tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71316278491435888982024-03-14T00:24:03.108-05:00Chilson KidsGretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-11994980229071539242012-08-03T22:13:00.000-05:002012-08-03T22:38:49.990-05:00Summertime!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Summer 2012 has kept us hoppin'! </div>
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We, however, are not fantastic photo-journalists...</div>
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In the past 6 weeks, we went to Sioux Falls for an ordination (congrats, Father John!), Aberdeen to visit my dad and Sara, and Chicago for the 4th of July with Bob's family. We hosted 10 Chilsons/Pattersons here for the better part of a week, Grandma Kathy came to visit twice, and my friend Suzy (Robbie's Godmother) spent a long weekend with us.</div>
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We have no photos of any of the above. </div>
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What we DO have is a bit of evidence that we have fun just hanging around near home. Here are some photos/videos of our boys doing just that...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey says "Ready, Set, Go!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey is saying "beep-beep, Robbie" (we're working on "excuse me", but for now beep-beep does the job)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It may be called a "baby pool", but these guys are serious about their "swimming" - getting their heads underwater, splashing, and flailing arms and legs, even in just a few inches of water!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite dollar store gifts - butterfly nets. Robbie practices his "pool boy" skills.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who says floaties are just for water? This craziness was part of an afternoon spent under a sprinkler...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't look now, boys, but you both stopped moving at the same time. AND mom has her camera. This is unprecedented :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I know this photo quality is a bit fuzzy, but c'mon, how cute is it? The boys still spend a LOT of time with the wagon... and as you can see here, they enjoy every minute of it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't make this stuff up... They boys were playing in the pool on the deck. A squirrel ran across the yard. They boys got all excited and ran after it. Squirrel ran up the tree. Boys attempted to climb tree, saying "Mommy, help up!" Sorry, guys. Mom doesn't have those skills. Even if I did, you're not even wearing shoes. Or clothes, for that matter. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob did lots of landscaping work in our yard this summer. He had a lot of "help" from Robbie. Too cute. That kid took his little red shovel (thanks, Grandma Kathy!) and follwed daddy everywhere...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't see it, but Robbie's shirt says "Rad like dad" :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are lucky to have a man-made lake near us, with a beautiful sandy beach and shallow water - perfect for toddlers. We've been there lots with family, and on playdates with friends. Both boys love the water, but Jakey LOOOOOOOOOOOVES it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did I mention that Jakey loves the water? This day we were on a playdate with several families, including around 8 kids or so. ALL of us were taking a lunch break. Jakey wouldn't come in. He's the one still out in the yellow tube by himself (I know this looks bad, but he's only in about 6 inches of water, and we were watching him closely!) He was practically the only kid in the whole lake.</td></tr>
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<u>Chilson Twins at Two Years old</u> </h4>
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Robbie (in green, of course)</div>
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</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-58393055265409736422012-05-05T15:26:00.003-05:002012-05-05T15:26:51.814-05:00Hooky and Hockey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mommy and Daddy got to play hooky from work and stay home on Wednesday and Thursday (daycare was closed). We had beautiful weather, so it was nice timing (as this weekend is a wash-out!). Time to get outside and have some fun. </div>
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The boys love to stop and smell the flowers. Never mind that they're all fake. We remind them to smell with their noses, not their hands, so they put their hands on their knees and lean over, creating a kind of dance!<br />
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What started as hockey begins to deteriorate into some serious silliness...<br />
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A new favorite "daddy game"... called "Earthquake"</div>
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We had a GREAT birthday week. It was my Spring Break and I got to spend all week at home with the boys, AND we had summer-like weather. Couldn't ask for more :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Kathy visited us the weekend before the boys birthdayday. She came bearing balloons, making her the boys' favorite person in history!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey was not shy above diving into his cupcakes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie managed to stay a bit cleaner... for a while.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Wednesday, the boys' actual birthday, Bob took the day off. We started the day with a little gift opening -- presents from Grandma Jean and Grandpa Don, Robbie's Godmother Suzy, and mommy and daddy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This (no-water) "fish tank" from Don and Jean was a favorite right away. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie was SO excited about this book from Suzy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mommy and Daddy got the boys bikes for their 2nd birthday. Yes, really! They're these cool toddler bikes that don't have pedals, so kids learn to balance, supposedly making the transition to pedal bikes in a few years easy... we'll see!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey was the first to prefer off-roading in the grass. Now both boys' favorite place to "ride" their bikes is down the hill in our backyard!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandpa Jack and Grandma Sara came to visit the weekend after the boys' birthday. They came bearing 4x4's... our boys are crazy-spoiled, but they're lovin' it!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're not sure if the boys will ever touch their bikes again, now that they've realized the power of batteries at the push of a button!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On St. Patty's Day, we had a little birthday party for the boys. Here are the guys playing in the (deflated) bouncy castle with their friend Cooper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey "helping" to get the air out of the bouncy castle when it was "all done"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Party guests... Joey ("JoJo") and Cooper ("Coop")</td></tr>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/G1EymFdOW24">Birthday morning</a> (opening gifts)</div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/iXWZTnrEkpo">Happy Birthday Song</a> (First, Jakey learns to assert himself when it comes to keeping his cupcake. Then, the birthday song sung by mommy, daddy, and grandma Kathy)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey LOVES being outside, as evidenced by this smile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys' first snowman. We spent all winter trying to get them to say "snowman", but they would only say "no" (snow without the "s"). But on the day they got to make their own real snowman, Robbie said it. It's SO funny. He says "snow, mon." Sounds like he's Jamaican!</td></tr>
