Kisses for dad to end the night!
Life in the Idaho Mountains...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Dancing Machine!
Ethan has totally been into dancing lately. He LOVES it when we turn music from the computer on so he can dance all over our bedroom and jump on the bed. Well tonight after bath time, it became a family event. For nearly a half hour, the four of us were in our bedroom dancing, making up new moves and having a great time! We even got out our video camera to remember this fun evening and of course to embarrass the boys with they get older!!:)
First Haircut & Second Tooth
It was about time that Caleb received his first haircut. Dad was all for it, but mom was not ready to cut it off of her baby - but from this picture, I knew that it needed it! So here we go...snip, snip, snip....
He looks a little more like a boy and less like a baby....is he really going to be 9 months?? Oh yeah, he also just popped his second tooth!
He looks a little more like a boy and less like a baby....is he really going to be 9 months?? Oh yeah, he also just popped his second tooth!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Trip to the Fire Station
Our playgroup took a tour of the Portage Fire Station last week. Ethan was very excited to see the fire trucks....from far away that is:) It was a great time and I actually learned a lot! 
Group Photo!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Winter Fun
Here are some pictures of random things during the past couple of weeks. Despite the cold weather we have been having, we are staying warm and keeping busy!
Daddy taking both boys running for the first time (he was not gone long - Ethan did not like to share the jogging stroller with his brother!)
Caleb's "sweet" smile! 
Ethan's "cheesy" smile 
Caleb's "sweet" smile! Ethan's "cheesy" smile Caleb loved baths in the sink and Ethan loves pouring water on him!
Our little cuties!
Mommy's big helper!
Mommy's big helper! We used all the tinkertoys - not sure what it is but it turned out pretty cool!
Helping mommy make brownies!
LOVED egg yolk and wiping it all over his face!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Miss You Aunt Kelly!
The boys could not get enough of their Aunt Kelly while she was here. Ethan kept telling us,"Aunt Kelly flew in a giant airplane to come see me!" Yup, she sure did! We already miss you Aunt Kelly, July can not come fast enough!!
Ethan was obsessed with her phone!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Christmas 2009
We hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas! We sure did and boy were we busy!
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We started out the holidays by traveling to Sparta to spend Christmas eve with Jim's side. We had a good time despite the fact that Jim and I took turns rocking Caleb in the back bedroom because he was pretty much screaming the entire night! Two days later his first tooth emerged and I am sure that is why he had such a rough night! His family was great about it and totally understood - love his family!! Wish that I could have talked to them a little bit more, but that it how is goes!:)
After we left Sparta, we headed back to Kalamazoo where my mom, sister, and brother were. It was great to see my sister, twice a year is just not enough! Ethan enjoyed sipping his "hot-day-day"and watching Tigger and Pooh with his Aunt Kelly before it was off to bed so that Santa Clause could come! He woke up the next morning bright eyed heading straight for the living room to see what Santa Clause left for him. I think that this part was more fun for me then it was for Ethan :)
Due to the fact that Jim had to work on Christmas, we had Christmas at our house this year! It was a blast and I owe a HUGE thank you to my mom!!! Having two small children and trying to cook was not easy, so my mom stepped right in and did it all!! Thanks mom! We had a great dinner and a great Christmas - we actually had the entire family around our dinner table including Jim who walked in the door just as we were sitting down to eat! 
Jim and Mark playing the new extension of the game Settlers of Catan - they played it all day!:)
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We started out the holidays by traveling to Sparta to spend Christmas eve with Jim's side. We had a good time despite the fact that Jim and I took turns rocking Caleb in the back bedroom because he was pretty much screaming the entire night! Two days later his first tooth emerged and I am sure that is why he had such a rough night! His family was great about it and totally understood - love his family!! Wish that I could have talked to them a little bit more, but that it how is goes!:)
After we left Sparta, we headed back to Kalamazoo where my mom, sister, and brother were. It was great to see my sister, twice a year is just not enough! Ethan enjoyed sipping his "hot-day-day"and watching Tigger and Pooh with his Aunt Kelly before it was off to bed so that Santa Clause could come! He woke up the next morning bright eyed heading straight for the living room to see what Santa Clause left for him. I think that this part was more fun for me then it was for Ethan :) Due to the fact that Jim had to work on Christmas, we had Christmas at our house this year! It was a blast and I owe a HUGE thank you to my mom!!! Having two small children and trying to cook was not easy, so my mom stepped right in and did it all!! Thanks mom! We had a great dinner and a great Christmas - we actually had the entire family around our dinner table including Jim who walked in the door just as we were sitting down to eat! Jim and Mark playing the new extension of the game Settlers of Catan - they played it all day!:)The day after Christmas, we headed back to Grand Rapids to have Christmas with Jim's parents and grandparents. In the morning we went to Lowell and had a yummy breakfast and opened presents with Jim's family. Ethan loved his new toys and played with them all morning and Caleb loved the wrapping paper!!:) 
After spending some time there, we headed to Jim's grandparents house to have Christmas with the entire family - which is always a good time! 
The next day we were to head back to Grand Rapids for a pancake breakfast with my grandparents, but due the fact that I was not feeling well, I decided that we would just stay home - we did miss seeing everyone though!!
The next day we were to head back to Grand Rapids for a pancake breakfast with my grandparents, but due the fact that I was not feeling well, I decided that we would just stay home - we did miss seeing everyone though!! That was our wonderful Christmas and Caleb's first Christmas and it was a great time! God Bless!
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