We went up to visit Cody and Ashley last weekend and finally made it to the Depot! It was very cool. As part of the deal we also had admission to the Duluth Children's Museum. More pictures of our visit can be found in the Duluth album on Flickr! Go there if you want to see Sammy and Freddie inside an enormous set of teeth.
Friday, April 03, 2009
Freddie and Holly
The Barn was a stop on Holly and her kids' long weekend trip last week. Freddie was so enthralled by all the girly stuff Holly had on hand for Kennedy's hair that Holly actually went to work on the boys' do's, too. They looked and smelled great!
Kennedy and Sammy!
Sammy had a lot of fun with Kennedy hanging out and spending the night at our house last week. He was very sad to see her leave Friday morning. I didn't realize he'd missed her so much! Kennedy, work on your parents to return to the Twin Cities - look how adorable you two are together! :)
Gagers!
Thank you, Gage, for humoring me by letting me try on all sorts of stuff on your scrumptious little self. Here the bright-eyed cutie is sporting two different Baby Legs (leg warmers).
Side effects
Celebrating Loopy's six birthday last Tuesday evening. That's right, we baked a cake for Sammy's yellow bi-plane.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
snowcones
There are snow flurries coming down today and the boys and I are enjoying snowcones. Thanks, Grandma! What a fun treat. :)
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Flat Stanley visits and Sammy's missing tooth!
The start of our Saturday adventures. Not too exciting. But notice the hole in the bottom row of Sammy's teeth! He lost his first tooth while we were in Dallas on Friday, March 13th. What a big boy! (this news probably deserves it's own entry...)
Flat Stanley and the frozen Spoonbridge lake
Bet he didn't see anything like this in Texas!
More great pictures up on Flickr - pictures of the kids out and about, I promise! Cute, outdoor pictures! Woooohoooo!
Flat Stanley checking out the Minneapolis skyline
It was our pleasure to host Cousin William's Flat Stanley in Minneapolis this past week. We didn't do much in the few days since our return from Texas, so to make his trip up north we took him out on the town this fine Spring morning.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Texas weekend
Here is a start to the pictures from our Texas trip last weekend. We went down for Jacob's cousin Lisa's wedding in Wichita Falls on Saturday evening.
These first few are of the boys playing outside in Cousin Chino's yard in Dallas on Sunday.
Freddie wearing some of the beads cousins Daniel and Bonnie scored while at the St Patrick's Day parade in Dallas on Saturday. He loves necklaces. The shinier the better.
Sammy and his cousin Will in the stripes.
I did not get a good picture of them together at all. Boo.
Working together with J to sweep up some ash.
Some pictures of our time in Wichita Falls (about a 2-hour drive north of Dallas.)
Me and my big guy on the grounds of the Country Club Inn.
The lovely house J's Uncle Craig put us up in for our time in Wichita Falls. (obviously I need to resize this pic!)
Wichita Falls - The Falls
This is in the town my MIL grew up in. I was very charmed with the town. Some of the homes reminded me a lot of MInneapolis.
These first few are of the boys playing outside in Cousin Chino's yard in Dallas on Sunday.
Freddie wearing some of the beads cousins Daniel and Bonnie scored while at the St Patrick's Day parade in Dallas on Saturday. He loves necklaces. The shinier the better.
Sammy and his cousin Will in the stripes.
I did not get a good picture of them together at all. Boo.
Working together with J to sweep up some ash.
Some pictures of our time in Wichita Falls (about a 2-hour drive north of Dallas.)
Me and my big guy on the grounds of the Country Club Inn.
The lovely house J's Uncle Craig put us up in for our time in Wichita Falls. (obviously I need to resize this pic!)
Wichita Falls - The Falls
This is in the town my MIL grew up in. I was very charmed with the town. Some of the homes reminded me a lot of MInneapolis.
Monday, March 09, 2009
The Flu.
Sammy laid up on the couch from last week:
Last week we battled the flu. Well, Jacob and the boys did. Everyone is on the mend now, after much fluid and much rest. Freddie's ears are both still plugged (swollen) pretty badly, but hopefully Motin over the next few days and this will be past us.
Last week we battled the flu. Well, Jacob and the boys did. Everyone is on the mend now, after much fluid and much rest. Freddie's ears are both still plugged (swollen) pretty badly, but hopefully Motin over the next few days and this will be past us.
Another Green Jesus.
Sammy has a string of these Green Jesuses over the past few months. About one every Sunday after Splashville at church, and at least on that I can remember from preschool. I haven't taken a picture of all of them, but here is his latest work.
Sammy's favorite color is green, in case anyone is wondering.
Sammy's favorite color is green, in case anyone is wondering.
One of our favorite times of year.
Hooray! The classic names are back.
It's Girl Scout Cookie time!!!
That's my boy. Two cookies at a time. Just like Mama. ;)
It's Girl Scout Cookie time!!!
That's my boy. Two cookies at a time. Just like Mama. ;)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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Sunday, February 22, 2009
Pop!
A very appropriate snack for a nearly-two-year old when at the Magic Kingdom! He was thrilled beyond belief with this pop.
Meeting the Little Einsteins!
We have returned from our week at Walt Disney World. Lots of pictures (most w/o captions at the moment) up at Flickr. Meeting the Playhouse Disney characters was a highlight for Sammy and Freddie.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Lamb Class Music Program
Another highly amusing performance! Sammy *loves* singing and he's been so excited for his concert. Here are some pictures since most of you couldn't be there in person.
