Say Cheese...

I got a new camera and lens a couple of months ago.  I made the switch from Canon to Nikon and to get myself used to using it, have been taking many, many pictures of the boys as they play during the day.  You would think by now they would be used to having a camera in their face all of the time, but on one particular morning Evan was thoroughly annoyed.

Here he is quietly playing with our Little People Wheelies.

Smiling for me when he realizes I'm taking pictures.

"I'm done now Mama...you can stop now please.  All these pictures are ridiculous."

The rolling of the eyes to let me know he is so annoyed.

They better get used to all of the picture taking or the next 15 or so years will be very long! :)

From the Mouth of Ethan

Oh this child...once he started talking he has never stopped.  He literally talks ALL. OF. THE. TIME.  Even while going to sleep at night we can hear him talking to himself.  I am amazed everyday at some of the things he says and words he knows.  Here are just a few things overheard recently coming out of the little dude's mouth...

Everything time related is "last night" whether it really happened last night or a week ago, 5 minutes ago, 2 days ago, etc.  Some examples...When dropping off Jeff at work after lunch, Ethan always says while driving home "we see daddy last night."  He has talked about the zoo a lot after we went last week and it usually starts with "we go to the zoo with Allie and Emmie last night."  He fell in the dirt on the zoo playground and still talks about how he "fell in the dirt last night."  Five minutes after finishing dinner a few nights ago he told me "we eat spaghetti last night."

Most phrases involve "I need" as in "I need more ice cream" "I need more crackers" "I need to watch cars" "I need mama's phone" {we are really trying to work on using nice words and saying please but stubborn boy really believes he NEEDS lots of things}

"I do it myself" is also a common phrase especially if it involves getting in his car seat or anything to do with eating.  He doesn't want any help at all from anyone.

Overheard while in the Baylor Bookstore as he was carrying around a stuffed Bruiser Bear..."I love you Baylor Bear."

I found a page torn out of one of our books and asked Ethan what happened.  I asked if he had torn it out and his response..."Oh yes I did do it, I remember." {didn't even know he knew the word remember}

I often overhear him say to Evan "why you do that."  I'm pretty sure it's a phrase he has heard a few times from me.

Lots of things are just "so cute."  "McQueen, you so cute...Puppies, you so cute...Baylor Bear, you so cute."  About random things..."it's so cute mama."

I know there are so many more things he says and I try to remember to write them down everyday so I won't forget years from now.  Stay tuned for more crazy things coming from the mouth of my funny little man.

A Trip to the Zoo

We took a little trip to the zoo yesterday with the Schneiders.  This weekend we were all supposed to be out of town together enjoying ourselves by the pool but because of the weather we canceled and just hung out in Waco.  It was the boys first time going to the zoo and I was so excited to take them.  The weather was perfect, it wasn't crowded and we all had a great time seeing all of the animals.  We will definitely be going back many, many more times.

Best Buds...Emmie and Ethan ready to go.

Checking out the tigers.  I guess we haven't seen too many pictures of tigers because Ethan at first was calling them "zebras."

Our attempt at a group picture on the Komodo Dragon...Evan was more than thrilled!

Explaining to Ethan all about the Meerkats...he thought it was funny watching them dig their holes so fast.

My favorite...I love the giraffes.

Looking at the snakes...my LEAST favorite part of the trip.  The world would be so much nicer if all snakes lived behind big glass walls.

The "Baylor Bear" as the boys were calling him.

Getting the stare down...a little scary.  I was glad to have a fence between the two of us.

Ethan having an up close encounter with a bison eating plants right by the fence.

Having fun on the slide at the end of our trip.

These are some seriously tired and hungry faces...can you tell we are just a little worn out from our morning?

On the way out of the park we stopped in the gift shop to let the kiddos pick out something and we left with two snakes...we of course have had a few discussions about how we don't touch real snakes but they just love the stuffed animal ones.  Since getting them they have gone with us to lunch, been carried around everywhere, and when we got back from dinner {sans kiddos :)} I found the boys asleep with them in their cribs.

A few family pics before heading to lunch. 

So long zoo...can't wait until next time!

Cooking with Mama

The boys helped me cook some yummy peanut butter, oatmeal, banana bars for snack one morning last week.  The boys had a blast and {surprisingly} didn't make that huge of a mess! :)

By far the best part of getting to cook with mama...licking the spoons when we were all done!

Remember...

...that time when I used to blog?  :)

It's been a while but I'm trying to get caught up.  Here are a few recent pics of my two babies...can I still call them babies at 2 1/2? Oh, they are getting so grown up!