Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Hawk Mountain with Uncle Stephen and Blake

We had a great day with Uncle Stephen while Aunt Katie and Mia Claire were in Texas for a long weekend- we missed them!! Stephen called me, spur of the moment, and asked us to go to Hawk Mountain and Cabela's! Liam was with us too, but in the Ergo the whole time, so, I have NO pics of him! Poor kid! Ewan absolutely loved Hawk Mountain, particularly when he and Blake found a certain mud puddle. . .need I say more? It was hilarious. . .and very messy. . .but I'm cool, I can handle a little mess :). Ewan was also obsessed with finding a snake- thank the good Lord none were found or I may have collapsed on the spot. Denny handles the snake department. I DO NOT.

Sweet, smiling face says it all
The aforementioned "mud puddle"

Getting some tips on rock climbing. . ."stay low, buddy, stay low"



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Searching for snakes
Are there any in here? (please, dear God, NO!)






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Looking for a GIANT millipede. . .and I DO mean GIANT!!







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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Katie, this is for you. . .

Yes, it has been nearly SIX MONTHS since I have blogged and my SIL, Katie, has been urging me to continue or, at least, add one more post instead of ending with "Baby Brother Blues". So, here I am , updating my blog after 6 months of NO activity. Life has been busy!
Ewan is such a sweet little boy, who is driving his parents nuts with his insistence on not napping, hence causing him to lose quite a bit of his sweetness due to exhaustion. The positive side is that he goes to bed at 6 pm on the days that he doesn't nap!!! Ewan is obsessed with the outdoors and catching a snake, much to his father's delight and his mother's chagrin! He will pick up any bug, reptile or other such creature with no fear whatsoever. He adores his daddy and asks him on a daily basis to take him fishing, which usually consists of exploring a local creek and catching all types of creatures. We start swimming lessons next week and preschool in the fall!!!!! Unbelievable, how quickly time goes by. Ewan is a great big brother and often tells me that he and Liam are "best friends"!!! he is also in the "why" phase of life and literally does NOT stop talking and asking questions!!! Every morning, he wakes and asks, "is daddy home?" and gets sooooo excited when I yes!! (usually only the weekends as Denny leaves before the boys are up)
Liam is now walking all over and talking!! He says, "ba"-ball, "bo"-book, "mama", "dada" "sh-sh"-shake shake, "na-na"-no, "kitty kitty", "tub-tub" and babbles like crazy!! He adores his big brother and they often have shouting matches at mealtimes to see who can yell the loudest! Liam is a great eater and sleeper and still takes 2 naps/day. He loves music, balls and Biscuit (our cat) and is very good at being gentle with Biscuit. He is quite curious and is beginning to hear the word "no" much more frequently :)!
All in all, life is great and our boys bring us such joy. We are grateful to be so blessed!

Fishing with daddy
Easter-best pic we could get of boys
Best buds
Cutie pie





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