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So this game seems to consist of throwing coasters on the floor, and then running around them (while saying "around, around, around...")<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/SQgh5JHGKHM">"Around, around, around"</a><br />
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Bubble bath + blowing bubbles = good times. Don't ask why on this one occasion Jacob thought he could blow bubbles with his ear... we haven't figured that one out!<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/ZiYrPrC8lwQ">Bath bubbles</a><br />
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Here are the boys doing the actions (and "singing") to their favorite song. Some serious silliness here!<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/G6WQ7p8_g40">Boys sing "Wheels on the bus"</a><br />
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Another game mommy didn't understand: Slide table across the floor, while dragging a broom along. <br />
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This is a HAPPY Robbie!<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/IrXTDMPtCeA">Robbie sleds with Mommy</a><br />
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My favorite part of this one may be Jakey in the background, trudging up the hill and sitting down in his sled, ready to go!<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/G6JHaTHE6oY">Robbie sleds with Daddy</a><br />
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Two big boys, one little saucer sled.<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/XyFohORArn8">Two headed sled</a><br />
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What starts as a scream ends in a giggle.<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/Zg3rUXgR4r4">Robbie sledding</a><br />
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If you turn up your speakers, you can hear him laugh hysterically all the way down.<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/a4xC2O1dQmI">Jakey sledding</a><br />
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This was our very first day out in the snow<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/ZkSOVFZknbg">Jakey and Robbie sledding together</a>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-68969132509816747022012-01-21T21:07:00.000-06:002012-05-07T22:57:06.864-05:00A Day in the LifeWell, it's 3:30 on Saturday. The boys are taking a nap (they're still in their pajamas!), Bob is taking a shower, and when the boys wake up we'll go on our exciting adventure for the day -- grocery shopping! It's been a lazy day around here, but one we all desperately needed. Below are videos, some from today, and some from the last few weeks. They depict a regular day in the life of Chilsons at home.<br />
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Jakey LOVES books. His favorite place in the world is a lap (pretty much anyone's lap), as long as there is a book involved. Recently, his favorite is the "Baby Blessings Bible." I wish he'd talk more about this in public... it might go a little way in negating Robbie's very public statements about sitting through church. Every time we go from sitting to standing during mass, Robbie says, (read: 'yells') "All done? Go?!"<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/FqbCgNmuYWM">Jakey reads the Bible</a><br />
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A couple of weeks ago, the boys went through a phase where their favorite place to be after dinner was in a pack-n-play, together. They would ask to be put in there, just so they could hang out. Why two little boys would choose to share this small space is beyond me. But it's terribly cute.<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/rKKPWZ9f_JA">Fun in Pack n Play</a><br />
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Our guys don't always get along. Working on sharing and taking turns has become a part of our daily (hourly) vocabulary. We waffle between making our "often-too-wimpy-to-fight-for-it" Jakey actually speak up for himself, and making his "often-too-aggressive-and-bossy" brother Robbie settle down and wait his turn. It's often hard to tell who had it first, or whose turn it is, as toddler rules are very complex! So, many of their similar or identical toys have identifying features, so there is no doubt what belongs to whom. For some reason, though, we never assigned a particular rocking chair to a particular boy (one chair was mine as a child, and one was Bob's). So, the rules of "I had it first" or "I want it more" usually apply! The video that follows is a disagreement over who should sit in one chair. My favorite part is when Robbie tells the camera, in no uncertain terms, that the chair he's sitting in is his, and the other is Jakey's :)<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/IU_zmMxm1-8">Rocking Chair Wars</a><br />
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Every once in a while, I sit down to play the piano for the boys. This generally ends in disaster, as a fight will break out over who gets to sit with mom, or it turns into a race to see who can jump on and off the bench the most times during one song, or any number of other non-musical issues. Today, there was no fighting -- because once they decided they wanted to play, they also decided there was not enough room on the piano bench for mommy. So, play us a song, little piano men...<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/MVpwQBjJUuk">Little piano men</a><br />
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"Simon says" has become a favorite game since Grammy played it with the boys around Christmas. Here are our boys after lunch today (yes, they're still in their jammies!)<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/Zi1tAsddlvQ">Simon Says</a><br />
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A short while after the Simon Says game ended, we put the boys down for a much-needed nap. They were exhausted/crabby, and both practically jumped out of our arms and into their cribs. 5 minutes later, however, they were in their room chatting from crib to crib, so I went in and laid down the law (mostly to Robbie, who was standing up and jabbering to Jacob, who was at least laying down and believably trying to sleep!). 10 minutes later, they were up to their old tricks. So, we grabbed the camera --- not exciting video (it's basically a still of our monitor), but the audio is quite entertaining (sorry about the obnoxious fan noise in the background - the boys have a space heater in their room to keep the chill away). We did eventually go back in there and "make" them sleep (they've been sleeping now for almost 2 hours!), but first we let them goof around a bit. Those moments are so precious -- when they just chat away to each other, oblivious to the fact that we'll post their "conversation" here for all to hear. It's one of those twin moments we just love. :)<br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/dKAs1UT-6zE">"Nap" time</a><br />
