Week in Review

Phil has been gone this week, so it's been just Mom and the boys for a few days. We've been quite the homebodies... we haven't been out of the house (except for walks) since Thursday! Emmett has some sort of bug right now... he's incredibly stuffed up, doesn't want to eat, has had some bowel issues and terrible diaper rash, and has had a fever off and on for two days. And just today Jackson had a little fever, too. Yuck! Of course, this is all extra fun when Daddy's gone. :)

We went to a friend's house for dinner on Wednesday night and I took some pictures of the boys together before we left. Can you count how many times E has his tongue out in these pics?

Today we went for a walk to the park and I had to snap some pics of the boys in the stroller together. How cute is this?

I had to take these quickly before E pulled off his hat. He loves to pull it off and try to put it back on again... over and over. Here he is just about to take it off...

And here's two cute pre-illness pictures...

Sorry I haven't had any really interesting blogs lately! We must be in some kind of late-winter slump... we haven't done much of anything exciting and blog-worthy lately. We are all going to Florida in two weeks, so maybe we're just subconsciously gearing-up for all of the excitement we'll experience there!

Learnin' 'Em Early

How nice will it be when this happens for real?

I'm sure the novelty will wear off quickly!

Sunshine-y Day

We have the craziest winter/spring weather here. One day it will be 60 degrees and sunny, and the next day it snows (and melts quickly). Yuck! Our town is known as "The City of Sunshine", but it has not lived up to that name this winter. I feel like it has been overcast and 40 degrees for the past three months. Double yuck! Those 60 degree days are such teases... we are SOOO ready for summer and warmer weather!

Anyway... last Sunday was a beautiful day, and even though Phil and I had a very late Saturday night and weren't quite ourselves on Sunday, we managed to get out with the boys to enjoy the sunshine (at least for a little while!). Jackson had his first real ride on his "bike" and I snapped some pictures.

Emmett loves riding in this little car. It seems like just the other day that he was tiny enough to carry in the Bjorn while I pushed Jackson in this car. Where does the time go?? *sniff*

Phil did a "wheely" a few times by tipping the car back a little bit. Emmett liked it, but got a really scared look on his face... a more scared version of this one...

Here's J saying one of his favorite phrases... "Go DAT way!"

He can pedal really well, but hasn't quite gotten the steering down yet.

And here's a cute video of the boys interacting with each other. Jackson loves to go into Emmett's room right after E wakes up. He turns on the light and yells, "Hi, Emmett!" and then does things to make Emmett laugh. I'll hear them in there just cracking up at each other. I love it! Of course, as soon as either of them sees the camera, they usually stop whatever they're doing. That's why I was standing outside of the room for a little bit. This one is a little bit long and might only be enjoyed by grandparents or close relatives. :)

Look Out, Pardners!

There's a new sheriff in town!

Has a Hat... Needs a Hat

Emmett found Jackson's hat on the floor the other day and was trying very hard to put it on himself. I helped him out and thought he looked so adorable.

I have to keep those Robeez slipper-type shoes on him because he will not keep socks on and he can't pull those off. I have an unhealthy obsession with his feet, though (they are so fat and cute... I'm seriously in love with them), so I have to force myself to cover them up.

In Jackson news, we had a slight hairdo mishap the other day. Phil was giving J a haircut in the bathroom with the clippers and I was out in the kitchen. All of a sudden I heard, "Oops... uh-oh... um, Heather? Uh-oh... I don't know what happened!" So I go in there and see that J has three or four small bald spots on the back of his head!

At first I thought that J had moved while Phil was clipping and that Phil just accidentally shaved off those spots. But no, Phil said that he was just clipping J as usual and when he used a smaller blade (or whatever you call it) he must have snipped off some hair that was covering those bald spots. Weird! We're not sure why he has those spots there, but you totally couldn't see them when his hair was longer. Hopefully they'll fill in soon! He still a handsome boy, though. :)

He'll now say cheese and smile for the camera most of the time, but this is usually what happens... silly goose!