Our bed time routine generally involves going and playing in the boys room for a bit. Levi goes over to his crib and can climb up and and just hangs from it. The kid is SOO STRONG! Tonight, I put the rail down a bit and he climbed right in. Ezra tried to lift his leg and would just walk away. HAHA. He is not going to be a gymnast. :-)
Monday, May 24, 2010
15 Month Check Up
Took the boys to the doc. for their check up today. The boys got bored after about 2 minutes (and I forgot to bring any toys) so they started getting into everything. Ezra was opening the drawers and throwing the rolls of paper on the floor. Levi kept pulling the stirrup things out and then slamming them back in..until we decided to pull the step out and just encourage climbing. Seemed like a better option than listening to metal slam 100 times!
Then, Levi went over and climbed in the stroller and started eating some pretzels. Ezzy joined him for a quick snack. Actually, all he wanted to do was throw pretzels all over the floor. FUN!
They took all their measurements and got Levi a referral to a pediatric orthopedic doc to get his foot checked out. It just does some funny turning in thing and I want to make sure it is not affecting him walking. I think it doesn't walk much just because he can't run (and he can crawl super speed). When he is tired, I will catch him walking all over the place. He just stops thinking about it, slows down, and walks.
So, their stats are:
LEVI
Weight- 21 lbs (8th %ile)
Height- 30.75 in (40th %ile)
Head- 18.75 in (64th %ile)
EZRA
Weight- 24 lbs (41st %ile)
Height- 31.75 (71st %ile)
Head- 19.5 in (96th %ile)
Then, Levi went over and climbed in the stroller and started eating some pretzels. Ezzy joined him for a quick snack. Actually, all he wanted to do was throw pretzels all over the floor. FUN!
They took all their measurements and got Levi a referral to a pediatric orthopedic doc to get his foot checked out. It just does some funny turning in thing and I want to make sure it is not affecting him walking. I think it doesn't walk much just because he can't run (and he can crawl super speed). When he is tired, I will catch him walking all over the place. He just stops thinking about it, slows down, and walks.
So, their stats are:
LEVI
Weight- 21 lbs (8th %ile)
Height- 30.75 in (40th %ile)
Head- 18.75 in (64th %ile)
EZRA
Weight- 24 lbs (41st %ile)
Height- 31.75 (71st %ile)
Head- 19.5 in (96th %ile)
NICE AND HEALTHY!
Ez's 1st Haircut
Ezra has his first hair cut today. Nothing sentimental and I didn't even take advantage of the photo op. I just stood him up in the front yard and snipped off his mullet!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
El's 4th Birthday Party
We celebrated Elliot's 4th birthday party today. (Remember, we pick a random day since her real birthday is 3 days after Christmas). Anyways, it was a lot of fun and most importantly, exactly what she asked for (minus the absence of a few friends who had things come up last minute-hope you all feel better!)
We had a table set up so the kids could decorate bookmarks (they said "Elliot D.'s 4th birthday Party") with stickers and markers. They seemed to have fun doing it.....
I tried to keep the food simple, so the menu was yummy...hotdogs. Okay, I know-that's gross. But really, they were grilled so they weren't so bad. Made some baked beans, and had chips, fruit, and potato salad. 
As requested, everyone decorated their own cupcakes. I like this idea because all I had to do was make plain cupcakes. That's fairly simple. It's always the decorating that bogs me down. Oh, and everyone gets what they want this way. Worked out well...good idea El!
Everyone was very generous and gave her some very sweet presents. It was fun to watch her open them. I love how kids always hover around the "birthday girl" and watch/help them unwrap everything. Something annoyingly sweet about the whole thing :-)
...and what party isn't complete without a water balloon fight with your cousins?? I can't believe you guys are moving in a few days. We love you and will miss you SOO MUCH!!
*For those of you who really like pic's and want proof that we and her brothers were actually at the party, feel free to browse the pic's I have HERE!
We had a table set up so the kids could decorate bookmarks (they said "Elliot D.'s 4th birthday Party") with stickers and markers. They seemed to have fun doing it.....
I tried to keep the food simple, so the menu was yummy...hotdogs. Okay, I know-that's gross. But really, they were grilled so they weren't so bad. Made some baked beans, and had chips, fruit, and potato salad. 
As requested, everyone decorated their own cupcakes. I like this idea because all I had to do was make plain cupcakes. That's fairly simple. It's always the decorating that bogs me down. Oh, and everyone gets what they want this way. Worked out well...good idea El!
Everyone was very generous and gave her some very sweet presents. It was fun to watch her open them. I love how kids always hover around the "birthday girl" and watch/help them unwrap everything. Something annoyingly sweet about the whole thing :-)
...and what party isn't complete without a water balloon fight with your cousins?? I can't believe you guys are moving in a few days. We love you and will miss you SOO MUCH!!
*For those of you who really like pic's and want proof that we and her brothers were actually at the party, feel free to browse the pic's I have HERE!
Friday, May 7, 2010
Mother's Day Tea
Elliot's class had a Mother's Day tea the other day. It was so sweet. The moms had to wait in the lobby, then the kids walked out from their room to escort us to a special room. Elliot was the 1st to walk me down. We had to stop and get our photo taken at a little area set up for Mommy/child pictures. Then we walked into a room with cute little tables all decorated. There was nice music playing, a food table set up, etc. I gotta admit, I am not really an emotion person but this got me. No, I didn't start crying or anything, but it was really special! Touched me I guess.
Each child had a special placemat they made for their Mommy. They also had a card for us. Here is Elliot with mine:
Wrapped up in a bag, they had made us a treasure/jewelry box. On the inside of it is a picture of our most precious treasure-them!
Elliot took this lovely photo of me and my loot:
This was my favorite thing...each kid made a picture of their Mommy. They were all displayed on a wall together. I started looking at them and was able to pick the one she made-first try! Looks just like something she would do. The circles around the eyes, the buttons all in a row, the smaller shirt (some kids had huge pieces of fabric for the shirt), the girly fabric, the squiggled necklace. Everything-it was all very Elliot (me too, apparently)! It is my favorite thing from that day! Love it!
On the back of my "portrait" was this list of questions. The teachers wrote exactly what she said....
Really?!?! If she could buy me anything it would be MILK?!?! I wonder if this means she wants me to wean her brothers and just give them milk? I'm still trying to figure this one out. Still adorable. Man, I love this girl.
Each child had a special placemat they made for their Mommy. They also had a card for us. Here is Elliot with mine:
Wrapped up in a bag, they had made us a treasure/jewelry box. On the inside of it is a picture of our most precious treasure-them!
Elliot took this lovely photo of me and my loot:
This was my favorite thing...each kid made a picture of their Mommy. They were all displayed on a wall together. I started looking at them and was able to pick the one she made-first try! Looks just like something she would do. The circles around the eyes, the buttons all in a row, the smaller shirt (some kids had huge pieces of fabric for the shirt), the girly fabric, the squiggled necklace. Everything-it was all very Elliot (me too, apparently)! It is my favorite thing from that day! Love it!
On the back of my "portrait" was this list of questions. The teachers wrote exactly what she said....
Really?!?! If she could buy me anything it would be MILK?!?! I wonder if this means she wants me to wean her brothers and just give them milk? I'm still trying to figure this one out. Still adorable. Man, I love this girl.
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