Austin Trip, Birthday, Check up, Grandparents Visit and a cold

What a busy couple of weeks!  Mom took a trip with her friends to Austin for a weekend (fun!) and then we had Don and Karen for several days over the boys 2nd birthday.  We had a school party and a family party at home for the munchkins.  Brandon and I had a new island counter top installed the day before the party and then mom and boys caught a summer cold.  All in a few weeks time. 

I will make our post short and sweet since we have lots of pics.  Boys 2 year stats: Christian, 28 pounds, 34 1/2 inches and 50% head.  He was in the 50% for everything and perfect!  B was 28 pounds 12 oz, 35 inches and a 60% head.  He was about 60% in everything.  Also perfect!  Except he escaped from the doc office naked and made it to reception before I caught him. 

Brock is a jumping machine!  We call him the flying badger since he will crawl on everything and jump off.  You really have to watch for him.  He has dove off the coffee table and dining room chairs, the couch and everything he can get on.  He also got his foot stuck in our coffee table hole and I had to butter it out.  He has started to ask "why" and ask more questions.

C has been figuring out how to open our front door (oh no!) and he can take off the baby proofing door knob (smarty).  He knows so many animals names now and loved to blow kisses.  He is a feisty little man :)

 Opening my presents and showing off my new boots.

 Grady with Sara and Bryan and cupcakes!

 Brock LOVES his new rain boots!

 Boys eating their cupcakes at the family party

 All the munchkins at the family party

 swimming boys

 brock eating his cupcake

 Christian loves frosting

 Munchkins not cooperating for their photo.

 The Barefoot side of the family

 C and dad enjoying his new sit and spin from the Brazeltons

 The Linn side

 Christian munching while mom was away

Of course the box is high on the list of presents :)  What is not to love about the box the gift came in?

 The boys really loved their

 C at the door on his birthday.  Ready to roll!

 Boys playing outside on their birthday.

 C

 B

 Brock

 Investigating the front door

 The boys are up on furniture and if mom isn't looking love to jump on it!

B

Rest of the pictures to come later....

Hot Summer

We have been doing the same old, same old around here. Boys have been growing like weeds and it is HOT. We have had several days over 100 and the heat is starting to get to us. Hard to be outside and draining. Boys and dad are stuffed up today and not feeling great. Three sad boy. This weekend we went to the galleria, ran errands and tried to stay cool.  I am worn out.  LOTS on whining from the boys.

Our washing machine broke and we had to desperately call around to have it repaired.  We can't make it much more than two days around here without a load.  I am also thinking about re-doing the counter top on my kitchen bar to have the bar face the other way... it would give us some more room in our den.  I haven't gotten the contractor quote back yet but we would love to do it if it not to expensive.  I have decided that our living room couch is part of my back problems.  Once I don't sit on it for awhile my back feels better and when I do sit on it, my back starts to hurt again.  Time for a new couch. 

I am in my fifth week of back physical therapy and I do think it is helping.  Yeah!!  A couple picks from the last few weeks. 

Christian has picked up "car" and "cow" for his new words.  He can identify animals he knows in books and on tv and he says "bye dadda" quite a bit.  Brock can say full sentences.  I can't even believe it.  He says "mommy, daddy where go?"  I say "outside" he says "oh, outside".  loves to ask "where go?"  He likes to know where everyone (and bun bun) are all the time.  He is also WAY into jumping.  He jumps off everything (including a cart in Joanne's fabric) and seems to have no fear.  I still can't believe the boys turn two in a couple weeks!!!  It sounds like quite a bit of brandon's family will be in town for their birthday.

 C at target.

 C at the galleria play yard.

 C at the mall

 C at a sporting outfitter.

 B in the helmet.

 Boys watching the ice skaters.

 C waiting for us to fill up his pool.  To bad... you are in your pj's and no pool time for you yet!

 B likes to lay out like mommy.  So cute.

 Getting some rays.

 C laying out.

 B asleep in the car.

 No, I don't want to go in the grocery store.

B in target.

Colorado Springs

We took off on Saturday for my cousin's wedding in Colorado Springs. The plane ride there was rough. Toddlers do not like to sit. We came off the plane dazed, dirty and tired. But, we were there! The weather was beautiful and we celebrated my grandparent's 65 anniversary on Saturday night. What a wonderful and special accomplishment. 

Sunday we took the kids to a park to play, and then had lunch at my aunt Barbara's house.  The boys LOVED her cat. They pulled it, pet it, loved on it, fed it, and chased it around.  I bet Otis is sleeping good now.  Sunday afternoon Sara and I helped the ladies decorate the church for Britany's wedding while my mom and Brandon watched the kids.  Brandon had them all dressed for the pool when I got back and we went down to the hotel swimming pool and hung with the family and got some sun. 

When we went back up to the room from the pool we changed Christian from his wet items and before we could get a new diaper on him he pooped in the closet.  Since he pulled the door closed we didn't see it right away.  He was having a great time playing in the poop when we opened the door.  Bath time was early and I was able to get it out of the carpet with baby shampoo.  Whew.  We were supposed to go to dinner with some family that night but the kids were melting down and mom and dad were just whipped. 

Monday we took the kids to the splash park to burn off some energy before the wedding (it did not work) and then took them to lunch at Champs.  Brock also got an eye infection that day.  We were able to call his doc and pick up a prescription that day.  We headed to the wedding, saw the bride head down the isle and then had to step out.  VERY cranky toddlers at this point.  No one has napped, no one had slept through the night in days and it was all creeping up on us.  The wedding and reception were beautiful and we got to stay long enough to have dinner and congratulate the new couple.

Monday we went to Garden of the Gods and Manatu Springs on our way to the airport.  Wonderful trip since we got to see family but we are happy to be home.  Boys slept almost 13 hours last night and I could have done the same!

 Brock at Aunt Barbara's.

 The boys in Manatu Springs, they are DONE!

 J and B

 The munchkins at Garden of the Gods.

Mom and the boys 

 Mom and B

 B at the spash park

 C at the splash park

 Brock and Grady playing Aunt Barbara's piano

My family on Saturday night.