Busy kids

The kids have been busy as usual. We try to do lots of fun things together. I know they are only little for a while, so I am trying to enjoy these days I have with them before school, sports, activities, etc.

Reid has been consistently climbing out of his crib... so I'm not sure what we're going to do. I have to get him mostly to sleep or else he will get very excited and just get up when I lay him down. Especially at nap time. Actually on Thursday he didn't nap at all, which was so frustrating! He also has a cold, and the first night of that he woke up every single hour during the night. Rough!

I took Ruby to the doctor because she has been wetting her pants a lot. Everything looked fine, so we are just working on going potty a lot more often. Today she did great! I think it's just a control issue with her, and we need to have more incentive for her to go on her own.

 Dana came over to play on Friday. :) It's so nice to have them close by!

 Playing with flash lights in a box. So much fun.

 Tooth picks everywhere...

 Even in his boot!

 Father and son. <3

 Cute snuggling kids.

 On Sunday it was pouring all morning! This is us on our way home from church.

 Reid loves baby Bob. Ruby does too.

 They do love each other!! It's so sweet when they hug and kiss. Reid loves kissing all of us.

 Our toilet paper roll often looks like this. Life with a toddler.

 On Monday we went to this fun Munchkin Playland with our friends Cheryl and Nora. The kids had a blast!

 Getting outside, even in the not so great weather. We love our rain boots.

 So good at her preschool books! It takes a lot of concentration.

 He has been loving to lay down with a blanket on. 

 Little musical guy.

 After-nap hair!

 Dairy Queen was giving out free ice cream cones on Tuesday, so we had a family outing after dinner.

 Ruby got a chocolate dipped one and loved it.

 Matching jammies! These guys crack us up.

I found this in our fridge... 

We went to Omsi on Wednesday and had lots of fun. 

 Reid makes a cute astronaut.

 Sand time!

 He loves the water.

 She loves playing chipmunks, and met a friend named Tuesday.

 He loves airplanes!

 She got 10 cheerios for dessert as a reward (Daddy's idea). Hahaha.

 My little reader.

 While I was getting Reid down for his nap, Ruby got the bed set up for workouts with weight sets, and the pillows were the mats for people. She's so silly!

 Drums!

 We have had some really nice days, so we have been out enjoying them!

 This guy was getting sick and slept horribly on Wednesday night. I literally saw every hour on the clock all night... and then he refused to nap on Thursday. Rough days for mama!

 We found a worm! Reid loved it, and Ruby barely wanted to touch it. He did accidentally break it in half though...

 Reading time outside.

 Love!!

He's so strong! :)

Mommy-Daddy getaway! And Reid turns 22 months

Andy and I were able to get away for a little vacation this week. It was lovely and so needed! My parents came up to watch the kids (thanks Mom and Dad!!!) so we all had fun. So in order to get away I had to wean Reid. It went really well, and he did great. First I cut out his nap time nursing, then night time for two nights before the trip. That went way better than I though it would. Then we cut out night and morning when we left. It has taken a while to get my milk supply to go down, but hopefully that will dry up soon. He is doing so good with it though, and has only asked to nurse once or twice since we've been back. Such a big boy! He has still been waking up at night though. I need to help him figure out how to get back to sleep on his own now. He's great at the bed time or nap time, but when he wakes at night, it's not so good.

Ruby has been such a good helper lately. She loves helping mommy clean, which is great. :) She has still been having accidents with going potty sometimes, so I might take her to the doctor and make sure everything is okay. We need to work on night time potty training next.

 Cutie pie boy. He got these Star Wars shoes from Aunty Kathy, and he loves them. They light up. And he loves his apple chips and veggie sticks too!

 We went around to farm stores to try to find baby chicks last Friday. We only found 4 at one little store in Aloha, but they also had the cutest baby bunnies! The kids (and I!) loved them.

 Teaching Ruby how to cross her eyes. Hahaha!

 She loves to do Yoga!

