Hoppy Easter

OOOOh boy I got the boys cute matching outfits for Easter. Stay tuned for photos. I am not sure they will wear the outfit tomorrow or not due to bad weather. TBD!!! Any way ?I must get hoppin. ciao

Shane Baby

Shane is now 15.5 weeks old in baby mom speak or just about 4 mos old in normal people speak. It is a weird thing because he was born on Dec 23 so he will be 4 mos April 23 but he is 15.5 weeks soooooo you decide.
Shane is weighing in at 13lbs 10 oz and is 23 inches in height. He is gaining in the weight percentile and still a shorty.

Logan likes to copy us and refer to Shane as either Shane Baby or Shane Boy. Hmm these photos were taken about 2 weeks ago. I will try and get a more recent one posted.

Our Big Backyard Update

The missing and broken parts for the swing set finally arrived. There is now a fake tire swing (yeah the fake tire surprised us too. Turns out it is a plastic tire) and a little people picnic table!
Sadly the garden took a big hit during the last snow storm. However the tulips are still coming up. The yellow ones are now on the rise. Speaking of yellow, I do believe Logan knows many of his colors. For a while he would be tricky and always answer "red". If you watched closely though you would notice he didn't even look at whatever item it was you asked him the color of. He would just say "red". Tim began to wonder if he was color blind. He was just giving us the old eye roll.

Brothers

Just some snaps of the boys from a week or so ago. I haven't been blogging because oh yeah, I have a newborn.
This photo cracks me up because my Mom has one of my brother poking me in the eye like the day I came home form the hospital. I like to point it out to everyone that it was the day he started picking on me. Logan isn't quite poking Shane in the eye but you know he thought about it. Of course I now know that kids are just interested in everything. They don't get that it hurts to poke the baby in the eye. I am sure someone will show them some day. Logan loves to point out that Shane has eyes etc.

Hugs for brother!!

Logan's New Car Feet

I finally ordered Logan's new shoes. I kept waiting for a sale or a day to get out and look around. I finally realized neither of these things were going to happen. I ordered what used to be his favorite shoes. They are light weight Nike's and he used to love them. I figured they would be perfect for the upcoming good weather. I hope the good weather is coming any way. Logan kept taking his old Nike's out of Shane's closet and wearing them so of course I thought he would like another pair that fit.
However, I also thought I would order him these wonderfully bright red plastic car shoes. He is so in love with all his old shoes and Shane's shoes that have cute things on them like cars, trains, bears etc. I figured he might like to have some of his own shoes with something "cute" on them. Well the joke is definitely on me because now he will NOT take these car shoes off. He even insisted on wearing them to bed the first night. We figured why fight it? If he really wants to wear them to bed, let him. He realized after wearing them to bed once that it was not a good idea. He woke up saying his feet hurt. Any way here he is in his Pjs with his beloved car shoes.

Our Big Backyard

Well I doubt it entertains you without Logan in it but here is a shot of the baby swing Tim added to the swing set!!! It is funny because Logan LOVES this swing. He enjoys it more than any other swing. He will yell for Tim to push him over and over and over while Tim is trying to garden. It drives him mad and yet he said to me, " I think we need to get another baby swing in case Logan's friends come over. They will need somewhere to swing." The things we do for our kids we love them so. Oh and P.S note the house going up, up, up in the background. I am excited to say that when our new neighbors move in they have two boys also. Not only do they have two boys but one is 2 and one is 5 mos!!! I hope, hope, hope we all hit it off. I already know I like Mandy because she said she doesn't know how I stay at home with the boys, she has to go to work.

Here is Logan tip toeing through the tulips (sort of) earlier in the week.

Life is crazy with Logan right now. He saw me go bare feet outside once and now he insists on doing it himself.

Here are the tulips last night 3.26 before the storm. We had approximately 12 may they rest in peace. Last night we had crazy blizzard like winds and then came the snow. Tim and anyone who worked the night shift or early morning had to stay the night on base to ensure they would be at work to fly the mission. Seriously??

Shane 13 Weeks

Here is a photo I took yesterday 3.26. This outfit is already getting too small. It is funny how they go from newborn to 6 mos clothes so fast.

I try and get Shane to grab a ring and hold it. So far he just has the holding it mastered.

I do think there are times when his hair loks reddish but I have decided it is his scalp. He is so fair skinned but his hair is looking blah brown. TBD!

I was surprised when Logan didn't insist on tryig to wear this pair of Shane's shoes. Ah it was nice not to have to explain over and over that they are just too small for him. I did order Logan a pair of plastic car shoes and I know he is going to LOVE them. They are sort of a spin off of crocs. I am sure you have seen a toddler sporting them around your area.

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Logan wants pretty much everything Shane gets to have. Right now Logan wants to wear all Shanes cute shoes and socks. They have cars and bears and things on them and his don't. Anway way ... when Tim is off he generally lets me get some sleep. He fed Shane a bottle one morning and turns out Logan wanted it so he let him have it! He thought it was so funny so he got out the camera. It turns out Logan held the bottle for a little while for Shane and then drank what Shane didn't.

