Sunday, August 30, 2009

Rocking It with Cuz Ella

This post is LONG overdue. Grammy Claudia, Kate, and Ella came for a visit at the end of July. We had a great time and saw tons of fun Denver attractions. The cousins had a blast.

And rocked it. Here's Jack and Ella playing at Cherry Creek Mall.

Jack, Ella, and Grammy... talking philosophy.

Feeding Sam.. so sweet.


Beds were a favorite play area for the kids.. jumping in Jack's crib, on the big bed... they had a blast. (oh, and on a kind of related note, since this pic we've totally given up the pacifier. whoo hoo)


Aunt Kate with Jack, Sam, and Ella


Probably the funniest moments of the trip were the dirt party. Jack and Ella found a bag of dirt and went crazy. They'd pick up the dirt, throw it at each other, and pour it all over each other's heads. They had a blast. We have video too, and I'll try and post it here some time soon... Here's Ella getting more dirt.


And a dirt shampoo..


Even dirty, she's the cutest girl around!


Tiny Town was another big hit. It's a place up in the mountains that's been around since the early 1900's. It's just full of small houses... They're not quite big enough to get in, but Jack tried. Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum, Jack smells the blood of a Colorado mountain hippy.

The kids wanted to get in all the houses SO badly. They had so much fun at Tiny Town. It was hilarious. I totally recommend it for kids under 3.


Here's the kids at the zoo enjoying their favorite part... ice cream. "Wanna smooch, cuz?"
And here's about 130 more pics...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

We love Pedro

The Petits love to show off their rather unusually large tongues. Jack is a bit frightened and has feelings of inadequacy.


After tongue show and tell, Sam was tired.


Pedro too. Whew.



Standing!?


More Brotherly Hang Time

As Sam is getting bigger and more interesting, Jack and Sam are starting to enjoy each other's company. Here they are enjoying Jack's favorite past-time, watching the Cars movie. (Don't worry folks. I didn't really let Sam watch tv. This was just for the sake of the pic. But he does love to look at the tv, which is a bit disturbing.)


Jack's even played around with sharing his toys... That is, until Sam grabs it and then Jack wants it back right away.


Hanging in bed.

Oh wait, maybe Sam isn't really enjoying this.
And hugs.

Ah, Push It

Sam is getting so much stronger each day. Since Jack's birthday, he's gone from this:

7/15: "Oh, I hate this mom!"


"Uh, this is HARD. Could you people please roll me over."


7/27: "Hey, look at me! But I still kinda hate it."


7/31: Getting the hang of it...


To this today: "I'm a lover, not a hater."