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Here's to all of us enjoying such happy, restful moments during each day! :)Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-31522261118764645492012-01-02T16:42:00.002-06:002012-05-07T22:59:04.607-05:00Thanksgiving and Christmas 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OK, so this is a bit out of order, but we wanted to tell you more about our Christmas tree story (story is on our last post). Because, you see, Jakey tried to warn us...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey was cold and crabby when we were out tree hunting... until he found this "tree." He was SO proud of this little branch. Adorable. Well, kiddo, we should have taken your tree home instead of ours...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We put our tree up Thanksgiving weekend. We decorated it, and decided it really was the prettiest tree we'd ever had. But two weeks later, it stopped taking water. We finally gave up on it on Dec. 29, and took the decorations off. This is how many needles were left after the decorations came off.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THIS is what it looked like after the lights came off. No one we know has EVER seen a tree lose needles like this one did. It's so pathetic, you just have to laugh!</td></tr>
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Below are a few pics from our hectic holidays. We've realized we did a pretty crummy job of taking photos, but on the other hand, we truly enjoyed every minute, whether a camera was charged and close at hand, or not! Here are a few moments we managed to capture...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first gift opening of the season was in Litchfield, with Grandpa Jack and Sarah. The boys got an introduction to the whole "opening presents" thing (auntie Beth, these blocks were a BIG hit!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This doesn't look like a Christmas photo because there's no snow! This was December 22, my first day of winter break. The boys were bored, so we bundled up and went out to play with the summer toys on the deck!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie looks like a little bag lady, all bundled up with his little toy grocery cart. As it turned out, Mommy got cold LONG before they did, so we ultimately headed back inside for more "normal" winter activities.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I played some Christmas carols on my clarinet for the boys and Grandma Kathy. Jakey wanted to get in on the action!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Christmas Eve, the boys truly understood that there were TOYS inside all that wrapping paper...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and they loved their bean bags from Grandma Kathy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captured on film: The moment that Robbie realizes there's an Elmo in there! (Thanks, Uncle Gary!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey kisses his Elmo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suzy, thanks for the Godson gifts for Robbie (he wanted to share with Jacob, too!) They LOVE things that "go", so you chose perfect gifts with the noisy car book and cool bus!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bob relaxing on Christmas Eve with a couple of friends!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas morning with Jakey (yes, that's MORE Elmo...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie on Christmas morning (Elmo stickers in his hand!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Christmas, we welcomed nearly all of the Chilsons for a packed, chaotic houseful (we missed you, Don and Amy!)... and took a huge group to the Children's Museum. The boys found a life-size "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" book to play in!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's hard to tell from this photo, but the "big boys", Bob and Mike, were showing the little guys how to start a food fight (foam food, thank goodness!) in the middle of a museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay for cousins. Here are Jakey and Robbie playing in the museum's toddler room with their cousin Ollie, who's just 2 months younger. We all can't wait to see them all grow up together!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ollie and Robbie played hard in the water, too. I choose this picture because you can see how soaking WET Robbie is!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ANOTHER gift opening??? The boys dig into their kid-sized table and chairs from Grandma Jean and Grandpa Don.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ella organized some of the little ones so we could put that table to good use right away! And, it's been used many times a day ever since!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Dec. 28 we still had no snow, so we settled for what Bob has dubbed "southern sledding." All you need is a wagon and a hill (and a willing eldest cousin, who made LOTS of trips back up the hill, lugging the smaller ones around -- thanks, Jack!)<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/7s4IsCeSOYo">The boys received talking, stuffed Elmos from my uncle Gary. Robbie was so excited he couldn't even open his! </a></div>
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<a href="http://youtu.be/sgdnDuxKGN4">Jakey had no such trepidation about his Elmo. He gave him kisses, and repeated everything that Elmo said!</a></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-91838255465058177002011-12-10T23:37:00.000-06:002011-12-10T23:37:51.551-06:00Winter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter is here! Complete with the extra 10 minutes it takes to get out the door, the dozens of mittens we left the house with but will never see again, the craziness of being a band director with 3 concerts in two weeks, and that wonderful "hockey bag" smell that fills our house each winter season. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, really. All the good stuff is here, too. At this very moment I'm sitting on the couch, listening to Josh Groban sing Christmas carols, feeling the heat of our fireplace, and looking at our beautiful Christmas tree. Bob is at hockey, and the boys are sleeping upstairs. Ah, quiet. ("Silent Night", sings Josh as I type this...) I wouldn't change a thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some recent pics to keep you up to date with these little boys who are not so little anymore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did an informal photo shoot of our happy guys, the day of our first snowfall. They were so excited! :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's not often that we catch Jakey in a full smile like this! What a grin :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He's really turning on the charm, here.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie is NOT hard to catch in a smile... but still, what a great moment caught on camera!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note to self: when allowing boys to play with Christmas decorations for the "photo shoot", it may be important to prepare oneself for several weeks of little guys demanding to play with said decorations. Worth it, though. So cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They say a picture says 1000 words. This one, though, looks much more innocent than it was, so I'll elaborate a bit...Very long story very short: Our dear friends the Larsons invited us out with them to a Christmas tree farm to choose our trees this year. It was later than we planned. It was colder than we'd planned. We got lost and went to the wrong tree farm. We made the best of it and got oversized Charlie Brown trees anyway. One of them fell off the van on our way home. 5 miles later, the other one fell off. The men said lots of words that we had to edit for the 3 tired, starving children under the age of 2. But let me tell you: these trees have CHARACTER! :) And we have a story we'll never forget. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The city of Mound has a tree-lighting event every year. We bundled up our boys on a very cold evening, threw them in the wagon, and walked the 3 blocks to the event (gotta love our small town!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys weren't feeling up to sitting on Santa's lap, so we had to settle for this! Not bad for a first pic with Santa, though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie, all bundled up and enjoying the Christmas lights.