Winter fun!

                                 

The boys have been enjoying some indoor and outdoor winter fun. Enjoy the photos and videos! We are gearing up for a busy February including Owen's 4th birthday (crazy!). We'll have lots more to share soon.

 

Christmas and New Years!

Well we are finally getting back on track after a busy, but very fun holiday. Both Owen and Gavin got into the whole Santa thing this year. We had fun making him cookies and were excited to see that he ate them all! The boys had so much fun visiting all of their grandparents and other family in Iowa. Gavin loved helping Uncle Daniel with the luminaries, opening gifts "open it!" and wearing everything as a hat. Owen loved opening gifts, helping others open their gifts and decorating the Christmas cookies. He also commented on how fun it was to stay up late each night! They also had their first experience in the Flattery Talent Show. Owen, after a lot of thought, got up the nerve and performed his favorite song "Dynamite" with Grandpa Mike. Both boys did really well with all of the traveling. They have been enjoying their new toys and books. Santa brought them a mini trampoline and sit and spin which have been so helpful in burning off those sillies.

On New Year's Eve we had a sleep over at Uncle Jennon & Aunt Beth's. The boys had a lot of fun playing with cousin Cooper and friends Will and Addy. They enjoyed saying, "Happy New Year", wearing the hats and blowing the noise makers. (Poor Gus!)  We have been slowly getting back into the routine of going back to work, school and daycare. Owen started his first week of Dancersize and had a blast. They sang and did moves about cleaning the house! Gotta love that! Gavin is continuing to work on all 4 eye teeth. One is especially bothersome these days. He has been having a hard time sleeping but making up for it with lots of daytime cuddling.

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays as well! We are looking forward to another great year!

                                

December fun!

The boys have been gearing up for the holidays and keeping busy. They have been to see Santa, watch the Holidazzle parade, and the Macy's Elf display. Both boys have been having been really into art projects lately and make ornaments and holiday pictures all the time. Owen had his last game of indoor soccer this weekend and loved getting a second medal. He and his buddy Will had a lot of fun being on a team together. Enjoy the pictures. I'll be sure to post many more after Christmas!

                                 

Owen's holiday program

Owen's Holiday Program

Owen's class had their Holiday Program on Tuesday night. It went very well and everyone enjoyed it. We have had one wintery weekend.  Our official snow total was 16.5 inches and now with below zero temps we are continuing to stay inside at home. We are thankful that our snowblower made a full recovery from it's previous issues. The boys have stayed busy playing cars, puzzles, legos, making forts and doing lots of art projects. We did venture out into the backyard yesterday but after making 1 snow angel the boys made it clear that they were done! 

Hope everyone is staying warm, dry and safe!

Thanksgiving and Gavin's now 18 months!

Thanksgiving song (Keep clicking on it. It will play eventually)

Another month has flown by! We can't believe Thanksgiving has come and gone and our little guy is now 18 months old! The boys had a fun thanksgiving even though neither of them were too interested in the turkey. They preferred the pumpkin pie and scotcharoos! We had a nice time with all of the Caruth's over the weekend. The cousins enjoyed playing together and having Grandma and Aunt Beth read them lots of books. They also enjoyed playing Cooper's favorite game "Jump on bed!" Owen learned a sweet Thanksgiving song at school which he sang for everyone and you can see in the video above.
Gavin is 18 months and trying to grow up as fast as he can! He loves to help with grown-up jobs like unloading the dishwasher, laundry and putting things away. I am always finding toys and random items shoved in drawers and cupboards from Gavin trying to "help". Gavin is building his vocabulary and starting to put 2 words together. He will say "bye daddy", "sit down" and " up mama". Gavin is one strong little boy!Even Dr McLeod commented on his muscular build at his appointment today. Here were his stats-
Height-34 inches   91%
Weight-26 lbs 11 oz   62%

Hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving!

                                

Happy Halloween!

We had a great weekend! The boys enjoyed carving pumpkins, wearing their costumes, visiting friends and trick or treating. We are thankful that Owen is fully recooperated and that everyone else remained healthy. Enjoy ALL the photos!

Carving pumpkins!




Trick or Treat!




The Dry Run!

Fall Fun!

This fall is flying by! The boys have really enjoyed the fall activities of going to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch. The weather has been so mild and they have had lots of opportunities to play outside and help daddy with the leaves. School is continuing to go well for Owen. he has enjoyed going on his first field trip, trike-a-thon fundraiser, show and tell and picture day. Owen and Gavin both continue to love dancing and singing in our basement. It is now common to have dance parties up to 5 times a day at our house! Gavin is now 17 months old and has quite the personality. He loves playing with Owen and tries to do everything the big boys do. He has really been working on those teeth and now a total of 12. Both boys are really fired up for Halloween tomorrow. More pictures to follow!

 

Video of the Month!

A version of this was on Facebook but Daddy says this one is much better. Enjoy our little pop star!