Monday, March 26, 2018

Everett and Gramma Visit

Everett and Gramma came for a visit! Unfortunately, Everett threw up a bunch in the car on the way in from the airport, so our first day was spent watching movies and doing laundry.

Everett was feeling all better the next day so we headed into Manhattan! Here are the boys bundled up and ready to go!

First stop: Levain bakery!

Warm, gooey, delicious cookies. Yum!

Chocolate faces!

Next we went to the American Museum of Natural History. This is the boys in front of a meteor! It is so heavy that it hasn't been moved for over a hundred years, and is bolted into the bedrock several stories down. A museum worker let the boys hold a magnet up to it. It was so cool!


Gramma took this candid pose of Jeff and I. We were having fun, I swear!

Everett and Axel in front of the African elephants.

Peeking through the stegosaurus ribs.

Touching a real fossil!

With the head of the Titanosaur, which is 122 feet long!

Grinning with the tricerotops.

We had a delicious dinner at Jakes' Pickles. It was soooooo good!


The next morning I heard their little voices and came out to Axel reading Everett a story. Sweetest cousins.

Jeff bought the boys comics while down in the city the day before. Here he is giving the comics to them.


The boys attempting to play the Nintendo Switch (during the snowstorm).

Once the snow was deep enough, the boys bundled up and went outside!

Trying to build a snowman.

We gave the laundry basket another try, but this time Jeff made a ramp on the stairs. The first few runs were rough. (Disregard Gramma and I laughing hysterically)


Jeff cut off the top of the laundry basket and it worked much better!


Hot chocolate after the snow.

Making personal pizzas

Bath time!

Reading scriptures with Gramma.

We walked to preschool in the snow.

Icy snowball fight!


Dress up

Gramma treated us to a trip to Legoland Discovery Center!








Proof that Everett went on a ride! And enjoyed it!



Building Lego racecars.

Waiting for Gramma to be done shopping....

They would say the funniest things while playing. "Ready to get pewed?"


Making mini banana muffins.


I was surprised how relatively neatly they spooned the batter in.

Enjoying their work!

We had such a fun visit and are glad that Gramma was able to bring Everett out!

Friday, March 23, 2018

Belly and Baby Pictures Week 22-26

22 weeks ultrasound (had to do an extra thorough check on his heart, and it looks marvelous!)

His mouth open a bit makes it look like a smile!

22 weeks

23 weeks

23 weeks again, couldn't decide between the pictures

24 weeks

24.5 weeks. I sent this to Jeff with the message "In case you forgot what I look like without sweatpants on."

25 weeks

26 weeks

Of course I had to be a T-rex



Monday, March 19, 2018

Valentines' Day, Snow Days, etc.

I made a nice Valentines' Day dinner for my boys.

Jeff's card to me. Fawning husband pretty much describes us.


Axel's note to Jeff. It says "Happy Valentines Day Daddy. I know you love me but I love you so much Daddy. Love Axel"

Playing in the snow at the church while Daddy is in a meeting.


We had olympics fever. Here he is doing the two man bobsled.

Speedskating.

We had ONE beautiful day where we got to play at the park with friends. Then I accidentally shut his wrist and hand in the car window.... So we had to get frozen yogurt to feel better.

Everybody is getting one of these for Christmas from us this year. You've been warned.

Everybody pile on the baby bump!

We had yet another snowy day, so we improvised to have fun.




"Mom, take a picture of our cool pose!"

Officer Axel, reporting for duty.

Reading comics, Gollum style.

A cool robot dude he came up with.

The boys did extra chores and saved up their money to buy a Nintendo Switch (a used one. I'm a cheapskate). I told them to look excited for the photo, so this is what I got.