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey, all bundled up and... well, I don't know. Telling us where we can go for bringing him out in this cold?!?! :)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-52033259543575053962011-11-08T21:56:00.000-06:002011-11-08T21:56:22.210-06:00Halloween 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, we've spent the last week looking at adorable pics of other people's kids on Halloween. In those photos, kids are all lined up, shoulder to shoulder with their siblings/friends, proudly displaying their costumes. At our house, we had a hard time getting both of our guys in the same frame, much less looking at the camera at the same time while not covering up their costumes with a blanky or a sippy cup. But, they had a great Halloween, and we still got some cute pics :) Presenting, "Thing 1 and Things 2", from "The Cat in the Hat"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie. "Thing 2" because he's 14 minutes younger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob. The "older brother" got to be "Thing 1"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie was not a fan of keeping his hair on his head. I was going to use blue hairspray, until I read the can: "Do not use on very fine, or very blond hair." Yikes! So, we sacrificed a super-cute scarf a friend made me a few years ago (Sorry, Suzy. It was for a good cause!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey, giving us his very best goofy "Dr. Seuss" face!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie, showing off his "hair"</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few weeks ago, we spent a great weekend in Door County, while our boys enjoyed a great weekend with their Green Bay cousins (thanks, Green Bay Chilsons!) We got to take some of the fun home with us, when they sent us home with their bouncy castle! The boys have had a blast with it... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We wanted to sell some of Merfy's stuff, so we set up the kennel to take photos of it. The boys spent an hour in and out of baby jail. They had a blast!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Jakey doing "the falcon." It's a long story -- has to do with the name of our sand volleyball team a couple years ago, "Falcon Crest." The name was a sort of cross between a cheap beer and an old TV show... At any rate, Bob dug out the falcon pose a couple weeks ago, and now the boys do it all the time on their own!</td></tr>
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As it turns out, we have a FABULOUS apple orchard very near our house. With the exception of a short trip home for an afternoon nap, we spent an entire day there! We hung out with our friends the Hensleys in the morning, and Grandma Kathy in the evening. We loved it so much, we went back a week later with Grandma Jean and Grandpa Don. Here are some highlights...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grandma Kathy tickled Jacob until he giggled himself right back into the haystack!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Push, Jakey! You're so strong!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obviously, the bigger the pumpkin, the more tongue needs to be hanging out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's an example of the many attempts at our fall family photo. We have approximately 15 pics similar to this one. The littlest people kept crying, or wandering off, or getting distracted... :)</td></tr>
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Jacob has what we call "crazy face." He used to do it when he was angry/frustrated, and it looked so scary, like he was having a seizure or something. Once we figured out that he was OK, we realized it was hilarious! And then Jakey figured out that we realized it was hilarious...so he added a smile to it, rendering it the new and improved crazy face you see in this video!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So there we were, at the apple orchard, hanging out at the petting zoo. Bob was teaching Robbie to say "llama." Robbie's version sounds exactly like "mama" so it is unclear at the beginning of the video exactly who he's looking for... Until he turns to the animal pen and you can hear his excitement at seeing a furry white "mama" :) </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JSOehKRngM">Mama Llama</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This video requires no introduction. Enjoy! </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://youtu.be/tU8_8lyQB6E">Robbie chases chickens</a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">By the end of summer, Jacob was showing his rocking fish who was boss... </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-wZMmgiWZI">Jacob rides a fish</a></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-38343994406148811712011-08-16T23:24:00.000-05:002011-08-16T23:24:35.177-05:00Summer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It. CANNOT. Be. Mid-August.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our last post was Mid-June, and we haven't had a moment's rest since then. The good news is, we've been busy having fun :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Several of my teacher-friends and I have been trying to get together with our kids for playdates once a week or so. This beach day was probably the highlight...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the whole crowd (I'm the one balancing the two kids who love water but refuse to touch sand!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I LOVE this photo. It looks like he's punching him (which happens, don't get me wrong!), but here Robbie is actually feeding Jacob grapes. Adorable!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bonus of the boys hating sand? Really easy to keep track of them. They wouldn't take a step off this blanket :)</td></tr>
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We spend a lot of time just hanging out in the yard. Here's the guys relaxing one afternoon...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey, hanging out in the cool grass!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie, getting ready to show off his skills on the slide!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">We took a trip to Chicago to visit Grandma Jean and Grandpa Don. If you ask the boys, though, the highlight may have been playing in the suitcases the day before we left...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look! We both fit in the big one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was not staged, I promise. Robbie just climbed in and started doing some gymnastics.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monkey see, monkey do!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hmmmmmmmm. We don't seem to fit in this one as well as the big one!</td></tr>
</tbody></table> So we finally got packed up and went to Chicago. The boys LOVED playing at this park with fountains that shoot up at random...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob looks like he's not enjoying himself, but he kept coming back for more - for a while he sat right on one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie showed no fear and RAN around the park, getting as wet as possible.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a water break!</td></tr>
