Weekend.

We had a good weekend! On Friday night we had two of my brothers over for supper because my parents were out of town. We had fun playing outside and chatting. 

Jacob has been working on closing in our screened-in patio to make a sun room. This weekend he got the insulation put in! I'm so excited that it's getting closer to being done. It will be nice to have some extra "living" space. 

These kiddos and their books are not to be separated! :)

Asher decided on Wednesday night that he's all of the sudden too big to sit in (what's left of) my lap during church. He's done really well sitting beside me and looking at his books. Yesterday morning during the closing song, he climbed in my lap and fell asleep within a couple minutes. Silly boy!

Our little family worshipping together.

The Music Man, Mud, and Head Wounds

Thursday night our babysitter came and watched the boys while Jacob and I took Lily to a preview show of The Music Man. One of Jacob's students was in the play and wanted to get tickets for us. It was so fun! I'd never seen it before, but Jacob's played in several times. Lily sat mesmerized the whole time. I wish we'd taken Levi, but we weren't sure how he'd do since it was late in the evening. Maybe we'll get to do it again soon! 

Lily asked me the next morning why we (the audience) kept laughing during the performance. I told her that there were funny parts that made us laugh. She said, "no, mama, it wasn't funny!" LOL 

Friday night we went to 5 Guys for supper (our whole family can eat there for $12 so we usually end up there when we get to go out to eat. It's kind of funny because the workers know what we order and how we like stuff (cajun seasoning on the side, etc) without us even asking. ha!)

After supper we went to Hobby Lobby and had the best time! Lily and Levi loved everything and asked for many things to be put on their Christmas or Birthday lists. :) Of course when Jacob saw the foam swords he couldn't resist a little sword fighting. The kids were all about that!

On Saturday morning, Asher and I went to get groceries. He was the happiest little helper ever! He talked and laughed the whole time. I was thankful, because last time he went with me, he was grumpy and fussy about everything.

While we were at the store, these two mischief makers were at home with Jacob. They were painting at their easel, but then decided to pour the water all over themselves. ha.

After they soaked themselves, they went and played in the dirt. This picture was right before Jacob took them in for baths. Silly kids!

These two pictures were taken about an hour apart on Saturday afternoon. We've dealt with several "mouth/lip" boo-boo's, but this was our first head wound. Levi was playing in our closet (hiding in the hanging clothes) and I guess he lost his balance and fell into the door frame. I heard the crack and knew there was going to be blood. Oh my, was there ever too! Jacob was out running and I called him to come help, because I knew I needed to hold pressure on Levi's head. Jacob was a mile or two away, but he got home as quick as he could (with his best time ever! ha). 

Poor Levi was covered with blood, and I was too as I later came to find out. When he saw the blood on his clothes and arms, he asked, "mama, am I going to die?" Of course I told him that he was going to be just fine. Jacob got home and we decided that if we took him to the ER they would just glue it and not do stitches. Jacob ran out to get liquid bandaid and butterfly bandages and we got Levi all fixed up. 

Sweet boy was scared when we were bandaging him up and he started quoting Psalm 56:3 over and over. "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." It was precious.

I don't want to forget this part of the story in years to come, so I'm going to include it. Lily was the best helper to me while I was holding pressure on Levi's bleeding head. She stayed calm, got me a washcloth, climbed up and got an ice cube out of the freezer, got the lavender oil off the bathroom counter (I'm still not for sure how she figured out which one was lavender, because there were a bunch of oils on the counter, but she still managed to bring me the right one the first time.), and she climbed up to the medicine cabinet and counted out five Arnica pills for me to give Levi. I was so thankful for her help and very proud of her for keeping calm and quickly obeying when I asked her to do things she'd never done before.

14 months

So what is this 14 month old little man up to?

• He is a busy, busy boy!
• He leaves a wake behind him wherever he goes. ha!
• He is a happy boy, unless he's tired, then all he wants is mama and his blankie.
• He sleeps from 7pm-7am and takes a long afternoon nap. Sometimes he takes a morning nap, but not usually.
• He loves playing in the kitchen while Lily and I are cooking. 

• Lately he's started getting picky with his eating. Lily has never been picky, so this is a new experience for me. I think Levi is teething, so I'm hoping that is what's causing the picky-ness!
• Levi is such a mama's boy. I love it, although it gets hard sometimes when he constantly wants to be held or holding on to my leg! I think having a new baby brother is going to be good for him.
• He loves helping empty the silverware from the dishwasher. He hands me each piece with the biggest smile!
• He also likes to throw away his diapers or whatever I tell him to go throw in the trash. He's actually a little over-zealous when it comes to throwing things away. I keep finding toys and his cup in the trash can. Ha!

