Ears

So Ethan's newest and silliest thing is to put stuff in his ears. We think it started while watching the pixar movie Up. The old man, Carl, in the movie has hearing aids and Ethan found some foam from an old pillow and started putting in his ears like Carl. Now he puts anything in his ears from random cotton to blue playdoh. Most of the time I can get it out with my fingers but a couple times it has required careful extraction with tweezers. So today he was eating lunch and once he was done Kent went to get him out of his chair and clean him up. What did Kent find as he wiped his cute little face? That is right....cheese in both ears!

So I am sure most of you have given up on this blog but I promise to be better about posting. I have started some new hobbies that I might also highlight here just to mix it up. Well more like an old hobby and a couple new ones. The boys are doing very well and are keeping us very busy. I can hardly believe how fast they grow and how much more I love them everyday. Ty will be turning 4 and Ethan 2 in just a few months and shortly after that Kent and I will be celebrating our 9th year of marriage. It is crazy how fast it all goes when you are happy!

Last September I ran in my very first half marathon and I finished it! The boys were waiting for me at the finish and it was amazing. I told myself I would not run another one, that I would stick to 10K and under, but now I am considering doing one towards the end of this year. I will let you all know how my training is going.

I thought I might chat about new things or old yummy things I try in the kitchen sometimes as well as the scrapbooking and paper crafts I have started doing.

Feel free to comment on any of it....our crazy life!

Mickey's House

We spent ten days in the "world of the mouse" and had a ball.  We took our time and relaxed and enjoyed it.  We made time for afternoon naps and had early dinners and things went very well.  The boys got to meet all the usual suspects and more.  We swam in the pools and the "beach" and did lots of exploring.  

Here are a few moments of joy!!

E's Birthday

Ethan's birthday fell right in the middle of our big family trip to the world of disney.  We had a great lunch with Tigger and Pooh and the whole gang.  Ethan loved his cake and here are the pics to prove it.

Birthdays and Blizzards

It has been way too long for a post so I have a few to get in to bring us up to date.  We planned a big birthday bash for the boys but Colorado spring weather did it's usual and we ended up with two feet of snow.  Ty was fine with it as he got to run around and play in the snow a lot.  Here are a few pics we got of Ty on his snowy day.  Ethan's actual day was two weeks later in Disney.  Plenty of sun for him!!  See the next post...

Sunshine

Living here in Colorado we see so many sunny days and I love that. Having grown up with long and gloomy winters it really helps me to appreciate the weather we get to have here year round. Now as I watch my boys playing on the floor with the sunshine streaming in through the windows I appreciate it even more.

Ty inherited my father’s ears and I love them. Yes they stick out and yes they may not end up being his favorite feature but I love them. I love that it is a feature I can say comes right from my dad who I love so much. I love that they are different and distinctive. I love that even when he wears a hat they peek out. What I love the very most is when he stands with the sun shining from behind him; they glow. I cannot help but cover him, ears and all, with mommy kisses.

We knew Ethan was a boy before he was born. We knew he was even more active then his crazy big brother. We knew we were in for a whole new rollercoaster of love, excitement and chaos with two boys. We did not however know he would be blond haired and blue eyed! Now he is a little baldy to be sure but his tiny blond fuzz is so cute and although there are times I think it is getting darker it sparkles so blond in the sunshine. My blond sparkly boy!

So I guess all the rambling means I love my boys in the sunshine.

Getting outside....

Ethan likes the swings











Ty likes watching the big boys play soccer....








....but the slide is even better









Snow baby












Airplanes are the best even in the snow.






Ethan thought the steam from the dryer vent was way cool.