Countdown to TWO! 6 more days....

Three weeks

One Month

Two months

Three months

Four months

Four months

A crowd favorite...Cole giggling in the dark!

Five months

Six months

One more week until we turn TWO!!

How on earth did this happen? My baby boys are turning TWO!!! This week...in honor of their birthday...I'll be posting some pictures from the past two years. Starting from the beginning...

October 5, 2007

Welcome to the world Kaitlyn "Katie" Grace!!

Here are some pictures of our new cousin Katie!!

With two big brothers and her cousins Cole and Tommy, there is no doubt she'll know how to pitch a curve ball at an early age. She is so beautiful...perfect little features.

Bring on the pink!!!!

How'd they do that?

My heart is still beating...maybe this is going to be a constant thing? My living in FEAR of what these two can do?

They woke up from their nap and were sipping milk while watching PBS. Ahhh...a blissful scene. I went into the kitchen to start dinner. I asked Tommy a question and got no response, so walked in the family room. They were not there. The door to the garage was OPEN. I must have left it ajar? Crazy! I ushered them back inside telling them that we do NOT go into the garage, etc., etc. I locked the door tightly...flipped the deadbolt...and went back into the kitchen.

Flash forward 3 minutes. I go back into the family room...and there it is...the OPEN door to the garage! Not only did they turn the handle on their own, but they flipped the deadbolt too! Here come the "two's" everyone...hold on to your hats!!!

Mischief

It would be very difficult to list ALL of the things these boys do in a day... as there are just too many! I can't imagine how their little bodies keep up with their minds and vice versa. Let's talk about today for example.

* Tommy pulled off all of his clothes including his diaper and peed on the couch. We repeated this performance (minus peeing on the couch) three times. (Notice missing cushions in sweet photo at left.)

* Cole found the baby powder and walked all over the kitchen and living room sprinkling a little trail for me to follow while I was downstairs retrieving laundry.

* Both boys brush their teeth while I shower...I keep them locked in there with me for obvious reasons. Somehow, Tommy was able to reach the cup AND the faucet and was dumping solo cups FULL of water on the floor. It wasn't until Cole said, "oh no!" because his socks were wet...that I peeked around the shower curtain and realized what was happening. It took THREE full size towels to mop up all the water.

* My sweet boy Cole found Kevin's highlighter and colored my silk decorative bed pillow.

* Both boys climbed into the fridge, found the olives...and were eating them....while standing there...IN THE FRIDGE!!

* Cole tore the video monitor off the wall (found the hidden cord) and was trying to figure out how it worked. I of course went running up the stairs once I realized my screen was blank.

Mind you...we were out of the house at a play date from 9am until 11:30. This all went down between the hours of 7-9 and 11:30-1. Throw in breakfast and lunch and you'll realize just how these two know how to make the most of every moment.

While there is plenty of mischief making with these two, they also throw in plenty of sweet moments. Like the random kiss I got from Tommy as we read a book this morning. These boys KNOW how to work their mommy!!!