</tbody></table> Grandpa Jack and Grandma Sara held "camp" again this year in Aberdeen, complete with "water park", "movie night", and "field trip"...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water park was a big hit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, so here our boys demonstrate their differences: Robbie is happily yelling at the water while hitting it...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...Jakey is enjoying a quiet moment in his own "hot tub"!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proof that daddy did spend the summer with us! Here's the whole family on the carousel.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> These boys LOVE their little red wagon! Unless it's pouring rain, we're in it every day, many days more than once a day. Once again, Grandma Kathy wins for best gift -- they'll love it for a long time!</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taking a break from practicing "sledding" down the hill in our yard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's grandma Kathy with the boys. While we ran all over the country to see most folks, Grandma Kathy came to us many times. YAY for fun visits with Grandma :)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Our sad news for this summer: We had to say goodbye to Merfy, Bob's canine "baby" of almost 15 years. We wanted to make sure we had some photographic memories of the boys with Merf, so here are some cute moments...</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob enjoys a tickle with Merf.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie hugs Merfy. So sweet.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> We took a trip to Omaha so Bob could participate in his company softball tournament, and we could all visit Suzy, Robbie's Godmother and my good high school friend. Suzy treated us to a trip to the fabulous Omaha Zoo!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie, in his monkey shirt, compares his height to that of various types of monkeys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob, in HIS monkey shirt, has lots to say about why we left the stroller in the car (don't worry, we went to get it!)<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THIS is why we LOVE the boys at this age. They make a normal, boring drive into something hilarious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKV9ECGih4zGiUNOO-j0CMd89xv7tKyVVbA7hVusQ8HFGk7qLR0I4a5WJxfVDq1pNJXpGW9TXs4hrDk8iDwA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
Here, the "Suitcase Show" in action.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwaAEc8xx2bEha1GxEyiNJutpHOz9uyty4aMYEUGK_EyrlzTyNVGpnU9uPwp1Lmrhxaokztt_rITXSueoly6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-5398449327547356082011-06-19T22:05:00.000-05:002011-06-19T22:05:31.000-05:00Random moments to make you laugh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wow, if I quit my job we could continue to update our blog every day! :) Here's the 3rd in a row...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdmhGpk2IuL5R1ZzxdozX8C5IRd4giso5eF3qSk-kaDY5C9za65X-i7RuLEifnMHLbFyLQGgTQIbmW1rGqhA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>The boys practiced their splashing in the pool... now they've brought it to bath time. <br />
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So, these next videos may require some explanation. Jacob's new favorite game is throwing small toys down our staircase, one after another, for 5-10 minutes at a time.The first video begins with a sad Jakey who has just unsuccessfully tried to push a too-large ball through the gate. He is so sad and sincere in his shock about what does and doesn't fit... you can see how it's entertaining for him. Interestingly, this behavior is the only thing that happens in this house that only ONE child does. Robbie just looks at him like he's crazy - like, "Why are you throwing away all our toys?" :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx8Yhaz08T49hZBhwme7-Z_zIqoeAeoaGXrJKbXyd3Edh3Qy20OyCG6IhNTXsZThzio01VTP-Hhwo7peHEMtg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkiZ_cArnwBi9fgLLPV2wENk5vKKh9-_jeuYpP7Pxk7749ED8X_AKTJkOZ3cRgSkRGcuEuWiJnsVZbD0JamA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-22742659565627079322011-06-18T20:45:00.000-05:002011-06-18T20:45:37.934-05:00First museum trip!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No, you're not imagining it... we really are putting up two posts in as many days. Today was a specal occasion, which we documented just for you -- our first trip to the Minnesota Children's Museum. What a fabulous place! If you've never been there, here's a taste...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first stop was to play with these crazy, bendable blocks, complete with balls to throw through them. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was tough to leave this area, but there was more to see...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got hung up for quite a while on these stairs... not part of an exhibit, just plain old stairs -- but the boys loved them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is a special part of the museum for little ones (ages 6 months to 4 years). It's a magnificent spot to practice climbing, running, sliding... I think we spent more than an hour just in this little room. More than worth the price of admission, though. I love this picture because Jakey looks like he's trying to stand up so tall, and his shirt says "Who are you calling short?" :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Robbie in the middle of a spirited game of peek-a-boo!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Jakey getting in on the "peek" part of the game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob was the first one to spy this fun-looking sparkly thingie (maybe it's supposed to be rain?). Anyway, monkey see monkey do... here's Robbie giving it a try.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the top of the play area is a window from which kids can look down on St. Paul. Here they are, taking a look!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is around the end of hour 2... Jakey seems to be saying, "Seriously? Nap time was an hour ago, and no snack yet?!?!" However, he snapped right out of it and ran off to play for another hour or so :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie wanted to stop and play with these blocks - this never gets old!</td></tr>
</tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwtw6pTDgICGUJ6VGjMg7_EO33yjrDwDUhfRXNQ1bS0ANpRltwmizaUACELEUJhoT9EfXrCA9FDK8uUTE-ZfQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The above video cracks me up... I call it, "Cautious and not-so-cautious." In Jacob's defense, going up is harder :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcja8lsILEHDsAJrWsVh0XtVwwbE8jW78X2tCgDZxAbpkMoFT-GbPlqFfjcGCVuxxPeJlnucbdNpWyV1Qq' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Yes, you're seeing this correctly. We dressed Jacob up as a beaver and encouraged him to crawl up into the dam. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyX601kwGDuyJMYJvQ13LbjIhPPYee1BS2W8239GP2Vmv83fMGXLNIpdoalhgs8Ra8q2wIxzvQVAIuoswzF4Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">So as this video begins, Bob and I are talking about the half hour Robbie has spent practicing running up and down a ramp, perfecting his technique. Bob noticed how much fun Robbie was having, and said, "He laughs all the way down"... and then, of course, Robbie takes a digger. Don't worry, though. That, too, ends in laughter :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxP4Is2KJArPchx7F2R_jzn79leIxP2_9Wvl21tSg6YWJDUZXL3CgQZNDAypFqa3_DRqaPr8fpXAFgemIv-Pg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">You'll note from my narration that in the hour we spent in the toddler room, this is one of the only times the boys were close enough to each other to get them in the same video. We're starting to call them "This way" and "That way."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzhalWwsSVR6LvVm2EauNepZ8mvt4O05MZWMB0kNbGhAC5nRqCRmiA7fYPnY6uD6GFafUZAWpr049WqHvXGLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a quick look at Jakey exploring on his own... he was in the "prairie" part of the room, so was busy playing with everything from a big fluffy spider, to a foam tree, to a few spinny sunflowers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done. Totally out before we made it to the highway. All in all, a very successful first day at the museum. We had a blast!</td></tr>
