Fun with cousins!

Grammy reading to all the grand kids before bed.

Keith reading before nap time

Auntie and Jonathan

Jonathan trying out the slide at the playground.

Mr. Joe Cool took a 2-second break so I could take his picture.

Andrew and Auntie

Cate on the swing with Grammy

After our first busy day taking pictures, we relaxed on Saturday and took the kids to a playground to run off some of their extra energy! Ben ran so fast I never caught a picture of him!

Professional Pictures with cousins

This past weekend, Grammy, Audra, Ben and Cate came to visit. We took the kids to Portrait Innovations and had their pictures taken. They did such a great job we had a hard time narrowing down our choices!

Happy 1st Birthday, Luke!

Sondra made this cute construction cake, which Luke was excited to try!

First bite of cake.

Jonathan really wanted to help rip the wrapping paper!

Andrew and Jonathan made sure all of Luke's new toys were in good working order!

Grandpa and Grandma and the boys

I'm way behind in posting these pictures! We celebrated Luke's first birthday last month. It's hard to believe he is one already! There was lots of yummy food, good conversation and cake and presents, of course! Luke was a good sport considering his cousins were a little jealous of all the attention and presents he was getting! Happy Birthday big boy!

If Little Kids Ruled the World...

I found this in a magazine a while ago, and thought I should post this. I hope my boys never read this! Although it's mostly true already... (You may need to click on it to make it big enough to read. I was too lazy to retype it all!)

Tired Boy

This is what Jonathan looked like the other night at dinner. He was so tired he had to hold his head up while he ate. And yes, he is sitting in a big chair, without a booster. Apparently when you turn 2, you are to big for baby things like booster seats. *sigh*

Stubborn boy and spring-like weather

This is what Andrew chooses to wear when I ask him to put on his own shoes - Keith's ND parka boots. We've been having some fights lately about who should put on his shoes. I gave up the fight this day because he at least put something on his feet. Plus it was pretty funny to watch him attempt to walk in those boots!

Oops, the boot is not cooperating in the climb up the ladder. After this, he gave up and found a pair of shoes that fit him a little better.

Jonathan driving away

Mr. Cool!

Last week it felt like spring was finally around the corner, but this week, we've been trapped inside again. Boo! But we enjoyed our time outside while we could!

Day at the Farm

"Cow! Moo!"

Getting a Ranger ride
The boys found these extra hats in Grandpa's truck and put them on. Andrew said, "Now we are farmers, too!"

Yesterday we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for the day. It had been a little while since we had time to just go and play and run and well, get a little spoiled. We started out by visiting my grandpa and taking him a donut. His birthday is Friday, and he turns 92. He was very alert when we got there and devoured that donut. I don't think I've ever seen anyone eat a donut that fast! Our visit was cut short when Grandpa decided to spit up some of his donut. Andrew and Jonathan were a little freaked that Great Grandpa was "frowing up" on the floor! He has a swallowing issue and sometimes he just spits. But it was good to see him and his smile, even if he wasn't sure who we were.

Then we went back to Grandma and Grandpa's and the boys saw the baby calves. Jonathan kept yelling "Cow! Moo!" and pointing at them. I'm sure in his little mind he's wondering why the cows weren't in a book, where he usually sees them.

After lunch, Grandpa came home and Andrew wanted a tractor ride, so we went over to the farm and took some rides and looked at more cows. Jonathan wasn't too sure about the tractor, but agreed to a ride if I went with him, so I did. Then we went back to the house and had a Ranger ride, looked for chicken eggs, and ran around in the fresh air for awhile.

The boys were exhausted on the way home, but didn't fall asleep until we were almost home and when I tried to transfer them to their beds, they woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep. I'm sure they only needed a 10-minute nap after such a fun day.