Last Week

The weather was great last week, so we did our best to get out as much as we could.  I even set up this contraption for Colin on Tuesday.  He LOVES it way more than Liam ever did.

Eventually we had to come in for lunch and naps. 

Colin looking cute.

Liam decided he needed to test it out too, HA

Wednesday the boys played together

Liam played hide-n-seek

Then he chilled and watched Curious George

Colin cracked me up during his morning nap and how he had his hand resting on his face. 

After naps we went to the park.  On Wednesdays there are a bunch of moms/kiddos that meet up at 10.  It is great and Liam loves to play with the other kids.  He did such an amazing job getting along and was even handing other kids toys to play with. 

While the boys were down for their afternoon naps. I finished making my first ever feeding cover!  I even washed it and it didn't fall apart! YAY!  

When Liam woke up we had our after nap cuddle session.  This is one of my favorite times of the day and it only lasts anywhere from 5-15 minutes, but I cherish every minute.

Colin got a bath Thursday evening while Aunt Sadie was over and she gave him a new hair-do.

Friday this boy got to try bananas.  He was pretty happy about it.  Although some of his facial expressions would have said otherwise.

Saturday morning we woke up to this outside...

SNOW!!  When I got up I took Liam out front to eat some snow.

He thought it was pretty cool and later took it upon himself to open the front door and go get it by himself.  

Liam can easily escape the front door unless we dead bolt it and even then he is getting pretty good and trying to get that undone.  We may need to get a little chain lock for up high.  On our way to swim lessons I got this shot of our desert snow.

Saturday afternoon Chris and I went to Lake Havasu for Sadie's basketball tournament.  Lets just say junior high girls basketball is not that exciting but we did get to go to Chipolte and Hobby Lobby so it was all worth it!

Pancake Saturdays

Saturdays are pretty awesome around here.  We bought a griddle right after Christmas and decided we would make a little family tradition of pancake Saturdays. 

Liam enjoys pancakes and sometimes we make him Mickey Mouse shaped pancake

Colin just watches us all dig in, but soon enough he will be joining in on the fun.

MMMMM pancakes :)

Liam is still LOVING his swimming lessons on Saturdays.

Liam and daddy

When we showed up on Saturday we found out Logan joined the class too.  It was his first time and he did well.

Liam's favorite part is when he gets to jump in the pool.

This swim class is basically all about being comfortable in the water, which Liam is.  The instructor wants to move him up to a two-year old class in where they will learn strokes so I guess he will start that next session. When we came home Liam played with G&G Casson while Chris and I went for a run, by lunch time he was WIPED out!  He never rests on the couch like this!

When the boys woke up from their naps they chilled together in the chair.

Sunday we decided to run to the park and Aunt Sadie and Grandma Snay joined.  When we got to the park Liam enjoyed swinging with Aunt Sadie.

He loved watching her go high

Grandma chilled with Colin while he slept.

He was warm and cozy in his seat

Eventually we went and played a little basketball.  

Aunt Sadie, Chris, and Liam

It started to get a little windy and chilly so we ran back home.  It was a lovely way to start the morning.  We are hoping we will keep up the weekend run, weather permitting of course.

Friday Funday

We had such an AWESOME day on Friday! Both boys woke up in a good mood.  I had to get up and go to the chiropractor which forced me to get my act together quickly. Plus Colin only woke up at Midnight, 1:45, 2:15, and 5:40 which is a HUGE improvement, he is usually up every two hours like clock-work!  Chris and I are trying to give him a big bottle prior to bed, giving him formula, and I am still feeding him to see if his sleeping gets better.  Cross your fingers!  When I got home from the chiropractor, I put Colin down for his morning nap and Liam and I did some fingerpainting!

He was a little unsure of it at first.  He normally isn't to fond of stuff being on his hands.

He warmed up to the idea though

Eventually a few more colors were added

He decided to paint himself

Close up view

Colin woke up while we were still painting.  I love baby sleepy faces!

He was a happy camper!

When Colin and I came back out to the kitchen.  Liam had stacked his paint, showed me his hands, and decided he was done.

Shirt after painting, not too shabby!

Finished products

This sweet guy hung out while I finished cleaning up the mess.

Then the boys and I went and played cars.  We did this Thursday too and it went over really well.

Liam shared trucks with Colin and they would crash them here and there.  We also raced the cars down the track in order as fast as we could.  There are seven cars and Liam can officially count to six.  We have been working on numbers for a while but order didn't seem to be a priority to Liam.  I finally felt like I had found a way that works for his learning style!

Colin had just thrown a car off the side and Liam thought it was cool.

I can't wait for many, many more moments like these!

For lunch we picked up Subway and met daddy at a park a block away from his home office.  Liam thought a lunch date with dad at the park was great!

Liam took bites in between playing.  We stayed about 25 minutes until dad had to get back to work.

It was perfect timing because both boys were ready to take naps, especially this little guy

Once we got home from the park.  I went to put Colin down for his nap and Liam went into the bathroom.  I asked what he was doing and he said "pee pee" and pointed to his toilet. (we bought the potty about a month ago just to prepare for potty training but Liam has shown no signs of interest until today).  He wanted to get on his potty.  So I helped him and returned to Colin.  He sat there but never went and didn't really want to get off.  So we will see what happens and if he ever shows interest again.

While the boys napped I busted out my sewing machine.  I have a couple of projects I have been wanting to do for a few pregnant friends.  I spent an hour and a half relearning how to use my machine.  It never fails; every time I go to use it I can't remember how to thread my bobbin.  It drives me nuts!  By the time I figured it out both boys had awakened from their naps.  I told Liam that I would make him a bag for his cars.  He was pretty pumped and it gave me a chance to really test out my machine once I had it set up right.

Liam was impressed and used it immediately to put some trains in.

We continued to play the rest of the evening and when daddy got home he got this awesome video.

Colin finds Liam hilarious.  Earlier in the day Liam was running circles around Colin and he thought it was great and then Liam was just swinging at a ball that Chris would throw to him and Colin was busting up!

Ballin'

Last Sunday we went to Laughlin to do a little a shopping while G&G Casson watched the kids.  When we got back Liam had gone into the bedroom and found this guy.

He kept petting him and saying "Nice puppy", then he asked his daddy to take a picture and he posed next to the puppy.  What a sweet boy.  While in Laughlin we found this awesome Thomas raincoat and boots and waited until Monday morning to show Liam since we got home late.  He was a very happy boy!

This little man wore his sunglasses for the 1st time.  He would much rather chew on them than have them on though.

Daddy hung out with his boys and watched Dora.

The boys played with the alphabet train together.  It was so much fun seeing them play together.  Liam would even hand Colin blocks to play with.

On Tuesday afternoon we had an appointment with Edward Jones and Liam fell asleep a little bit later than usual so I had to wake him up.  Luckily, he was in a good mood when I had to get him up.

Wednesday night this boy was looking super cute in his dinosaur outfit.

I've been trying to work on little projects or do things with Liam while Colin takes his morning nap.  Thursday, he painted a football.

It was really nice outside so we played a little basketball and Liam practiced riding his bike.

Colin looking super cute with his basketball.

Practicing his sweet moves

A little video for your enjoyment

When we came in for lunch Colin kept knocking an empty juice box on the table and Liam thought it was so funny.  Of course once I started filming he wasn't laughing quite as much!