Happy BDay Liam!

The boys were so excited to have a birthday party to attend after school this week! And since it was a rainy day, the Bounce U was the PERFECT venue!

So the boys were fascinated with the simulated hurricane machine. . .

And they tried over and over to conquer the spiderweb, but just couldn't manage (despite help from the party guy and advice from Mommy). They had fun running around in the black lights with their glow-in-the-dark necklaces, though.

Happy Birthday to one cool little Ninja Turtle-loving dude!

Kicking Off February

Apparently our house didn't hear me when I asked for no expenses in the year 2013. I woke up Saturday morning to a 52 degree living room. Since the "emergency" call that cost me $150 for them to come out on a Saturday wasn't such an emergency for them, we lit our gas logs for the first time in the nearly 8 years we've lived here. Fortunately the heater just had a clogged tube and hasn't died yet. Yay!

Giddy-Up-Aloo!

Brooks' class had their "Donuts for Dads" performance in the midst of Scott doing some required traveling for work :( Mommy suited up and attended the show with video camera in hand. . .

 

And since this is the only song he actually paid ANY attention to, this is the only one I'll post.

 

Another shocker, Brooks barely touched his doughnut because he was too interested in his balloon.

"Hi, Daddy! We miss you and wish you were here!"

Move-a-thon 2013

 

The boys had their school Move-a-thon last Thursday to raise funds for their Spring Fling. Beckham had mad skill on the balance beam (with only a couple tumbles).

 

He had lightning speed through the tunnel (lots of practice at home).

He did some perfect pencil rolls.

 

And he made almost every basket. Whoo! Go Becks!

Brooks' class made a grand entrance as the last class of the week to have their Move-a-thon. They were all too cute for their own good with their fuzzy mustaches!

 

Check out the balance beam skills!

And it looks like all the tunnel practice paid off for Brooks as well :)

A Family Affair

 

The boys just can't get enough cousin time, so whenever we have a day off school, that's where we head. On MLK day, the kids spent most of the day lounging around watching movies, practicing WWE moves on Jakob, and playing video games. . .

 

But for about an hour, we dragged them out in the sunshine to get some exercise and fresh air. I LOVE that my sister lives out in the country now!!

I know. Mad skill, right?

The only pic of Shanna taken all day :)

My silly Beckham

Nico being too cool for his own good

Brooksie the rock collector

Sassy Sofia

Jakob pausing to call out to Bigfoot

Sweet Annelies

Ollie-gator

The Rest of January in a Nutshell

After a day of riding in the car and being VERY well-behaved, the boys were rewarded with a trip to Toys R Us where they got to exchange gifts and spend gift cards. Extremely exciting! So, we ended up with a Candy Cyclone that kept the boys occupied for days. Pretty sure the grooves in my table will forever have remnants of Play Doh.

In other news, on the same day, the final crack down was made on potty training!!!

 

A week later was Miss Kellee's elegant baby shower. We can't wait to welcome sweet baby girl Murphy into the world!!

The next week we spent the afternoon with friends at Kate and Corey's house. While the moms and dads watched football the little ones stayed busy destroying Kate's house :) 

 

before

  

after

And somewhere in the middle of this insane month of record lows and record highs, my boys donned shorts and t-shirts to soak up some Vitamin D.

Also amongst the rain and sun was a scary tornado. Of course it passed through while Scott was out of town (leaving me extra paranoid). Brooks and I had to rush into the preschool, abandoning the carpool line, to hunker down while it whipped through.

A couple days later, Scott was home and exhausted! Rather than getting up on cue, Daddy slept while the boys entertained themselves downstairs first thing in the morning. While Beckham played his DS, Brooks was apparently stripping off the layers. This is what greeted me at the door when I got home from work :) P.S. It was 37 degrees outside!

And when he's not streaking, this is how he is dressed. Hulk is becoming a ratter-tattered mess, but he is well loved :)