Santa 2011

Setting the bar

I don’t know if we’ll ever be able to top this year’s costume for MonkeyBoy.
He’s become slightly obsessed with a fan mashup video on YouTube that combines Thomas the Tank Engine and Transformers. He’s been saying that he wants to be “OpThomas Prime” for Halloween for over a month now, so it was up [...]

Pumpkin Patch 2011

We made an afternoon trip to the Pumpkin Patch today. Neither was very interested in having his picture taken. The big one wanted to run around and the little one wanted to eat leaves.

4.75

Not quite five. It’s a tough age. Especially when a new baby has been added to the family. MonkeyBoy struggles with whether to be a baby or a big boy.
Take dinner, for example. He’s eating corn on the cob. And experiencing the delight of using a spork for the first [...]

Busy Weekend

We had a bunch of firsts over the weekend.

MonkeyBoyToo enjoyed his first time in the swings. MonkeyBoy enjoyed having a swinging partner.

Chick-Fil-A was offering free meals to those who dressed up as cows and MonkeyMan had to work late, so I dressed MonkeyBoyToo in white with black spots and MonkeyBoy in black with white [...]

Video Update

Yesterday I took MonkeyBoy swimming. I told him to watch me underwater and I did *one* somersault. That’s apparently all the instruction he needed.

Not to be outdone, MonkeyBoyToo mastered the game of peek-a-boo and perfected the important skill of pulling a blanket off of himself.

Swimming

Related

There’s no doubt, these guys are definitely related.

Watermelon

With temperatures nearing 100 degrees, it seems like the perfect time to dive into some watermelon.

Easter 2011

We had a fun-filled Easter weekend. The boys are asleep and I’m about to head to bed myself.
First up, I made a Peep wreath at crafting night.

MonkeyBoy had his first experience dyeing Easter Eggs. He tried to bite into them shell and all, and then happily ate a shelled one until he got [...]