Proud and excited to be at the concert.
This morning I asked Sammy to help pick out his best outfit. This was his choice. ha! As he would say, "I love it!"
Taking the stage.
Buds: Sammy, Will and Cal
This picture was taken before the show. Sammy and Cal were on opposite corners of the risers during the program. I asked Sammy about this and he told me it was so they would pay attention when they have music. I told him I was glad he paid attention because he did a great job tonight, and he really did! (aside from scratching his a$s for a couple of minutes - no, really, he did - he was very into the program, he knew the words and the dance moves.)
Poor Freddie was restrained during the show.
This is his new leash (yeah, a leash), getting a test-drive before Disney World. I use to think these things were ridiculous and demeaning, but after having Freddie I totally get it. He kept asking "Out" and pulling on the harness. Poor kid, it was his bedtime and we forgot "Deedee" (blankie) at home.
A couple more pics, even though I know Blogger is going to crop them.
He's doing the dance moves here.
You can almost see the itchy booty in this one...
Proud and excited to be at the concert.
This morning I asked Sammy to help pick out his best outfit. This was his choice. ha! As he would say, "I love it!"
Taking the stage.
Buds: Sammy, Will and Cal
This picture was taken before the show. Sammy and Cal were on opposite corners of the risers during the program. I asked Sammy about this and he told me it was so they would pay attention when they have music. I told him I was glad he paid attention because he did a great job tonight, and he really did! (aside from scratching his a$s for a couple of minutes - no, really, he did - he was very into the program, he knew the words and the dance moves.)
Poor Freddie was restrained during the show.
This is his new leash (yeah, a leash), getting a test-drive before Disney World. I use to think these things were ridiculous and demeaning, but after having Freddie I totally get it. He kept asking "Out" and pulling on the harness. Poor kid, it was his bedtime and we forgot "Deedee" (blankie) at home.
A couple more pics, even though I know Blogger is going to crop them.
He's doing the dance moves here.
You can almost see the itchy booty in this one...
ROFL
Jacob said I should mention that those are fake teeth so no one thinks he's a Noodler. A *very cool* PRIZE to the first person to post a comment and tell me what a Noodler (or Noodling) is.
Ike visits.
Actually, Cal and Isaac came over to play last Saturday morning, but Jacob took Sammy and Cal to the YWCA pool to play in the pool and I stayed at home with Freddie and Ike (the two trouble makers). The little boys played together for about the last 15 minutes of the visit. It was pretty sweet. Freddie calls Isaac "Ike" or "Ucky" (he's trying to say Isaac with the latter!) and he really is happy when Ike's around.
Boom Boom
Last week Sammy requested that I bring his drum set upstairs so he could jam. As you can see, Freddie wanted to get into the act, too.
Somehow we only have one set of mismatched drum sticks, and Sammy got those. Can you see what Freddie used? He was not fooled or very happy, but he played along for a while and I had a good laugh over the chopstick drumming.
Somehow we only have one set of mismatched drum sticks, and Sammy got those. Can you see what Freddie used? He was not fooled or very happy, but he played along for a while and I had a good laugh over the chopstick drumming.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
"It's a joke."
"Mommy, how does an airplane fly?"
Jess, thinking, awww, man, I don't like to think about this. Then, Sammy says, "It's a joke. Ask me how they fly."
Me, "How do airplanes fly?"
Sammy, "With jets. They just wing it with their jets."
Jess, thinking, awww, man, I don't like to think about this. Then, Sammy says, "It's a joke. Ask me how they fly."
Me, "How do airplanes fly?"
Sammy, "With jets. They just wing it with their jets."
Monday, February 02, 2009
New hair cut.
I took the boys for haircuts last Tuesday afternoon. Here are some shots from today of Sammy's new cut. I think he looks like such a cute boy with short hair! And so much less messy in the morning.
not so much of his hair as his tonsils... ah, boydom...
A little Matchbox airplane he earned for good behavior.
A cute profile. Along with a funny quote from last week, "That's not a fart. That's an airplane taking off in my stomach."
not so much of his hair as his tonsils... ah, boydom...
A little Matchbox airplane he earned for good behavior.
A cute profile. Along with a funny quote from last week, "That's not a fart. That's an airplane taking off in my stomach."
"Pud-din"
Pudding, a new love.
Eating it off his shirt cuz it's so good.
Also, a new favorite of Freddie's is wahboos, or as we humans call them, waffles. He loves his "wahboos" so much so that he's requesting one before a [cereal] bar in the morning!
Eating it off his shirt cuz it's so good.
Also, a new favorite of Freddie's is wahboos, or as we humans call them, waffles. He loves his "wahboos" so much so that he's requesting one before a [cereal] bar in the morning!
Daredevil.
This is actually tame for him. Before I took this picture, he was standing up on the elephant without holding on to anything (facing forward, so less like a surfboard style and more like precarious balancing act).
Zoo.
I took the boys the Friday before last, and met a lot of friends there. We didn't stay with any of them too much because Sammy blows through a zoo, but still, they had fun, and it's nice to have parts of a zoo indoors during the winter. Freddie basically snacked the entire way through.
Another view of the "Ouch"
This picture is nearly two weeks old! Sheesh, he's all healed up now but it sure was "Ouch."
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