Alex LOVES the little bug on his Jumperoo!
Alex does his best impression of the guy from the Flock of Seagulls...
Alex: My brother has piled all these toys on me!!! Help!!! I know he loves me, but I really don't want to be buried!
Alex working his way up to bouncing on the bed.
Me and the boys...
Gotta love that smile. :)
Ben has perfected the art of bouncing on the bed...
He looks like the Karate Kid!
Alex LOVES sweet potatoes!!!
Ben helped place the star (in honor of Jake) atop the tree.
Neither Ben or I felt terribly well on Christmas Eve (note his feverish cheeks) but we recovered for the big day.
Santa came!!!
Ben checks out the haul.
Ben would open the present partially and ask, "Whazzit (what is it)?" Note the toothpaste on his lip!!!
Alex: What is going on here???
One of my favorite photos.
Grandpa Larry and Grandma Cathy got Ben a JD bike. He has some growing to do...
Amateur photographer on the loose!!
Alex with post-nursing hair.
Alex is enthralled with a new toy.
Blowing raspberries at the new toy!
Grandpa has a monkey on his back!!
He also (of course) likes anything John Deere.
So, take one toy JD and one wooden block...
...assemble...
...ta da - a homemade PEZ dispenser!
Just try and get some candy out of this!
Ben was so excited when he saw his "Cars" snow boots that he put them on right away... He didn't even wait for me to remove the tags!!
Ben plows through the snow.
Daddy pulls Ben through the snow. The next day they went sledding for real at Thorne Street Park. He had a blast then, too!
A view of the pine tree out back.
The back field. It was prettier when the snow was still fresh, but it still looks nice here.
Ben and Daddy made a snow tractor (not sure how much Ben helped), and then Ben destroyed it! The video below reminds me of a Japanese Godzilla film!