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</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-25233042459265163902011-06-17T22:56:00.000-05:002011-06-17T22:56:11.331-05:00Summer FINALLY begins...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, our last post was back on Mother's day weekend, and here it is Father's day weekend already! We've just finished our first full week of "summer", as Mommy was still teaching last week, and the boys were still in daycare. Add to that our crazy MN weather that has not been very summer-like, and it's no wonder we can't believe we're half-way through June already. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a little snapshot of what Spring/Summer activities our little guys have been up to. Busy, busy, busy boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Jacob had to wait a couple of months after Robbie to have enough hair, but his first haircut was definitely an event... one he'll be glad he doesn't remember. He was SO sad :(</td></tr>
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</div>Unless it's raining, we spend a little time at the park almost every day. We are forutnate to have a little neighborhood park just a block away from our house...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob wasn't so sure about the slide at first, but now he's an expert (and actually prefers climbing up rather than sliding down!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie loved this slide from the very first moment he saw it. Which is great, unless you're the only adult at the park, with two 15-month-olds, when they are both climbing up different parts of the gym to get to two different slides which are both WAY to big for them to do alone...yikes! But cute!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slides are great, but this is Robbie's first love. We pull our wagon up to the park, and he can't wait to jump out and run over to the swings, arms raised to the sky, until we plunk him into one!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day we unleashed the boys on the yard with 2 balls. They had a blast running and chasing them, and each other. I love Jacob's concentration in this photo... tongue out and all!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are so lucky to have friends and family who donated lots of outdoor toys - our deck now looks like a mini-amusement park, but the boys love it. Here's Jakey poking his head out from the rocking fish (whatever happened to rocking horses?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie is amazingly fast at climbing up into this cube, and is the master of the slide (for the "water slide" version, see the video, below)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Jakey helping Daddy with an extension cord.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Despite a cold Spring, we had one random 103 degree day. So, out came our new pool. The boys love to splash so much that we can NEVER have water in it when they're out on the deck unless they're dressed for swimming. It takes them no time at all to get sopping wet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE this photo. The boys love their Daddy. Here they are, watching him mow the lawn. I hope they're taking good notes, because Daddy will be more than happy to give up this chore in a few years.</td></tr>
</tbody></table> The boys are speaking up more and more every day, too. Probably the most commonly used word at our house is "Boo!" They use it to "scare" us and play peekaboo with each other (their favorite is to play in the curtains). That syllable has become Robbie's trademark move - so much that Bob now CALLS him "Boo" as a nickname! <br />
We hear "uh oh" a LOT these days. We're determined to teach them that "uh oh" is meant for something that happens accidentally (as opposed to whipping one's sippy cup at the floor, and then shrugging and saying "uh oh" as if you don't know how it got down there).<br />
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Jacob says "hi", "all done", "mama" and "dada" very clearly. He still says and signs "more" and signs "please." His sign for please looks more like he's scratching under his armpit, but we know what it means (it means "I want something and am willing to be polite to get it. Now you have to figure out what it is!") He points a lot and is always "asking" us to bring him to things out of his reach (high windows, flower pots, off-limits books) so he can get a better look.<br />
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Robbie still loves saying "more" and now only signs it for emphasis, if he thinks we're not getting it. He doesn't say "all done", but does a touchdown move that shows when he's finished with his plate (additionally, he's figured out that prying the full plate off of its 'childproof' suction cup gets our attention quickly, too). <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">With twins, people always want to know who is the "loud" one, the "shy" one, the "dominant" one, etc. and as parents we compare them, too, without thinking about it. Funny thing is, these little guys refuse to be put in a box or labeled in any way (good for them!). For example:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> Robbie always seems to be the more overtly social/outgoing one, with his big open-mouth smile... but Jacob is turning into a real flirt who knows how to smile just right to get what he wants (it's as if he thinks, "I can be social when it benefits me!").</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob tends to earn his reputation as the mama's boy, the sensitive soul, the shy one...except that it's Robbie who is terrified of the vaccuum cleaner and is afraid of loud noises!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">At first glance Robbie seems to be the go-getter, the leader, the daredevil (and he is certainly not a cautious kid by any stretch of the imagination)... but it's Jakey who loves to climb everything, and is so trusting that he'll throw himself off the couch with no warning, assuming we'll catch him.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The boys' statistics at 15 months, for those who like to keep track of these sorts of things:</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">JACOB -- 30" tall (20th percentile), 21 lbs 3 oz (10th percentile)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">ROBBIE -- 30" tall (20th percentile), 23 lbs (30th percentile)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">This is SUCH a fun age... we love to watch them grow and change, but also would love them to stay this age for much longer - they are so sweet and fun-loving right now. Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. :)</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-6691372961935015902011-05-07T09:45:00.002-05:002011-05-07T10:35:54.516-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, time for some updates! Our boys are almost 14 months old now. As you would expect, they are all over the place and into everything. Jacob is walking with confidence now, and Robbie is <em>running</em>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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When I say they're into everything, I mean it... here they are "helping" us unpack the groceries.