Wonky Wee Ones

The behavior around here has been wonky and off the charts lately so we're enrolling the kids into behavior boot camp. This is how we're feeling around here

he loves to be on his head...all day long.

This is what i see when i walk by randomly throughout the day.


or when i get him out of his crib.  notice the banner just above the crib?  yea, that's been torn down on a random tuesday night.  still haven't found the 2nd tack that hung it and have looked for days.


if you can't beat em' join em'.  (note the nicely hung banner.  yea not so much anymore)


sometimes i think he has a vision problem when i see him writing.



but he went to an eye doctor for other concerns we had and his vision was a-ok.  but he sure would look cute in some little specs though.


excuse the christmas decor - i promise it's not still up.


I usually take Lily to school so it's nice when David gets a chance too.

and see her in action.

i love when she looks at us like this.



after a tough day(s) i love to peek on them while they're sleeping and it reminds me they're just learning and growing and testing figuring out where their boundaries are in life.


and see their goodness to their core


we used to try lily in bed with us when we'd go on vaca and the pack and play wasn't working but sleeping with us never worked either...she's such a wild sleeper.


love this oldie but goodie of her about to sleep over at Grandma's house :)



not a nervous bone in her body about sleeping away from her comforts of home.



i went on pics while sleeping kick for awhile...



"Lily let's get cozy."


feeding her dolls....



another sleepover.   :)




weeeee...



today was a good day so im going to focus on that and hoping boot camp is helping and continuing this momentum into this week....one last stop before bed though.

Life is good.

park hoppers

Always on a hunt for a new park - this is one of our favorites because it's handicap accessible built by parents who lost their son to Muscular Dystrophy at the young age of 7 so the community rallied together and built this park with ramps and wheelchair accessible equipment...even the slides!
Thank you Allison for all of Chase and Cal's clothes!  Im running out of hangers and closet space!



Me and my wandering eye boy...



they have the same smile here...



Lily is a bit of a puzzle freak lately and did a 100 piece puzzle the other day all by herself...I was like say whaaaaa...this was her first one of 24 pieces I believe.



yes, we've taken these down (lights too), but this picture snuck into the mix.



her life size doll friends...



no idea why his crocs are on the table while he ate dinner.



Colleen gave me this pin while we were TTC as a good luck charm to represent the family we so desperately wanted...I love wearing it because it reminds me how far we've come!



we have a bunch of Curious George fanatics running around here...a quick read before school



now she's ready for school



there's a lake in our neighborhood with a large field the kids run wild in and it always makes me feel like the sound of music when we're there...



me and Charlie Brown look alike have so much fun sitting by the lake pondering life while waiting to pick up Lillers.
life is good.

random fun

Nothing like avoiding the messy clean up from dinner
a pre preschool shot...



"can i have a sip mommy?"

  "me too mommy"



ice cream mustache



i wish she would wear buns everyday.



this is how grady feels about pictures...



post dinner play...

zooming on the toy recommended by his buddy Elliot...

he does great when his route is a straight line, but turns are a little (lot) shaky.



this girl is serious about hopscotch.

they're both going through minor fruit obsession...can't buy it fast enough.



always looking out for her bro-bro...



random cmas footed jammies she found and insisted on wearing.

life is good.

sleeping, fall and cookie monster

There's something very calming and soul feeding about watching the kiddies sleep.

G and his favorite Sesame Street character...



and his buddy Seth...



Pre pre school.


lily chooses her outfit the night before school and lays it out every night so we don't have any "debates" in the morning.  I see her rifling through her choices and see her starting to push away the cutesy dresses lately which makes me GOL (gasp out loud), but she'll still choose one here and there!  This one made the cut!



and another for a play...

and her counterpart.



How did I not post these when I took them?  Gotta sneak them in because I print the blog into books regularly so they have their childhood somewhat covered.  Including all the grateful things...


she's got everything covered.


the 3 muskateers...we miss you so much Huddie!!!!



she has the sweetest kids in her class...





hand made pot holder.  too cute to use though.

for the record, she ate only the bread for her gobble gobble meal


life is good. then and now. :)