Happy Valentine's Day!

Mom's lil' Love Bandit!


Dad's Captain Heartbreaker and Mom's lil' Love Bandit


A flower for Mama!


Shopping for a new big boy bed!


Helping Daddy put my new big boy bed together!


Yay! All together!

Such a comfy bed!

Snow and the Pizza Machine!!!

The two most exciting things that could happen in one day!

Benjamin taking a picture of the snow with his camera

Showing me the picture of his camera (like we do when we take a picture with our digital camera)

A picture of it snowing (Benjamin took this picture)

Benjamin climbing the up into the playground at Pizza Machine

Our friend Luke at the playground with us!

Benjamin running and playing

Benjamin and Luke playing at the playground

Benjamin and Luke playing the fireman/water game at Pizza Machine

Daddy and Benjamin playing the hammer game

Benjamin driving the semi-truck

Peeking out of the semi-truck

Riding the carousel

Our friends Luke and Janet on the carousel

Nathaniel playing at the Pizza Machine

Nathaniel and Mama 'riding' the carousel

Mama and her boys 'riding' the train!

Until next time!

February 2009, pt. 1

Yummy marmos....(marshmellows)

Nathaniel pushing up

playing in the saucer

playing in the music parade during storytime at the library

more music

hmmm........which instrument?

snuggling together in our pj's from Aunt Caroline

Nathaniel smiling

Benjamin smiling

a staight face and a yawn (I get the point...no more pictures please)

Nathaniel and his first sippy cup

Such a sweet face!

Nathaniel's 6 month stats:

27 inches long (95%)

20 lbs. 12 1/4 oz. (95%)

17" head circumference (90%)

Until next time......

January 2009 continued

As promised, here is the rest of January's pictures...

I came home from work one Sunday afternoon to find all of my boys passed out on the couch! They were so snuggly I just had to take a picture!

This was Nathaniel's first time trying spinich. It was a hit! Although it looks like a neon nuclear spill happened on his sweet cheeks!

It is hard to see, but Benjamin has his cute little eyes peering through the hole in Nathaniel's high chair, just above Nate's head! Benjamin's favorite game lately is peek-a-boo!

Benjamin and I have started a new game with beans! I opened up a few bags of dried beans one day, put them in a bowl with a few measuring cups and scoops and let him have at it! It has been the best activity on some of our days!

Showing his scooping techniques!

Nathaniel's new found love....his socks!

Benjamin has this picture posted on the top of his bookshelf right next to his bed. He looks at it at least once a day. It is Santa, Nathaniel, Preston and Benjamin.

Do I have a music man on my hands? Our friend Lyla has this gorgeous piano at her house!

Benjamin sacked out in his twin sized bed! He has done so well adjusting to his new big boy bed!

Nathaniel and Grandma JoJo

Nathaniel, Grandma JoJo and Benjamin posing for a quick picture.

Last Saturday was in the mid-50's here. It was perfect weather for an afternoon at the park! Benjamin was so excited to get out of the house--frankly, so was I!

Nathaniel on the other hand, was not so thrilled! In fact, he fell asleep while Ben and I played!

Benjamin climbing the big boy ladder. He was not up for this adventure last summer!

At the top of the tube slide.....

.....weeee....at the bottom of the tube slide! Last summer this was not something Benjamin wanted to try either!

Oh!

Again, another new adventure. This twisty slide is quite fast and tall.....Benjamin's first time!

There was a lovely puddle of water and sand at the bottom of the twisty slide.....good thing I had a pair of extra pants in the car!

Daddy stopped by the park after his speaking engagement for the mission. He climbed on to the playground with Ben for a few pictures and playtime.

There was a flock of geese that Benjamin started chasing.....they were high in the sky though, so he came back quickly.

Our January treated us well!

Patti