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Robbie displays some of our favorite tricks. He loves to "jump" (sometimes one foot leaves the ground, sometimes not!) and hug his stuffed animals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwkT8_zVEIyBgkgTpW8jMZN3Vh8Mq2pkwEQTlyisgvwI0ObNk7ek0WhhcqMGV-8vOFcuEUQItdsTnYMCdcj0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Jacob plays with a truck (the truck and bus you see in this video are both favorites!), and then tries to stand on his head. Both of our boys do this on occasion. I guess when you're 1 year old, the world looks funny upside down :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lately Jacob has taken to "reading" out loud. He'll sit down with a book and babble while pointing to pictures, like he's explaining something to you that's very important. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob took his very first steps a week after his birthday, but would only take a few steps at a time. Apparently, he was just saving his energy for when he had it all figured out... in the last week or so he's taken off, walking everywhere!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxK2MWWfZCqK_ichb8MidasdMs1JMZv5iOIWc9ogxPpb-xHrRelDBzuqzJdLsdFOg5vmSe-PhCN_kpIHbGjAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the boys are playing with a ball (you might also notice a hint at some "sharing" issues). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy4Hft02hUzCtHlyuNpZtCDDCzpOCvSLZI6_XLiBYzXPHT7cEirLjCTOhb0g4mDbV9LP1vW1itEtvu0ek63ZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
Ever wonder why it takes us 2 months to get a couple of good videos to share with you??? :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We haven't had much success yet with getting any of the boys' real talking on video, but they are making first attempts. The only "words" they say very clearly aren't actually words, but they use them correctly! Jacob says "uh-oh" when he drops (throws?) his cup off the table. Robbie love to play peek-a-boo, and will often come around the corner with a big smile, saying "Boo!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob signs "more" when he wants something, although he's not real clear on the actual meaning of the word - it seems to mean: What is that? I want that! Bring that to me. Milk! Show that to me.... and much more! Jakey also says mama, but isn't very consistent about that one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Robbie signs more, and says it, too ("moe!"). He also says several other words (I'm certain of it!) but it seems I'm the only one who can understand him. He says book ("buh") and I think when he jumps/falls he's saying boom ("boo"). So, yes, maybe it's just a mother's interpretation, as all of Robbie's words start with "boo..." :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Both boys wave bye-bye and night-night (my FAVORITE thing on earth is their sleepy, backwards waves on the way into their bedroom at night!). Both love to blow kisses, although Jacob prefers to do this at random strangers and rarely will do it on cue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Hope your kids keep you smiling, as mine do for me!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-78916534920716842712011-03-20T15:39:00.000-05:002011-03-20T15:39:15.838-05:00Happy Birthday, boys!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our boys turned ONE YEAR OLD on March 14. We are so proud of them, and of all their accomplishments in their first year. We celebrated their graduation from "babyhood" to "toddlerhood" with family and friends...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a party at home for local friends and family the Saturday before their birthday. Grandma Kathy was here, as were many of the boys' young friends (we had 6 babies here under the age of 16 months!). It was an informal affair, with the main entertainment being a couple of boys with a couple slices of cake! Here's Jakey enjoying his first taste...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie doesn't look so sure about all that frosting at first, but he got into it later :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day, we got up super-early to catch a flight to Florida for Spring Break (visiting Grandpa Don and Grandma Jean in Lakeland). The boys were GREAT on the flight, despite our having to wake them up early, losing an hour the night before due to daylight savings, and then losing ANOTHER hour with the time zone change! With the following day being the boys' actual birthday, they were treated to yet another party. This time clean-up was easier -- we put the boys in the grass!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie likes the chocolate frosting...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but not as much as Jacob does!<br />
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After the party at home, the boys treated mommy, daddy, and Grandma Kathy to a little "dance recital" -- thanks to the Hensleys for giving the boys such a great dance mix as a b-day gift :)</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jacob started this sound all on his own, and a few days later Robbie invented his own version of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy1q3UE586xkIWR6kE1-6A2CgHbKIZcBBIPmNdStFc8QUjYyGFg7ssKjDhkBNiSZSpaW9ydRePTT0gw01uMMg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Finally, some decent video of Robbie the walker! Jacob is starting to really try to take a few steps, too, in spite of his "goofy" turned in feet. Go boys go!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jakey enjoyed ravioli for the first time...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... and Robbie put lots of ravioli on his face, but not so much in his mouth!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes these guys really do share quite nicely together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mommy's new favorite photo of Jacob -- having SO much fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie demonstrates how these boys LIVE to click these plastic toys together... we hear that sound in our sleep!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robbie got his first haircut this weekend. Here, in the "before" photo, you'll see why -- look at those sideburns!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the "after" photo -- it's so much better, he's even smiling more. But now he looks like a big boy :(</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks to everyone who sent the boys Valentine's greetings. Here they are enjoying their cards!</td></tr>
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Mom and dad still like to call us babies, but really we're not. We "talk" and play like big kids.</div>
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Robbie can walk (although mom and dad are usually not quick enough with the camera, so this is the best video they have)</div>
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Robbie doesn't let Jakey do ALL the dancing.</div>
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Robbie likes to show off that he can stand all by himself, too.</div>
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Jakey and Robbie</div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-22296005744688242792011-01-24T22:00:00.000-06:002011-01-24T22:00:46.895-06:00TeamworkMost of the time, the almost-toddler "sharing" rules in our house go something like this: I was happy with my toy, until I saw the one you have (even if the 2 toys are identical!). Now, I must have your toy. NOW. Even if it makes you cry. Every day, though, the boys are starting to be a little more aware of each other and are starting to enjoy each other as playmates. Here they are, taking turns giving each other rides on their new cars.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Who knew the boys would have so much fun trying to get INTO the same kennel that Merfy always tries to get OUT of?!?! Also notice Robbie's first attempt at playing the guitar :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzeazCcYyd2WrWHAOPKdZYEQFxw-KSwOoCefG14PhFAsbBb4sskBFECtU8o7Harxi22O8t_JUjPUKoxP82Fxg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-24954739906359329662011-01-01T22:06:00.004-06:002012-05-07T23:01:20.388-05:00A couple "day in the life" videosIn this video, watch as:<br />
