Caleb funnies

We went to costco the other day, I think it is my new favorite store. We got there right when it opened and unfortunately what I did not realize is that the sample ladies do not come out until 11. I was only there for a couple of things so I really had no intentions of being there when the samples showed up. Caleb was begging for samples and the sad part is that between bathroom breaks and circling the store several times looking for Christians shoe that he threw out and getting the 3 items we were there for it took us an hour. Caleb begged and begged so we stuck around long enough for them to get ready and it might as well have been Christmas. the babies even know those people have food and they want it too. So Caleb tells the sample lady that old people make the best stuff. Not once, but twice. He really liked what she had to offer, however I don't think she found the humor in what he was saying.

Caleb is really into numbers and he told me today that he had not had Trix cereal for 400 million, 542, 33 thousand, 56 and 78 hundred DAYS!! This is normal conversation for anything that he wants and is trying to tell me that he has not had in a long time. Sometimes, well most of the time, the 'long time' is either a couple of days or hours.

Ring around the rosy!

It is so nice to be around other moms with kids either the same age or older. I always seem to pick up on different tricks and fun things to do with the kids. Not too long ago I was thinking about ring around the rosy, but I didn't think the kids would get it. Last weekend at the lake Aunt Trisha and Aliyah invited the kids to play with them and Cecilia and Cohen love it. I have even gotten them to hold each others hands and it is so stinking cute. Sometimes they just hold hands and spin in a circle while I sing. Christian loves to watch and giggles a lot but is not really interested.

Brushing teeth

The babies love to brush their teeth or really just eat toothpaste and suck the water out of the tooth brush. Well, I guess I can just think that they have really good oral hygiene. The constant fighting and pushing finally drove me to get a second bench so they could get to the sink a little easier. They all fit a little better now, but still push and fight. Mark thinks we should just go buy two more benches so no one has to share, but I'm sure they will find something to fight about.

Cecilia, Christian and Cohen

Cherrios

So this is what happens when the bungee is left off the chair and I decide to run to the bathroom. I was gone for about two seconds when I knew something was wrong by the amount of squeals and giggles. Sigh.

crazy hair

The boys seem to enjoy running their fingers through their hair...when their hands are full of food. Here are some cute pics.

Christian with spaghetti noodles

Cohen with a little food gel.

No pics of Cecilia. She is currently on a food strike and all meals except breakfast are promptly thrown to the floor.

Christian's 1st Hair cut

Christians hair was getting pretty long, but for some reason we could just not bear to cut it. First hair cuts are like a passage into toddler hood or something of the sort. They just look so much bigger and grown up once they get that first snip. So we delayed it long enough and the other part of the problem was that Mark had decided that he was going to be the stylist. He has been wanting to cut Caleb's hair and I'm not to excited about that because he has so many colic's that even the professionals have a hard time with him. Once I finally made it to the supply store to get the scissors it still took a couple of days to get it trimmed. He did really well and so did Mark. Caleb was the assistant and combed the hair down so Mark could cut. I of course cringed every time a cut was made thinking it was going to be WAY too short. In the end it turned out great for Marks first shot at cutting hair.

Christian being a good little guy...not really sure what is going on other than enjoying the water spray.

Mark holding Christians head and Caleb combing the hair


Almost done!!

The assistant!

Swimming!

This past weekend we went to the lake with Trisha and her 3 kids. Jacob thought we were crazy to go since there were 7 kids and 3 adults, but it really was not that bad. Up until this point the babies had really not been in the lake swimming for more than like 2 seconds and they did not like it. Well, this weekend they took the plunge, literally. Saturday morning we took a long boat ride and found a cove to anchor and swim. They were practically jumping off the boat where the ladder was on the boat and Mark was having a hard time holding them back. I was already in the water and Mark did not have his suit on so it was all me. I have never been crazy about holding the babies in the water, but I did it. At one point all 3 of them were in and loving it.

Caleb made a big step this weekend too in that he started jumping off the dock and boat into the water. He was having a blast and Mark threw a Frisbee to him as he jumped off the dock and tried to catch it. He loved the game and actually caught it a couple of time.

Cecilia and Christian in the water. Mark was trying to hold Cohen back so that is why it is not that great of a shot.