Recent Pics

Blogging hasn't been my strong suit for the past year.  We do take pictures.  Lots of pictures.  Yet they never make it past the Picasa library on our computer.  We've been busy.  

Below are some recent pictures that show what we've been up to.

Practicing golf with Daddy.

This is Schuler's favorite hat.  It's the only hat he'll wear.  

Hanging out at the pool.  Two must haves for the pool: 

1. Some type of stick/sword

2. Snacks

Early morning playtime.  Early, meaning before 6:30.  Look how alert they look.   

Fun trips to the zoo.

Hanging out before church. 

Celebrating Daddy's Day. 

 Hanging out in the backyard.

Making airplanes with Daddy. 

And last but not least, lots of sibling fighting.  This is Schuler pinching John Henry until John Henry got out of his drawer.  John Henry may be bigger.  But Schuler always wins.

Happy Halloween

This year wasn't the best Halloween experience for us.  Schuler has been sick since Sunday night and by day four he was in no mood to be in a costume.  I had high hopes that this year my cute boys would enjoy riding together in the wagon as they stopped at a few houses to say "trick or treat".

The short story is sweet John Henry really did love it.  He got to see his cousin for 30 minutes and even got to ring a handful of doorbells.  Even still, I feel like he was shorted in his Halloween experience.  Schuler liked the brief ride in the wagon but was otherwise miserable.  Here are the pictures to prove it.

Here's hoping next year goes better.

I couldn't be happier

Two loves of my life.

In case I forget

Two crazy things happened today:

1.  John Henry went all day in underwear without an accident!  He started potty camp at school this week and today was his first day without an accident.

2.  Schuler took two steps on his own.  (He also added two new words to his vocabulary.  He now says Ball and Dog in addition to Dada and Mama).

I had to write it down today so I don't forget about it later.  

Super Hero

Today John Henry started the Happy Feet Soccer program at school and Mr. Steven asked each of the children who their favorite Super Hero is.  John Henry answered "My mom".

I doubt John Henry knows what a Super Hero is, and so the standard answer is mom - but it still made my day!

Bad, Bad, Bad

I realize I've been a bad blogger.  I was so much better at documenting John Henry's monthly updates and other fun events.  I have thousands of pictures of Schuler - they just haven't made it onto the blog.  It's not just second child syndrome. Most of it is I just haven't had time because of work.  Work has consumed the better part of this year for me.  I'll get something posted soon - but hopefully this can hold you over.

Mama

Woo Hoo!  Schuler's first word was Mama.  Both Jay and CeCe were there to hear it.  He now says Dada but at least he said my name first!

Peek into the future

Every once and a while Jay and I will take a picture of the boys and after looking at it, we'll say, "I can totally see what they will look like in the future."  It's hard to explain.  Sometimes it's an expression.  Or just the second that the picture captures.  But in that second we can see them as adults.  It's frightening and cool at the same time.  The picture below shows that.  At least to me.  I can see the same expressions 20 years later.  How crazy will it be if I'm right?