Baby Picture Sundays - I Scream, You Scream...

Yummmm....
Ice Cream in the summertime!
I could not resist joining in on Debi's Baby Picture Sunday
this week when the subject was Babies and Ice Cream!


Here are Quentin and Jackson in September of 2007,
(15 months old)
we were on our first trip to the zoo and
it was so hot that we shared their 1st ice cream cone!

Quentin seemed to like it more than Jackson,
but they both asked for more and more!

Next pictures are from 4th of July 2008.
The boys are just over 2 years old this time and
very much enjoying a kid-sized come of their own!

With how much was on them,
its hard to imagine very much actually got IN them!
Yum, Yum!!

Check out Debi's blog to see more Ice Cream Babies!

Potty talk and more

This week has been all about potty talk. We have been (I have been) gearing up for the serious potty training, or toilet learning if you prefer (*Hi out there to any ACTS friends reading!*).
We have been talking to the boys a lot about underpants and staying dry and really encouraging the using of the potty. Wednesday we jumped in with all our feet!

We have been using underpants at home, with the exception of sleep time when we still use the diapers. When we went to Gramma and Papa's this evening we brought out the pull-ups (really want to avoid car seat messes for now) and that's what we will do for when we have to be out of the house until we have the underpants thing really down.

They have actually done pretty well. Yes, there have been accidents and wet underpants - even poopy ones, but there have been major successes too. So I am so encouraged that we are on our way to one day saying we are diaper free!!

Jack and Quent in the outfits they chose: T-shirts, underpants, and slippers!!

I am SO Proud of my Jack and Quent!! Wow, what big boys they are becoming.
Their 3rd birthday is right around the corner, on June 7th and that is so hard for me to believe that they won't be 2 anymore! They are growing up so fast, just the other day I was listening to the 2 of them talk to each other while they were playing and it was an actual conversation between 2 brothers. I wish I had been able to capture it on video, it was adorable.

Quent now sings songs all the time - and I mean literally ALL the words to the songs. His favorites right now are 'Puff the Magic Dragon' and 'Day-O', but he will sing anything. And he makes up new words for songs like the song he made up about his cup, sung to the tune of 'You are my Sunshine'.

"You are my cup, my only cup. When I am thirsty, you let me have juice."

Yep, he's hilarious! He sings it for everyone, but when I get the video camera out he doesn't want to, but I am bound and determined to get that little songbird on film!


Jack, oh my Jack. He is ever the helper now. He wants to do whatever you are doing, helping you along the way. He is actually quite good at sweeping, putting laundry into the dryer and emptying the dishwasher. The latter so much that he wants to take the dirty dishes out before they can be washed!
He is so in love with my parent's dog, a black lab named Bess. Although he has (and Quent too) taken to calling her "Bessie Boo"! He lets her out, gives her treats, feeds her, and talks to her like she is going to talk back, it's really adorable. He says, "Bessie Boo loves me so much." tonight he was crawling under the table with her and loving on her, he gives her hugs and kisses all the time.
This carries over to how he is with his own stuffed dog, Cookie Dog. He will tell Cookie Dog to sit and give it treats and then Cookie Dog will "lick" him to give him kisses. So Cute!

One last thing before I stop writing is that I have to share our new favorite bedtime friend with you:

These things are so worth the cost (although they were only about $17 each) - from the first night we got them, both boys have been out like a light (haha I made a funny) very quickly, staying in their beds, and it has just about ended the "there's a scary octopus in my bedroom" by Quentin at night.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE 'EM!!

Now I am off to my bed - sans night light!

Boys, Trucks, and carnivals!

Last Saturday we went to the Touch a Truck event. It was so much fun for the boys. Jack and Quent got to climb in and explore so many vehicles. Including trucks, tractors, buses, police cars, race cars and fire trucks. They also had a bunch of activities for kids and info for parents indoors. We all had a really good time.

Jack especially liked the school buses. He just went back and forth between the two buses, in and out in and out. He said, "Momma I'm going to school!" Soon enough my baby, soon enough!

Quent's favorite seemed to be the race car, he did not want to get out of that. He kept asking, "Can I drive this? I want to turn it on!" Oh, I am so not ready for the driving YET, Quent!






Later on Saturday was the Railroad Days Parade in out town. We took the boys over to watch it and also Gramma, GG, Aunt Jean, Alex, Uncle Dan, Aunt Sue, and Caleb came over to watch the parade and check out the railroad days carnival downtown. The boys had a good time chasing candy, waving to all the people, and seeing all the firetrucks!

On Sunday, Julie, Mike, Sierra and Brendan came over and we wnet downtown to have lunch and ride rides with them. Jack and Quent are at a great age for some of these cool rides! They loved the race cars, and going on the bumpercars and the big slide with Sierra and Brendan. They both were very upset when Daddy went on a big fast ride with Sierra. I think they were concerned for him , but they were very happy when he was done and he could hold them. Poor babies :(
It is so nice to live in a small town with its festivals and parades, all within walking distance of our house. It makes for interesting summer fun!

Horsin' Around at the Kennedy Ranch

Okay, so we went to the Ranch a week ago today and I am just getting these up here, but its been busy here. Little late or not, I just had to share (some of ) these awesome photos of our farm playdate at fellow Mom of Multiples, Cindy's house. Actually she is a Mom to Triplet boys, cuties in their cowboy hats, Cameron, Caden, and Connor. I am not sure that I actually got a picture of them now that I am thinking about it, I guess you will have to take my word on the cuteness times 3!
We got to meet and feed the horses and donkeys, go on a hay ride, explore the tractor and barn, play with lots of kids, and Quentin even RODE a horse! It was a lot of fun, hopefully we will get invited to do taht again!
Thanks so much to Cindy and her family for hosting a great playdate!

You know you are a Mommy When...

...You are given a bunch of these -

From the 2 most adorable little boys!

Playing at the Castaway Cafe

After it had been raining and cold for so many days, the boys and I just needed to get out of the house! So, last week we ventured out to the Castaway Cafe, about 35 minutes from home, but SO worth the drive!
It was so much fun, the boys ran and climbed and played for hours. At lunch time we ate at their yummy cafe (located right in the play area) and then it was back to play some more. I cannot believe they made it home awake, but certainly crashed out for a great nap once we were home. They still are talking about it and asking to go back! Yep, we are planning to go back there.

Here's some pics of the day there, even though they just don't really convey the awesomeness of this place!

Those big smiles and red cheeks say it all!