Robbie practices his talking, while off camera, Jakey breaks his favorite music table. Jakey inspects the damage, and then, fearful that Robbie has seen his crime, he looks over his shoulder and then hides the broken piece.<br />
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We live for these moments of double laughter!Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-85092376893048568222011-01-01T20:40:00.015-06:002012-05-07T23:02:36.059-05:00December AdventuresAh, Winter in Minnesota. This poor reindeer outside our front door is nothing but a sad little head (he moves, too -- it looks like he's just shaking his head at all the snow!) It is the same reindeer Jason and Don set up in our front yard in July. What a difference 5 months can make. notice the mailbox in the background. It does not face the street anymore and is nearly buried. That is what a snow plow and 40 plus inches of snow in December will do.<br />
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For the next few pics, Jakey will demonstrate why it's difficult to take pictures of the boys these days. They are both madly in love with the camera, and set out to grab it the minute they spot us with it...<br />
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We started our Christmas activities in New London, MN, where we visited Great-Grandma Vivian at the nursing home on the 23rd (that's Jakey on her lap). Her face may not show it, but there was no one happier than she was to see the boys for Christmas! The boys' gifts to great-grandma were pictures of themselves, with recordings of their laughter attached to the frames. What a delight to see Vivian's reaction to this simple gift -- we'll carry that smile with us for a long time. The boys were also really excited to spend their first Christmas with Grandma Kathy and Great Uncle Gary. The boys greatly enjoyed their first experience of opening gifts - here's Robbie opening his giant snowman from Gary and Julie.<br />
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Next, our Christmas journeys led us to Atlanta for Christmas with the Chilsons. Bob's brother Mike and his wife Elizabeth hosted all of us at their home ("all of us" = Mike, Elizabeth, and their boys Drew and Ollie, Don, Amy, their kids Jack, Ella, and Elise, and Don and Jean!) On Christmas morning, we packed up the boys to take them on their first flight. Here they are at the airport. They were great little travelers. We were so proud of them (and relieved on behalf of all the innocent folks on the plane).<br />
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Here are the boys in their Christmas PJ's. Robbie crawling over Jakey is a common sight these days, much to Jakey's dismay!<br />
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We all took advantage of the hotel pool where the "Green Bay Chilsons" were staying. Our boys still love the water! (Daddy is SO happy about this). We're hoping for a great summer on the lake, so hopefully this is an indication of what's to come. When the boys dried off, they posed for a photo opp with Grandpa Don.<br />
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We arrived back home in plenty of time to ring in the New Year. Here are the boys celebrating New Year's Eve, Greenwich Mean Time (One hour before their 7pm bedtime!)<br />
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Art imitating life? We put this shirt on Robbie, then put him down for a nap. The rest is history :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IpUlzQhfaqTybFALsQ2CzFxu-yH8vPPfacQ-sEhFF0r6s1pXmWWimJc4tSWODLHsIbMdGb3GvzvIAuuLMUgigRElDizjPWov449FrQEzvXMWXBz84ucMgD-OOOT3TRtElsELn2q7fw/s1600/IMG_2469.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549519019540001346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IpUlzQhfaqTybFALsQ2CzFxu-yH8vPPfacQ-sEhFF0r6s1pXmWWimJc4tSWODLHsIbMdGb3GvzvIAuuLMUgigRElDizjPWov449FrQEzvXMWXBz84ucMgD-OOOT3TRtElsELn2q7fw/s320/IMG_2469.JPG" /></a><br />Lots of playing gets done in the bathtub. Getting clean is optional!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7wAKsmYG2P_3QNZYJ53q1mAkP3xR9fvBsWsgtQ-vc1pfrYMoeL9_EvFtR_n10b2T3eNAJCSt80HsjqUjR8-iTDnHNMjOzxv3PLjfgJiwtX6thY2p1Q42gAF9hDwbwfU-ZGDxXKEh_w/s1600/IMG_2465.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549518704542800370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7wAKsmYG2P_3QNZYJ53q1mAkP3xR9fvBsWsgtQ-vc1pfrYMoeL9_EvFtR_n10b2T3eNAJCSt80HsjqUjR8-iTDnHNMjOzxv3PLjfgJiwtX6thY2p1Q42gAF9hDwbwfU-ZGDxXKEh_w/s320/IMG_2465.JPG" /></a><br />Jakey sporting daddy's hat.</div><div> </div><div>The next few pictures are evidence of Jakey's new "funny faces" -- a few weeks ago he got a couple top teeth, and started using his tongue to play with them. He has so many new crazy faces -- including a new "scrunched up nose face" that we have yet to catch on camera... enjoy! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJDhXXPTFwcJUxWRiCXHtWD_cSpLx-JCVr4iJoVY81gfdZ2GK8eX5MJc3Ko49ZHYPLBp7Y8sqes4lU-pOX43-EiRQg3YjtLMhapUAyHTXMT-UhlAZEFLg6-OderlfWiAEHXDRPgikdQ/s1600/IMG_2441.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549518175404115666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJDhXXPTFwcJUxWRiCXHtWD_cSpLx-JCVr4iJoVY81gfdZ2GK8eX5MJc3Ko49ZHYPLBp7Y8sqes4lU-pOX43-EiRQg3YjtLMhapUAyHTXMT-UhlAZEFLg6-OderlfWiAEHXDRPgikdQ/s320/IMG_2441.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFTdXelxAmLaUiYIPk6bbBUBxZKInOuZf58gRB6qH4cDpqmD1yaB0d-0WWjhXYJ4u-hKOJbAL0DZeWjgCxxHFtSbztpUMhHmaplpRJoWLHcSusGalbYOfsfhwFSkPuTZjgnJacOQZvA/s1600/IMG_2454.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549517866776927586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFTdXelxAmLaUiYIPk6bbBUBxZKInOuZf58gRB6qH4cDpqmD1yaB0d-0WWjhXYJ4u-hKOJbAL0DZeWjgCxxHFtSbztpUMhHmaplpRJoWLHcSusGalbYOfsfhwFSkPuTZjgnJacOQZvA/s320/IMG_2454.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXGpSThmPWXNc3M-039VEguMZzJtEvqUBSFzlL7gH2JlWC1ybeE6CAeNF5DN03x4oLcZzJ-tDUINbtYEw5nEHmCbvg-_dLh9XAPlrZCQ5RbfzatUFQP7DGWSm8QoTd6o1Gd68WzDsnQ/s1600/IMG_2449.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549517433273922514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKXGpSThmPWXNc3M-039VEguMZzJtEvqUBSFzlL7gH2JlWC1ybeE6CAeNF5DN03x4oLcZzJ-tDUINbtYEw5nEHmCbvg-_dLh9XAPlrZCQ5RbfzatUFQP7DGWSm8QoTd6o1Gd68WzDsnQ/s320/IMG_2449.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_up03FsKb7OcEpXxzrtPsoduQn4LzNpsT0WmaiHZAF3T-hrGdXE8IXwTbwyarAnqxKGbjelOS-LgjdifLamKV23rPw2mWVqDp_s97J8j1z06aLJc1ryCd4j-sW692mdy1YsNNbacerw/s1600/IMG_2443.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549517210743489346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_up03FsKb7OcEpXxzrtPsoduQn4LzNpsT0WmaiHZAF3T-hrGdXE8IXwTbwyarAnqxKGbjelOS-LgjdifLamKV23rPw2mWVqDp_s97J8j1z06aLJc1ryCd4j-sW692mdy1YsNNbacerw/s320/IMG_2443.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gretchenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03472233293015774662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7131627849143588898.post-52962307931616688212010-11-07T20:22:00.004-06:002012-05-07T23:00:58.408-05:00More recent pics... we're on a roll with this whole "blog" thing!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5pgGm7aI7bH8Ki77m9T5x9rLJECuoc-7xDBe5qPqsxVdJDV6V3QZ6CuPsMLv2DpajmYjhQrL4OgmPE2inxuD3cYT-8giaML1wkz-GcnYXR26J6gakzQCqKRXZjrzb9v0KdBeJR9x-w/s1600/IMG_2382.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537000089562705714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG5pgGm7aI7bH8Ki77m9T5x9rLJECuoc-7xDBe5qPqsxVdJDV6V3QZ6CuPsMLv2DpajmYjhQrL4OgmPE2inxuD3cYT-8giaML1wkz-GcnYXR26J6gakzQCqKRXZjrzb9v0KdBeJR9x-w/s320/IMG_2382.JPG" style="display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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