just some stuff

the hurricane simulator at the mall. 2 whole dollars of ..

"can i get out now?"

jasper had tried it at a past mall trip and wasn't even going to attempt this silliness again.

(playdate with nicole and boys-late 2010)

this picture brings back so many memories of our treks to the park! (2009-2010) Bastien was a handful at the park in those days. But they had a lot of fun moments, too. This picture is the best. Paka is still a celebrity in our house.

we found Bastien's old woody doll in a box and Embry claimed it. and carried it around for 3 days like this cause he's cute. then he lost the hat and tried to break him, like he does with all his toys. i have to write about this so i dont forget- we took the boys to the dentist today for a cleaning. and they were all laying in the 3 chairs they have in the room and Embry says to the lady.."My teeth are dirty" like he was self conscious about it. the hygenists(?) were all tickled about what he said, and we all laughed.

we went to the circus last week and it was great. it was a small one, but i liked that. and we had awesome seats. i kept wishing that the ring master was the bad guy from Water for Elephants. (Doesn't he have the coolest voice?)

i kind of felt annoyed for this bear..like, why would he want to sit in a chair? but that lady was feeding him some kind of honey cereal and he was really cute eating it...so maybe he was happy. except..i kept thinking,I bet everyone in here is secretly wishing that THIS is the show where the bear goes nuts on that lady, right? 'She doesn't look like she really enjoys feeding me this cereal..' Or during the uneventful tiger show..the tiger takes a swipe at the mean guy glaring and bossing him around with that big pokey stick? that would be entertaining!

just kidding.. it was actually really entertaining. it was a long show. with an intermission, too. and my kids sat mesmerized the whole time.

we gave finnick a first taste of rice cereal and he wasn't too impressed. i tried it later with apples added. and still didn't like it. my first oatmeal kid. he likes it with more apples than oatmeal but doesn't want apples by itself. i found the perfect combo for this high maintenance baby! actually i think he just isn't excited about the whole eating babyfood thing, yet. This picture is of me tricking him to get his mouth open.

and a few more because you need.... to look at my baby!

he loves to get a hold of my, Bastien's ..any ones hair he can get a hold of! i love how Bastien is with Finnick. it's just really cool seeing your once baby being sweet to his little brother! Finnick is a silly kid. if you show him a toy or plastic bag..something that makes a crinkly or squeaky noise. he gets all weirded out and makes this funny growling noise. i love his personality!

this little froggy (toad) is out on my parent's porch every night! he loves to sit on the doorstep. my parent's porch light is a motion sensor light that never seems to work so i always tip toe around when i'm coming up to the door at night because i dont want to step on this little guy! he's come into my parents house before and bastien picked him up and he peed all over him. Bastien will still pick him up if he sees him outside. that's love!

Every day after Bastien comes home from school they play in the backyard. and every day i say " dont turn the hose on today!" (Because they had turned the hose on the day before and gotten dirty/muddy) But every day I hear the hose at some point and i also hear "It was Embry!" Here is an example of an extreme hose day.

Having a backyard is essential for Boys!