February 2013

We went to Inkom for a sledding party with Chris's step-siblings. It was the first time the boys got to go 'real' sledding. The hill was sooo long that you were flying by the time you got to the bottom. Connor wasn't a fan of it but Cole liked it quite a bit. After sledding we all headed inside for some soup and hot chocolate. Ryan made a snow cave for the kids to play in. Cole didn't want to get out! He thought he should sleep in there. Crazy kid. I thought it was a little creepy in there

Later we stopped to visit Greg and Michelle. This picture is a little blurry but it is so sweet.
They seriously adore each other.

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Dale and Braden slept on our couch. Cole was so happy they were  there when he woke up!
He's got some growing to do to catch up to these guys.

Cole loves to steal people's hats. Thanks Dale!

 Dale is just about to move to Denver to live with Rachael and her family until he goes on his mission. 

We will miss him.

We have been looking for MONTHS and MONTHS for this movie. The primary president 's keys got dropped behind the couch during a meeting at my house. When we were trying to get them out we came across this! I don't know how we managed to miss this before.

 Cole has taken hundreds of pictures of himself on my phone the last couple weeks. 

These are two of my favorites. Handsome, huh! 

This was Connor's first time through the carwash. He was a little on the nervous side!

A friend of mine has let me observe her making cakes. She is gooood! Here are a couple of my attempts. They look alright until you put them next to one of hers!

For my birthday Chris and I went to find the perfect jeans at Buckle. I was a little disappointed; I had heard so many good things about their jeans that I was expecting to go in there and have a million that I couldn't decide between. After trying on every pair in my size in the store, we only left with two. Cyrie watch the boys for us. They make jean shopping pretty difficult. I tried to go while Cole was in preschool and I just had Connor. Every time I had no pants on he managed to slip under the door and take off. I'm glad he never got too far!

Every time Cole comes home in these clothes (grey sweat pants and white turtle neck) I know that he had a little trouble in the bathroom area at school. His teachers are awesome to take care of him with no complaints, and luckily most of the mistakes are aiming errors when he is already in the bathroom. Today I asked him what happens to his clothes and he said, "My penis was pointing up and I got pee on my shirt and my pants." At least he knows what's happening! :)

We broke out the fisher price and lincoln logs when Brielle and Lanie came over to play.
They loved them just as much as I did growing up!

We found a recipe on pinterest for healthy cookies. All you have to do is mix together bananas and oats. We added some vanilla and cinnamon to make them a little more exciting. They were delicious! When the kids were done, it looked like they had tried to wash their hands in cookie dough. They had fun getting messy!

Connor hated baths for the longest time. I don't know what changed but now you can barely get him out of there.

If you have never eaten in the bathtub, I would highly recommend it, as would Cole. 

When Brielle and Lanie came over, they each brought a little white dog. When it was time to go, Lanie grabbed hers and Brielle (and everyone else) looked all over the house for the other one. We couldn't find it anywhere, so we let Brielle, who was in tears, borrow Cole's Tigger. After they left, Cole went to Connor's room and came out saying, "I love hiding Brielle's dog from her." I was so shocked! I was talking to Chris later and apparently Cole has been playing a new game where you play hide and seek with a toy. I'm hoping this is all he was doing rather than maliciously keeping this dog from her so he could play with it.

Cole has always fallen asleep in some crazy places, (sitting up, standing up leaning on couch, under chairs in the kitchen...) but falling asleep on the toilet is the best one yet! He told me he had to go, and when I went in to check on him he was fast asleep.

Connor has been refusing to use sippy cups lately. He loves to use the cups with the built in straw so he can blow bubbles like Cole.

Connor's first time eating spaghettios.... he loves them as much as Cole does!

 Did I mention what an awesome eater Connor is? He loves everything, especially meat. His good eating has actually encouraged Cole to eat a little better.