Sam's bedtime shenanigans

I am cracking up listening to Sam right now talking in his crib. It went from playful chatter to serious business. He is shouting, "Mommy, help me get out! I'm locked up in jail! I'm mad at you! There's hot lava and I'm angry about it! COME HEEERE RIGHT NOW!" Oh the anger is growing by the minute and he's shaking his crib back and forth....hmmm, another reason it's probably good he doesn't have the freedom of a bed quite yet :)

Sam practices Chicken Airplane Rocket

This morning Sam asked me if he had swim lessons today. I had to break the sad news to him that no, it was not for 6 more days. Next thing I know he's laying on the kitchen floor next to me (which is always freshly swept and mopped) practicing chicken, airplane, rocket, a skill he recently learned while backfloating in the pool. It was so cute I had to go get my camera and record it. At the end he adds a "rollover" too. Unfortunately the sound didn't come through, it's way cuter to hear him recite "chicken-aplane-WOCKET!" Thank you Coach Katie for making lessons so fun and skillful too!

This morning we got irrigation in our yard for the first time. The previous owners had cancelled the service and we have just been using the sprinklers, but it was time to step things up for our grass and trees. Jake looked out the window and comes sprinting to me across the house screaming, "MOMMMYYYYY, WE HAVE A LAKE IN OUR YARD!!!!" It was so cute. I could only resist them for so long, but 8:45 they were playing, splashing, running through and especially enjoyed pushing their dump trucks through. Jake also tried each of his sets of wheels on the water: the bike, the scooter, and even the poor skateboard!

A Dream Day for two little boys (and one big boy!)

 

Our dear friend Michael Johnson had the time of his life last week when he rented this digger to pull out his olianders. I brought the boys over and Mike took the boys for a ride and totally let them control the gadgets. It was so fun to watch and they were obviously loving life, all three of them! Jake showed more of his enthusiasm while Sam acted aloof until it was Jake's turn and then he was crying to get back on. Thanks Johnsons, for a very fun afternoon!

A New Imagination Develops

Sam is in a really fun phase right now. His imagination is really starting to develop and his expression when he is making up these stories is adorable. Here are a few examples:
(Always running into the room I'm in, usually bending his knees, leaning forward, with his arms flying behind him and big saucer eyes)
"MOMMY! There's a cow!"
Me: really!? Where?
Sam: Out dare! (pointing to backyard) Come see, mom!
(we run outside, Sam points to the sky "dare! He's flying! And he's BLUE!
Me: A FLYING, BLUE cow? WOW!"
Sam: yeah! And he crashed!
Jake: Into a building or the ground?
Sam: He crashed! Into a BUILDING!

Then Jake and Sam pretended to be blue flying cows for the next 20 minutes
I actually think Sam's imagination is helping Jake develop one too! He's never been that kid.

Visit with Grandpa Cooley!

Dad came in town for a conference last week and stayed an extra week to spend time with all of us and our kids. We had a good time and the kids really bonded with him. Jake was so sweet how fast he took to him and wanted Grandpa to be a part of all his activities.

My depressing visit with Dr. Shores, JR.

Tonight Jake put on his play stethescope and said he wanted to listen to my heartbeat. So being a compliant patient, I layed down on the ground and his diagnosis was quick and blunt. In a very serious tone, he said, "It looks like you're gonna be dead for the rest of your life like my doggy. What dinosaur attacked and killed you?"

Oh Jakey, you kill me sometimes!