Playtime

So far this week has gone by so quickly!  We've been busy hosting friends and YL events.  Mostly, we've been playing like crazy!  Both of the boys are at such fun ages, always ready to try something new!  Here are a few quick photos from this week so far...

Bennett discovered the joy of puzzles!  Can't get enough!

No surprise here: Logan playing hockey in the lower level of the house.  Every morning, this is the dialogue:

Logan: "Mama, please can I wake up now?"

Me: "Sure, buddy, did you have a good sleep?"

Logan: "Yes, it was a BIG one! Where is Benny?"

Me: "He is awake downstairs and waiting to see you!"

Logan: "Oh yeah!  I wanna see my brother!  Mom, I wanna play hockey.  I'll get my stick.  You can be Saxton, the goalie, ok?"

Me: (in my head) "Gosh, its only 7 am and I already have to play goalie?!"

Superheroes

This was the scene around our house while John and I took turns getting ready for church this morning.  Did you know we have superheroes living in our house?!

These adorable capes came from my mom's sewing table - they are held together with magnets.

Super Logan!

Super Bennett!

Super Cuties!

Something Fun

My mom made this cool board for me.  I don't even really know what to call it.  Magnetic board, maybe?  She bought a pre-cut piece of sheet metal from Lowe's and a frame that happens to be the same size on sale at Michael's.  Its awesome and I love it because we can switch current photos of the boys, announcements, cards, etc easily.  What a great gift!  I just might have to make a few to give away...Thanks, Mom!

Puddles!

Thursday while Bennett napped late in the afternoon (usually the boys sleep at the same time, but for some reason Bennett held out for a late nap yesterday), Logan and I suited up and went out for some puddle jumping!  It was a fun change from romping around in the snow...but we did a little of that, too!

I had to get a photo of Logan...doesn't he look sooo OLD?!  He's growing up!

It didn't take us long to get sopping wet!

So much fun!  I was smart this time and put his rain boots on, instead of his snow boots.  It took his snow boots a week to dry out after the last puddle episode!  It was chilly, but with the sun out full force, it felt great!  Logan was so cute because he really knew he wasn't supposed to be in the street.  He kept asking if it was okay to be at the end of our driveway and then kept saying, "Mom, get out of the street! Cars are coming!"  Thanks for protecting me, buddy!

Of course, there was lots of running.  We run everywhere.  All the time.

Happy Love Day 2010

What a day!  We had a wonderful Valentine's Day, celebrating all the LOVE at this house!  We all woke up early and had a special yummy breakfast.  Both John and Logan were greeted with Valentine's cards that started them out on a fun scavenger hunt to find their small (but thoughtful) gifts.  Every year, my mom used to set up a similar scavenger hunt for us to find our Valentine's gifts.  I thought it would be a fun tradition to start, now that Logan is old enough...

I brewed some coffee and knew it would be the first place John was hobble to in the morning...he followed his clues and found his gift in the garage (yep - a new car...you know: just something small.  Just kidding!).

And when Logan went to sit up for his special breakfast, he found this card that sent him on a scavenger hunt around the house.  He did great and had such a fun time finding the next card!  When it was over and he had opened his gift, he said, "Mama, I wanna do it again!"  It was a hit!

Then we enjoyed a lazy day all together.  While John and Logan played, Bennett napped and I made these special cupcakes.  I'm nothing of a cook or baker, so I was pleased they turned out as well as they did.  So simple and pretty cute.

I made these with my mammoth muffin pan, so they are BIG.

Kid-sized (sort-of)

My parents offered to come over and watch the kids for a few hours so John and I could get out.  We had a great time!  The best part: our date was totally free because we used a gift card for our fancy dinner and then scored coffee from our friends at Starbucks before heading home.  We enjoyed the time to sit and talk without interruption!  And, of course, the boys enjoyed their special time with Papa and Nana.  After my parents left, Logan was still in the mood to play and be rowdy (maybe because of the cupcake?!).  He made this little "fort" out of his two hockey nets and wanted Benny in there with him.  Logan was convinced that we couldn't see him in his fort and kept saying "Shhhh...Benny...we're hiding!".  Such fun!

Bennett: "Lemme outta here!"

Logan: "You can't find me!!!"

Playing nice

Hope you all had a lovely day filled with laughter, family and friends!

This is my life...

Need I say more?  Bennett is the KING of blowouts these days.  We're talking sometimes five (oh yes - sometimes more) big blowouts in one day.  The cleaning, wiping, soaking, stain-fighting, stinking, changing, bathing, washing - its all getting so exhausting!  This blowout was worth documenting so I could show John what he missed out on during the day!  Gross!  Yep, this is my life.  And I love it.  Funny how that works.

Jump Your Socks Off!

Bennett is wild.  I mean he is so sweet and so cute, but he is a spitfire.  Frankly, I am a little afraid for him to get super mobile and verbal because between he and Logan it's going to be a madhouse!  Bennett loves his jumperoo and just goes crazy in there...had to document this one:

Yeehaw!

Yep, he actually jumped his socks right off!  Look out, world, Bennett is WILD.