Weather Update

The snowmen melted the very next day.

Logan loves the swing set and his hat.

The slide has a hump in the middle and Logan often looks like he catches a little air. At the bottom he almost always lands on his tushy and laughes.

We went from snow to nice temps. Now we are back to high winds. The tulipani are all confused. The first one popped up this weekend. We have many more blooming now so look for an updated photo soon.

They look a little different than the traditional tulips in the store. They remind me of the poppies in Italy. I will say to Logan, "Look at all the tulipani!" and he will repeat me "tulipani". He is a little parrot right now. I rocked Shane and watched them outside on the swing. Tim would push Logan and count. Logan would repeat the number after Tim would say it. Watch for an updated swing photo!

St Patrick's Day Second Outfit

Here is Shane in his second green outfit. I never thought I would use all the burp cloths and bibs I had until Shane arrived. He likes to spit up. With Logan I thought bibs just covered his cute outfit. With Shane I know if I want him to wear the outfit longer than five minutes, he needs a bib.



Here is a comparison shot. There are some similarities. There are the blue blue eyes, light hair and chubby cheeks!


I started using my new camera this last week. The last three posts are with my new camera. I LOVE it! I am wondering if Logan loves it too. I started using it and he lets me take his photo. Here he is the first time I tried to shoot just him. He hammed it up. It was so much fun. I took a lot of shots but I won't bore you with them all. It is always hard for me to post photos because as a Mom I love them all. It takes me a while to pick which ones to post.

Moxie's Tasty Salad

Logan figured if Moxie ate the grass it must be tasty.

Here is the shot where we tell him not to eat the grass.

You never know what you might capture when you take your camera outside. I just wanted to get a cute shot of Lgoan riding his garbage truck. Logan is again in the phase of putting a lot of things in his mouth. It is not a fun phase especially since he can open cabinets with locks. I should have know he would be able to do this. When we put plugs in the outlets all it did was draw attention to the outlet and out the plugs came. It seems the same thing is occuring with the cabinet locks. I turned around to see Logan with the windex. I asked him how he got that and he replied "Push it". Of course we think he is a genius.

Once Moxie starts licking it is all over.

Because they told me not to...

St Patricks Day Today & 07

Here was Logan on his first St Patrick's Day.

Here is Shane sporting the same outfit on his first St Patrick's Day. Sorry, I didn't get one of the boys. I meant to and then the boys woke up.

Trucks Are Made For Riding

I bet when Grandma Keck got me this truck she didn't know it was for riding. If it has wheels, it is made for riding.

Self Shot

Just thought I might make the blog today.

Once again I am taking self shots as Shane and I are hanging out.

Randoms

Today we were supposed to have a sitter while Mommy got her hair done. Sadly the sylist called to cancel at the last minute as the sitter and her cute daughter were here. This meant Logan could not sit down and eat his breakfast. Thus, he requested one of his favorites, biscuits. So I made him some biscuits and of course gave him a big one.

Don't worry I didn't embarrass him in front of the sitter and her daughter but little boys can wear tights too. Since Italy I have often put tights on Logan under his pants in the winter to keep him warm. Today he wanted to run around in them with his old shoes. He found these shoes in Shane's closet. He outgrew them a few months ago. They were his favorite but they are two sizes too small. I guess he doesnt mind but I am thinking I better order him more in the correct size! Here he is trekking through his Thomas train wreck.

I like this shot because although not everyone is looking at me it is a realistic shot of our every day life. Shane is screaming, Tim and Logan are checking out something Logan has, and Mom is trying to take a photo. You can also spy me in the photo.

It's Still Snowing

When Dad got home it was still snowing! Dad said it was his duty to go out and make a snow man. At first Logan did not want to go out. I talked to him about it and he knew Dad was making a snow man. I asked him and he told me all about it but he still didnt want to go out. He wanted to wear his fishing hat. So he watched from the window...

I finally talked him into putting on his hat and coat and going out. The next problem was he had to have boots like Dad. Well, Logan doesn't own any boots except his rain boots. Imagine that! The last time we tried the frog rain boots he screamed - but not today!! Today he was all about them. Out he went. He was hesitant at first ... He wasn't quite sure how to walk in his rain boots or how to walk in them in the snow.

Here he is testing out walking in his boots in the snow. Soooo cute!


Yeah, a snow man!

Mr. Snow man has eyes and a nose made of Logan's plastic golf balls, Moxie's frisbie as a hat, and Logan's golf clubs as arms and a mouth.


Now Dad will teach Logan to throw snow balls at Mom.

Okay Daddy I can do it!


It's real cute at this age!

Now I shall teach you to eat snow. At first Logan wasn't so sure snow would be tasty and he wanted Dad to hold it.

Then he got the hang of it
and he liked it.

Not one snow man for you Logan but TWO! Because you are TWO!!Oh no, then he brought the snow ball into the house!