We've got a bleeder!

Soooooooo....remember that graceful kid I told you about in the last post?

Well, that same kid landed himself in the ER last week. I think we need to review the "falling" part of all that climbing. We got to see Erik at work (hospital work this time, not in the ambulance) and many of his co-workers said, "Oh, Alex, we've heard about you. It was just a matter of time before we'd see you here."

And I'm sure we'll be back for more!

Stitches....another check off my Mommy List.

 

The first is two and the second is one.

And with that title, it explains a lot. These two are teaming up, making most days pretty interesting. So here is just a tiny little taste at what I can capture with my cell phone.

Alex is starting a lot of the playing, wrestling, fighting, teasing.

 

Do you know how funny a cup can be? He had it resting on the top of his head for about a minute, looking up with only his eyes, and cracking up. He placed it here and giggled for a good five minutes over it.

Another blind attack. Max is mostly a good sport about it, but I do have to remind him that Alex is still small and to be gentle.

Yeah, I didn't start this. And it didn't last long.

Max is found often shaking his head at Alex and saying, "Woah. Wook at him. He is a maniac, Mom. What a disastuh."

Hard to take a nap when your brother climbs over you. At least he's a cute alarm clock.

Every chance he gets...

"Mom, we are putting on our packpacks so we can go to school now."

 Erik says Alex is a future rock climber. I agree. I honestly can't get this kid to stop. Moving furniture to the garage (we have a couch out there now because he was nearly out a window last week) doesn't really help because he is very determined. If it goes up, he figures out how to climb it. And he's FAST! He's been trying to "climb" the recliner for a long time. After multiple falls, he made it. I walked in to him standing on the back/top cushion. The chair rocks. Looked like he was surfing and he wore the biggest smile. Kid has incredible balance. He even learned to fall the right way.

"Mom I have a pwesent for you. I wapped it up." I hear this at least once a day from Max and it might be the cutest thing I've heard in my life. Earlier today I got a paper wrapped cheerio. A few days ago it was a car in a stuffed animal. Below it was all he tupperware/plastic cups, etc. in a reusable bag. He was SO excited for this big gift.

 Max has only fallen out of bed once since we took of the barrier a couple months ago. Erik found him like this a week or so ago. I usually grab the camera when he says, "You gotta go check out your son." He never fell off this night. Looks like it was close.

 And lastly, we made a hand wreath from Max's  little handprints. I figure I won't post again until after Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for this year.  I feel so incredibly lucky for so many things.  

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

There once was a Monkey and a Fireman.

And they were so cute.

 These were the best I could do for photos of them. Max is learning how to hold still and hold a smile for photos. But there is just no way for Alex. Especially when there is a fire in a pumpkin nearby. How exciting!

You know how funny it is to hear a two-year-old say "Mom? Mom? Mom? Do you wike my dirty ash? Mom? I have dirty ash on my face. Do you wike it?"

 After the trick-or-treating. Tried to do another photo shoot with the candy to bribe them. No such luck.

 The boys had a great time. Max was really into trick-or-treating this year so it made it really fun for all of us. Alex sort of understood what was going on. Except the few houses we let him walk up to on his own, he sort of thought they were inviting him in. It's a good thing he's cute. And to top it off, he made monkey noises almost the whole time. I know, awwww. Max was very brave this year and even went to the the "skeeeeeeerrry" houses. Things change when you know they'll give you treats.

Happy Halloween everyone!

A few nights ago Alex decided to wake up SCREAMING at about 11pm and decided he was done with bedtime and ready to play. He made it out to the family room and opened up his favorite book (for now), pointed and talked out the pictures he saw. It's really an uneventful video but I wanted to capture a "still" moment from him.  Earlier today he cleared his own breakfast dish. Gasp! I kept thinking 'remember the sweet moments...remember the sweet moments...remember the sweet moments'. He's usually a skinny, blond, curious, climbing, walking terror.

 

I made them pose. They are like BFF's.

This is what they like in the morning. After the whining for milk stops ( I honestly can't get it to them fast enough), they cuddle, watch cartoons, and sip away. Well, Max drinks his and Alex fills up his mouth and spits it out. He's way grosser than Max ever was. I love their sleepy faces.

Pumpkin Patch

We took the boys on our annual trip to Cool Patch Pumpkins. Once again we had a great time. It was a warm day with lots of things to explore. We have our decorations up and Max says "It's Halloween Day at our house" all the time. He is very excited to wear his costume and go trick-or-treating this year. I love this time of year. 

I'm trying to figure out how to blog from my phone...with pictures. Please be patient. (That goes for me too!)

Trying again...

Just testing...

Our New Pool

One of the perks of having an unfinished

back yard is giving the boys their dream come true. There is no hesitation for play in a mess like this. I had to bribe them with popsicles to finally come inside.