Mimi's visit

Mimi (my mom) visited this past week. Surprisingly we didn't take many pics. We were busy redecorating and teaching me to cook! :) Here's some from our trip to the pool. It was super windy and overcast, so kinda cold, but we had a good time anyways! I'm ready for lake weather!

The Easter Bunny and Chuckie Cheese

We traveled to Waco for Easter weekend to celebrate with the family. Easter Sunday was also the boys' cousin Collin's 3rd birthday, so we got to hang out at Chuckie Cheese too! The guys always have so much fun with their cousins. Cody was hesitant to get on any rides until the very very end, but Blake was riding the whole time!! They watched Chuckie from a safe distance, but seemed quite interested in him, and of course, enjoyed their CAKE!!
On Easter a bunch of family came over and we ate a bunch then had our Easter egg hunt. We had been practicing in our backyard and the boys did great!!! They got lots of eggs and had a good time. Cody busted into his for his candy right away to no surprise!! And there have been several times since then when he has literally been caught with his hand in the cookie jar. I've seen him sneak off to another room a few times very quietly, where he enjoys his chocolate egg or whatever candy he managed to snag. Unfortunately for him, there is usually quite a bit of evidence left on his face!!!
My mom is in town this week, and we're going to the zoo tomorrow, so I'll be posting some more pictures soon!!

Dora's Pirate Adventure!

Nandy (Tadd's mom) and I took Cody and Blake to see Dora's Pirate Adventure yesterday. It was their first live show, and they seemed to really enjoy it!!! They watched the whole thing very intently, occasionally "talking" to the characters, and they've talked about it a lot since we left. They LOVE Diego and Boots, so I'm sure it was a huge thrill to see them in person! I had to take the pics in cognito as there were no cameras allowed, so no pics of the boys. The one of Cody is before the show, with his flag they waved all during the performance!!

Are the terrible two's an excuse?

Greatest apologies everyone!! I know I'm LONG overdue for an entry. Can I blame it on the terrible twos?
Let's see...what's new?....
Well, about 2 weeks ago, the boys graduated to the "big boy" class at school (ie the 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 year old class). They transitioned with absolutely no problem, and their teachers say they are doing wonderfully. She sent home pictures last week of Cody doing a puzzle which she said is "usually hard" for 2 year olds to do! Our smart boy!!! This class is also the main potty training class (Lord bless that teacher), so we now bring pull-ups to school instead of diapers. Tadd and I talked the other day and decided we have to start really pushing the potty training. It's so time consuming but it will be so worth it in the end!! Blake is very close. He will tee-tee on the potty, and tries really hard to please us. I think with him it's just a matter of practice. Cody on the other hand....not too interested!! He's not too happy when we set him on the potty (understatement), so we need to work on becoming "friends" with the potty, and maybe find some incentives he'll work for.
Both of them still continue to amaze us daily with their vocabulary. They can both fairly accurately sing their ABC's (see video below), and they love to sing Twinkle Twinkle and the Itsy Bitsy spider. We're working on colors (Cody thinks everything is "green") and we're counting to ten! Cody mimics our phrases moreso than Blake, so we imagine he'll be the first to embarass us with an "adult" phrase somewhere in public.
That's enough for now! Don't want to overload ya! And I know what you really want are pictures!! Here's a video of Blake singing his ABC's ... and discovering his image in the faucet. The boys are just a little camera shy, so pics are hard to come by, but I'll share what I can get.
And I promise to update again SOON!!!

Our next American idol
The audio of off on the video for some reason...I'm working on that!

Beauty shop

Yesterday I caught the boys in the backyard playing with rainwater. Were they splashing? No. Drinking it? Nope. They were doing their hair. So silly!
Watch it here

And here are some pics of their brand new cousin Cecelia!! Born Feb 25, at 12:48 pm. She weighed 7lbs 3 oz, and is 20 inches! Mom, Dad and Baby are all fantastic!!

Roller skating!

Woohoo! My first post. This past weekend was Morgan and Taylor's birthday party. It was a skating party, and to my total surprise, the boys didn't flip out when I put them on skates!!! They were so cute, and I will definitely be buying some little skates on my next trip to Target!!

And here's a video of Blake skating! CLICK