Superman

Amanda and John, can you tell who ALSO enjoys Makin's First Superman book? ;) Its a huge hit with BOTH kids! :)

First Tennis Shoes

This video is actually a couple of weeks old, but I either need to learn how to upload them to youtube myself or just take them when I get them from Brad. :) Anyway, its worth sharing even a couple weeks late. Makin has run around barefoot the entire time he has been walking(shown on the first part of the video some of how he looks barefoot), but I figured shoe time was upon us now that he wants to walk around in stores etc. I thought he needed some tough shoes for some places along with the pair of soft shoes he has. The reaction was priceless. :)

Sandbox

Well, Brad and I have this huge elaborate sandbox plan in our head that he is going to build our own huge sandbox that lots of kids can come over and play in...trouble is figuring out where/how/when to do that with all the other things we have on the list that are limited to the very precious time we have together two days a week...as it goes with owning your house and projects like that...SO after the last few days watching the kids play in rocks and mulch, we decided to get a small sandbox temporarily. They just love it soooo much and I think we will get many more hours of contentment before the huge one can be built. And of course there is always c-list when we decide to sell it. :) Anyway, it already proved to be a huge success as they played in it for about an hour as soon as it was full of sand. :) Now I just need my morning "shade" for the patio and we will be set.



Side note: Getting the sandbox...having the kids in their Husker outfits (Thanks again Grandma!)...took me back to almost exactly a year ago when we were doing all the same things with a brand new baby...which took me back to the Sept 2010 part of the blog and then you keep reading and boy, how simple it seems now looking back at surviving those first few weeks with two kids and then Makin's surgery. Getting him off the bottle and dropping morning nap now are a piece of cake in comparison. :) Ready to enjoy a much easier fall! :)

Two Good Mommy Pics!?

This never happens. Mulch must be good for them. :) Just loooove the pic with each kid. :) So blessed!

(Will have to work on Daddy pics...but man does he need a haircut! :) )

Park Rocks

We have to drive a ways to our pediatrician, and after close to two hours total in their office, the kids definitely deserved a park break. And thank goodness it was another beautiful day to enjoy! There is a park right across the street so we decided to try it out. They did the swings and then spent the rest of the time, that's right, playing in the rocks. Do you know how dirty they get from that? Yeah, good thing I'm such a cool mom. ;) Good reports from the pediatrician and I'll include info with their 1 year/3 year posts.

P.S. Does Makin look old in this pic or what!?

Makin's BIG Birthday Day!

And boy was it BIG!

Early morning presents...he didn't know what to make of all these fun new things for him when he first woke up. Lorelei pretty much just unwrapped while he happily just played with whatever got unwrapped. We tried to get him to do it and he didn't really have much interest. :) Then of course, our Mickey Mouse pancakes! He actually really seemed to enjoy it this morning. Must have known it was a special day. (He has gotten really picky about his breakfasts and hardly ate his on Lor's bday.) He was NOT happy about the hat, so this is the last time you will see it. But isn't it cute!?



Then, off to get...his hair cut!

So, at this age it was pretty hard to decide what to do with his hair. I mean with girls you can just keep letting it grow because you want them to look like a girl, but his was to the point of a little long, but the curls were so cute...anyway the don't-want-him-to-look-scraggly-and-I-keep-looking-at-it-thinking-its-a-little-long won out, so gone are the curls and here we have such a handsome little man.



He had taken a 10 min cat nap in the car so I was a little worried how he would do. He did okay just sitting but then when she put the little "cape" on he started crying. Notice I took a picture of him holding my hand. After just a few tears he got distracted by the tv and did just fine.

All spiffed up and ready for his party...a little too ready. Guess who decided he didn't need a nap when Mommy needed to frost his cake? Yup! But then WHILE frosting the cake he got tired and whiny. Thank goodness Brad was home to help out so I could get it frosted before putting him down for a quick late nap. The 30 min got him through the party till bedtime.












And we had his party on his actual birthday. It worked out better for both families invited to do it on Thursday instead of the Saturday we had originally planned, so Thursday it was! And the little snag we ran into...I realized around 9:30 pm Wednesday night that I did not have any food die for the frosting...not good! This meant running to the store after the haircut and then frosting it during nap. Which as you read earlier, was extra tricky. But it got frosted in time and the only thing I was still doing was cutting watermelon when people arrived. :) And my favorite of the decorations was the wall with his pictures from the year across it.

We could not have had a better 1st Birthday party...except for having ALL our friends and family there, but we were just happy to have those we did.



This is while he was being sung to. As you can see the cake is not cut yet someone has some blue frosting already on his mouth... ;)



From top left to bottom right is the actual order of pictures taken while eating the cake. He took a while to get started but then dug right in and at the whole thing. :) He loved it!

We had a low key night for the party, Brad grilled burgers and the kids played outside for most of the visit. We even broke out the sprinkler after cake and they had a lot of fun. We were so glad to have Uncle Bob and Auntie Di here to celebrate with us as well.


Annnnd another attempt at a family picture...maybe next time, but Lorelei cracked me up anyway. :)


And both kids crashed despite the sugar rush and Makin slept VERY well after two days of short naps and so much partying. Thank goodness! :)

Makin Is One!

Happy Birthday Makin!

One year ago today...we had a planned c-section because you were breach (and somewhat scarey since you still didn't want to come out then either!) and then were worrying if you would be able to take a bottle and so many other things running through our mind. You overcame so much in your first couple months of life and it is just amazing to see you now, running as fast as your little legs will let you and seeing your personality coming out more and more each day.

I know I keep saying this, but I still cannot believe it. One whole year filled with extra sweetness, cuddling, smiles and huge milestones blowing past us so fast it feels like we just blinked and you are one. We are so happy to have such a wonderful little boy in our lives.

And in case you all blinked too...thought I'd remind you of how fast the year has gone with a few pictures.



Happy Birthday to our brave boy who makes each day so much fuller and happier.