Sunday, April 25, 2010

Random stuff

Here's some random pictures from March. I've got tons of pics from April to sort through and I'll try to post them soon. No guarantees though! :)

The kids LOVE being outside. Especially Chase. They both love the rocks and will play out there for hours.
What'cha cooking Chase?                                            Little feet. I could just eat them up!!

Kate found a red marker and colored her nose. We actually ran a bunch of errands around town like this. She was rudolf for a day.
Kate's first ponytail. Now that's all she wants me to do to her hair. "Pull back up, Mommy."
Grrrr!!
Chase's first ride down the swirly slide.
He fell and hit his head on the corner of our entertainment center. He still has a bump. He bonks the same spot almost every day. Some days several times. I think it'll be permanently there. Tip to parents: if you need to keep ice on a head wound, stick the ice in a knee high nylon and wrap it on their head. Then you have two hands free to distract the kid. After a few minutes Chase forgot about it and started playing. Worked for Kate too.
Soooo tired!


Kate is a little nurturer. She pretends almost anything is a baby and almost anything that resembles a blanket is something to wrap the "baby" up in. Every time I walk past the nursery at Church I peak in and she pretty much always has a baby doll in her arms.
Come to think of it, almost anything that is rectangle and small is a phone too.

Chase's vocabulary

Chase has started jabbering a ton lately and he can actually say a few "words." Well, not all of them are words, but we know what he means.
Da Da
Hi
Ba Ba (for bye bye)
Da da (for dog)
Ma Ma (said after I was gone for a few hours. He actually does know who I am)
Ma (along with the "more" sign whenever he wants anything)

Happy Birthday Chase!!

Wow, I've been majorly slacking lately. Sorry folks...if any of you still read this blog. This past month, well, last month, :) we celebrated Chase's birthday. Yep, he's a big boy now and he's running and chasing after Kate. Just trying to keep up with her. Here's some pics to document his big day.

He loved his new monkey backpack...until he figured out he couldn't get it off whenever he wants. He kept trying to see it. It was like a cat with tin foil on its tail. He kept turning around and around...very entertaining!


I just love Kate's face in this picture. This depicts the story of the evening. Kate finally "gets" birthdays. She was so excited for the presents and totally took over every present after it was opened. Poor Chase didn't even get to play with his presents until the next day.

Chase was so sick. I took him to the dr for his check up the next day and apparently he had RSV and a double ear infection. :(

Playing with his bike from Grandma  B. He loves it. It's still a source of fighting almost every day because the kids love it so much. I've got all the songs memorized too...

Look at the cute table!! I love it! We've used it for so many things already. Thanks G & G C! Now, Chase has figured out how to climb onto the chairs and onto the table. He points to the pictures and says "Da da!" (because there's pictures of Chris up there). Then he knocks them off the walls and dings the table. Sigh...

So here's some cake action for you. I couldn't decide if I wanted to make a #1 cake or a car cake so I made both. Then with the extra cake I made blocks with his name on it. It didn't really turn out all the cute but it was worth a shot and I really don't think Chase minded.

Taking his pick. I believed he picked the "A" block.

He didn't like his hands dirty.

So, maybe he didn't like that cake either. Hmmm, this isn't going so well.

Yeah, really not going so well.

Finally! He takes his first bite!

"Hmmm, this isn't so bad."

"Yeah, I really like this stuff. What's it called again? Sugar? Yum!"

After the first bite or two he really got into it.



"Ok, now I'm not so happy anymore."

Cleaning up.


Happy birthday Chase! We love you so much! You bring so much joy into our home and we really couldn't imagine life without you. Love you!