Spring time fun

Spring has sprung! We are enjoying all of the flowers and sunshine. These are from a couple of weeks ago. It is even warmer now- we are enjoying our shorts.
I would let them out without their hats, but they INSIST upon wearing them.

There was a "bucket truck" and chipper at the park. Forget the playground!

Little charmer.

Killer smile.

What a duo!

Planting dandelions to help Daddy out.

St. Patty's 2012

What a busy weekend! I can feel the warm weather in the air because we have so many invitations to do so many things. I hope everyone else is having a great spring.

Camden's car show

Comparing bell button lint.

New favorite game ring roun' rosy

Spring Break 2012

Spring break came and went and we had a marvelous time on our very first vacation. It was a long February filled with sickness and while we are still waiting for some warmer temps, we enjoyed our time away from home. As we prepared for our trip the boys were very excited to see "ish! ish!" and go to "Cha-ta-ooga, Ten-ne-see." We have been struggling with bad dreams and waking up several times during the night. Usually Mom or Dad finishes sleeping the night in the boys' room. That makes them happy and I think that it is better than bringing them into our room to sleep. At least everyone is sleeping, even though I thought our sleep issues were over once they got bigger!

Like I said, February was full of illness. This is Miles giving himself a breathing treatment. It went very smoothly as long as Thomas or Sesame Street was on.

Cruising with our shades on.

They would actually leave them on for a bit before yanking them off. The boys would stay busy for a half of an hour or so looking at trucks and cows and such. They like to ride (as long as it's not too far).

I did not know what a big hit this would be. Each day they wanted to ride on these. We got to Chattanooga around 6 and ate at 6:30- a big difference from being at home (dinner is promptly served at 5 or 5:30). They were very flexible with their schedule. They didn't even go to bed until 9 that night!

Yes, it requires that much beer to keep sane around these two.

The next day it was off to the Tennessee Aquarium to see "Ish! Ish!" They have a salt water and fresh water aquarium. It was a lot for the boys, but we got through it. Camden was not as thrilled with the fish as Miles was, but he did warm up to it.

Hanging with the penguins

They need to sell these for home use.

This tank was when Camden really started to enjoy himself. It is a lot like the tank at the doctor's office (we've been there a lot) and it had "ow-n fish" (clown fish) in it. Unfortunately, the aquarium is mostly in the dark- not one of our favorite things at the moment.

By the end of the day the boys were saying "no ish! no ish!" They really wanted to go outside and watch a digger working on the museum.

The bus station waiting to go see the Chattanooga Choo-Choo.

Definitely more Camden's style. They both ran up and down the track yelling their favorite Thomas characters.

Back at the hotel relaxing. When they are in the mood, both boys will look at me and say "cheese" now.

The next day we went to the Creative Discovery Museum
This was perfect for the boys. They pretty much got to do everything. I must say we love hands on museums.

Regardless that they have one at home AND we brought a track with us, the first they went to was the train tracks.

Dr. Love working on his patients.

 Lots of hands on music- little musicians
The last afternoon we went to the hotel's pool. I was not optimistic that we would do anything much but watch Daddy swim in the pool. Camden is particularly timid and Miles can be. They both are very cautious with new situations.

Pleasantly surprised, both boys went in after about 5 minutes of coaxing. They both slept fairly soundly that night- for the first time in a long time. We are now back safe and sound in "Kin-tuk-ee" and both boys want to go back. It was a great time and we are looking forward to SUMMER vacation!

The saga continues

Well, although we have been through a round of antibiotics, our ear infections continue. It is like a two for one deal around here! We are on new medicine, but unfortunately the big side effect of this med is G.I. upset. Mom is filling us with probiotics in hopes of warding off and G.I. distress. We are still waking up regularly at night, but if you have a look at our ears, you will see why! On a good note, our appetites are much better and we are taking naps without too much argument. We are still hoping to go to Chattanooga for spring break, but we will have to see if these antibiotics work (Mom is betting that they will!). To break up the redundancy, Mom got us some Playdoh and is was a big hit. We understand that it is for making great things like Thomas and balls and letters and eating (well maybe we shouldn't eat it).

"How do you like my outfit?"

In the Purdue tradition, we may be raising the next Gus Grissom or Neil Armstrong
One small step