Big Boy Bed, Round 2

Milo transitioned out of the crib this week!  I snuck in the first night and took this picture.  I did the same thing when Levi slept in his bed for the first time.

 I wrote a little about it here.  He's been quite adorable about the whole thing.  He's been doing a great job staying put.  It's been a lot easier than when Levi moved to a bed from a crib.  The fact that Milo shares a room with Levi has been helpful.  Levi doesn't get out of the bed so Milo won't either. 

Yesterday during nap time I did find him on the floor playing with some toys.  I told him again that when he was in his big bed he had to stay there.  Then I put him in his crib for the remainder of nap.  He was very sad about that and today stayed right where I put him. 

Happy Valentine's Day

My three wonderful valentines gave me several special treats throughout the day and that evening we went out for a low-key dinner all together. After the boys went to bed, Luke and I snuggled up with some chocolate and watched a funny movie together.

Do you see that empty container of guacamole?  It's fun to watch him grow into taste buds that are similar to mine.  But this, this makes me a little sad because now I have to share.  I used to get the guacamole all to myself.

Levi took this picture.  As he was setting up the shot I said, "Watch out, don't get your fingers on the lense- it'll get all smeared!"  I was a bit too late with that advice. 

He's so cute sometimes that it makes me squeal.

After dinner we stopped in at Trader Joe's mostly because I wanted to pick up their dark chocolate and caramel with sea salt candy bar.  Thanks, Kelly, for getting me hooked on those things.

Earlier in the week I was there with the boys and I let Miles have his own cart for the first time.  I spent our entire time in the store laughing while trying to keep him from running into fellow shoppers.  It was one of the most amusing things I have ever seen.  He would just put his head down and drive that cart as fast as he could until he ran into an obstacle then he'd course correct and push it forward again with mounting passion and purpose.

They had to take turns putting items in their carts.  Last week somehow one of them snuck in some gluten-free french rolls.  I didn't even notice while we were checking out because I was quite busy convincing Milo that we were done pushing the cart around.  Luke tried one of the rolls and couldn't even finish it.  Not so tasty. 

Eye Doctor

We had a family outing to the eye doctor this evening. Levi had his first exam and proclaimed, "I love going to the eye doctor!" . He took things very seriously and followed all the doctor's directions exactly. He seemed so grown up.  When he was unable to make out one of the symbols on the eye chart he would charmingly say, "uhhhh, that one's a little too tricky."  His eyes are fine and he did not need glasses but our insurance covers a pair every year so we got him some frames for sports. Milo was very disappointed that he did not get an eye exam but he did have fun trying on glasses.

Levi was interested in all the equipment in the office.

Doctor, what can you do to help us with these crazy red eyes??

Whenever he was wearing glasses he set his mouth like this.

Levi was  spinning around in the swivel chair.

Our eye doctor's office is in the mall so we got to have a couple of rides on the escalator.  He was proud to carry out his bag with the glasses in it like a big boy.

This is not an action shot.  Milo held this position the whole way up.

First Snow of the Season

We finally got some snow last night. It's been a warm winter so far and ever since the boys got sleds weeks ago, Levi has been looking every day for snow. He was very excited to wake up to a snow-covered yard.

I hurriedly got them dressed to go out and play for a little bit before we left for MOPS.  We could not find Milo's mittens so he ended up wearing socks on his hands. 

The expressions on their faces are priceless.  About two seconds after I got this picture, Levi enthusiastically gave Milo a push down the small hill in our back yard.  He was not pleased to find himself face down in the snow and was more than happy to retreat to the warm, dry indoors.

The snow did not impress Milo.  He was content just to watch Levi.

After we got back from our MOPS group, Levi headed outside again.  I set Milo up with dry beans to play with.

Here's Levi at noon in his second coat, hat, scarf, and shoes of the day.  He's on his third pair of pants in this picture.

As predicted, our little hill was the perfect incline for him.  He had SO much fun out there.

I promised him that he could go out later for some more sledding.  It looks to get warmer as the week goes on.  This might be our only snow this year.

This was the first time this season I pulled out my eskimo boots. 

Flashback Friday- Happy Birthday, Marji

This Flashback Friday is dedicated to my wonderful mother-in-law who celebrated a birthday yesterday.  This picture is of her blowing out the candles on her third birthday cake.  Isn't it adorable?  I love this shot and I love how much Milo looks like her here.

Sous Chef

The boys have been quite interested in cooking lately. Stirring, using the potato pealer, and helping rinse the dishes off have been their favorite activities. Lately Levi has become curious about chopping. This is probably because cutting and knife use are pretty much forbidden. In light of this, they felt like hot stuff when I gave them both a butter knife, a mushroom, and a cutting board.   Their serious faces were so amusing.

check out Milo's war paint.  Someone was using the markers on more than just paper.

Monday

Monday started out chilly but by the afternoon temperatures were much warmer. The boys got to squeeze in some time outside.

Mud Pies

A little rain and cold temperatures aren't enough to stop two little boys from playing in the mud.

I stripped off their pants as soon as they came in the front door. 

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling

The Past Few Days

The weather has been amazing.  We've enjoyed lots of outdoor time this week.

He got himself up in here all on his own and he was quite proud of that accomplishment, let me tell you.

It was a beautiful day, I had a new magazine and a cup of coffee and the boys were playing so nicely in the sandbox.  I took a picture to document such a lovely moment.  Those blissful eight minutes, they were amazing. 

Somebody is getting brave enough to go down the slides!

From the other room I heard Levi hollering, "TAKE OUR PICTURE!  LOOK AT US!  TAKE OUR PICTURE.  COME TAKE OUR PICTURE!"  He just kept yelling like that because he had his ear protection on and couldn't hear me saying, "Ok, I'm coming, Sweetie!  I said I'm coming! Yes, give me a sec.  OK, STOP YELLING I'M GETTING THE CAMERA I'M COMING!!!"

Lately Milo has become quite intrigued with sleeping in the bed.  We've been letting them climb into Levi's together while we sing songs and pray before putting him in his crib.  I cannot get over how cute they are all cuddled up together.

Yes, it was still cute the next night.  I'm warning you, there are going to be more pictures like this posted. 

reading, with their pillow pets, in cuddly pjs!