I want to be just like my Brother...

Eli and Owen are really starting to play together. It is so nice in the mornings when they wake up at the crack of dawn they can play together in their room for about 45 minutes with out the need of adult intervention. They typically play well together but there are times when Eli has a toy that Owen wants. At that point Owen will steal the toy from him and then Eli throws a fit, however Owen has figured out that he can usually stop the crying or even prevent it by exchanging toys. Eli typically isn't that tied to a toy.

A few days ago it was baseball week at school for Owen and they wore baseball hats to school that week. Also Owen is loves his puppy dog "stuffy" as he calls it. So as we were leaving their room Eli had to put on a hat and have a stuffy as well. As you can tell Eli looks up to Owen big time. It is so cute, I am relishing these days before they hate each other and are constantly fighting.

Hopefully we will be able to get another picture in a year or so with Baby Cather No. 3 looking up to Eli. Yes you read that correctly, we are expecting a third due January 11, 2011. We will be stubborn and not find out the gender. We will officially be come a brood. We will need 5 toppers instead of the readily available 4 toppers. All the grandparents and Aunt Gigi are very excited. Our biggest challenge will be all of them sharing a room since our place is a two bedroom town home.

They're Here

After being at my parent for two weeks the boys finally returned home. We met my parents half way again in Ohio. It was nice quiet drive up to Ohio, Andy commented the night before that chaos was only around the corner. Our clean house will not go back to "kid clean", which means lots of crumminess on the floor, toys "semi" picked up and sour milk sippy cups that somehow got forgotten about.

When we went to got to the meet the boys they were super excited to see us.. well Andy that is. When we were walking towards them Owen saw us and ran right past me and gave Andy a big hug - i thought oh well at least eli will be excited to see me. Boy was wrong on that one, he was "driving" the car with Papa and he wouldn't be disturbed. My heart broke a little bit because I wasn't getting the love. I just reassured myself I have raised independent kids who aren't needy (at least that kinda made me feel better).

We had lunch and let the boys play on the playground for awhile. Then we headed back, after 10 min my head hurt with all the questions that Owen was asking and Eli point all the "sash shucks" (Trucks). I think Owen must need to get double the words in on a daily basis because he has a lot to stay. I kept thinking surely they will nap. WRONG!

We were able to entertain and get them quiet for the length of a Cars movie. They were overall very well behaved and i can't complain.

Now we have been back into the swing of things for a couple of weeks and life is back to normal -whatever that is.

All is quiet

It has been awhile since I have posted, I know I am huge slacker. We met my parents half way in Columbus to exchange the boys. They have been there for a week now and we are going to meet up again next week. It is so quiet without them but we do miss them. Life is definitely strange with them gone.

They are having a blast with Mimi, Papa and Gigi. They are wearing each other out. I am not sure who is more tired but everyone is enjoying themselves. They have been swimming, gone to the zoo and the magic house in Saint Louis.

We are looking forward for a quiet week but we do miss they boys!