tent time

Two kids in a tent...

having fun.

Lauren bowling

I surprised Lauren and took her bowling today.  Lauren told everyone we saw at the gym this morning that she was going bowling. She even invited a few people to come with us! She was so excited to go and was even happier when I told her that Kalle was meeting us there!

Lauren and Kalle standing still for half a second...

Showing off her bowling shoes- she was quite disappointed they didn't match her dress...

Trying out the bowling shoes for dance shoes

"Mom, get out your eyes so you can see this!" Lauren says.

"Yeah!"

making progress

Lauren had another pretty good week! 

some favorite things

Colson is obsessed with this canister of bows that we have. He asks to play with them all the time and is forever entertained by shaking them and then dumping them out everywhere...then putting them all back in. This is definitely one of his favorite activities right now!

This afternoon Lauren decided she wanted to sit with him and share one of her favorite snacks...blueberries. 

They sat and played and ate together and just had so much fun....that is my favorite thing!

too funny

hugs and kisses

Colson loves to love. For the last 6 weeks or so, when I asked for "hugs and kisses" he would say "awwww" and lay his head on my shoulder while hugging me. I have been trying to teach him that that is a hug and demonstrate what a kiss is so that he knows the difference.

So now when I say "Can I have a kiss" he says "mmmmm" and kisses me- but you never know what you are going to get - closed mouth or open, slobbery or not... and maybe a little tongue! I can tell him to kiss daddy good morning or Lauren good night and he loves to do it. Sometimes he just hugs and kisses on his own.

He loves to give everyone hugs and kisses - even the animals in the books he reads. There are a few books that take 3 times as long to read because he has to hug the animal on every page...and he gives long hugs!!

He also loves to give high fives and gets so excited when someone asks for one! He also makes a noise or tries to say something when he hits... Lauren and I say "bam" so I am guessing that is what he is attempting to say!

He is just as sweet as can be though. I just love him!!