 They had fun with the birdseed.

 On Saturday we headed down to Stayton for a King Center benefit dinner (a new center they're working on building in Haiti). It was so fun to see some of our friends down there! They had a nursery for the kids, and Ruby loved seeing her friends.

 Silly kids eating under the table.

 On Sundays Becca usually goes and gets Reid out of the nursery at the end of church. He loves the singing!

 When I went to get Ruby out of her 4's and 5's class, she was playing house with some friends. She has adjusted to her new class really well!

 She's getting so good at writing her name! She also loves figuring out what words start with what letters. For example, she'll say, "Dog.... d, d, d, starts with D!"

My parents came late on Sunday night, and the kids were so excited to see them on Monday morning! My mom brought some fun Bible story things for them to do together. 

 Ready to eat! He sat at Grandma's place before breakfast. :)

 We have really needed a break. Things have been crazy, and it was soooooooo nice to get away!

 We started with lunch at Grassa downtown, and it was delicious! Then we headed to our hotel at the McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove. They had a lovely soaking pool which was so nice and warm.

 We ate breakfast at Broder Soder on Tuesday, and it was so good. Then we had a nice, relaxing time around Portland, went to a movie, played board games, and relaxed.

 Meanwhile... Reid turned 22 months! My mom snapped his monthly photo for me so I wouldn't miss it.

And Ruby learned how to play Slap Jack with Grandpa.

 Coffee and my favorite magazine with my favorite guy at the Albina Press.

 Morning time after a good night's rest! I've been getting up with Reid every night for almost 2 years, so it was so nice to get some rest!!

 And then we missed our kids so much, it was so nice to come home to them. Reid wouldn't stop kissing me when we got home. <3

 Back to regular life! He colored all over himself with a dry erase pen. Haha!

 A snack and a book. His favorite things.

 We planted some spinach on Thursday. My little helpers were good at watering it.

 Ruby took this cute photo of Reid!

Lots of play

These guys love to play, and I love to play with them. They definitely keep me busy though, lots of cleaning and putting things away. Ruby has gotten so good at helping clean up, she especially loves when we race to see who can finish a chore the fastest.

I have been working at weaning Reid this week, and that has been going really well. I've been cutting out a feeding every few days, and he's been doing great with it. He still asks, but when I say no, he's okay with it. Andy and I are going on a little getaway on Monday, and we are so excited about it. My parents are coming up to watch the kids, and they're excited about it too! :)

 They love to play in the laundry baskets.

 I made a chocolate babka and we headed down to the Pullen's for dinner. Uncle Jim and Aunt Kathy were up for a visit, and it was our last time having dinner at Del and Patty's house before they moved.

 Reid loves playing with Uncle Danny and Aunt Becca.

 Ruby put Lupe to bed and was reading her stories. So sweet!

 My big helper cleaning the window.

 Trying on Mommy's boots.

 He wanted to wear the "Let it go" dress. Haha!

 The kids love to ride the shuttle bus on the way to and from church. And they always have fruit snacks for them too.

 Reid loves to cook! He was cooking his necklace, dumping it back and forth between the two bowls.

Ruby carried her purse with plastic food in it all the way through Winco. Haha.

 

And then the kids were having a banana phone conversation in the parking lot!

 Reid was napping, so Ruby had fun "cooking."

 Having fun in Target, trying out the chairs.

 Yoga night! These guys are getting pretty good!

 On Wednesday morning we had some fun at home. I made cloud dough for the kids, which was fun...

 But it made a huge mess!!

 Flour all over the place. :)

 Reid helped clean up.

 And then they had a nice, long bath.

 Ruby had some beautiful curls when her hair dried!

 On Thursday we got to watch Penelope all day as a test run. I took all three of them to Imago Moms with me, which went really well!

 She's such a sweetie.

 We have had a few nicer days, so we have headed outside!

 My little beauty.

We had a little picnic snack outside. They love it.