Yesterday Afternoon

Yesterday afternoon, the boys' naps overlapped so I got about an hour long nap which is always fabulous! The boys also got a great rest, each of them sleeping for at least 3 hours! Needless to say, that with everyone so well rested the remainder of the evening was quite pleasant. When they first got up we played

on the bed, where Dex was so excited to play with stuffed animals and Ollie built a comfy mound with all the blankets and pillows that he had brought with him when I got him out of bed. Then we played blocks, went on a walk (which they still enjoyed eventhough it was kind of windy and cold), and waited happily until Brian got home from work (his first day at Credit Union 1) and we could eat dinner. Ollie just arranged another car convoy to occupy himself while he waited. Then he ate black bean soup and a banana for dinner, which is just what we were eating, without any complaints, enjoyed his bath and cheerfully went to bed. Then Dexy loved his bath, too and was nursed to sleep and laid in his bed without even stirring. What a delightful evening!!!

Looks Like We Got Us A Convoy!

Oliver also loves all vehicles right now. And his favorite thing to do with them is line them up and make what can only be described as a convoy. So while we were at Marie's house on Saturday, he found all of their big cars, trucks, trains, and even a pirate ship to arrange in his vehicle train. I guess that Dex was the caboose!

Pablo For A Day

On Saturday, we went down to Marie's house to play for a few hours in the morning while Brian was working at the Woods. They had their big bin of Halloween costumes out and were all getting dressed up. Aunt Marie knows of Oliver's love for The Backyardigans, so she dug this costume out just special for him and helped him put it on. He thought it was pretty fun. Unfortunately, it was too big. We had to take it off eventually when the arms and legs that we had rolled up several times kept coming unrolled and he kept tripping on them. He looked really cute, though! Maybe we'll be Pablo for Halloween next year.

Fall Fotos

Fall has officially blown in to Northern Utah! There aren't any leaves on the yard of the house where we live, but the house across the street had leaves all over the lawn this morning. The man who lives there just had surgery, so this morning Brian went over to rake them all up. What a nice guy, huh?! When he had been out there for almost 2 hours, I wanted to make sure that he was still alive, so I gathered up all the kids (it's Tuesday, so Brooklyn is here too) and we went out to check on him and bring him some water. Their yard is large and was covered so he was still industriously working. The kids had so much fun jumping in the leaves, throwing them and even helping to put the leaves in the bags! What fun on such a crisp, fall morning!

Happy Birthday, to Me

OK, so this is kind of snotty for me to post about my own birthday, but the boys enjoyed the cake and the pictures of them eating it are great. Plus, we actually did a couple of things that were fun. My b-day was on Sunday. My parents came up on Friday and Saturday and stayed with Marie. They took all of the adults out to lunch on Saturday for their part of the b-day celebration. Brian's sisters, Amanda and Angela, were so nice to follow us down to Lehi and watch all 6 boys (my 2 and Marie's 4) so that we could go to Texas Roadhouse child free. They even brought me ice cream and told me to "saddle up" while they shouted a kind of yee-haw happy birthday. Then on my actual birthday, we went to the Bowles house for our usual Sunday dinner and they had made me a delicious chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkles, probably because I told Angela that more chocolatey was better. It was yummy and chocolatey! They sang 'Happy Birthday' (Oliver hates that song, by the way; he cries every time he hears it) and then we all dug into the cake. Even the boys got it on the action. Ollie had chocolate all over his face and shirt and Grandpa Bowles succumbed to Dexy's pleas so even he got a little bit of cake. It was a typical "adult birthday", but at least there were a couple of fun things. Thanks to all my adult family members who know what it's like to have an "adult birthday" and therefore tried to make it as special as they could!

Double Drool!

I took this picture of Dexy the other day and when I pulled it up to look at it, I had a moment of de ja vue. I knew that there was one of Ollie just like it. What is it with my boys and their ability to produce a perfect drool string just in time for the camera to capture it forever?! So cute and so funny!

Getting Bigger

My boys both just seem to be growing up really fast at this particular moment in time. Oliver says at least 3 or 4 new words everyday. And now that he is learning almost every second, he loves the See and Say more than ever. He'll just sit there and pull the handle down over and over. He is getting so that now he knows and says many of the animal names and sounds - a new love on top of his letter fasinaction that has led to him knowing the entire alphabet as a 19 month old. What a smartie pants! Dex is bound and determined to catch up to him. As a 5 month old, he already rolls any direction that you can think of, gets upset if he doesn't get fed his "big baby" food at least once a day (mostly just rice cereal now, but we're starting to introduce fruit and veg), and has decided that he can even sit up all by himself on a hard, flat surface (he mastered the soft bed with give a little while ago)! He didn't ever feel like he was my new, teeny, tiny baby. Mommy missed out on the little baby phase with Dexy. He was born big and never looked back! I wish that they would just slow it up at least a little bit. If they keep up at this rate, Oliver will be off to Kindergarton before I know it, with Dexter just behind him.