Where have we been?

Well, we've been a little bit of everywhere... doing scouts snowboarding a ton, riding bikes, hiking, and visiting the indoor water park at Silver Mountain amongst other things. The past week has been spring break, so we've been living it up as much as possible. Malachi took a three day trip with Grammy to Seattle and got to visit the aquarium, the space needle, and the Children's Museum. He had a blast. When he came home, we spent two days at the water park, went to see a 3D movie, went for a long bike ride, and went for a nature hike. It's been an active, busy week. I'll spare the rest and post some pics from the last couple months :)
A cute pic of Kai in his uniform at the Pinewood Derby

The cake we entered in the cake auction for Cub Scouts

And guess who won?

So proud!

Our failed attempt at roller skating

Kai got the hang of it... Luke HATED it!

My mama's boy!

Playing with his favorite thing

Skier Guy!

At Thomas The Tank Live!

My handsome man

So sweet

Lovin the ba ba

Sweet baby boys

at the water park at Silver Mountain


LOVING the water!

Cruising in the lazy river

Goofing with cousin Grayson

Collin and Lukey

Where the heck have we been? A January Recap

Well, this may be kind of a jumbled mess... it's been awhile since I've posted, and we've had a lot going on.

Early in the month was cousin Grayson's 3rd birthday--a superfun pool party. I got some cute pics of the boys hanging out in the pool.




As is evidenced by that last picture, Luke is totally walking these days. He is so incredibly cute. He has a way about him that just puts a smile on everyone's face. Perhaps it's because he's always flashing a coy smile of his own. He is getting one of his top molars, which looks very painful but is in great spirits. On Monday, I took him to the dentist to get his teeth sealed because two of them are missing the enamel. This sealant has since fallen off... so we'll be going back.
Luke also had his 15 month well child check up last week. He was 21 lbs 11.5 oz (I think) and 31 inches long. Although I can't remember his head circumference, I know it was in the 94th percentile. Gotta love those big headed babies of mine! He has turned the corner and is now gaining weight, so no more weight checks for us!! That makes me really happy!

Malachi has been involved in Cub Scouts and is doing really well. He just got his bobcat badge (whatever that means) a week ago
and he is also LOVING skiing this winter. He's gotten to go three days so far, including last weekend when we stayed in Sandpoint at a hotel with the extended family and went up both days. Almost immediately, he wanted me to let him go in the terrain park so he could go off some jumps (I politely declined). By Sunday afternoon, he was cruising down the bunny hill, barely falling, and turning beautifully. I hardly had to wait for him. I think next time (good snow permitting) I'll have to give in and take him up the big chair lifts. I am actually really excited to have something that he and I can do together.



So last weekend in Sandpoint, they had a winter festival which everyone really liked. Luker especially liked all the people clapping for the fireworks. I had to take a video it was so damn cute!


Well, I think that is enough of an update for now!

Vacation in my living room

I took a much needed break from work and have been vacationing in my living room for about ten days. Luke and I have gotten to play (and nurse) to our little hearts content. For about half of the time, I've had our other kiddo's... this visit has been soooooo bittersweet. It is wonderful to see them, but I am really upset about them moving to Cali. I know it is for the best in my head, but in my heart, it hurts. I am really attached. I find myself saying yes to everything just because I know I probably won't get a chance again. We went to JumpALot (a fav around here) and Triple Play. They had lots of fun. More than anything, I think it will be hard on Kai to lose them and on them to lose Kai. Ok... time to change the subject.

Luke: Needs a haircut
Loves to: shake his head "no" over and over (and want you to do it to until you're dizzy)
Dance Dance Dance, anytime he hears a beat
say "brrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" while playing with cars
play the "where's mama", "where's Lukey" game. For some reason, we can never find daddy.
blow kisses
try to play with the big kids
play with Chad's ears
take one to two steps before giving up and crawling at mach 5

Kai: got a haircut and looks like the guy from Dumb and Dumber (untalented mom + clippers = bad, bad haircuts)
is doing a report on Paul Revere in school and is going to dress up like him. (love ordering costumes a week after Halloween, so cheap!)
started Cub Scouts and is doing his first "go see it" at the Firestation on Friday
thinks everything is up for debate...
knows more about dinosaurs, planets, sharks, bugs, and volcanoes than anyone I know.