Reading.

Not really sure how it happened. But my big kiddo is starting to read.  He knows all his letters, and the majority of his sounds (he still gets mixed up on a couple vowels). He has a pretty good amount of sight words memorized too. So now we are learning to read! Way to go Caydin!!

Playing in the dirt.

I don't know about the rest of you.... but both of my boys love to play in dirt. They could stay out in the backyard for hours (in fact... they DO stay outside for hours).  Caydin is trying to dig a tunnel to Virginia.  He says that we will be able to just jump in and get to Virginia in about a minute!  They get so dirty that they have to jump right in the shower after playing outside. And. Oh. My. Word.  I wont even begin to describe their fingernails after a few hours in the dirt. 

So thankful for a warm winter so they can play outside daily! :)

Christmas at Sea World!

Two days before Christmas, Grandma, the boys, and I headed over to Sea World to check out the Christmas decorations!

 

We got there right as the park was opening and were excited to find that the place was EMPTY! 2 days before CHRISTMAS!! CRAZY!

 

I always love watching the boys (mainly Caydin) grab a map and plan where he wants to go.  This time we went, Wyatt demanded a map as well!

 

We headed over to Antarctica first to see the penguins and were SUPER EXCITED to see only a 10 minute wait time!  The only other time we went on that ride, we had to wait 50 minutes in line!

 

Wyatt LOVES penguins so he loved this part!  Poor kid really wanted to watch the live penguins but it was WAY cold in that room!

 

After the penguins, we went shopping in the gift shop! Wyatt wanted every penguin in there!

 

Caydin and I waited about 5 minutes to ride Atlantis after that then headed over to see the sharks.  We planned to go to the Shamu show since it is going to close for renovations this Spring.  The boys and I jumped on a couple Kiddie rides while Grandma got us a seat at the Shamu show. 

 

The timing of everything was so perfect with hardly no wait at all! We ended the day by getting a picture taken in the Sea World Snow Globe!

 

Definitely one of our best days at Sea World! 

 

 

Phone Pics!

Attack of the selfies!

Wyatt is such a ham.  If anyone is talking on the phone, he needs to talk too.  He loves to surf the web (haha), asks for PBS kids all the time, and is great at swiping his finger across the screen to unlock it.  Stinker for sure. 

He is also getting really good at copying facial expressions!

Everyone needs a good Aunt Tee-tee cuddle! 

Why are we so sad??  Look at the next picture....

Poor Caydin had a scooter crash! What a trooper! His poor face looked horrible!  

Grandma to the rescue!  She was recently told to use vaseline on a cut instead of neosporin.  So we did.  Applied it a couple times a day.  

Literally, 4 days later, it looked like this.  Amazing.  It scabbed but the scab fell right off in the shower.  

I will never use neosporin again! 

Oh my gosh.  Who could resist this face!  Only 6 months old and she has the most perfect selfies ever! :)

KoBe girl

Our little bunny is getting old.  

10 years old! 

She must love us a WHOOOOLE bunch because she is just about the healthiest pet I've ever seen.

The boys love her too.  If I were her, I would hide every time I saw one of the boys coming.  HAH!

She spends most of time in her cage, watching the boys play in the toy room.  When she comes out, she usually chills underneath the couch.  Every once in a while, the boys grab her and love her a little too much. 

Wyatt uses her as a pillow.  Caydin carries her around.  

(TRUE STORY: I don't think Caydin ever attempted to pick KoBe up until a few months ago when he saw Wyatt picking her up.  Caydin has always been the very gentle kiddo in our family.  Wyatt is a monster.  Rough and tough.)

Home Depot Days

I love free events for kids.  

The boys love anything that related to tools, wood, and construction.

WIN. WIN.

The boys made a little wooden toolbox the first time we went with Grandpa and a little Tic-tac-toe game the second time we went with Daddy.  

On our first trip, the boys insisted on wearing their plastic construction hats and brought some plastic tools.  Every person in the store (seriously... everyone!) commented on how cute they were.  I shouldn't be surprised, who can resist two little boys in matching shirts, matching hats, and a Home Depot apron??!! 

Bet you can take a good guess where we will be this coming Saturday morning!!! ;)

Happy New Year!

I have a few pictures to share from our New Years party with friends.  But the OCD in me needs to keep the blog in order.... SOOOOO.  I leave you with a picture from today (YES - FROM TODAY!) of the boys wearing their 2014 paper hats.  

Both boys worked hard on coloring! Wyatt got a little bored and colored his arms and hands (like he usually does - silly boy!) 

(Oh, and my New Years Resolution - document our adventures quicker and more often! - I CAN DO IT!)