Lazy Boys

These two will pretend that they don't know how their hands work whenever it's time to eat.  They will not hesitate to take advantage of anyone that will hold the bottle for them, including their very own loving Grandma.  As you can see, they clearly know how everything works.  Let's hope that they stop with the shenanigans now that we are on to their game...

Thanks for another great day Grandma Terry!

Messy Monday

Thanks a million for watching us all day Grandma Terry!  We apologize for making such a mess, we promise to be much better tomorrow...
                                                                                             xoxoxo, Will & Alex

Cheerios

The little hands in our house are great at grabbing all sorts of things...hair, cats, toys, toes, did I mention hair?  I figured that we should put all of the fine motor skills to good use.

 

Will's concentration and "serious about food" face 

led to immediate (and soggy) success.

Alex is still working on perfecting the technique.  

(Clearly he hasn't realized that the little circles he is 

bashing to bits are actually consumable).

I LOVE that he always has a smile ready...no matter what.

P.S. Your mama thinks that you both are scrumptious...

Father's Day

 

Where do I even begin? 

There will never be a way to explain the love and pride that I feel whenever I see you with the boys.  I would have never made it this far in the journey of parenthood without you.  Every day is your best day and yet you wake up and find a new way to make our world shine that much brighter.

We are all so lucky to have you in our lives.  The boys are growing into amazing  little men because of you.  They light up when they see you and snuggle in when you hold them.  They giggle when you make faces and listen when you read stories.    

I will forever be in awe at your ability to slip effortlessly into the role of fatherhood.  Thank you for showing me yet another beautiful layer of "you"...

 Happy Father's Day!

Family

There is nothing better than a trip home to visit with family.  Memorial Day weekend was spent talking, hugging and laughing with our loved ones.

Gramma Kat spoiled us rotten and showered the boys with love.  We enjoyed home cooked meals, coffee in the morning and a brand new murphy bed made up with fresh sheets and one of my mama's famous quilts...

The boys loved meeting their cousins and I loved swapping stories with my favorite big sister.

Cousin Aiden claimed Alex as his own (left) and we kept dressing Will in red so Liam could recognize his favorite (right)...

Alex and Will were mesmerized by their "big boy" cousins.  Other favorites included the fancy high chair, floors with carpet (practicing sitting up was much more fun with padding) and bunking with Gramma Kat in the comfy pack 'n' play...

 Things to remember about our first trip home...

-The Journey-
On the way, Will started crying after 3 hours of driving (their food demands are very organized).  On the drive back, the boys took turns crying from Dillard to Salem (in case you don't know, that's about 144 miles of solid crying).

Aaron came to a complete stop on I-5 for a family of Canada Geese trying to cross the road at a not so clever spot.

-The Visit-
I loved seeing home and all of the family that I have dearly missed. We need to head south more often!

Staying up all night with a wiggling, fussy boy (Will) who refused to share his bed with his brother.  The boys will definitely need their own sleeping arrangements for the big trip to the coast this summer.

-Favorite Bits-
Watching Aiden and Liam investigate their little cousins.  They were curious and the boys absolutely LOVED the attention and the excitement.

Catching my Mama and Alex snuggling one morning. Absolutely priceless...
 

Look Out

Last night, this little man started in the middle of his cozy quilt "roller baby" area and quickly ended up on the edge...

He knew right where the toys were and used his fine finger work and fondness for strings to pull them within reach...

Will REALLY enjoys using the slick wood floors to slither and spin.

 

Currently, all of Alex's attempts to move remind me of a frantic skydiver.  After waving his arms and kicking his legs in the air for a bit, he often gives up and rolls onto his back to blow bubbles and make his favorite "mmmmbfff" sound...

Tonight, he did manage to move quite a distance in reverse using just his arms to push him along.  We are now preparing for "active exploration" since it appears that crawling might be just around the corner.