Growing Babies

Just Rolling Through

Stop means roll ... right?? Today a cop pulled Spencer over and he received a "Failure to Yield" ticket. We weren't too upset until we found out how much the ticket was! The boys and I thought with a little practice at home we could remedy the problem. So we put up a few signs around the house. Spencer has been a great sport. Love you Spencer!

New Doo

The boys hair is really starting to fill in and grow. It's getting so long I'm not sure what to do with it. This is the James Dean rebel without a cause look. (Their too young to have a cause)

They both look a little concerned. Doesn't look like they loved the doo, we'll just have to continue our search for the new look.

Working Hard

We've had so much help with our basement and this weekend we had a little more. My family came up to help sheet rock. We rented a lift and had the sheet rock ready to go. The guys worked hard for two days and got a ton done.

There is still a bunch to do so if you feel like hanging sheet rock, come on over!

While Spencer had help in the basement I had a ton of help with the boys. I finally got a pic of the boys in the bath. When I'm by myself I always forget to grab the camera before I put a boy in the tub and I never put them in together when I'm alone. This weekend we were able to do both. The boys love the bath and their bath toys, the rubber ducky and turtles are favorites.

It was a great weekend. Thanks everyone for your help in getting to this point!

DA DA DA DA ...

You guessed it, in the last 2 weeks Logan has mastered Da Da (Despite Mom's efforts to convince him Ma Ma is easier to say). Logan can't get enough of this new word. We took this video of our baby monitor the other night at 11:45 pm. He was supposed to be sleeping. I'm not sure how to edit the clip the first 22 seconds are the best.

Turns out Logan is right his Da Da is pretty neat. His Da Da ...

... feeds him and his brother at the same time (not an easy thing to do)

... tells him funny stories
... and just hangs out with him

I guess I'm hooked on this new word as well. Da da da da ... (although I'm still hoping I can convince Penn Ma ma ma is just as cool)

Finding Nemo

Word on the street is babies like to look at fish. This theory was proven during our unfortunate trip to the ER last week. The boys found the fish in the waiting room fascinating. We decided we should give the boys a chance to see more fish under better circumstances so we took them to the aquarium in Sandy with Aunt Jenny.

As far as aquarium's go we would give this one 2 out of 5 stars. The UT native fish area was very interesting and educational. Did you know every time you flush a spider down the toilet you use 3-5 gallons of water? The tropical fish room was much more colorful making it easier for the boys to see the fish. We didn't think it was a good idea to let the boys touch the sting rays but that didn't stop Spencer.

Can you find Nemo?

You may be asking yourself why we gave this aquarium 2 stars. While it did have an impressive tropical fish collection (Jelly Fish, Sea Horses and several types of eels) the Shark tank was small and the viewing window was even smaller. The building is very small, it doesn't take long to see everything (Spencer thinks the building used to house a Shopko). Pros include the ability to touch sting rays and it seemed child friendly. They also had an educational center that looked interesting. If you have low expectations or haven't been to a larger aquarium I would recommend it.

Driving Home

Geek Squad

About a year ago, we invited some groovy folks over for a dinner party and movie. They choose to watch "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", a personal favorite. We enjoyed our evening so much we had them over again to watch the second and third movies. As it so often happens life went on and circumstances changed and we missed our friends.

Last Friday they were able to come up for dinner and to meet the boys. After a great homemade pizza dinner we decided to see how sharp our Lord of the Rings memories were with a game of "Lord of the Rings Trivial Pursuit". By the end of the game we discovered we were all geeks. We had a great time and look forward to seeing the Sanders again.