Cody in Kylee's Clothes

Where did this kid come from? Sometimes he is such a crack up.  One night, when we were getting ready for bed, Cody decided to try on Kylee's clothes before putting on his pajamas. He has a long-sleeve onesie on and Kylee's jeans (backwards). On his hands and feet he is wearing his own socks. I think it is pretty funny that both of my children can wear the same jeans. And we don't even need to guess what side of the family he gets his weirdness from. All I know is he doesn't have my name for his middle name. :)

Halloween Partying

Steve's Spongebob pumpkin

Tif's spiderweb pumpkin

Cody was a turtle

Steve makes a cute baby

Tif is so heavy she's breaking her mother's back :)

Kylee was a bag of Sugar Babies. A picture of her to come.

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

Grandpa Airplane

Grandma Tammy took Cody with her the other day to pick up Grandpa Airplane from the airport. Grandpa got permission to take Cody inside an airplane. Before Grandma came to pick up Cody he talked about going to the airport all day. He kept saying that Grandma would pick him up, Grandpa would take him inside the airplane, and he'd smile and Grandma would take his picture. We didn't think he would be able to actually get into the airplane, but Grandpa worked his magic. So it all happened just like Cody said it would. 

Gardner Village

We went to Gardner Village with Steve's cousin, Kori, and her two kids McKenzie and Carson. They put up tons of lifesize witches all around the grounds and so we did a little scavenger hunt to see if we could find all of the witches. The kids had fun together. We like hanging out with the Crookstons! Congratulations to them--they just had a new baby girl this week!

Fun & Educational Printables

I found some really fun websites for children that are educational. They have tons of things you can print out for free. There are worksheets for tracing letters, circling opposites, file folder games, birthday party ideas, and tons of other things. Cody can't get enough of this kind of stuff.

http://www.printactivities.com/Tracing.html (Tons of mazes, dot-to-dots, color pages, and tracing pages)

http://www.tlsbooks.com/preschoolworksheets.htm (Lots of worksheets for each grade teaching math, letters, and reading)

http://www.preschoolprintables.com/filefolder/filefolder.shtml (I have printed out a lot of these file folder games, laminated them and added velcro. They are great for church and not very expensive to make)

Most of them are black and white.
Happy printing!

What We've Been Up To...Just Lookin' Cute

These two are best friends according to Cody.

Kylee eating rice cereal for the first time. She's a natural.

This a pretty good likeness of Kylee. I think it's hard to get pictures of babies that actually look like themselves.

Cody likes to climb up in Kylee's crib and keep her company until someone comes to rescue her. On this particular morning he was helping her try on shoes and acting like a cowboy riding his "horse" (the crib rail) and Kylee was in heaven.

We are definitely keeping this one. She's too much fun.

Bear Lake!

Last weekend we got to go to Bear Lake and stay in my brother-in-law, Bob's, cabin. It is so beautiful up there. Bob's parents were so nice to share their beautiful lake-side property with us. They were the perfect hosts. The only sad thing was that Steve wasn't able to come because he had to study for the GMAT. We sure missed him!

The beautiful view from the back yard.

Bob, Cody, and Sara after playing in the boats. You can tell this picture was taken after playing in the water because Cody isn't wearing pants and shoes anymore. He must have had a good time out on the water.

Bob and Cody are great buddies. Bob spent a lot of time hanging out with Cody. He is definately Cody's coolest uncle (and his only one). Here they are with their matching fireman hats on.

Cody, Tiffany, Brooke, Aubrey, and Sara from the cabin balcony

Thanks again Rich family for the great time!

Kylee & Cody Growing Up

Kylee rolled over on Sunday. Steve is so proud of his advanced 3 month old daughter. Just ask him and he'll tell you.

Kylee is still a happy little girl. She is also sleeping 10 hours at night in her own bed. This makes her mom a happy girl as well.

Cody loves his sister so much. He is always trying to sneak a kiss or hug. I love this picture because he is looking at her like he just can't get enough, which is exactly right. He loves sharing a room with her, having her next to us no matter what we are doing, and making her laugh. Making Kylee laugh is not hard for him. She laughs and smiles at him like he can do no wrong. One time he was elbowing her arm and she was laughing out loud. All I have to say is that little girl is in trouble if she lets her brother know that she likes treatment like that.

If it wasn't enough that Steve is a mega computer nerd, he has created a miniature of himself. Cody has adopted our older laptop and is convinced that it is his own. It's actually pretty entertaining to watch him change his desktop picture, play computer games, draw pictures and save them, and turn on music. Luckily, he has his own user and very limited access so that we don't find out the hard way that he can uninstall software and crack passwords.

Cody has had this tricycle since Christmas, but wouldn't pedal it. Well, yesterday he decided it was time to pedal and away he went. It is always amazing to me that he can do anything as long as he feels like it. But if he's not ready, don't hold your breath. (Potty Training comes to mind...maybe someday)

Cody Makes Us Laugh

Cody is always making us laugh with the things he says and does. Here are just a few recent things:

1. Cody likes to sing made-up songs to Kylee when she needs cheering up. This morning he sang "Kylee is my little sister. Kylee is my fat little sister." How did he know that 13 lb. at a 2 month check-up is almost off the charts?

2. The other day he was helping me switch the clothes from the washer to the dryer. He was handing me one item at a time. He kept saying, "Here's a clo. Here's a clo." I couldn't figure out what he was saying at first. Then he said, "Oh, mom, you dropped a clo," when I dropped a piece of clothing. I started laughing so hard when I realized that "clo" is the singular form of clothes.

3. Whenever Cody wants to know where an item (like a toy or something) belongs he asks, "where does it live?"

4. The other day Steve was helping Cody wash his hands and Cody didn't want the water to be too hot. He said, "Dad, hot water is for dishes and cold water is for boys."

We love this kid.

Cody had a Birthday!

Cody and his Arthur cake and birthday banner with all the Arthur characters.

Cody got a Lego boat that really floats and has a motor. It actually goes pretty fast too.

Arthur is so cool. Cody is already talking about his next birthday party. He asked if it could be a D.W. party.

Cody was so excited for his birthday and it made it fun for everyone.

Cody, Natalie, Rissie, Lauren, and Matthew at Wheeler Farm.

Cody and Matthew became great friends right off. They are only a few months apart in age. Here they are chucking crackers over the fence for the ducks. Matthew felt bad that they forgot to bring a present for Cody so he decided to give Cody two of his favorite cars that he brought to play with. Cody is now the proud owner of a used Mater and Lightning McQueen. They are definitely a favorite. I thought that was so cute of Matthew.

Cody and his gluten-free Arthur cupcake.

Another cute pose at Wheeler Farm. Natalie, Lauren, Blair, Matthew, Cody and Rissie. Baby Anna and Baby Kylee are not pictured, but they were there too!

As of July 31st Cody is now 3! During the day we met two of my cousins and their kids at Wheeler Farm. It was a miracle that the three of us were in Utah at the same time and could get together. The kids had fun checking out the animals and feeding the ducks while the moms got caught up. That night we had an Arthur birthday party with Grandma and Grandpa Duncan, Bob and Sara, Brooke, and Aubrey. We played pin the bow tie on Arthur, opened presents, and ate cake and ice cream.