Preschool

Connor had his first day of preschool today. This was the only way that I could get him to sit still long enough to actually get a picture of him.

He was excited to "drive the bus" that they had so he was ready to go to school. But then we got to his room and the door closed behind him and he wanted out. All the other kids were sitting at the table coloring but he was NOT going to do that. His teacher, Ms. Char, asked him if he wanted to play with the cars and he said "okay." Then she looked at me and mouthed bye so we left.

When we went back to get him, he said "I want to do it again." So I'd say it was a success. She said he did well with using the paint dabber to put dots inside circles, but she had to kind of coax him into doing stuff....no surprise there. She said she thought he was shy but that he impressed her! We'll see if she thinks that in a month!

Evan and I went to breakfast with a friend. Then we went to the store and came home and cleaned out the refrigerator! We all stayed busy and the time passed quickly! I think school is going to be a good thing!

Colorado

This past weekend the boys and I went to CO to visit Aunt Lydia and Uncle Matt. They did very well on the plane and didn't destroy the house so I'm saying it was a successful trip!

There was a little playground in the neighborhood that we went to each night. Connor LOVED the jeep and talked about it when ever we weren't there.

Here he is driving Aunt Lydia and Uncle Matt to Home Depot.

We went to the Aquarium and the Natural History Museum. They had lots of fun in the kid area areas but Connor kept telling us to move faster through the rest of the place.

Connor was able to look at a giant dinosaur fossil hanging from the ceiling and tell us that it was a Plesiosaurus...this kid has a serious memory!

The view of downtown Denver and the mountains from the museum. We had a great trip!

Evan figured out how to ride the truck! He is walking much better now and is into everything his brother is doing!

This Week's Drama

Dave got the living room (toy room) and dining room painted last weekend.

We really like the color and how different it is from the original color. We can't wait to see what he gets done this weekend while the boys and I are off in CO visiting Aunt Lydia and Uncle Matt.

Evan eats pretty much all table food these days. We gotta work on the mess. The dogs are really happy about this development...as you can see where Sophie is sitting...she's gained at least 5lbs in the last few months and that's a lot for a beagle! Evan sleeps through the night and is walking farther and faster each day! As I type, he just stole a toy out of Connor's hand and tried to run away with it...he's not quite fast enough yet, but he will be soon!

Connor decided to try to put his sunglasses on Bodie.

Boys playing!

On Wednesday we found out that our tenants in our Round Rock house bailed without notice. They left the keys and a note saying that due to financial hardship they had to break the lease....thanks for transferring your financial hardship to us! Anyway, we went over there last night to check it out and there's definitely quite a bit of work that needs to be done before we will be able to re-rent it. The leasing agency has already gotten us an estimate and there are things we can do ourselves to save some money too. We're hoping to get it in shape and leased out as soon as possible. Keep your fingers crossed!

Bodie Graduates

Bodie finished his Beginner Education class this week!

He's not really digging the hat!

So much for that!

He did pretty well in his class. He even won the "Musical Sits" game last week. He's still working on Come and Stay so we signed up for the next round of classes to make sure that we get those under control. He has definitely been doing better since he came home from the dog kennel. It must have scared him! He's a sweet boy that gets a little too wound up sometimes. He has another Lab mix in the neighborhood that he plays with. The lady took him home with her the other morning to play. She came back 15 min later though saying that the two of them destroyed her house and got mud all over! I guess that's the end of play dates for Bodie.

11 Months!

They both love their Moo-Moo seat and got caught making an attempt to share it...Evan looks a little evil in the last pic though! Evan wants pretty much anything Connor has (and vice versa usually) these days so both smiling in a pic is getting harder and harder to do.

Evan was 11 months old on Tues. He had a nasty little virus last weekend that caused a fairly high fever (102.9) for a few days. But by Sun he was over it in time to be pummeled by a front tooth coming through...that makes 4 in case (in 3 weeks) you're counting! He also took 7 steps walking between Dave and I on Sun! He has been consistently taking 2-3 steps this week and letting go while walking from couch to couch and other toys. It won't be long before he's a walker! He has been sleeping in his crib the whole night for a week now and we are down to nursing only once a day! We are getting ready for that 1st birthday to come and be a big boy! He has signed "more" a few times. He pretty consistently signs "finished" when he's done eating (or just starts throwing food on the floor and giggling while the dogs fight for it). He puts his arms up when he wants to be picked up. He doesn't really say anything yet though. I've been trying to get him to say "mmmaaaa" when he gives a kiss...he's done that a time or two. He's pretty much done with baby food and eats constantly....more often than not we just stop feeding him, he doesn't tell us he's done! We still call him "Chunk" which I really need to stop doing but it's a perfect nickname right now still...he's going to be tall and skinny and we'll still call him that! He's a happy boy that loves to play and bother and his brother!

This Week

Evan got tooth number two (bottom right) some where over the US on our trip back from IN on Mon. Then on Thurs he got tooth number 3 (bottom left). He got 3 teeth in about 10 days..craziness! We're waiting for the other top front tooth to come in...he kind of looks like snaggle tooth right now.

We've decided it's time to repaint the inside of the house. It appears to be easier said than done...with 18 ft ceilings that have to be repainted too! We've been to Home Depot a couple of times looking for paint colors. The boys love going to HD because they get to sit in the driving cart. We've picked many of the colors so far, but as I type Dave is on the phone with his nephew working out a deal to get some discount on Sherwin Williams paint...which means I'm gonna have to start over picking colors! The boys and I are going to CO to visit Lydia and Matt over Labor Day weekend...I know what Dave will be doing!

Indy

While we were in Indy we went to the Children's Museum. It's supposed to be the biggest in the world! Connor was very excited to sit in the race car. There was quite a wait (at least for a 2 yr old) so he didn't get to sit in it long.

Evan had a good time!

Evan really liked the flowers.

Connor fell asleep in the car on the way there and stayed passed out for the first 30 min that we were there. Traveling is rough on little guys!

We went to the bus barn to see Nana Rosie. She let Connor "drive" some buses and took us on a ride. He would have stayed for hours I think. He wanted to get on every bus...Rosie told us there were 94!

He has a fascination with being in the "driver's seat". He loves to play with the steering wheel and pretend he's driving. I've had to explain to him on numerous occasions that he's only 2!

Trying to find the pedal

I need to get some more pics from my mom...she's not in any of these. It was hard for us to take pics and wrangle the boys at the same time.

We had a good time and got to see many old friends. The boys traveled really well. Evan slept in a pack n play (which Connor never did) and Connor slept on an inflatable bed on the floor.