Sam turns FOUR!

My last post was Kimball's birthday, the next birthday is Sam's! Unfortunately we didn't really do anything big (or is it just too far back that I can't remember??) but either way, I didn't take any pictures so I don't know. This is the only picture I have from Sam's birthday:

Sweet yes, special for the day of his birth...uh...no.

Anyway the best I can do then, is to tell a little about this sweet boy.

First up, he's a talker. (Maybe he's the reason Kimball doesn't talk?!) I mean seriously though, this kid doesn't shut up. Its mostly questions he asks, question after question after QUESTION!!! I'm going to be honest, it drives me a little crazy (mostly because the questions are ridiculous and/or don't make any sense and he repeats the same questions over and over just sometimes using different words--oh, and whoever said there are no stupid questions is a liar...)--BUT this is who he is right now and I love him, so I love his inquisitiveness.

He is unpredictable. If there are friends over or someone visiting, I have NO IDEA how this kid is going to react, some days he's shy. Some days he's absolutely insane. Some days he's SOOO excited and won't leave the people alone. Other days he's sweet and quiet. I wish I could get him to settle on the non crazy days but I have no idea how it works in his brain. :)

He's can be very sensitive. If we watch any kind of movie where there's a problem with a kid and/or their mom, we'll hear a little boy softly sobbing in the corner. Its heart breaking! The other day we were watching a little slideshow I'd made of Kimball's baby pictures, and he was laughing one minute, and then the next I looked down at him and he was tearing up and said "this is making me sad!" when I asked him why he said because Kimball was so cute as a baby. :)

Poor kid has the worst allergies. He's been having a rough time this summer, itchy eyes and nose and really uncomfortable. I feel bad he has to go through that starting so young!

He likes to pinch the fatty part of the back of my arm when he's sleepy. (I hate this.) (And his dad tells him he's not allowed to do this anymore.)

He loooooves The Avengers. A LOT. We have watched every kind of Avengers cartoon you can think of. Its crazy. (But deep down, I kind of love it too.)

He's started dressing himself. He thinks that if its the same color it matches, so all orange is the way to go. Or if he has on plaid shorts that have a stripe of brown in them, his mustard shirt with a brown stripe is all good. But his most favorite outfit is his red shirt and red plaid shorts, he wants to wear them EVERY day.

He finds as many excuses as he possibly can to not go to bed at night.

He doesn't like potatoes. Including mashed potatoes and FRENCH FRIES. For real, whats wrong with this kid?! :)

Most of all, I love Sam for his funny, sweet only Sam is him personality, I mean how could you not love this face?! :

Kimball turns TWO!

Okay, next big thing since Easter...Kimball's birthday! Cute boy turned TWO! Can you believe my baby is two already?! I know, me neither! Some things about Kimball: He is almost always happy! He has a crazy loud laugh. :) He didn't have any teeth for a LONG time, so even by his second birthday he only had maybe 8 teeth! haha He can say our family names pretty well, and "no" and "me" and a few other things, but he's not very much of a talker. In fact, the most he says is "dah" for pretty much everything. :D He's pretty tough, he falls down, sure he might cry, but he is right back up and laughing and playing within seconds. Also, since he's been walking since like 8 months, he is an exceptional climber! Every time we're at a park I think it scares some of the mom's to watch him climb on the ladders and ropes and such, but he's a pro! haha And last but not least, he is such a joyful, funny addition to our family and we love him SO MUCH!

 

I'm Really Going to Try--I Promise!

Hey look! Its ME! I'm actually blogging! Are you as surprised as I am?! Well, I'm trying to make an effort to catch up and keep up with my blog, so we'll see how this goes.

The last time I blogged was in like May, I think. Of course lots of things have happened since then, just thinking about trying to cover everything in one post is making me want to quit right now! haha I have lots of pictures I could add (and WILL...eventually), but it would be an EXTREMELY long post and it would take forever to upload all those pictures! So, I will start small I think.

I will start with Easter. Yes, EASTER. I really haven't blogged anything since Easter. Gosh, I feel pathetic right now.

We had Easter over at Dave's sister Niki's house, good food, good times, good weather, it was a good day! :) It was one of the first really nice days we'd had all year, and we loved just sitting outside and soaking up some sun. The only bad thing about the day was that both little boys weren't feeling so well, so they were a little sleepy, a little clingy and a little cranky. Oh and also in hindsight, Dave was being all manly and throwing a football around with his nephews and sprained his rotator cuff, its still hurting him now, so boo for that on Easter! haha But like I said, it was a really nice day even despite the little boys being a little blah and David injuring himself! :)

Now for the pictures: