Mom 2.0

Thanks for posting Kim. This video gave me chills and touched my heart in ways I can't explain.

Puzzles, Two Way

After early wake-ups this morning from both boys, and four straight of no nap for Owen, we just stayed home and enjoyed a really chill morning. Owen wanted to do his puzzle book which of course meant Aiden wanted to join in so I got him one he could do. A 3.5 year old and an almost 1 year old do puzzles very differently.

Owen Solving the Puzzle
Aiden Piles all the Puzzle Pieces Back on the Board
Owen happily getting ready to do the next puzzle Aiden getting ready to throw the puzzle piece across the room.

Puzzle Owen Smiles Puzzle Aiden Smiles

In a Box

Aiden loves to climb inside boxes, any size he will try. He gets very excited when Owen dumps the cars out of those bins so he can climb in. He has also tried a little box that holds another toy, and he can barely get half himself in, but he keeps trying.

Crammed in the Box

Just Chillin'

Climbing from One Box to the Other
Cute Baby Face

Big Boy

The second child grows up so much faster than the first because he has that preschooler showing him all day everything to do. Also he has the big boy stuff around. Prime example Aiden has a kid table to climb up on the chair, Owen did not until he was 18 months. Also every night before bath Aiden walks over, climbs the stool and asks for his toothbrush. It is just too cute. Our baby is definately growing up quick.

Aiden on the stool at the kitchen sink.

Bang, Bang, Bang!

Birthday Cake

So starts the season of Owen's friends birthday's. We went to Brady's this weekend and he had a construction themed cake that Owen was in love with. He talked about it a lot and then this morning he asked if he could make a birthday cake. I told him it wasn't his birthday and that I didn't have icing. He responded with why not just a cake then and told me we had icing from the Christmas cookies. He was right, we did. So I made a chocolate chip pound cake and made a little cake for Owen to decorate it. He was very excited to put his dump truck on and of course eat it. So sorry about the pictures, but our camera is at the shop getting fixed and my camera on my phone stinks.

Owen's Truck Cake

Delicious!

Aiden thought is was yummy too

First Hair Cut

I know I let Owen go too long before cutting his hair. He really had started getting a mullet. So when Aiden's hair started to get a little too long in the back, we knew it need to be cut before the mullet appeared. It still makes me sad to cut my babies hair for the first time. I had already had Owen's hair lady scheduled so she just did it. Aiden did great, sat in the big chair very still just chewing on a toy. Even though he honestly doesn't have that much hair, I was surprised how much came off and how much more of a boy he looks now.

Before

After

The First Snips

Airplane Museum

We thought it would be nice to a special activity with just Owen. We used to all the time and for apparent reasons he does not get much one on one with both of us. He was VERY excited this morning when I told him the three of us were going to the Airplane Museum, and Babaanna was staying with Aiden. We had a wonderful time. We also did the simulator, Owen and I did the airplane, while Omer did the fighter pilot. In my opinion so not worth the money. Very lame and barely moves, but it was nice to sit in there with just Owen hugging me and holding my hand. Very sweet.

Love little kids with their umbrellas.

We walked in, Owen took his coat off and then full speed ahead.
On the ramp down, we were on the top section. Owen befriended the other little boy for the first portion.

Omer had fun taking some pictures and some more artistic ones.

In the beginning there are a ton of motors that Owen and the other boy called robots. So every machine like item was a robot to Owen. He was telling me about the HUGE robot.

Airplace Fan

Airplane Museum

Space Shuttle in "Motion"

Space Shuttle

Daddy and Omer with another robot

We did not know until we reached the beginning again that the motors were what Owen was calling robots. We showed an actual robot there and he looked at us like we were stupid and said, "That is not the robots!"

Mommy getting hit by an jet plane.

Big Nosed Helicopter

We found the ROBOTS!!!

The "Shark" Airplane

OUTSIDE!!!

The past couple weeks it has been very cold and windy. Our family does not mind the cold so much but the wind bothers all. We went out to the playground a couple weeks ago when it was 35 but since then it has been in the 20s or below. Well today it got up to 50. WooHoo! We of course spent most of our day outside and all enjoyed the fresh air and new play.

Aiden waiting at the door for me to be finished. The boy loves the outdoors.

Aiden and Owen playing in the sandbox. Owen insisted on putting the big bucket of beach toys in the sandbox to look through. Aiden enjoyed putting the ones Owen took out back it.
Aiden pushing the bike, he is walking really well now.

Owen mowing the snow, this was a very fun activity.

Silly and Smart

Owen was playing on the counter and decided to put both our hats on. Big Cheesy Grin

Then he was drawing with chalk and decided to build a spaceship using the chalk.

Stacking and Sorting

It is no secret that Aiden is excelling on the physical development; he is full on walking now, climbed stairs and could pull himself up on a kid chair around 6 months, now he can also get himself up on a sofa. But he is also working those brain cells and mentally developing too. The past month he has really started to enjoy trying to stack items, figure out the blocks and loves to put stuff in anything really. I love watching those little brains at work, cute faces.

Car Stacking

Working Hard to Get Them to Stay

Trying to put the big car in the little one.
Messy Stacking

He likes to shake the rattle car

Taking Off the Rings

Putting the Ring Back On

Putting the Stacking Animals Inside

Excited Achiever

Back to Working on Building these Animals

Proud Smiles

He has really been working on the blocks.

Putting the Circle In

Excited Aiden

Working on the Star. The problem is that the block he starts with, ie circle this time, he tries to get the rest in that one hole. Sometimes he will just throw them all on top.