Fun Friday in the Ballpit

Today, we enjoyed visits from Sandy, Cason, as well as Jen - yeah!! Fun Friday for the boys and Mommy:) Prior to everyone coming over, the boys were enjoying some time together in the ball pit. It's deflated, but it's still a ton of fun!! The second picture of Collin having some alone time in the pit cracks me up. He was shouting and throwing the balls everywhere. Hmmmm....wonder where he got that idea?

Fun in the tub

Tonight, we let both boys bathe together. Usually, little Hugh is not a fan of sharing the bathtub with his brother, but we didn't give him another option tonight. Although it's not the first time they've bathed together, it was certainly the most fun. We were able to catch the action on the video camera. Both boys were laughing hysterically while we were all splashing and singing (very loudly out of tune) "Splish Splash I was taking a bath". When Hugh and I would start singing, Collin would shout 'ahhhh' and continue on until we were done. So cute:)

Hugh, our little salesman

All day today, little Hugh kept coming up to Hugh and I whispering, "If you go pee pee or poo poo on the potty, I'll give you some licorice." When we would answer that we didn't need to go, he would say, "Yes, Mommy/Daddy you do need to go and you'll get some licorice too". He persisted until one of us would say "Yes".

Great visit today with Great Pop Pop

Today, we spent the day with Great Pop Pop. The boys enjoyed playing at Dida and Pop Pop's house. Lil' Hugh loves the kitchen set and must have pretended to serve all of us coffee/tea/milk and water most of the day. Until, he found the basketballs, of course:) Collin wore himself out chewing on the cups from the kitchen set and then jumping in the jumper. Perhaps, they will sleep in tomorrow AM?? He, he, he:) Have a great night!!

A very belated happy new year

Christmas was very fun this year. To keep it short, we stayed in our jammies until 4pm and played/opened gifts from Santa all morning. After the PM naps, we enjoyed our visits with family. Collin loved the wrapping paper and Hugh loved his train set from Santa. Santa was up very late assembling the train set, but admitted it was worth every moment:)

2012 has been okay so far. We must be passing around lots of germs because we've all had a touch of the bug -- both sinus and stomach. Although the weather has been beautiful and the boys have enjoyed time outside at the park, it's also been a bit rough on our bodies. Right now, we are watching the snow fall with very little accumulation. We're ready for a taste of winter and snow so we can go out and play. Bring it on!!

In the past month and half, Collin has been growing like a weed. He rolls all over the floor getting wherever he wants when he wants. He'll rock on his knees, so we are very close to a crawl. He also continues to repeat his first word....'mama'!! Trained him well:) Additionally, he'll clap, most often for his brother.

Hugh continues to crack us up and also keep us on our toes. He is certainly living up to the expectation of a two year old. Everything is his or done his way. Timeout is somewhat of a tradition these days. When not in trouble:), he is most often shooting with his new Phoeniz, AZ basketball, reading books or begging to watch Mickey. Right now, he reads what he calls the 'apple car book'. It's an alphabet book for many types of cars -both real and fantasy. He'll read the whole book to us. Sometimes, he'll even try to trick us (to see if we're paying attention) and then look up a smile.

We hope everyone is doing well and hope to be in touch on the blog very soon!!

Cheers and Love,
Hugh, Stef, lil Hugh & Collin