Hair Cut Time!

 We recently decided that it was time for Skyler's first haircut, and then Andy saw that Great Clips had started a $6.99 haircut sale, so yesterday I took him in. His hair is so lightweight and poky-uppy that I wasn't really sure a haircut would make that much of a difference, but it really did. He looks so much more grown up now! Skyler basically sat there like he was completely frozen, drooling sucker goo all down the front of the cape, and the lady got it all nice and handsome-looking for him.

 While we were there I got Kylee's trimmed up too because I realized her ends were really uneven. I told the girl what I wanted her to do, but then I had to go stay with Sky and Kylee did a great job sitting there all by herself, talking to the girl, answering questions, and not acting at all shy. She's getting so grown up!

Skyler Gets a Big Boy Bed

In preparation for our new baby, we got out Kylee's old Elmo bed and set it up for Skyler. When Andy first got it out he played and played and thought it was so fun. That night when it came time to go to bed, though, he got really upset and started throwing all his things back in the empty crib. He even tried to lift up the mattress all by himself. It was so pathetic we decided to let him go back in the crib and try again the next day. On the second day...SUCCESS! He napped on his bed, and slept on his bed as well. He's fallen off a few times, but then he just falls asleep on the floor, and we put him back in bed when we either hear the thump, or when we check on him and find him on the ground. Overall, it's been a pretty smooth transition.

  

Fun Times

 We recently inherited this huge beanbag from Grandma Karen, and the kids LOVE it. Skyler lounges there to watch t.v., and Kylee wanted to have a sleepover with me last Friday so she could sleep on it. I didn't think she'd really last because she's tried to have a basement sleepover with me before and finally ended up just going back to her bed, but this time she fell right asleep and stayed there all night.

Yesterday Andy went skiing with some of his siblings, so after Kylee finished her Bright Ideas activity my sister Tiff met the kids and I at McDonalds in Spanish Fork and we had lunch. Skyler is usually content to play in the tiny kid play area, but this time he went exploring. Next thing I knew he was way up top in this little pentagon shaped cage thing, yelling "Hewwwooo!" down to us. I sent Kylee up to get him and it took her awhile to convince him to come down. He thought he was super cool up there.

Dr. Suess Week

 Last week at Kylee's school they did Dr. Suess week, and each day they were supposed to do a different thing. I forgot to take pictures of wacky socks day and "wear stripes" day, but the picture above is mis-matched clothes day, and picture below is "dress like your favorite character" day. Any guess what Kylee was? It was a fun week.

Random Photos

The other day Andy asked me why I never update our blog, and I confessed that it's pretty much because I've really been slacking at taking photos of stuff, and didn't really have anything fun to post since Kylee's birthday. However, here are some random things from the last couple of weeks:

This has happened more often than I can count! Skyler kept going down for a nap at around 11-11:30, but then he wouldn't wake up until close to 2 and he'd be overly hungry for lunch. I decided the solution was that I should keep him awake until Noon, feed him lunch, and then let him nap. The first few days I tried it...this was the result. The poor kid just couldn't make it! Now he seems to have the routine down a little better though, and he eats his lunch and then when he's done he tells me "Nigh Night!" because he knows it's naptime. 

This picture will embarrass Andy, but I had to take it! The epitome of white trash! Andy thinks it is super white trash to actually use these mugs the hospital gives you, but I like how much water it holds, and also how easy it is to drink - I mean come on! It has a straw! One morning Skyler got yogurt all over his jammies, so I took them off and went to get him some clothes for the day. While I was gone he helped himself to my mug and started drinking my water. I figure that in Andy's view this is probably about as white trash as you can get! Naked baby with just a diaper - drinking out of the hospital mug. 

One day I was flipping through the photos on my camera and Skyler wanted to see, so I took a picture of him and then showed him himself on the camera. He thought it was pretty funny, and now he always wants to look. 

This happens at night sometimes when he doesn't think it's quite bedtime and we make him go anyway. He throws out his dog, his blankie and his water and then realizes he can't escape with them and starts crying. We always know it has happened because he'll be in there yelling "Oh no! Oh no!" in the most pitifully sad voice ever, like his poor tragic life is ending. However, if we go in there when he does it, he thinks he's getting out and it starts all over again, so we have to just tune him out and then after he falls asleep we go pick up all his stuff and give it back. The other night it was extra sad because when we went in to put the things back in he was huddled up with his little bum in the air and he just looked so lonely!

This is pretty much the only photo I have of Kylee recently. Eating yogurt for breakfast this morning. I really need to take more pictures, but with her gone to school all day, there's just not that much exciting stuff happening in our lives!

Skyler has recently decided that he is a big boy, and he likes to sit at the table to eat. He's actually pretty good at not spilling, and he hasn't fallen off the chair (yet), so we let him sit there sometimes instead of his high chair.

The video below is from about two weeks ago when he first started sitting at the table. I love that you can see his eyes inside the bowl looking around as he slurps his milk super loud, and I love how far out his bottom lip pokes over the bowl at the end. Crazy child!