Easter 2013

Here are some photos from our Easter weekend. A little late, but better late than never! ;)

We did a egg hunt with some friends on Saturday:

And decorated cookies.

Here are the pictures from Easter day.

My boys all ready for church.

Family Shot:

Letters. 2.5 and 6 months.

Life is flying by!

Caleb, 

You are full of sunshine! It's fun to watch you interact with Gunther and ham it up to make him laugh. You are sweet and thoughtful with him, getting him toys when he's fussy and sharing even your favorite stuffed animal, Tigger. You are his biggest cheerleader. When G learned how to roll in his crib I took you back to show you and when he woke up you told him, "Dunfer, you rolled on tummy. WOW! That pretty cool!"

You are so smart! You have pointed out several alphabet letters this week on store fronts and when I was talking to Daddy a couple days ago you saw I had him in my phone as "hubby" and you said, "Mommy! That letter H!" 

Lately when you can't find me you yell out, "Where's my mommy?!" You also made Mommy and Daddy laugh the other day when after dinner you came up and patted my tummy and said, "Looks like you have full belly Mommy!" 

When you want to do something you say,"That sounds like that be good plan?" 

Like most 2 year olds you push the limits some, but you are such a good boy. You are very conscientious about picking up after yourself and are quick to apologize if you make a mistake. "I sorry!" Sometimes when I ask you to do something you won't listen the first time and I'll repeat what I said in a firmer voice and you'll say, "Oh, that's right!"

You are getting so good on your bike! It's just starting to get nice out and you love being outside! 

You love to know what's going on when daddy's at work and you'll ask him what he did. You also ask him about who he works with. He works with a Captain G, but the only Captain you know is Captain America so that's what you call him. :)

You love dancing. Sometimes we turn on oldies and have a family dance party. You love when Daddy spins you so fast you get dizzy and can't walk. You giggle and giggle and then ask him to do more!

I'm teaching you right now about being mindful of where you leave toys so they won't be in walk ways. Today I was vacuuming and left the vacuum out. You were running your circuit and all the sudden yelled, "Cord not in good spot, Mom. I running."

You're really picking up on teasing and will even tease us sometimes. The other day Daddy mentioned going on a walk and you were excited. As Daddy and I started talking more we decided maybe it wasn't a good day. Daddy turned to you and said, "I don't think we're going to go on a walk today Caleb." You looked at him for a minute and started laughing. "You just teasin' Dad!" "No, I'm serious Caleb. We'll go another time." You looked at him and laughed again, "You just teasin' Daddy!" After a few more similar exchanges Daddy turned to me and said, "I guess we're going on a walk."

You have so much enthusiasm for life and are full of joy. Everything is exciting to you. Today when we were playing outside I called you over to see a squirrel. You came running. As soon as you heard it chattering you burst into delighted giggles. You laughed and laughed. I love sharing those moments with you!

You have such a wonderful imagination! You're always pretending to be a firefighter climbing your ladder (Gunther's high chair), driving your motorcycle, or going to hy-vee  to get "gwocewies."  

Gunther, 

You are a sweet heart. Always smiling and full of giggles. You are super ticklish. You are eating lots of solid food now and love watching Caleb eat. At dinner a couple nights ago every time he put a bite on his fork and raised it to his mouth you opened yours. :) 

You roll all over the floor now! Mimi watched you this week and she said, "There's no keeping him on a blanket, is there?" You've also started pushing back onto your hands and knees a little too.

You are very leery of people you don't know. When I take you to the store if anyone talks to you or smiles at you, you start screaming at the top of your lungs. :) I usually take you out of your car seat and hold you and then you're fine. 

You are a snuggle bunny too. You love to cuddle when you go to sleep and also right when you wake up.  You are a huge fan of daddy these days. You crane your head around to look for him when he comes home form work and you hear his voice.

Oh teething! Things are in full swing, you are a trooper but you've definitely been in some pain. Poor little buddy! Hopefully they'll come through soon!

You LOVE Caleb. You are always watching him and try to get his attention. Sometimes when he's running his circuit and I'm holding you, you squeal and nearly jump out of my arms you're so excited. You are so anxious to be on the move. I think you will be crawling before we know it!

First bath together

Spring Update

Time for another update!

Caleb:

C is becoming such a little man!

It's fun to hear him start to pick up a lot of things we say.

If you ask him to do something he'll say "Sure!" He also has incorporated "Alright"  "I better" and "Nope" into his vocabulary.

Lately when I've gone into G's room to put him to bed I ask C to go out to the living room to play. He grabs the door to pull it shut and says, "Alright. See you! Bye!"

C also prefaces a lot of his questions with "Should I?" "Should I eat gummy snack?" "Should I wash my hands?"

He also tries to talk us into doing things by ending his question with, "that be fun?" he might say, "We go outside and I ride my bicycle? That be fun?" or "We go get donuts? That be fun?"

C certainly knows what he wants. One day we were at the doctor's office and our doctor asked if he'd like a sticker. "No, I just fine."

I died.

You can't be the same kid that asks for a sticker every.single.time we go to the bank. We got back home later and he tells Matt, "Dr. ____ asked me if I want sticker and I say, no. I just fine."

C is also into doing things "all by me-self"

A favorite pass time right now is playing with play doh. We made some ourselves and he asks to play with it almost every day.

                                                      

C also loves the snow. After the first snowfall this season, C wasn't sure what to think. Now, he rolls in it, jumps in it, and asks us to throw it at him. :)

He has been doing so well in his Big Boy bed! We also switched the boys' rooms around and he has done great with that transition too. We're getting ready to paint C's room and he's pretty excited about that!

C loves "Gummy snacks" This is the life; no shirt (freshly bathed), new haircut, and gummy snacks.

One day while making tuna salad for lunch, C decided to add a *little* more dill.

C loves to play pretend, which is so much fun! We pretend to ride a bus on chairs, or be a doctor, or make/eat food.  He likes to pretend to be a dog and crawls on all fours and wants to be petted on the head. :)

Playing "bus"

Even snow does not stop this boy from wanting to ride his bike and play outside. He'll announce, "Pretty nice day outside, I better ride my bicycle." 

He even wanted to mow the other day, right over the snow.

C has also become a bit of a tattle tale and will "tell" on Matt or I if we get him a treat or punish him. "Mommy make me go to room." "Daddy got me ice cream!"

He also has shown a very soft heart at times. Yesterday I put C in his room for slamming G's door while I was getting G to sleep. After I came to get C a few minutes later he was subdued and said, "I make choices Mom. I go to room." (We've talked about making choices and having consequences. ) It was so sweet! 

I was working in the kitchen one night and heard, "I make hat for Dunfer!" I turned and saw this! So cute! C loves including G in whatever he is doing.

Gunther:

G is growing up so fast! He is changing so much every day. 

He can sit up on his own in a tripod position and is very good at grabbing things. He loves touching our faces now and "talking" to us.

G thinks C is the coolest person ever and watches him all the time. C loves having such a captive audience and tries to get G to laugh. It's so cute to watch them together. C does such a great job of sharing too- even giving G his favorite stuffed animal (Tigger) to play with. 

G is like his big brother, he loves baths!

G loves his sippee cup! He reaches out for it and opens his mouth wide as soon as he sees it. 

G really is a "big" little man. He weighed in at 17lbs for his 4 month check. He is in the 97th percentile for his height! The doctor told C, "You may be the older brother but you might not be the bigger brother." :)

We love G's giggling! He giggles at all sorts of things now.