So we just celebrated Jake's 5th Birthday and I have party and birthday pics to share but I had a ton of great pics to show too. So therefore you get this great blog entry with a TON of pictures. :) All the fun things that we did the last 6 or so weeks. :) Enjoy!
The boys love playing "mechanic." One of them will get under this ride on toy and then both of them will use their Handy Manny tools to fix it. :)
A special day that they got a treat! McDonald's Happy Meals are always a hit :)
Little Thor :) Ryan saw the Thor suit on Craig's list for $5 and we already had the hammer and helmet so he went for it. The boys (and their friends) love dressing up as their favorite heroes. :D
Jake has been getting better at eating his veggies (he likes carrots, green beans and broccoli) but AJ....well AJ as you can see still needs some work.
Cute boy
I love how Jake takes care of his brother, here is trying to put AJ's shoes on him.
AJ looking at his favorite book.
Ahhhh AJ and apples. He LOVES them!!! We actually had to stop leaving them on the counter because we would catch him running around eating yet another one. :) Could be worse.
Although he will even put his apple down for time with his beloved book.
We have this really neat place called Unpluggits where they have in indoor play area and also a big painting area. They also have this air hockey table that you can play for free and the kids LOVED it!!! (Nice to have a place like this when the kids have been stuck inside due to snow for a while)
Jake "reading" a book to his brother
This was the first year that Jake got to give Valentines as he is now going to school for Pre-K. He was super excited and picked out some Transformer Rescue Bot Valentines. He then wrote his name on each and every one of them.
My big boy has come such a long way :)
Two adorable boys just hanging out
I was super lucky to be able to help out at Jake's Valentines Day party at school. It was so fun to see him in his class with his friends and he was also super happy to have me there. Telling all his friends that his mom was here and pointing me out. I enjoy this time while it lasts. :)
When we got home we had a little Valentines Day party too. Grandma and Pa Brown had sent us some goodies for the holiday.
AJ got one of those paint with water kits...I had not seen one of these in years. Can hardly wait to introduce him as he LOVES water colors and this is even easier and turns out AWESOME.
Jake got Chutes and Ladders, it had been forever since I had played this game and we had a fun time as a family :)
Jake also started swim lessons again. We signed him up at the YMCA so he could have lessons there at an indoor pool that goes year-round. There is also a new one nearby that has an awesome splash pool and pool with a slide...will be fun to introduce him later :)
Took him a couple lessons to get back in the swing of things but he was SOOO happy to be back in the water!
And he did great. He actually just started his second month and since they swim test them before each month they kicked him up a class. Its more challenging for him but he will go far in it! So proud of my water lover!
So the other day I check on my little AJ during nap time and I could not see him on his monitor so I looked in his room and this is what I saw. See him hiding in his little hole reading a book?
"I not sleepy mommy!" Does anyone believe that with those eyes???? I often catch him looking at books now when he is supposed to be napping or even once when he went to bed at night. Never thought this would start at age 2 :)
One of the boys favorite treats is to go for ice cream/frozen yogurt! AJ mostly sticks with chocolate but Jake likes to try different things.
The boys love to color
AJ very seriously coloring his Mickey Mouse
Jake very seriously coloring his Ninja Turtle
....although 2 year olds do get tired of doing one thing a little faster...so AJ started playing with Ninja Turtles. :) ....
....and the of course they HAD to fight :)
My boys love their buddies and what is fun is that they often take turns cuddling with different buddies in the mornings. On this morning Jake chose his panda bear which we made with him at a Build a Bear for his 3rd Birthday.
AJ chose a little Snuggles bear which used to be mine. :)
Playing with Lego Duplos is a favorite activity for these two. :)
My boys are hilarious. Even if I sneak into their bathroom, the moment I turn on the water in their bathtub one of them will yell "Bath-time" and they will both immediately strip out of their clothes to get ready. AJ can get this far on his own when wearing footsie pjs. :) So he will find me in this state for some help. :) Makes me laugh every time.
Watching my boys brush their teeth makes me realize how big they have both gotten.
About a week before Jake's birthday Jake had brought home a coloring sheet from AWANA. On it was a brown teddy bear. So Jake came to me and asked "mommy, can I get a brown bear for my birthday?" I told him that he already had one that his Grandma Eileen and Pa Gary had brought to him in the hospital the day he was born. When I found it for him in his room he loved it! I love it when they rediscover old treasures!
Jake was doing his best to "look like daddy," how do you think he did?
Balls are always fun! We got a couple more of these big balls for Jake's party and the boys have been having a blast with them.
This was the sweetest thing. The other day Jake tried Fun Dips candy for the first time. He had gotten a couple with Valentines at his school party and had never had them before. So I let him have one as a treat after lunch and AJ chose something out of his bucket. Jake really liked it and let AJ try some too. Soon AJ was asking for more and Jake was sharing by giving him licks. :) After they finished it they were both very happy. Jake walked up to me and said "Mommy can I get my other red candy like that and put it in AJ's bucket? He really liked it." How sweet is that. He gave a new candy that he really liked to his brother to be "a giver" as he says. Such a sweet boy my Jakey Bear. :)
We recently signed Jake up to play t-ball this summer, and even though we have not started practices yet Jake is really excited to start. We found the helmet and pants at a consignment sale for cheap and so he is all set. :)
AJ cannot wait until he is old enough to play, but for now will settle for playing in the backyard with us. :)
Too cute
Daddy giving his son some pointers.
Goofy boys with the cool tower we built :)
Papa Murphies has these pizza kits for kids where they get to make their own pizzas. Ryan got them for the boys the other day and they had a blast making their own little pizzas.
Success!!! We have two great pizza chefs!!! :)
Next up...Birthday Party pics. :)
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