We got Trouble....

...right here in River City! With a capital T and that rhymes with C and that stands for Crawl! (Music Man anyone?)

This little boy started crawling around the beginning of December. And while it was slow going at first he quickly figured it out and started moving everywhere. Full baby proofing came into effect, mostly meaning the floors had to be scoured for potential snacks. I've already saved Andrew from swallowing small Legos, a wrapper, a dried out pea, and a piece of yarn. I honestly don't know where he finds it all, especially since I have tried to be better about sweeping and vacuuming to keep said paraphernalia off the floor.

And with added mobility comes the desire to get things he WANTS. None of those baby toys for him, oh no. Favorites include any type of remote, cord, computer, phone, etc. Basically anything under the electronics category is fair game. He has learned to pull himself up, stand on his tiptoes, and reach his hand for anything and everything he can reach. And doors and drawers are no match for this little monster. It's amazing how you forget what these cute little people are capable of.

Trying to open the cabinet where the Wii remotes are hiding

Caught!



Trying to cuddle up with daddy? Nope. Sneaking up to grab the cord for the remote.


Everyday we find something new to put on the "Keep Away from Andrew" list. But how can you resist those cute legs and guilty smile? I know I can't.

Football

With all the nice weather this winter we have spent some time playing outside. Football has been a recent favorite, especially for Matthew and Zachary. One day we all went out for a game.

Here's Andrew enjoying the game from the bleachers. I LOVE those chubby cheeks.

Ryan isn't much of a football fan, so he cheered from his bike.

Matthew and Zach in the game

Action shot!

And this is Zachary trying to convince me to put down the camera and play with him. His version of football involves him holding the football most of the time, me chasing him, and him deciding on whatever place he wants to be a touchdown. It was pretty funny.

New Year's Eve

For New Year's Eve we told the kids we were going somewhere for a surprise. They tried their hardest to guess, but none of them thought we would be going to...the Kangaroo Zoo! They all cheered with excitement when we drove up to the place. For those who have never been there before, it is a big building full of blow-up bounce houses, slides, etc. The perfect activity for these energetic little boys. And might I add the perfect activity for New Year's Eve. These kids played hard for two hours straight and were tuckered out by the end of the day. After some dinner and a movie they were ready for bed. We may do it again next year!

Happy 2012

Can you believe it? It is 2012 already. Here's to a new year of laughter and good times. And an updated blog might be nice too. Happy New Year!

Little Boyisms

I am trying to be better about writing things down. These are some funny things the boys have said recently.

Ryan, driving home from church one day:
Ryan: I can't wait to go to bed.
Mom: Why? You still have a few more hours until bedtime.
Ryan: Because then I will wake up and it won't be Sunday and I won't have to sing any more boring songs.

Zachary: Mom, you're growed up like a big boy girl!



One night, Zachary came out of bed and said his legs were sore and wanted me to come and rub them. I walked him back to his room and as he crawled back into his bed he told me which leg to rub first. "This one mommy, and then this one. But I only have two legs. Only rub two legs mommy because I'm not an alien."

Matthew was taking a bath and got some soap in one of his eyes. He couldn't get it out (probably because of all of the soap already in the tub), so I told him to turn on the shower to help rinse it out. As he is standing under the water he tells me, "I guess I better find my pirate eye patches. I might need to wear one to school tomorrow."



And of course with all of these boys there is a lot of potty humor. The following stories illustrate what happens in our house almost daily.

One day, Zachary was playing with his nerf ball popper gun, hunting down dinosaurs.

Zach: Pow! I got another T-Rex mom!
Mom: Wow, that's great. Watch out, here comes another one!
Zach, in all of his excitement, passed some gas as he tried to shoot the popper gun.
Mom: What was that?
Zach: It was a Toot-a-saurus Rex!

We were playing hide-and-seek downstairs. It was my turn to count and when I opened the door to go find them I heard cute little boy giggles coming from the bathroom. I kept looking in other places and saying, "I wonder where they are? Where could those boys be hiding?" The boys thought it was fun that mom couldn't find them so they started laughing even louder. I finally got to the bathroom and opened the door. "There you are!" I said. They squealed with delight. I laughed and told them I found them after I heard their giggles. Ryan spoke up and said, "Nuh-uh, mom. It was because you could hear me farting!"

And to show that my boys do have moments of sweetness, Matthew said to me the other day out of the blue, "Mom, you work harder than dad. You are always doing things with your arms - fixing my lunch, picking up things, starting the bath, helping Andrew." I told him that dads and moms both work hard; they just have different kinds of jobs. And we work hard because we love our family. It was nice to know that sometimes he notices the things we do.

And what does Andrew have to say to all of this? Lots of bubble blowing, drool, and the occasional bah-bah, ma ma, or mum mum. Why do they have to grow up so fast?