Clean Puppy Dawg

Easton is loving his newly groomed self :-) Such a handsome dog when he's all clean and brushed (or it's just the super hero bandanna, not completely sure). James had to get a picture of him with E since Logan got one the day before :)

Tooth #5

Lowgs cut his 5th tooth overnight - bottom right, 2nd one out. The dr had said he was cutting at least 4 of them (maybe 6) a week ago.  I told Jim this morning that I bet Logan cut a tooth because he was fussing a lot about 5:30am, which is really early for him to wake up. He went back to sleep until 8:40 and I found a happy, hiccuping baby playing with his binkie with a new tooth poking through :-) He started playing peek-a-boo with his burp rag while I was changing him and he turned it into a teething rag - such a silly boy.

Play Dough Time

James is enjoying some time with Play Dough today! He has been entertained for over an hour straight...why didn't we bring this stuff out sooner?!? He's loving the fact that he doesn't have to share with any of his friends from school :-) and I have to give all of his teachers,  past and present, for having such strict Play Dough Playing rules.

Puppy Love

Easton :: ah, man, the other one is mobile now too!?! Logan is now hearing "gentle, Logan, gentle" a lot :-)

You Know You're Tired When....

...you fall asleep in your high chair. Poor baby had ear infection with high fever (probably roseola since it went around his classroom and he got the rash the next day after the fever broke ) and then the next week got sent home from school with hand, foot and mouth (yuck, but he had a pretty mild case...only 3 kids were left in the room when I picked him up). He seems to be recovered and weighed 19lb 12oz at his ear re-check appt (well, according to Dr. James' weighing anyway :-)). 

Brotherly Love

Even though it tends to be tough love, there is definitely love between these two brothers!


Hug Tackled



Lion Hugs



James being a helpful big brother at bed time...he loves to give Logan his bottle

Picnic after a dr. appt, just outside the office, we got some strange looks :-)

Octopus Painting Project

After bowling, we needed an afternoon project to make waiting for Daddy to get home go a little faster.  James has been asking me if he could paint for about a week now -- I've been avoiding it at all cost because of time to set up, risk of paint everywhere and clean up time, but I finally caved today (not before getting him to go potty on the toilet, wash his hands and help clean up his playroom first)

 Found a use for old paper towel and toilet paper rolls :: paint and then cut slits into the bottoms to make them into an "octopus"

Logan got in on the art project action too -- I had James pick out 3 colors and put blobs of them at the bottom of an empty animal cracker container -- insert toilet paper roll and let Lowgs go crazy shaking/rolling it around

Our paint wasn't yet dry at picture time, but this may be as close to a "finished product" picture as I get :-)

1st Bowling Trip

Today Jamie and I embarked on a little adventure with the boys -- their first bowling trip!!! AMF Bowling lanes offer 2 free games/day in the summer (awesome), you just have to rent shoes -- score! James did great following rules and only almost double-bounced the ball off his toe when trying to put it away (we didn't even ask him to clean up). He started with trying to push the ball down the alley himself but then gladly took the ramp when the pro brought it over for him to use. Logan even got a couple of turns in (which were his brother's idea)! James got a 67 for his first game -- pretty awesome -- and decided it was time to go home for lunch after the 7th frame in game 2. Such a great way to beat the 103 degree heat today!

Look What I Can Do at 10 Months Old

Lowgi Bear :: such a cutie pie, now with 3 teeth (two bottom, one top)

He may not have crawling down just yet but he can still get into everything

 He can hold the sippy up and drink himself (when he's not being lazy)

 And he can even push from laying down to sitting up all by himself

Finally, a Hair Cut

The Fro :: Before (his hair gets crazy)

 During (can you hear the whining?)

 After (sooo much better for summer)

If You Give A Moose A Muffin...

...he'll want some jam to go with it.  We utilized one of the mornings when both boys were home from school to make some delicious muffins.  SO SIMPLE!!!  1 package of cake mix (we used Spice) and 1 jar of pumpkin...mix together, pour into muffin holders, bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  James ate 5 for breakfast (I filled them on the small side) and Logan even got to enjoy (but he's an eating machine, it's James who is the uber-picky one).  All-in-all a fun, easy, not-too-messy, nicely timed (we read the book while the muffins were baking) morning project.