chuck e cheese

We went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate Jen's birthday!
Nolan was sweet enough to help both Taylor and Bryce get up to the top of the climber.
Bryce loved the monster truck and rode it about 10 times!

zoo

we went to the zoo on a perfect cool day. The animals were moving and we saw so many neat things. The peacocks and geese surrounded us during lunch, the lions were moving, the sea otters followed Nolan, and the boys loved brushing the goats. Bryce actually loved brushing everything including the ground!
Bryce also loved the spider monkeys and sat to watch them jump and climb for about 10 minutes. He found a spot, sat himself down and did not want to move!

roller skating and drama

Nolan has been waiting and waiting to try out these roller skates. He did a great job and was completely padded before he started. Good thing he was because he loves a dramatic fall. His whole body goes down.
And look at dramatic Bryce. He doesn't get his way so he throws himself on the ground and cries.

boots

two silly boys with boots!

donuts

Bryce loves "rainbow donuts" and asks for them all the time!

warmer

The boys are so happy that the weather is nicer because we can finally get out more!

bath time

These two love the bath. They get so wild with the splashing that the whole bathroom gets wet. Nolan loves to dump water on his head, and Bryce yells "no Nol Nol" because he does not like it. Even though Bryce doesn't get splashed by the water, he still screams. They also both practice flaoting in the bath and blowing bubbles. They also love to make bubble beards on themselves and me!

a ride

Bryce continues to loves to take rides. He loves a horsey ride and the "noble duke of york" on someone's knees. Nolan has taken it on himself to help me give Bryce rides. He can lift Bryce up on his knees and also carry him around the house. It is amazing how strong he is. Of course these rides often turn into wrestling matches!

in the sink

These two find so much pleasure in the sink. It is very messy and not my favorite activity, but it never stops them.

90

Nolan adores Mom Mom. He talks about her all the time and has also become obsessed with the number 90 because she is 90 years old. He asks to visit her all the time and has recently started calling her 90 as a nick name!

on the stage

Everytime we come to Grandmom's house, the boys put on a show. Nolan has been singing on the stage (hearth) for some time now, but it is new for Bryce. Bryce gets on the stage with a huge smile and sings "na na na na" which is one of the cherub choir songs. This is one of his favorite songs right now and he always requests it in the car!

just hanging

Look at how Bryce holds on to his two pusher trains. He does not want to share these at all.
Nolan is sweet enough to hand feed Bryce his snack so he doesn't have to let the trains go.

SNOW

This year, Nolan loves the snow. He always wants to go out. Bryce also enjoys it but has a hard time walking and needs to be carried. He does not stay out as long as Nolan.
While Nolan is outside he makes snow angels and foot prints and loves to throw snowballs at my back!

Christmas

Christmas was such a wonderful celebration. The big surprise for the boys was a train table. It took a long time to design the track just so, but it really paid off. They were thrilled. Nolan was so excited about all the presents, and this is the first year he was able to keep opening and get all his presents opened. Bryce did not want to keep opening and at our house and Grandmom's had a lot of leftover presents. After he opened two monster cars, he played with them for the rest of the day! Nolan especially loved the microphone and was thrilled to be singing for everyone!