It's Easter!!

Today is Zach's first Easter & the first that Ty really 'got'. Our Easter Bunny even had a little time before the rain hit to hide some eggs outside for Ty to find.

Strollin' around

I have been looking for a double jogging stroller to put both monkeys in when we go for walks. I just couldn't justify paying full price (almost $300), so have been checking in with a couple of different 'kid friendly' consignment shops. I finally found the one I was wanting for 1/3 the price!!! Both of the boys love it, and I have found that Zach is quite the instigator of mischief...he'll reach over & grab Ty's sunglasses, pull his ear or poke him! It's kind of cute right now, but I know that eventually I'm going to have to come up with a way to 'separate' the two!!

In these photos, Ty is showing his "hi ya" moves...we're really into Kung Fu Panda and 'fighting' right now!!

"Bruderly Love"

Ty has always referred to Zach as his "bruda" so that's what we call him too!

It's getting really hard to get a decent photo of the two - I'm sure the first of many challenges with them!! I can officially say, I have my hands full!

Birthday Cheer

On my birthday, both Tim and my parent's sent me some flowers at work. They were both beautiful arrangements and I got tons of compliments on them! Here's to being '29'!!

Hair cut time!

Zach has had his first haircut. Because I love that his hair is so wild & crazy on top, I asked my stylist not to cut the top, but to PLEASE trim around the ears. Here are some photos of Zach's first haircut and a couple of Ty's too!

An update on Tyler

As I have mentioned before, Ty has a really good vocabulary for a little one his age. He had his cute sayings for things (i.e. muffins were fumpins). But, here are some of his latest...

• If Ty is in another room and myself or Tim try to ask him something (which he hears us ask), he will reply "what yer say?" We repeat ourselves and he says "what yer say?" We usually give up at that point!
• Driving into Salem every day, we take a back road that will take us right into South Salem. There are cows, horses, alpacas, barns, etc. About 2 months ago coming home, the alpacas were not in the field that we usually see them in. Ty states "apparently the alpacas are sleeping." I turn and look at him and asked him what he just said. He repeated himself. Where does this kid get all of this??
• I'm at a loss with this next one. Ty loves Spongebob Squarepants and can repeat almost every line in EVERY episode. There is an episode were Spongebob is trying to use one of those paddles with the ball attached. He hits it once, then misses & says "darn it". This happens over & over again. It took us a while to teach Ty that that really isn't nice to say - our thinking is that it is too close to a bad word & we don't need the public thinking that he's getting it from us! (see the next bullet...). The other day, Ty was playing with his little people and one kept falling over. I was in the kitchen, but heard "barnacles" "uh" "come on" "oh barnacles". Well, Spongebob has yet another episode were he is trying to do something & it's not working, so he says "barnacles"...I guess it's better than some other things he could be saying.
• As mentioned earlier, I drive into Salem with the boys every day. Well, I tend to talk to other drivers while I'm driving. Of course, I'm talking to myself about how displeased I am with the other driver's driving skills. I'm always very careful not to cuss around the boys. So in the car - if you ever drive with me - you may hear an occasional, "Come ON!" or "Really?" or "Seriously?" Well, Ty has picked up on that! I was cooking dinner and had raw chicken on my hands. Zach was in his high chair having a snack & chewing on some teething rings. He thought that it was funny to drop them one at a time onto the floor. I couldn't pick them up, so I asked Ty (he was in the living room) to come and help brother out. Ty came running in & set the toys back on the high chair tray then ran off. This happened a couple more times. By the third time, Ty comes running in, sets the rings on the tray and looks at his "bruda" and says "Seriously Zach, I'm trying to watch Spongebob". Yeah, I got busted for that one!

Bathroom Disaster!

Bet you thought from the title that this one was going to be about potty training!

When Zach was old enough & could sit up by himself, I started giving both of the boys a bath at the same time - to save water, time, etc. Ty absolutely loves the bath & would spend an hour each night in there if we let him. So, I found that if I got both of the boys scrubbed clean, then let Ty play in the tub while I got Zach into PJ's and a bottle ready, then Ty would be about ready to get out. This was a great plan until about a month ago, when Zach decided that he liked to poop in the tub. After that first incident, I decided that it was easier to just give Zach his bath first - by himself, then Ty. This usually entailed scrubbing the tub in between baths! Zach had gone for about a week without pooping in the tub, so I decided to try to give the boys a bath together again...

The typical routine before bath time is to check both diapers for any surprises that need to be taken care of prior to getting into the tub. Well last week, I wasn't feeling very good, but knew that I couldn't smell anything stinky, so took both boys (still in their diapers) to the bathroom. I stood Zach up on the floor - he held onto the edge of the tub & Ty was standing next to him. I had the water running & the tub starting to fill up. Tim was in the living room picking up some toys. I pulled Zach's diaper off and started to lift him into the tub...Ty yells (I was standing right next to him) "oh gross, mommy" he then starts to act like he's going to throw up all over. I look down & realize that Zach's diaper is full! (I'll spare the details!) I yell for Tim to bring some wipes. By this point, I'm laughing so hard that I have to brace myself on the wall next to the tub. Then I realize that Zach has now started to pee - all over me, the bathroom floor - EVERYWHERE!!! By the time Tim made it to the bathroom, it looked like the Nile River!!! I don't think that his diaper would have been able to hold all of that if it wanted to!

It's a good thing that he is so darn cute!