• Levi likes to try to do everything Lily does. He's so funny!
• He loves to color and actually does great not putting the crayons in his mouth.
• He likes to sing. We can pick out bits and pieces of Away In A Manger, Head & Shoulders, E-I-E-I-O, and Ho, Ho, Ho, Hosanna.
• He is such a fun (although extremely busy) age! 

We are so thankful for our sweet boy!

Lily and Levi's Party

This is a very picture-heavy post, so get ready! :-)

We decided to have a small combined birthday party for Lily and Levi this year. I would've loved to do a big party and invite tons of people, but we just felt it would be better this year to only have an immediate family party (our babysitter came too, which was super special!).

Can't believe this girl is 2!

And he is 1! Where has the time gone?

It's hard to get a good picture of them together - this is the best we managed. I got their shirts and the iron on thingys at Hobby Lobby. 

We sang to Lily first and she enjoyed her cupcake while we all had snacks and talked. She asked specifically for chocolate cupcakes...definitely takes after her chocolate-loving mama!

Then it was Levi's turn. Of course he wanted to grab the candle. ha!

He wasted no time digging in.

"what is this stuff?"

"mmm, tasty!"

After that first taste, he started shoving it in as fast as he could! His cupcakes were banana with cream cheese frosting.

"ok, i'm done. enough sweet stuff for me!"

"good ol' water to wash it down!"

Daddy helping Lily open presents. 

She got a Memory game, a baby doll, clothes, and some dress up stuff.

We got her a baby doll stroller, which she loves!

Mama and Levi opening gifts. He got books, clothes, and toys.

Yay for some boy toys! We really don't have a lot of boy toys, so he plays baby dolls and cooks in the play kitchen most of the time. Ha!

Happy Girl!

Precious little man!

Happy Birthday my sweet babies!

Levi is walking!!!

Levi has been taking steps for probably a month or so, but just last night he actually started going farther than a couple steps at a time! Today he's been toddling all over the house. I just love watching him!

Growing Up

This week Levi has grown by leaps and bounds! He is now pulling up on everything! He's still pretty unsteady, and is constantly (it seems) falling and hitting his head. Wow, I can't believe this child! I guess he feels like he needs to be able to run after big sister.

Levi also learned Patty-Cake this week. He is so cute clapping his hands along with us. I'll try to get a video of him.

Funny Story (mainly a memory I don't want to forget) - You know the picture of Levi's guacamole face in the last post? Well, we brought home the leftover guacamole and I fed it to Levi for lunch the next day. About two hours later I was changing his diaper and he was laughing when I noticed what appeared to be a hole a little smaller than a dime in the roof of his mouth. I nearly had a heart attack! I was scared to stick my finger in and feel it, but I was thinking how in the world did a hole in his palate just show up? They did a CT scan to make sure the palate was intact. Obviously my mind was racing. I finally got brave, pried his mouth open, stuck my finger in, and realized it wasn't a hole, but a piece of jalapeno pepper from the guacamole! I was so relieved I started crying (thank you, pregnancy hormones!)

Lily is doing great! She is feeling 100% better, or at least acts like she does. Her favorite thing to do, as of today, is to brush my hair and pretend to put make-up on me. It is hilarious! She gets my hairspray, lotion, mascara, etc, and pretends to pour each one on a make-up brush and then wipes it on my face. This kept her occupied for at least 30 minutes this afternoon. She doesn't try to open the bottles, so I'm really glad about that!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Boo-Boo

Lily just scraped up her knees for the first time. She was such a brave girl while I cleaned her up, but she would not have anything to do with the band-aids! Ha!

Looking back at my childhood, it seems like I always had skinned up knees. I would never walk . . . always had to be running everywhere! Lily is the same way.

Mini Golf with Grandpa

I just love this picture! One of the rare moments where Lily is actually standing still and holding someone's hand! Ha.

Grandpa gave Lily a great first lesson! Of course Lily's attention span lasted for only one hole. Oh well!

Sitting!

Levi has actually been sitting on his own for several weeks now . . . but of course I'm running behind blogging about it! 

He sits for 30 seconds or so, and then leans forward (especially if he's playing with a toy that keeps sliding away!) ha!

Don't his feet look hilarious in this picture. Cracks me up how flexible he is!