2 Cute Brothies

Here are my 2 cute boys being such adorable friends! I put Dex down on the floor to go do something and Ollie crawled right down from the bed and laid on his tummy next to keep him to keep Dex company. He loves his little brother so much, eventhough he still doesn't want Dexy touching his stuff! Oliver is very nice to Dex, is so happy when he wakes up from his morning nap and is always concerned about him. I'm actually really glad that they came so close together (it wasn't my plan, but obviously someone smarter than me knew what He was doing) and I am already starting to see a small glimpse of what good they will do for each other as they grow. I'm so thankful for my 2 sweet boys!

Nice Try, Dexy

Dexter is starting to really want to be big and play with toys like Oliver. And many times he wants to not just play LIKE Oliver, but to play WITH Oliver. Too bad that Ollie is still working on the whole sharing thing. Here is Dexy's attempt at playing with Ollie. First, Dex sees the toy and the play that he wants to participate in. Next, he moves stealthfully forward. Then he lunges forward and goes from the grab, but is rejected! And finally, because he's bigger and he can, Ollie just stands up with the coveted toy and walks away. Oh, poor Dexy! Nice try, but better luck next time.

Just Some Cute Pictures

Here are some cute pictures from November that I didn't get around to posting earlier. There's Dexy excitedly gnawing on a fresh green bean, Dexy as the 'bathtime baby' from a cute book called "Baby Colors" (the green page says, "bathtime baby sit and think, while you soak in this green sink" - this pic just reminds me of that), Ollie climbing in on top of Dex in the infant tub (I've since purchased another bigger tub from Ikea so they both have the same one and because no one fit in the little tub anymore, especially not together), and Ollie oh so happy about getting not just one, but two cakesters to eat (the best part is that he refers to them as 'yellow')!

Thanksgiving

This year we got to spend Thanksgiving with Brian's family. We went to the Bowles' house Wednesday after Brian got home from work and spent the night there so that we could just wake up and celebrate the whole day together. We ate dinner at Wade and Wendy's with just our immediate family. The whole, gianormous Bowles family had Thanksgiving dinner at the Church near Wade's parents house, but he said that since his family is expanding, he was just going to have dinner with his family at his house. I'm actually really glad he did! Wendy made sure that the food was delicious and warm and that the table was set with the nice china and a lace table cloth - it just felt more festive and celebratory and was less noisy than if we had joined them at the church. We really enjoyed our Thanksgiving dinner and then we meet them at the church for the talent show. The girls did a tap dance to the Chipmunks Christmas song, Wendy sang with Amanda at the piano and Wade sang with all of his brothers. Ollie joined the girls for the tap dance while they practiced at home, but I kept him off stage for their actual performance. He was way cute dancing with them! We had a great Thanksgiving and hope you all did as well!

Dexy is Just Growing Up

Watch this video and you'll see and hear how.

What Precarious Positions!

On the 19th, we had Evan and Robby over to play for a couple of hours in the morning while Marie took Kael to an appointment at Primary Children's Hospital. They had to come all the way from Eagle Mountain, so her boys hadn't had breakfast yet. I sat them up at the table with some cereal and of course, Oliver and Brooklyn both instantly had to sit at the table, too! There were 4 kids on the bench and the little one said, "move over, I'm crowded! So they all moved over and one fell off." OK, she didn't really, but this picture just reminds me of that song about the bears in the bed. Later, Dexy was crying and Evan asked me, "Why is Dexter crying? And I'm wondering - how was his day?" It was so funny and clever, especially since it was only like 9:30 am. The whole 2 hours of his day so far were good. They are such fun, nice boys! The next day, Marie came over again with just Robby and Kael to use our internet (theirs isn't hooked up yet). We were "dining room" area when we hear Oliver say, "hem meen (help me), hem meen." We walked around the cornor and found him like this! He had crawled up on the computer desk, not sure how since the chair was pretty far away, and couldn't get down. How precarious! And the day after that, the 21st, Dexy pulled our little basketball hoop over on himself. The situations these kids get themselves into!

Bath Time in a Little Tub!

We love splashing, kicking, and "swimming" in a big bath tub, but since we don't have one of those, we make the most out of bath time in our little tubs. We have just as much fun and can get more water everywhere in our own personal tubs (the carpet ends up soaking wet). Looks like it's time to get another toddler tub for Dexy, though. The infant one is getting mighty comfy. That's ok because the only place we could find a toddler tub was Ikea and I always love any excuse I can find to go to Ikea! It's like Disneyland for an obsessive compulsive, anal retentive, ogranizationalist such as myself. And it's inxpensive, too. Grandma Oliver thoughtfully bought us the one we have, but it was only $8 so I think I could spring for another one!