Fun at the Park

After our walk, we ate dinner at the park then played at the playground. They have a mini-playground this is just right for Nick. Though, be bit it bad, and had a busted up eye right before we left. 

This is his new silly look - he juts his neck forward and looks at you with this ridiculous bug-eye look

See, bug-eyed

Better watch that step...

Yup, just as I suspected.

A Nature Walk

Sunday we went for a walk at Oak Openings. Ben walked by himself, about 2.5 miles, while Nick rode in the backpack. 

Tornadoes ripped through part of the park in 2010. You can still see a lot of the destruction

Man, that kid can run!

Ben collecting 'coconuts' (aka pinecones). Sorry for the sea-sickening video. The dslr isn't the best for anti-shaking while walking. 

Happy Birthday, Lily!

Saturday we helped Lily celebrate her 2nd birthday! It was a zoo themed party. The kids made their own crowns with some pretty cool stickers before Lily opened her presents.

Adam modeling Ben's crown

Nick was slightly more fascinated with looking outside

Ben had fun playing with Lily's toys

made this fantastic zoo themed birthday cake! It was awesome!

A Blog Narration

Ben's narration of the blog. I think it's interesting to hear what he sees when he looks at the pictures

ABC's

Ben's rendition of the ABC's. There are a few mis-pronunciations, but we are working through those. He pretty much does it spot on, now. 

Oh, The Drama!

Oh the drama!

Happy baby, screwing around with mommy's headband

Oh, the crabby face!

Nope, pulled out of it. Happy again.

But then mommy told me no! And so the drama begins, along with the fabulous faces.

1. The scrunchy face

2. The BBL (big bottom lip) and lower jaw jut

3. Getting the tears started

4. There it is - the alligator tears

5. Squeeze out the tears and add a little more BBL

6. At least it gives me a chance to check and count his teeth

7. Are you still looking? Should I still be crying?

And with that, he went to bed. He slept another 1.5 hours after having taken a 3 hour nap in the morning.

Easter Pictures

Daddy Easter Smack Down

Good clothes or not, you can still beat up on daddy. 

Fishy Face

Nick's newest tricks/discovers: flicking his tongue around in his mouth and fishy faces. He is constantly chewing/sucking in his cheeks! It's pretty funny

Egg Hunt

The Easter Bunny set up an egg hunt for the boys at Grandma and Grandpa's house! Ben was a crazy boy running all over the yard looking for eggs. Nick was a bit under the weather, so he stayed by the patio. Once he figured out what was going on, he got into it, though. He loves putting things in baskets, so he enjoyed placing the eggs in the basket. 

Ultimately, Ben had a lot more eggs than Nick, but oh well. The eggs were filled with quarters! They promptly went into piggy banks when we got home.