Honk! Moo! Oink!

We have a video that was made locally by a speech-language pathologist that my mother-in-law, Sheila, works with. The video is great for early language development! The boys think it is a hoot and they like to make the sounds. (www.speechparade.com)

Sam was too busy playing with "Tater" (what he calls his Mr. Potato Head) so I captured Luke.

If you are looking for a way to "jump start" speech, I highly recommend this DVD. Thanks, Sheila!

There is nothing (and I do mean nothing) more fun than spending the day with two budding chatterboxes (boys after Mommy's heart!).

Watching for my favorite parts...


Waiting patiently...


There's one!! HONK HONK!! (goose)

Mooooooooooo...

Cat!

Oink oink!

Not finished oinking...

Enough flash, Mommy

Random Thursday post

We are just having such a fun summer! Summer is definitely wayyy easier with 2 little ones than in the cold winter.

Not too much has been going on, unless you count lots of talk about bugs. Sam is really into bugs now. (can I add a sarcastic yippee?) His favorites are bees and ants. He talks about them. A lot.

A few shots of some of our shenanigans from this week.

Luke decided that the time was right to put Sam's swim trunks on his head.


Sam was playing with an old file thingy. He is so creative and finds fun everywhere.


It is hard to say no to those beautiful eyes!

Bus Driver

Sam turned over his exersaucer and when I asked him what it was, he said, "Mah bus." He "drove" his bus a lot yesterday, so thank goodness it gets good gas mileage. It's his new favorite thing! He acts like he is steering and "beep beeps" too.

He got the exersaucer when he was 8 months old from his Uncle Jerry and Aunt Jeanie, so I hope they are pleased to know it is still getting a lot of use!

Hop aboard!

Shy bus driver?

We've got a laundry (hermit) crab!

If you're feeling a bit bored this summer, run down to Wal Mart and get yourself a laundry basket! Sam and Luke had a ball with one of ours this morning. I just kept hearing "Mama?" out of the basket.


Let's get this party started...

I see you, Mama

Beautiful boy

You're pinned!

Summer smoothie fun!

I decided to make the boys a smoothie on Sunday night. I used fresh strawberries, blueberries, a banana, organic yogurt and milk. Let's just say not a drop was wasted!! They absolutely loved it. We will have a good time experimenting with different flavors this summer. Tonight I am going to try some fresh pineapple.

They loved it so much that when I got the blender out last night, Sam started pointing and whining...it seems that my smoothies are so fantastic, it's hard to wait for them to be made. Take that, Jamba Juice.

Salud!

No excuse!

I really have no excuse for not updating the blog lately...well, unless you count the two little guys who have become the center of our universe.

Not much has been going on...except Sam's language is exploding! YAY!!

Some of his new words (and, yes, he is all about transportation and sports these days) He has really been taking notice of bikes, so I am sure that is coming soon.

-Cat the ball (while throwing an "air ball")

-Kick the ball (while air kicking)

-Bus (clear as day - bus also doubles for RVs)

-Car and "let's go car" (when he wants to go)

-Momma, you got car (when I am driving) I never thought I would hear myself saying, "Yes, honey, I've got car"

-Train (followed with "toot toot" &/or "choo choo")

-Boat (and will make "boat sounds")

-Whooo hoooo! (when he is excited)

-Boo boo (and he holds it out for me to kiss)...he will also kiss a boo boo on me while saying "booo booo" if he sees a bruise. He also has quite a "boo boo memory" and will ask for kisses on the boo boo LONG after it has healed.

I will post some new pics as soon as I get a chance! Hope you are all (and by "all," I mean all 3 of you that read my blog) having a great summer!

If you find yourself needing pears this winter...

Luke has plenty stored up in his cheeks!!