Owen

My Owen turned 3 on Monday. It is so hard to believe!! He is such a fun guy to have around, we don't know what we would do without him. Here are some fun facts about Owen on his 3rd birthday.
1. He loves, loves, loves trains and he tells everyone he sees that he "has Geotrax," even though they all know because he has had them since Christmas.
2. He has a great imagination.
3. He refuses to wear the Prince costumes I have, but won't hesitate to put on a princess dress with Claire and dance around.
4. He is very particular about which shirt he is wearing each day - he could care less about his pants.
5. He weighs 35 pounds and is 37 inches tall.
6. He is all boy, and is always running around and making airplane noises.
7. He loves Thomas the Train and Spiderman.
8. He is so hard to get to sleep, and will wait until Claire is asleep and then come out of the room tell us that he is all done "sleeping!".
9. He loves Claire and Grant, and misses them when they are away.
10. Finally, he is a wonderful boy, and we love him very much!

8 Months Old!

It's hard to believe that Grant is 8 months old already. Although it seems like he has been with us for forever. Here are a few facts:
1. He is still not sitting, or rolling over, although he is learning to do this leg lift thing where he can really scoot his bum.
2. He hates, hates, hates wind - we can barely take him outside.
3. He doesn't like to eat anything except for yogurt and bananas.
4. He is sleeping all night.
5. He loves his saucer.
6. He giggles any time you touch his tummy.
7. He loves his daddy.
8. His hair keeps getting curlier every day!

Look Mom!! No training wheels!

Chad and I decided that it was time to teach Claire how to ride her bike without the training wheels, so on Sunday we walked down to the school by our house, to give it a try. I told her that now that she was 5, she would get to learn how to ride her bike with only two wheels. She totally bought it and was so excited to give it a try. She helped Chad take of the training wheels, and got on. Well, that only lasted a few minutes. Chad kinda let go a little bit, and she wobbled a tiny bit, and yes in Claire style freaked out. We just left her alone until she could calm down, and then we tried it again. She wouldn't pedal the second time around, and was eager for Chad to put back on her training wheels. I guess we'll have to try it again another day - if we can ever get her to agree!!

Fishing

For Easter Claire and Owen got fishing polls. Owen calls them the Dobby Doo ones (Scooby Doo). They were so excited on Saturday when Chad told them he was going to take them fishing. They came back with red faces, bug bites, and sadly no fish. Chad told me that Owen would just reel in one poll, and then have Chad cast the other one. He was sure every time that he had a fish. Owen and Claire told me that someone took all the fish out, but they will put them back later. I'm glad they had so much fun!

Claire's Last Soccer Game

Well we successfully completed this year of Spring Soccer. We only had to bribe her twice to got to a game without crying, and have decided that she is not a competitive person. She would literally have the ball coming towards her, and she would turn around and run behind all the other kids. We were just happy towards the end that there wasn't any crying involved with a game. She did great overall, and received a little trophy. My camera died just as I was taking a picture of that - she called it her treasure. We asked her if she would rather play soccer or dance, and she practically screamed dance at us, so I think next year we will stick with that. We are proud that she kept her commitment, and hopefully she learned something from this experience.


Grant actually sat for the first time at Claire's soccer game. Hopefully he will keep it up!

Grant's Jumper

When people come to our house, they are usually greeted by this:

Lets just say that they think it is hysterical. Grant absolutely loves this 1970's contraption that used to belong to his dad when he was a baby. The kids can get some air, and when you add music, he jumps to the beat. It is fun to watch.

Claire's Life Flight Field Trip

Last week Claire's preschool class went on a field trip to see the Life Flight at the hospital. All the way there we talked about how she wanted to sit in it, and it was going to be so "cool." No such luck! When we got there she would barely go close to the thing. It's a miracle that we even got her in this picture. It was a great field trip regardless, and hopefully she learned something about keeping her seat belt on.