Brennan and Mommy's Day

Every thursday Kobe goes to Preschool (rides with our carpool friend), so mommy and Brennan actually have the morning special time for the two of us.  This Thursday I decided to try on some of brennan's clothes (switching him to 18-24 mo, since he received a bunch of cute stuff last christmas 2007, and I'd hate to see it go unworn), but after getting him undressed, as you can see above, brennan had other ideas.  Finally, with a lot of begging, and squirming, we finished and got dressed.  I headed down stairs, and a few minutes later, I heard " nana, nana"  (yes, he can say mama, but it takes much less effort to say nana).  I came running upstairs to see . . .

An empty bookshelf . . .

And a proud boy!

 

 I told him now put them all back, and he put every last book back in the shelf!

Wonderful Friends

Just wanted to share a few pics.  I've found such wonderful friends with great kids!  And even better, I've been blessed with the opportunity to take care of some of my friends little ones a few times a month.  It just doesn't get any better, being able to stay home with my boys, and caring for little ones who are already special to me, not to mention it's good for my boys, and they love it too!  (although brennan may argue, he's having a tough time sharing toys rt now) The best part about it is that I'm also helping my friends!

Kobe and Evie playing in the first snow. Brennan "playing" with Eli. Ashley, Brennan, Abby, and Kobe, all wearing Kobe's baseball caps!

Last christmas

Yes, we finally had our last christmas this past weekend with troy's dad's side (the young's).  It was a ways away, but we had a great time!  Christmas arrived again tuesday when the doorbell rang and a huge box arrived.  One of Brennan's christmas gifts was a bookrack, he is so into books, and he loves to take them out and put them away now (he loves putting anything away, even brings Troy his shoes to put away).  Who said Brennan wasn't going to be as much of a perfectionist as Kobe?  I am raising him, aren't I? 

The next day another gift, the empty box!  Pretty soon Kobe and Evie were "skiing" down our steps with the box (that was after they used all Kobe's tools to puncture countless holes in it, and break it down), and Brennan thought he was joining in by standing on the box!  Boxes are the best, and provide for the most creativity!

Winter blues = Oatmeal time

We have had the worst winter for being sick.  We've had the stomach flu twice (never even once in the past), and then we all got colds.  Ick, we can't wait to get outside and get some fresh air.   We are so tired of being stuck indoors, time to get creative.  A bowl of oatmeal to play in will always make some fun memories.  This time it was taken to a new level, when the 4 year old joined in, they started "skating" in it! - also check out the picture of Kobe when he was brennan's age, also making a mess with oatmeal!

Mall Playbound

Finally a mall here got one of those fun play areas where the kids can take there shoes off and run crazy!  They get to climb all over these statues that look hard, but are actually soft, a perfect winter activity.  We've played on them in Rochester (for doctor visits) and in St Cloud (for G&G visits), but now we have our own in burnsville mall!  Makes a trip to the mall a little more fair for the little ones instead of being just stuck in a stroller!

John Deere Boys

My boys are "all about John Deere" and Grandpa (grandpa with the tractors) is proud.  It is also the title to a series of movies for kids that I think my father enjoys as much as the boys do.  My dad is a crop farmer in WI, and dedicated to John Deere tractors; Kobe throws out or gives to Brennan any of his tractors that aren't green; and Brennan, well, Brennan will get excited over any tractor at this point "da da !!!  da da !!!" is what he shouts and points to the screen through the whole movie or if he sees anything near resembling a tractor while we're driving!  No question they are ALL BOY!

Bathtime

Okay, for those that have seen my father's high school graduation picture, check out brennan's hair, look familiar?   The boys have so much fun in the tub, did you know the bath letters were good not only for sticking to the tub, but your skin as well?!?   The other pic is Brennan's latest thing, putting his whole hand in his mouth, and drooling to the point his shirt is drenched - I'm not sure if he could be getting his 2 year molars, already?!?  Kobe is growing up so much, he's my sweet little boy, trying so hard to talk like an adult, he evaluates every situation, and let's you know what he thinks.  It's so fun to have adult conversations with him.