Monkeying Around...

Zoo Train

Public Enemy #1

This monkey has definitely hit the terrible twos... it's almost as if he sprouted horns overnight.

Both boys have been little monsters this week. It seems like they passionately disagree with anything and everything I ask them to do... and are both getting really good at sitting in time-out!

Ben did manage to do two things this week that pleasantly surprised me:

1. He let me leave him in the daycare at the gym twice! He never lets me leave him anywhere! The second day I had to drag both boys out crying because they didn't want to go home!
2. He went potty twice yesterday! First time ever!!

The boys love to chase, tackle, tickle....

Last few days...

Nothing too exciting going on around here... a few pics of the kiddos... and the beasts.

We had Erv's birthday dinner with the Goldens and cousins Sunday night... Aunt Dee gave all of the little ones Valentine's balloons. When we got home they had a great time running through the house with them.

Ben got a new potty yesterday. He hasn't used it yet but seems to think it's a good place for toys. And he is finally starting to feel better - yahoo!

Making music

Last night we met some friends over at Uncle Barry's house. My kids love instruments so were thrilled to play with the guitar, microphone, piano and violin.

Sam had never seen a violin and thought it was pretty cool... no he is not wearing lipstick here. His buddy Katy was passing out pink valentine cookies.

The duo in action - I love that Ben is playing the piano with his elbow!

It's a Woody and Buzz World

At least at our house...
They have lots of adventures... that involve lots of flying...

Ben was content this time with Buzz... but we are still having bedtime battles over who gets to sleep with the loose-limbed cowboy.

Ben thought Buzz needed a new diaper...
and a pair of pants...

Tis the Season

The boys are so excited about their new Christmas jammies! Sam wants to wear them every night... and to school.

We are getting our tree this weekend... Sam can't wait. He remembers having a tree in the "playroom" last year (our living room). We went to Michael's today and they had so many great Christmas items for decorating, crafts etc. Sam really wants to make a gingerbread house this year. I told him after Thanksgiving we would start doing all of the fun Christmas things. So today we bought stuff to make Thanksgiving cards. He loved it - glue, glitter, paper, pipe cleaners. They turned out really cute and really messy!

Should Have bought 2 Woodys

These were all taken a few minutes before naptime... as you can see they start out very happy...then the tiredness and emotions kick in.

Reading away...

Sam has been eating and sleeping like crazy...and GROWING. He has gotten so tall!

Do we look alike?

OK so he looks so much like Brian here. I usually don't see it but this is Brian at age 4!

They both wanted to sleep with Woody and Sam took him from Ben. Here is Ben in distress with Woody's hat. First he threw himself onto the floor in a ball - just beside himself!

Sam was nice enough to let Ben have Woody (very reluctantly and with a little foot stomping)... crisis averted...and both kids in bed.

A Toy Story

Woody and Buzz. Buzz and Woody. Woody and Buzz. We have been hearing a lot of that around here lately. The kids played with Woody and Buzz all day. Ben carries Woody around and takes his cowby hat on and off..and on again...and off. Sam flies Buzz around the house and yells "To Infinity and Beyond!"

Today when Sam hopped in bed for his nap he had Woody perfectly positioned on his sleeping bag. He leaned over, kissed his nose and said "Goodnight Woody." Silly kid. He has been watching Lizzie put her babies to sleep for years.

Sam slept with Buzz tonight and Ben with Woody. Ben laid in bed saying "Reach for the Sky"...and "Gimme a high five Woody... Hi Woody... Hi Woody."

I'm sure they will have more adventures tomorrow.

Bored

This is what you do around our house if you are bored. Round up blankets and twirl like a princess and fly through the house like a superhero. When I informed Sam that since he is a boy he would be a prince -- he looked at me like... Whatever! "Lizzie is a princess..."

So he became a prince and Ben declared he was a "ghost pwincess"... They twirled and rolled and tore threw the house with their capes. It seems lately all they do is run through the house, upstairs and down, through each room creating tornados. Wherever Sam goes Ben goes. Wherever they go I eventually end up... picking up toys, cars, trains etc.