Corn on the Cob

Chase had his first corn on the cob. After I convinced him to try it, he loved it. That's the way it is with Chase. He must first look at the food being brought to his mouth, then he will taste it if it passes his inspection.  Owen didn't try it because he was done with dinner and didn't want any corn.

Simplicity

Clothespins.  Who knew they would be a hit for 1.5 hours the other night?  I love simplicity and finding a new object that will occupy the time of my loves.  C & O love small "things".  Small pieces of chocolate candy to carrying around in their hot little hands, melting into blobs; small magnets to carry around with Mommy and Daddy hovering like hawks making sure none of them get ingested, small cars that get left on the floor to be stepped on.  So, when I brought clothespins home from school I knew they would be a hit-and they were.  I gave each boy several clothes pins and a empty can or cup.  They put them in the cup and dumped them out, over and over. They even went into the bathtub!

On top of the cuteness of watching C & O with the clothespins, was watching their behavior toward each other.  C & O love to be with each other.  They like knowing their brother is in the room.  They do not like their brother taking their things, however.  So, on the night of the clothespins, they wanted to play side by side.  They were not happy when brother tried to steal a clothespin and then there was screaming.  When one boy tried to run away to play alone, the other brother followed-needing to play side by side.  It's so cute.  They love to be next to each other and they hate it.

Showing Support

 Chase roots for his favorite team while watching the Super Bowl. 

Grandma and Grandpa Berger gave Chase and Owen these cool dogs that play music and dance. They LOVE them. They dance whenever they hear the music. They literally drop what they are doing, and dance. They love to press the button over and over to hear the music.

A Blast From the Past

I was looking through my pictures and came across these from August. I don't think I ever used them on a post.  I LOVE these pictures.  It's like seeing a mirror image in a mirror instead of through glass.  Chase and Owen were very into playing peek a boo around the glass doors to our office.  This day they were very into looking at each other and kissing through the glass. I love it that they are looking directly at each other, have their hands pressed up to each others' and are having the time of their lives.  They are precious. 

Owen looks at Chase through the class with sweet brotherly love.

  

Owen and Chasey kiss through the glass.

  

Another sweet kiss for brother.

  

Owen smashes his lips on the glass while Chase peers at him.

  

Chase thinks this whole deal is pretty funny. Check out those 2 little teeth poking up!  Only 2!

Fun in the Sink

I love making a mess and allowing the boys to "experience life" by making a mess.  My husband, on the other hand, does not like messes.  Therefore, I try to make messes only when he is not home.  This past week the boys and I were bored (o.k., they weren't really bored, but I thought they could use a new experience,) so I put some water and bubbles in the bathroom sink, pulled in the stools and let them go at it.  They were pretty good, only a little water ended up on the floor-which ended up being o.k. because the floor needed washing anyway.  Jeff didn't find out about it until he saw pictures of the evidence later that night.  Oops.

 

Owen thinks, "Is mom really letting  us do this?"

 

Can this be any cuter?

  

Chase is really enjoying himself and if I remember correctly he made some big splashes right around this time.

 

Cheese!

I took this picture of Jeff and Chase.  I was giving Jeff a hard time for his bland smile.  So, he posed for another picture-I'm sure you'll agree it's great! :) 

Sohpie's Birthday Party

We had such a fun time at Cousin Sophie's birthday party.  I had to share some pictures, even though it's been weeks.  We had fun eating dinner, wearing Elmo hats, getting our first fake tatoo (and never will there be a real tatoo), and eating cake. 

Chase shows off his Elmo tatoo

 

Owen got an Oscar the Grouch tatoo

Owen loved this ball and when he found out he could sit on it, he thought he was really cool.

Sophie and Chase wear their Elmo hats

Cousins!

3 Cousins in a row

Who do you think wants cake?

I love this picture of Chase and Owen still staring at the cake while it is being cut.

Sophie takes a deep breath and  . . . . blows out her candles.

Chase got a little messy eating his cake.  Doesn't he look like a big boy in this picture?

I never thought I would see my baby hold a baby.  Chase holds cousin Gavin.

Laughing Big

Chase and Owen have always been big smilers and big laughers.  These pictures show some of those laughs we were having one night last week as we played, once again, with the balls and the car.   

Owen laughs as he throws a ball to Jeff

 

Chase laughing

 

Chase laughs big at Daddy

Musicians

Jeff got his guitar out the other night and we had family music lessons.  Chase and Owen played the strings while Daddy played and sang. It was adorable.  We danced as Daddy played and had a great time. We're hoping the boys get a bit our love of music.  Jeff plays the guitar and sings.  I tried out for American Idol and made it, so we know I sing well-ha ha.  I played piano and flute and did sing, but not well.

It looks like we are going to hug or fight over the guitar.

 

Owen helps Daddy pluck the strings.

Chase tunes up the guitar for Daddy.

Chase REALLY wants to play the guitar.

Owen wants in on the action.

Owen tries to play but Daddy blocks him.

I LOVE this picture of Chase's reflection in the guitar.  He was playing along with Daddy.

Owen shows a bit of a smile with how much fun it is to play the strings while Daddy plays.

Two little future musicians.

It's an Elmo Potty Chair!

Congrats to Ann and Jenn, both of these great friends have their own little ones who they use potty chairs with.  They knew right away the picture I posted before this one was a potty chair.  Grandma Anderson had no clue and Grandma Berger said, "We don't have these in Florida!"  ha ha, I'm glad to hear they don't have one at their house-I would be worried!

This is our new Elmo Potty Chair. The boys fill it up with toy balls and like to high five Elmo.  Elmo says words of encouragement when you give him a high five.  It looks very classy in our downstairs bathroom.  Come on over and see!

What is it?

Can you guess what this is?

Fun with Balls

At our house, Owen and Chase love to play with balls.  Big balls, little ones, footballs, soccer balls, baseballs, you get the point.  Here are some pictures of recent fun times with balls.

Chase in the car with all his balls

Owen pushing Chase, Jeff holding the balls in the car.

Chase loves to be in the car with lots of balls.

Owen looks up at me from the ball pit

Owen kept throwing himself backward in the ball pit.  This was the day of his shots, which is why you can see a bandaid on his legs in the following photos.

This is one of Owen's funny faces!

Little cute boy staring up at Mommy with bandaids on his cute, skinny legs.