A wedding and an anniversary

We started the weekend off with a wedding. Our friends Maggie and Darren got married on Friday night. Everything was wonderful, and I honestly think they were the happiest couple I have ever seen at their wedding. Neither of them could stop smiling and Maggie looked beautiful. We had a great time, and hope the best for them!!!!

Saturday we took Kevin to his first movie, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. (Downtown Grandma was watching Colin while we were out. She took him on several walks and pushed him around in his cozy coup in the backyard. Needless to say, he was very happy.) First of all, both Kevin 2 and I laughed throughout the film. If you have to take your kid to a movie, this one will not bore you! Second, Kevin really had a good time. He sat in his daddy's lap almost the entire time, and got a few unhealthy snacks to eat. All was great until he thought that something had happened to the good guy of the film. He got quite upset, even though we reassured him that the good guy was okay. I think he just wanted the good guy to be okay. It was so sweet to see his concern.

That evening we went to my grandparent's (GGma and GGpa) for their 59th wedding anniversary. It was so nice to see my family. Kevin really enjoyed playing with the other children that were there. Colin spent most of the time pushing a doll stroller around and kept himself happy. (That kid loves strollers and goes crazy for them.) I always love getting together with my mom's family. There are always kids running around and plenty of food. The evening ended with Kevin telling my mom that he was going home with her. So, we get some alone time with Colin tomorrow now! I know he will love it... as long as there is a stroller involved.

That kid says the strangest things...

The other night Kevin was telling his daddy about Halloween candy. He said that he could go to the party and get some candy, but he needed an adult to take him. K2 asked him "You need an adult?" to which he replied "Yes, I need an adult to drive because it is a long way away [to the party]."

This morning he was fishing (which is when he hangs one of his daddy's belts through the spindles at the top of the stairs) and told me that he was "going to catch a giant fish!" I asked him what giant means, and he looked at me as if I was an idiot and told me "huge."
The last story from this week has to do with his favorite toys. He always sleeps with Baby Owen (which is an Elmo, but is only called Owen) and lately has added a small stuffed rhinoceros. The other night I saw that the rhinoceros was on the floor. I asked him if he wanted me to pick him up and put him in the bed. Kevin told me "No, he is in trouble." I asked why the rhinoceros was in trouble, to which he replied "He was mean to Baby Owen and can't sleep in the bed."

Speaking of talking, Colin is saying more and more. He called his teacher by her name this week (Joy) and loves to yell "go" while in the car or stroller. He is pointing to all his favorite items and naming them: car, truck, airplane, Kevin, mom, dad, cat, duck, etc. It won't be too long before he is telling us strange things as well!

Two days with Aunt Cathy

Since Grandma and Grandpa were out visiting Aunt Kelly and Uncle Tim, Aunt Cathy babysat the boys Monday and Tuesday. She had many great stories both days I came home from work. Here are a few.

The day started off with Colin's eye still swollen, but it went down as the day went by. They headed to a park, where Colin spent most of the time in the swing (duh) and Kevin headed to the climbing area. Aunt Cathy called him a monkey, so he made monkey sounds most of the time. All was good until an older boy kept sneaking up behind Kevin and scaring him. Kevin told the boy "I don't want to play with you," but he didn't take a hint. It wasn't until the boy told Aunt Cathy that Kevin didn't like being scared, and she replied "You're going to be scared if you don't knock that off!" that he finally left them alone. I wish I would have thought of that! Everyone was exhausted so they all three took naps to recover for day 2. I have included a picture of Colin, and the only picture in the two days that Kevin let her take.

Day two started out the same, with Aunt Cathy taking the boys back to the park. On the way she mentioned that she needed some coffee since she was tired. Kevin told her "Why don't you go to Downtown Grandma's. She always has coffee there." It had rained on Monday night, however, and the park was wet. The first thing Colin did was splash his hands into the muddy water. He then walked after Kevin who told him "Don't touch me," while giving the stink eye. Kevin returned to his monkey ways, noises included, staying only on the park equipment that had not one drop of "dirty water" on it. (As he told Cathy, "You should have brought a towel.") They returned to the swings, where Aunt Cathy had to wipe off a couple drops of rain water that remained on one swing for Kevin, while Colin dumped the other swing full of water on his own head, laughed, and then splashed some more. How these two kids come from the same gene pool surprises me.

Since they had two great days, Aunt Cathy took them to McDonald's for lunch, where she had to return to the counter to buy more food since they kids ate all of hers, as well as theirs. She also bought them ice cream, which Colin jumped out of his seat to eat and got all over his face. As you can see, his eye is back to normal!

