Beautiful Day that the Park

We have had the most amazing weather lately... And the leaves are changing so it's an absolutely wonderful time to be outside. We met our friends at the park today and brought along the camera. Some good looking kids in this bunch!

Weston is Walking!

After an agonizing week of worry wondering why Weston wouldn't put weight on his foot, he finally decided yesterday that he was going to walk. Hallelujah! What a great gift to give to Daddy on his birthday. He's still got quite a limp but hopefully it will work itself out in the next few days.

Dancing Germans

Our boys love to dance, no doubt about that!

Beautiful Day at the Park

Big feet!

I took Luke and Weston shoe shopping yesterday and learned that both of them were wearing shoes significantly too small for them (oops!). Luke is now a boys size 1, which is crazy since he is not even 5 years old yet! The sales gal couldn't believe it. Pretty soon his shoes will be bigger than mine.

First Day of PDO

Our baby boy had his first day of PDO today... As you can see he was not especially excited. When I gave him his backpack and got out the camera he freaked out! The second photo is him throwing the backpack on the floor! Once we got there, however, he was fine. He even waved goodbye to me as I left - no tears! And when I picked him up, oh my gosh it was SO cute... He came running (limping) out the door with the hugest happiest smile I have ever seen, then proceeded to tell me all about his day (in his own words!). I think Weston is going to really enjoy PDO. Hopefully it will help his speech as well.

First Day of 4+ Preschool

Today was a big day... Luke started his 4+ preschool class at the park district. He put on quite the show while I took pictures, which you'll see below. And of course Weston was cracking up the whole time, egging him on! We are excited for this new school for several reasons, a big one being that Luke can ride his bike there while the weather is nice. It is also four afternoons a week, giving Luke plenty of fun and activity while Weston is at home napping (and maybe Mommy too!). Oh, and did I mention it's ALL BOYS??? Those poor teachers. Unfortunately the drop off was a little rough - Luke does have a flair for the dramatic - but at pick up he was happy as a clam.

Like Father, Like Son

Read me a book please!

Our Little Gimp

Soccer Practice

I'm officially a Soccer Mom! Luke had his first soccer practice last night. He's actually in a league where they have practices on Tuesday nights and games on Saturday mornings. I can't believe we are already entering this phase of parenthood. But I think Kevin and I are both pretty excited for it. Here are some pics... The other boy is his buddy Max.

Our first CAST!

We have had quite the week already! Sunday night Luke and Weston were playing/wrestling and somehow Weston fractured his leg! It was so bizarre - you never would have thought anything this major had happened. We went to the doctor on Monday morning, got x-rays, and sure enough, had to get a cast on Tuesday morning. But I tell you, he's taking it like a champ. He's probably the least traumatized of all of us! So happy and smiley. And he's already started crawling with the cast. They say he will be able to walk at some point, but I'll have to see it to believe it. They had to put the cast above his knee to prevent him from removing it, so his leg is always at an angle. He has to wear the cast for four weeks and NO BATHS. Gross! I imagine by that fourth week we will be begging for them to remove it.

Garage demo day!