Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Defining my little men

After eating sweet after sweet leading up to Valentine's Day my kids came asking me for a snack...

Kadyn: "Mommy, my body is wanting a healthy snack. Maybe some apples, cheese and almond butter."

Kai: "Mommy, can I eat an utter cookie? Yes?"  (yes, "an utter" means another)

Completely defines my little men. Love it. Love them.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Out of storage space

Yup. I was waiting for this day ever since I heard of friends running out of room on their blogs. I appears I've run out of room on my blog to post more pictures. Ugh. So, now I have to decide...do I start another family blog for free, or pay $5/yr to continue this one. Decisions...

While the rest of the country is covered in snow...

It was another beautiful, albeit windy, day again. If it weren't for the wind it would have been 60. The plants are all getting buds on them. Yes, this is in a ski resort town all while the rest of the country is covered in snow. However, since it's only mid-February we know that many a frost may still come. All those poor buds. But it's made for some great mid-winter outings and we're taking advantage. We took the bikes to NWX (local neighborhood with great sidewalks for bikes and fun playground for a biking break).

"Mommy, let's play Peek-a-boo"
 "Mooommmm. That's not how you do it. You're supposed to be on the other side."
 A little timid...(yes, it might surprise you, but he does have timid moments)
 Hmm. Still not so sure.
 "Kai, this is how yo do it!"
 Decided to turn around and hold on for dear life on the way down the stairs.
 Ditching the slide to off-road his strider bike instead.
 And every good rider needs a riding break.
 Playing hide-and-seek by bike. "Mommy, you find me right here. Otay?"
 Proof the bushes are budding.

Kadyn's turn.
 Monkey see...
 Monkey do.
 Kai is getting great at balancing.
 When we returned home the kids wanted to put on their new rain boots (we finally found some too Cousin Isak!) and grab their umbrellas. No, it's not raining. In fact, the sun was shining brightly. But who in their right mind would say no to a great photo op?



Hope you're having a nice weekend too!

Saturday, February 12, 2011

What do you get when you leave a little boy alone with an ink pen?



After cleaning up the mess we headed to our friend Gracie's (and Elliott) house for a Valentine's Day party. We made our own heart pillows (great idea Stacie!) and had fun with all 17 kids (yes, you read that right. Marina is one brave woman.)
 Very creative don't you think?
 And we all passed out Valentines to one another.

 Thank you for the fun party Gracie!

Sunday, February 6, 2011

I am a lucky woman

The following pictures truly show what stage both my kids are in right now. The top is the only picture where Kadyn wasn't closing his eyes during the "Smile nicely this time" photo. These days if I bring out the camera he turns in to a cheese ball. And the bottom picture shows Kai checking to see how his big brother is doing the "Stick your tongue out this time" photo. These days he is doing EVERYTHING his brother is doing. 

Aren't they a handsome bunch? I'm one lucky woman.

Thank you God for the perfect name

The Finnish meaning of Kai is "Rejoice" and the Hebrew meaning of Isaac is "Laughter." Every day we continue to rejoice in his laughter.  (Just don't be the older brother playing with the toy he wants...not so full of smiles then.) This little boy smiles and laughs more than any I've met and I love that he does so with his whole face. Extra special is when both boys are laughing together. Love.