And We're Back....

Our big guys, January 4th 2010!

Sorry for the long (er) delay....we've just been trying to get back into the swing of things here in the 'Lou. The holidays took some wind out of our sails (for good reasons) so it took a little while before we could get back on the open water!

With that, let's talk boys!

So Mr. Aidan is doing quite fine. We are slowly working through the transition to the Strawberry Room, which unlike the move to Lime, hasn't been as bad as a transition. He likes his teachers, Kathy and Vicki, and has made several good friends that we hear about everyday. That would be Buddy Conrad and Buddy "I don't like your attitude" Simon. Aidan tells us that Simon says that phrase everyday, so I'm sure it's just another wonderful parent teaching their kids, through their actions, which then gets perpetuated by their kids. I can't lie though, I shooshed Emmy one time and now Aidan "shooshes" me when he's upset. Touché.

But other than that, we're really close to setting up his first dentist's appointment. I did some research and found a really cool dentist office, see here, that hopefully will encourage not only an "enjoyment" of the dentist or dental assistant working on his teeth, but also a sense that going to the dentist is fun. I remember growing up with my childhood dentist Dr. Kibbey and honestly was a fun experience, until I wasn't allowed to have my picture on the "Cavity Free Club" board...that stunk. I know that Emmy did braces for awhile, so I'm sure she's got some good/bad stories of her dentistry days...maybe in another post. :)

So Aid is doing well. He had quite the Christmas/Birthday. I think 70% of the toys he has have been dorment for a few days. The "Cars" movie toys, his R/C train and the wooden train board have been big hits. Here's a few pictures of our big three year old guy!

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Loves Mack the Truck and Mater

Always with the great smiles....

Now onto the little big guy, Mr. Ethan. Wow, so much to say about this little jewel. He's doing really great with his foods. We've crossed into the fruit domain and (of course) he loves fruit. Apples and Apricots so far have been his favs. We also tried a couple of puffs the other night (see pic). He did OK with them, but I think we may still be a few weeks out. It will be especially better for him once he starts getting some more teeth. Which, he now has 2! Number 2 (lower, middle left) broke through about a week ago. So that's good news!

E is also starting to rock, as I said in an earlier post, and is sitting up very, very well. He can sit unassisted for an extended period of time. I had him sitting for about 30 minutes tonight with only one fall. And, the "da-da's" are in full effect and the other night we heard him sing out a couple of "ba-ba's" so that is very cool. I love hearing him talk, it's so pure....just awesome.

Here's a couple shots of E eatin' and sittin':

Sitting SOOOO good!

Drinking from a cup, what!? and trying out some puffs!

I love this camera with the new flash...I just get everything now so clear and vivid...look at those blue eyes....gorgeous! Didn't get them from me!

Tomorrow the guys head to Dr. Mayer's for their 3 year and 7 month, respectively, checkups. Very excited to see how Aid scores on the Denver Developmental Screening and equally excited to see where E lands on the length spectrum...that is one LONG baby! We'll update the blog with the particulars tomorrow.

And finally, we're expecting a blizzard tonight. Yes, winds sustained at 25 mph and blowing and drifting snow up to 6 inches are expected. But....we know snow and we've done snow and wind...

Colorado Blizzard 2003 - 33" of snow in 18 hours...fun!

Have a great night everyone!
Ty, Emmy, Aidan and Ethan