Train-cation 2011

We picked a good weekend to go! The weather was beautiful and it was the grand reopening celebration of the motel, so there was a moon bounce, popcorn, slushies, cake, a magician, balloon animals, and we had a ton of fun!

















The balloon animal maker asked Avery what kind of animal he wanted her to make. He answered "Big and green!" It kind of looks like a snake:

"I ride the carousel like Mary Poppins!"




We rode a horse and buggy! It was really fun!

I think Avery jumped in the "monkey bed" (he called it that because, you know, "No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed!" about 6 times. He LOVED it!



There was a sheet cake but it would be hours before it would be cut. In the meantime, Avery looked rather desperately at it, sat in a chair and put a birthday hat on (no one else was sitting and waiting, by the way, only him), and he justified the wait to himself by saying: "They just had to go get a knife to cut it! They go get a knife and then we eat the cake!" He got the very first piece, and boy oh boy, did he enjoy it!!

Spring Break 2011!

Never have we been so ready to have a break! Mama gets to spend the first week with the boys (no preschool, no daycare, no work!), and then we are all going to the Red Caboose motel again (1 year since we went for the first time) and then Mom (Turkey) will be home with the boys for the second week.

It is so nice just to be at home with Avery and Caleb. Avery and I finger painted:








AND I baked a cake, just so Avery could decorate it with sprinkles, chocolate chips, and whatever else he wanted! I wrote SPRING BREAK on it, but Avery covered up the R and A.





Caleb's adorableness:
This snake was Avery's, and he used to LOVE it! Luckily, he doesn't seem to mind sharing it with his younger brother!


Caleb likes sitting in the Bumbo seat for a couple of minutes at a time. This, too, was Avery's, but Avery never really used it because, well, his thighs were too chubby for it!

Caleb is 4 months old! (almost 5)

Funny boys!

It is HILARIOUS to climb into Grandma's suitcase!




trying on funny Saint Patrick's Day glasses:




Avery slept with his head hanging off of the bed:

A Winter Walk

This hat used to be Mama's when she was little!

Caleb is so cute!

More winter fun

Despite the huge piles of snow everywhere, Avery thought that swinging at my uncle and aunt's house would be a good idea. Luckily, my cousin joined him and they had so much fun!