Mosquito Bite

We had a great weekend. On Friday evening we did something, but I can't remember what it was anymore. Oh yeah, we rented Wolverine and stayed up late. Wild times. Anyway on Saturday we went to a family reunion, and it was nice to see the family that was able to make it. The boys enjoyed playing on the playground and going for nature hikes. At some point Colin was bitten by a mosquito near his eye.

When he woke up on Sunday it was pretty swollen. We headed to the zoo anyway. However after he woke up from nap it had gotten even bigger. It isn't bothering him too much, and he hardly itches it. The swollen eye has not slowed him down at all either, as he ran around all evening. I think it is worse for us. K2 keeps calling him Quasimodo and yelling "Sanctuary!" (The joke has already gotten old.) Kevin picked up on it and started laughing and saying, "Kazi moto!" I just hope it isn't worse tomorrow... the teasing or eye.

Picnic

In the never ending quest for a perfect lawn, K2 decided to overseed the yard today. That means the boys wanted to overseed the yard today. In case you didn't know, wherever Daddy is, that is where they want to be. See the picture of a previous time K2 went outside to do yard work.

It began by K2 mowing the lawn. Not sure why, but boys love watching the lawn get mowed. That continues into adulthood. Colin brought out his own little mower to help. After mowing K2 had a garden weasel to help break up the dirt in the various bare spots. Kevin was very interested in this, "Why do you need to break the dirt?" Colin was in more of a management role, standing close enough to the work to get some credit, but not really doing anything.

I thought it would be fun to have a pretend picnic. I got out some old blankets and put them on the grass. The boys loved it. Lunchtime was fast approaching and Kevin came up with a great idea, "Can we have a picnic for lunch?" That was a great idea. I cooked up lunch and brought it outside for the boys. Colin didn't want to stop playing with his mini wheel barrow and sit down to eat. He let us know his opinion when we took it away from him. Even in toddler language it is not appropriate to repeat. Kevin, on the other hand, did a great job eating outside on the blankets. When I asked him to have some pineapple he replied, "May I have a fork for my pineapple please?" That kid is too kind.

Colin didn't recover from his disgruntled state and had to go down early for nap. Kevin finished lunch and stayed outside to help Daddy. He helped move some dirt to level spots. They found some worms. He even helped put down the seed. You can locate those spots next spring by looking for the small spots with too much grass.

I took Kevin in for nap and went back out to help K2 finish up. We had to put down some hay in bare spots and brush over the grass to knockdown the seed. About 45 minutes later we went back in. I walked by the stairs and noticed somebody. Kevin was at the top of the stairs where he waits for us when he needs something. Apparently he had to go potty. I have no idea how long he had been there. I came in once after he went down to check on him, but it had been a long time. And anyone who knows him knows that he waits quietly for a very long time. So I asked him how long he had been sitting there. He responded, "Too long." I hear ya kid. Next step- going potty on your own!

Our first post!

This is all so very exciting! I would like to say that we (and by we, I mean Jane) created this blog to keep our family up-to-date with our lives, but we all know the 2 real reasons:

1. let people know the hilarious things our kids do.
2. trump the Kerr's blog.

**Important note to those new to our stories: my son will (mostly) here on out be known as Kevin , not to confuse him with K2 - my husband, or K1 - my father-in-law. This helps skip the jokes when I say "Kevin went on the potty today!" and then someone congratulates my husband.

So here are the two stories that made us (me) think I need to share stories of what happens around here.

The first was on Monday night when Downtown Grandma and Aunt Cathy were over for dinner. Kevin was excused from the table. He came in wearing a hanger. (See photo.) I asked him what he was doing. His response: "I am hang gliding."

The second story happened the following night. We were watching a children's show about jobs. I asked Kevin what he would like to be when he grows up. He told me "Ummm... a pirate in a haunted house. You can be the ghost." I told him that I was already a teacher. He consoled me by saying "You can still be a ghost." And then added " You will need a sheet."

I don't know how he comes up with it.

As for photos, we don't have any new family ones. I am only in nine photos that include more than half of my face and the inside view of my arm since I am the only person who takes pictures in this household anyway and if I want a picture with anyone I have to hold the camera myself. (Timers don't work with kids.) The great news is that next month we are having family photos done again by Mrs. Weekly and Ms. Leeke. Since retiring they have started photography. We loved the pictures so much last summer that we vowed to return at least once a year for more. I will share them when we get them.