Wisconsin dells

A few weeks ago we headed to wisconsin dells for a pork conference. While ted was at meetings the boys and i got to play in the pool all day. The weather was beautiful the whole time, our hotel was gret, and the boys had a blast. Here are a few pics from the time there:

Chase, cousin landon, and carter at the outdoor waterpark. Loving the water slides!

Carter loves cheetahs right now, so of course he picks to ride it at the carousel.

Running wild in the big climb house!

At moose jaw restaurant for dinner one night.

Mini golf! Look at that swing for mini golf! Not sure where the ball went...Carter was actually pretty good!

Ready to head home after a fun trip!

Michiganers, how bout a wisconsin dell trip next summer together? Its right in the middle!
Lets get planning!

Fishermen

One thing Carter has been very excited to do this summer is go fishing with daddy. So a week or two ago we took the boys out fishing. Carter caught a few fish and had a great time!

Chase wanted to fish too, so we let him try Carter's rod. However, it was short lived since he almost through it overboard while "casting".

Happy Mother's Day!!

For Mother's day this year I wanted time to work on my crafts...scrapbook for Chase and the quiet books I am currently making for the boys (pictures of that later). I sat inside all afternoon while the boys went on a ranger ride and played outside in the beautiful weather. They had a great time playing baseball, which has been their favorite thing to do lately.
Here are some pictures of baseball and a few from earlier in the week. We had a pool day and Addie came over to play. Carter LOVES to play with Addie! They are two peas in a pod.

May day! May day!

It's may! Yeah! Looking forward to more warm weather and getting out the sprinkler and kiddy pool for the boys.
Monday we had Carter's preschool screening! Crazy he is that age already, although some days I feel like he just came home from kindergarten with what he says.
He did really well. Usually he doesn't let me out of his sight in new situations. So I was planning on having to go in to each station with him, but at the first one he went right with the screener and didn't even look back! Each one after that was the same way. He did everything they asked, except drawing a "plus" sign. He also didn't pass the hearing screen, but he seemed a little confused about what he was supposed to do. I guess I might have a preschooler starting in January 3013!
I didn't have any pictures of preschool screening, but did take some pictures of the boys cuddling on the couch this morning before breakfast...and yes, Carter is wearing gardening gloves which I'm pretty sure he wore to bed last night. He is very excited to help me plant the garden, so has been wearing his gloves in preparation :)

A doctor and a dentist

Well last week we had two checkups for the boys. First we had Chase's 18 month check up, he was just under 25 lbs. He was 75th percentile for height and 25th for weight. So the doctor told me we needed to add fats to Chase's diet to add some lbs. He said they like most kids to be around the 30th percentile and since Chase is usually 50th or above, he'd like us to try whole milk again and add fats to bulk him up. That is the first time I have ever been told one of the boys was on the low side for weight!! They both are always on the go, playing outside non-stop since it has been nice out (and even when it's not so nice), so adding weight now might be difficult.
Carter was my big helper at the doctor for Chase. Chase hates the paper on the scale and exam table so just screamed through anything involving sitting or laying on the paper. Carter tried to give him toys to help and stood by Chase and said, "it's ok Chase, it's ok" over and over to try to help...it didn't stop Chase's crying, but it was pretty cute to watch.
The day after Chase's appt Carter had his first dentist appt. We went to a dentist where the hygenist is someone Carter knows because she coaches with me. I was hoping that would ease his apprehension, it did for the first 5 minutes. However, when she tried to put his chair back to clean his teeth he got scared and wouldn't let her do it. Do all we got done was the dentist counting his teeth and taking a quick look. Carter has a crazy cracked and chipped tooth in the front that I was kinda worried about, but he says it should fall out like normal when he is about 6, and hopefully the new one will come in as it should.
I was planning in taking pictures of both boys at these appointments...I had the camera with for Chase's but forgot to take the picture until after he was dressed again following the appointment. I guess it's still better than Carter's appointment, since I forgot to even take the camera to his! So the few pictures of Chase is all I got.

Easter bunnies

So I had written an entire blog post and didn't finish it, so it disappeared. So this one will likely be much shorter.
I know I am a bit late with my Easter post, considering it is two weeks past Easter, but I wanted to post a few pics of the boys doing their 1st annual Easter egg hunt around the house. They woke up with their Easter baskets outside their bedroom door and had to search around the house for their eggs full of treats and money.
After the hunt they put their earnings into their piggy banks and headed to church. The last picture is of the boys in their Easter outfits courtesy of grandma VW. Ted was doing his best to get the boys to smile, and I would say he did a pretty good job!
Amongst all the candy and treats of Easter, we did try to explain to Carter the real reason Easter is important. It is a concept that was a little difficult for him to grasp at this stage, but we're working on it. At least he knows Jesus has risen! Although we're still working on the concept of heaven. We pray for all our family every night!
(I guess this wasn't so short after all)

Spring has sprung!!

We are loving the warm again weather!! Carter and I played outside all day today, we had so much fun. We had to clean up all of Berkley's messes in the yard before we could play though...
A few new pictures today, they have nothing to do with us playing outside, but they are a little of what has been going on here.
Two pictures are of Chase in Carter's bed. They love to jump on the bed, but this day Chase cuddled up in the blankets and thought he was pretty big stuff.
The other two are from today, I made some scotcheroos and the boys were licking the spoon after I put the chocolate on...they loved it almost as much as I do! ;)

Happy love day!

Tonight I got to spend the night with two of three loves of my life. The boys and I had a nice night until Berkeley (our dog) let herself in to join us. Berk is not usually a house dog; mostly bc she needs a bath, but also bc she eats all the toys!

While I was not thrilled with her joining us in the house, the boys were! They chased her all over, laughed and played with her. They had so much fun, until bedtime...

Carter actually started crying tonight when I wouldn't let berk sleep in his room. Then berk got in chase's room and woke him up. When Carter heard Chase crying he said, "I'm ok, you should go help chase". And he gave me one of his animals to bring to chase to help him feel better :). He has such a soft heart. Of how I love my boys!

Forgotten blog

So I guess I forgot that I had a blog. It Has been SO long since I have updated. I now have a wild, crazy, (and smart) 3 year old; and a walking, jabbering (no actual words), and stubborn 15 month old!

The boys have completely different personalities. Carter is the loving one, always wanting to snuggle and give hugs. Chase is the leave me alone guy, who will come give you a quick hug but don't try to keep him there to long or he will throw a fit. Although they are so different they play very well together,0. I love hearing the giggles woad they play and crack each other up. Of course, there is also some yelling/screaming when sharing isn't going well, but it seems like that doesn't happen as often as the giggles.

Even though it has been a mild winter, we are definitely ready for some warmth and sun. The boys found some sunglasses the other day and Carter said, "I'm ready for the beach"! Well, it was far to cold for the beach, but we did have a little photo shoot. So here are a few of the latest pictures of my guys!