president's day week

we celebrated president's day playing at legoland.

no words needed

6 weeks old

ryder loves to take pictures with asher.

two little loves

double the fun

we had birthdays to celebrate! auntie bonnie and gaga are one year wiser and that's a lot to celebrate. the boys made them each a picture and i made dinner (a wonderful enchilada recipe from our friend arja).

isaac got all dressed up for the occasion

happy birthday to two of our favorites! we love you!

that one dumb "holiday"

hams all year, regardless of the date

the valentine party at the ermanis household

all the kids decided to play doctor with isaac...it was not nearly as inappropriate as it sounds

most of the crew

the smaller crew (please note that keenan [left] and asher [right] are wearing the same shirt. let's hear it for target.)

nolan sneaks a peek

ryder and his cronies spent the entire day playing in and eating the dirt

gaga showed up with some fun toy story gifts

buzz bubbles

buzz wings

gaga and her many boyfriends

ended the day with a family dinner at islands while isaac struck his best mother mary pose

bits of life

as cute as asher is, he does spent a considerable amount of time with this expression on his face. it is sometimes b/c of gas (especially in the middle of the night), but mostly i think it is b/c he is hungry. at his doctor appointment monday we learned that he has put on a pound a week in the last few weeks, bringing the grand total up to 10lb 6oz. what a haas.

a lot of life has been a little bit more limited to our house lately, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun. annie chased isaac and ryder around last night, capturing these pictures as she went.

at first glance, you might not notice ryder arched over the arm of the chair, but you would be missing out big time

isaac loves to hide under ryder's crib and have you crawl under there to "eat him up"

take two

getting ready for bath

just like a mountain stream

all ready for the nightly family walk

tale of two parties

this past saturday the boys had invitations to two different, nearly simultaneous, birthday parties. isaac is always up for a party, and ryder is always up for what isaac is doing, and asher does not really have a voice yet. it turned out to be a pretty great day overall.

ryder found the perfect opportunity to spend some time by his little introverted self. he may be an artist after all

mom julie with birthday boy bradley. he will be a big brother come august.

the absolutely amazing cake put together by sean and julie's friend janelle

all eyes on the birthday boy...well, except for ryder's.

after a 20 minute drive during which the boys recharged their batteries with a cat nap, we went to cousin soren's first birthday party. there were about 25 kids there, a true dream come true for isaac. he ran all over the joint playing in the pond, while ryder spent most of his time collecting rocks with grandma chris.

a day in the life

the folks i work with came over and brought bucca di beppo for lunch. unfortunately we have not seen the book since.

asher sleeps great during the day, but at night he gets a little colicky and upset. in a few months we will let him cry it out. for now annie takes the brunt of the midnight shift.

it now takes two strollers to get take the three of them on a walk.

celebrating aunt beth's birthday. she came over to hang with the fam on her day.

super boy holds super baby

packing on the pounds, raising the roof, still looking a bit like an old man

isaac loves holding asher. asher is a pretty big fan as well