halloween 2009

Here are a few pictures of our Halloween this year. Kurt took the boys around the neighborhood and then I promptly reused the candy they got to hand out to later trick or treaters. Kyle was on Oreo, if you can't tell, and Luke was a bee, although he told people he was Pluto dressed up as a bee.

Happy Birthday Kyle

I know I haven't posted in a few months, but today is Kyle's birthday and I wanted to post a little blog love. I cannot believe he is 2 years old! It seems like we just brought him home from the hospital. I love his personality and his crazy dramatic flare. I love how much he loves his brother and how he is so happy about life. I am so lucky to be his mom!

Mickey!

Disney was so much fun. I don't think I have seen the boys so speechless when we met Mickey. Kyle just kept saying "Mickey!" and Luke just had a huge smile frozen on his face. It was a great day, although it was "hotter than blazes" as my mom put it. 

More fun at the beach

The boys really loved the beach. In fact, we couldn't get them to stop playing and look at the camera for a picture. The sand castle was too important, I guess.

Our Florida Trip

We had so much fun going to Florida to visit Grandma and Grandpa Phillips. The boys had so much fun seeing Mickey and swimming in the pool and playing at the beach. It was a long drive, but so worth the fun. Here are a few pictures from our trip. Tank had fun lounging in the pool on the raft. Luke really liked to get in his "wet clothes" and play in the pool and Kyle had so much fun in the sand at the beach. 

New Dino PJs

I am a sucker for matching pajamas. I think Kyle is a little concerned about Luke giving him a "hug" (which usually ends in tackling). 

Brothers in the basket

Lately our new favorite thing to do is dump out all the toys out of the basket and get inside and sing "Row Row Row Your Boat".  You can see we are in great need of a hair cut. This reminds me of a haircut my dad used to sport in the 1970's. 

Kyle on his soccer ball

Kyle was so tired that he decided to just take a nap, but he did NOT want brother to take his soccer ball. Good times. 

New Pictures

I can't believe the summer is almost here. Things are finally calming down around here, so I thought I would post a few new pictures of the boys from the past few months. They are really starting to be little friends (most of the time) and it is so fun to see them interact with each other. I am so lucky! 

A Trip Down Memory Lane

We were going through our pictures this week and it was so much fun taking a little trip down memory lane. I thought I would post a few of our favorites of Luke right before Kyle was born. He is such a sweet little boy! 

Kyle's squish face

Kyle makes this really funny squish face when he thinks he is being really funny. It took us forever to catch him in action. This one is from before he got his teeth, so now he looks even better when he does it. He sure does make me laugh.

Monkey Jams

Here are a few of what Luke calls "Monkey Jams" along with his favorite frog from Grandma Phillips. I can't believe how big they are getting.

Kyle's funny face

We thought this was a really funny face that Kyle was making. Enjoy!

A few of Kyle walking

Kyle has learned to walk! We tried to get better "action" shots, but he just never performs on command...so here are the best we could get. He gets so proud of himself when he gets to where he is going. It is funny to watch him look for you to smile at him when he has reached his goal. Now, if we could just get brother to stop knocking him over, we should be smooth sailing from now on.

A shout out to Scott

Before I finish the summer pictures, I need to post the best birthday cake ever. Scott, this cake's for you. Connie and I had a great laugh over what can only be described as a "Mr. Poop Cake". Thank you, Target, for creating the ugliest cake I have ever seen.

Time to brag on Kyle

Kyle sure did love the camping, too. He wanted to eat every piece of dirt and stick and rock that he could get his hands on...needless to say, he spent most of his time on the lap of someone. Here are a few of him enjoying the beauty of King's Canyon.

Luke and the River

Luke loved to throw rocks in the river. Aside from hanging with the dog and the "cousins", he would ask to throw rocks in the river every morning, noon, and night. In fact, he still thinks that what we do at any body of water. I am amazed at what can entertain him....for hours on end. I sure do love this boy!

More Kings Canyon

SO- I know it has been like a million months since I started posting Kings Canyon stuff and I am just going to bite the bullet and keep on posting like it hasn't been so long since the last one...So here is one of Luke and my brother-in-law's dog, Rosco. I swear sometimes Luke thinks he is a dog. The whole time camping, he would wake up and want to go say good morning to Rosco. I guess living with our three dogs made him think they were his family, too.

King's Canyon

When we first drove into the canyon, we stopped off to see the General Grant tree, one of the redwood trees. It was HUGE! Luke and I stopped to take a picture by a hollow tree trunk...Luke called it a cave, which was pretty accurate.

Ann's Shirt

This picture is from almost two years ago, but I promised Ann that I would show her that Luke wore this shirt she gave him...We love you, Ann!