Dress Rehearsal

The boys geared up for winter by trying on some new duds. Here they are with their new flannel pants and snow hats. They didn't want to put on their shirts, but I don't blame them...it was hot! So cute. :)

Just a cute video...

Movie Night

Every weekend we have "movie night" with the boys just before bedtime. They jump up on the couch with blankets and milk and we all watch the movie together. For the past month, it's been the same movie..."Ratatouille". The boys love it! It's referred to as "mouse movie" around here. :) This picture was taken tonight as the boys were watching. How lucky am I?

Roseola Blues

For the past week, both of the boys have had pretty high fevers on and off. We thought it was a stomach bug at first, but it just lingered on. Then this morning, Cole woke up with a rash all over his body that just continued to spread...so off to the doctors we went.

Turns out Cole (and most likely Tommy) has roseola. A common childhood virus that is characterized by high fevers that last for several days and ends with a rash. The doctor said that just being around other kids is usually the cause, so it goes without question that these social butterflies were a walking target. :) The good news is that Cole's rash means that the virus has finally left his body. Tommy is about two days behind him.

What a relief to hear that it isn't anything serious!! It's terrible seeing my little munchkins sick. At the moment, Cole is happily sucking on a lollipop and showing Tommy his "Bob the Builder" sticker that the nurses gave him. So funny...

Paragon Park Carousel

This morning we decided to take the kids to check out the old Paragon Park Carousel at Nantasket Beach in Hull. I haven't been there since I was a kid...and it was nice to see that not much had changed inside. We let the boys check it out for awhile before getting our tickets. Cole wanted NOTHING to do with sitting on a horse. Tommy on the other hand loved it so much he and Kevin had to go back for another ride.

Tommy on his "horsie"...

Poor Cole...just not into it today.

Tommy yelling to Cole about something fun he saw around the corner. Cole loved watching him and cracked up every time they came around.

Happy boy on his horsie!

I got some cute video of Tommy while he was riding. You'll notice that with each spin around...he gets bolder and bolder. By the end he is yelling "woah! woah!" to his horse like a real cowboy. :)