone (this is as messy as he got)



Noah, in contrast, required an immediate bath (and left a chocolate ring in the bathtub, ick!)


Noah and John's buddies

Greg had the great idea to have each kid open one present for John. I had a little trouble keeping track of who gave what, but it was much quicker. And, as usual, John was more interested in the paper...


We are so blessed to has such a sweet baby boy! He is so much fun and always so sweet. And he's all boy! Very rambunctious. I wouldn't trade him for anything.