BEAR!

Brenden has decided he wants to watch Bear in the Big Blue House all of the time now. I took this video of him trying to dance and sing with the theme song and then screaming "Ber! Ber!" over and over again. He's too silly!

Christmas Photos

What's even harder than getting one baby to pose for a picture? Getting TWO to pose at the same time!! I decided to skip the painful trip to the photo studio this year and just wing it with my camera. I think they turned out pretty well all things considered and cost me a WHOLE lot less. Just 4 bucks for a white fleece blanket background!

Here is Brenden giving Logan an kiss. He really does love his brother.

Here are one of the few shots we got of Brenden. He did not want to sit still- not that he ever does. I can't believe how much he looks like a little boy now. I miss my little baby!

Here is my smiley Logan. He really is such a happy baby. Its quite easy to get smiles out of this one!

Brenden decided he liked laying down for pictures like his brother rather than sitting up. So I finally got some good smiles this way.

And two happy kids at once! A Christmas Miracle!



One of the shots from the "gag reel" (this is why I prefer home photography!)

Brenden continues to watch the "your baby can read" DVD series. He's finally really learning to read words. Sean skipped through the book to show that he really does know the words, he just didn't memorize the book. Sorry for the poor lighting. Our family room gets terrible natural light! He forgets words from time to time - as you will see, but overall I think he does pretty good for not even 2 yet.

Where did November go?

How did I miss posting for the whole month of November!? I guess these boys really keep me busy, and when I have free time I am usually asleep!

The boys are doing great. Brenden is turning into a big boy more and more each day. He has so many words now and knows all his colors and shapes. He loves to run and jump. He likes trying to sing and dance with his DVD's and loves to draw/color/paint etc. He can draw circles really well now. He's got such a great personality. Today when we were at church service he kept yelling HI HI HI! really loud with the biggest smile on his face. Someone saw me trying to shush him and made a joke that the spirit was really moving him today :) This evening he had to stress me out by shoving 2 black beans WAY up his nose. I was sure I was going to be "that" parent in the ER asking a doctor to pull an object out of her kids nose. Luckily one big sneeze did the trick. I couldn't believe how much shot out of his nose when it finally came out! I'm going to have to keep a closer eye on him when he's eating. Why do toddlers shove stuff up their noses? It can't feel THAT good?


Logan is just coming more and more to life. He coos and smiles and moves his arms and legs all over. He can lift his head when he's on his tummy and today he was able to grasp a stuffed toy and got SO excited when he got a hold of it. His dark brown hair is all falling out and I can see this sandy blonde peach fuzz growing underneath. I have a feeling he'll have dirty blonde hair like Brenden does.



We've had a round of colds here. Sean is the only one germ-free. Neither of the two boys are terribly sick, just stuffy enough to not sleep well - so I am REALLY tired. Poor Logan just gets all stuffed up when he lays down at night. I'll be glad when everybody is healthy and sleeping well again!

Renaissance Festival

Well, first of all, Logan turned 2 months old! He's getting nice and chubby and growing like a weed. He was in the 50th percentile for both his weight and length (Brenden has always been in the 25th). I have a feeling one day Logan may catch up with his brother!

We took the boys to the Renaissance festival and we all had a lot of fun. It was a beautiful day. Low 70's - cool breeze - Carolina blue skys as far as the eyes could see - turkey legs - roasted cobs of corn - it was a great day!

Here's Logan chillin' out in the stroller. I have a white blanket over the top to keep the sun out but still let the light in.



Brenden loved "The Painted Lady" who had a bunch of paints and let the kids paint her dress and her blankets she was sitting on while she told stories. We literally had to drag him away kicking and screaming!
Brenden wanted to be painted too!

The Painted Lady loved her little painted boy!

Logan had fun in his seat enjoying the nice weather.

Brenden LOVED the joust. He could care less about the men on horses, but he loved getting to say "yay!!!" with the croud when the jousters would perform.

Here he is on DaVinci's flying machine. It was fun for Brenden but made Mommy GREEN! Man-operated rides are not for me apparently!


Here he is trying on a Robin Hood hat. I just love those big brown eyes!



It was a great family day for us!!

My growing boys

Logan has started cooing and smiling now and it just warms my heart each time I see it. Here he is showing his cutie grins...




Big brother Brenden still demands special one on one attention from Mama but how can I resist such a cute face?


MOST of the time Brenden really loves his brother (as long as he's not interfering with his Mama time!) I can't wait until Logan is big enough to start playing with Brenden.

Halloween

Just thought I'd share some Halloween pictures of the boys. Logan stayed home with Daddy but had his cute spider hat to wear for the day.



Brenden wore his peanut costume again this year. He just looks so cute in it and it still fit. Just like last year he was big hit. Teenagers told me the costume was "cool" and parents had to go fetch every member of the household to come to the door to see my little peanut. He got the rock star treatment all night!


Here he is examining his loot! There was very little in here that was toddler safe, but one smart parent had bags of pretzels (or as Brenden calls them "tetels") so he was able to eat those right away! Thanks smart parent!!



It ended up raining some but Brenden just started rubbing his hands together in it and saying "wash! wash!" He's too cute :) I can't wait until Logan can carry on the peanut tradition next year!

Fall!

We are finally getting some nice fall weather around here. I love my warm weather, but I must admit that the heat and bugs are not good for little toddlers to play in! Its been so fun to get out in the cool air and not have mosquitos everywhere!

Brenden decided to help us rake some leaves!

Ooooh. These things are pretty neat!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Here Mommy, you need a drink!

We finally got around to carving the pumpkin from the pumpkin patch we went to. Brenden enjoyed playing with the seeds and the pumpkin "guts." For some reason he insisted on wearing his coat during this activity!

Scooping the seeds with a spoon.

Helping Dada make the silly pumkin face.

Brenden is finally experiencing a little bit of "I'm not the baby anymore" reality and has been acting up a little. He's become VERY attached to mama and gets mad if Dada tries to do something he wants Mama to do for him. He wants to be held more and will hand me his sippy cup and make me hold it while he drinks out of is. He will do the same with food. He has started protesting daycare as well. He's fine about 5 min after I leave, but when I get there he refuses to go inside and clings to my leg the whole time. He's also getting 2 bottom teeth and has a cold. The poor kid has just had some rough days.

He's talking up a storm now. He repeats anything he hears and remembers lots of new words each day. If he throws something he'll say "good throw" afterward because that's what Dada always tells him. He's got most of his colors down. He still has trouble with red, yellow, and blue - in his eyes they are all "bwue!" but he knows purple, green, brown, black, white, and pink.

Logan is getting his chubby baby face now. He LOVES to eat. I don't remember Brenden feeding this frequently! I could swear he'd go 3 hours between feedings but I'm lucky if Logan will hold off for 2 hours at a time. I am constantly on standby for a feeding! However he will go 4-5 hours at night without a feeding which has been nice. He's more alert now. I'm getting the occasional smiles but its tough to catch them on film.

Here is a half-smile.

Here he is playing with his activity center. Do you think he looks overstimulated?!


And here are my two boys together. Logan looks happy to have his big brother near by!