Pearly Whites

Gus had his first dental appointment this week. I probably should have scheduled his check up before he was 3 1/2, but honestly, the thought of bringing him to the dentist never crossed my mind. Whoa, I was in denial that he was old enough to go.

He loved it! Especially the vacuum/sucker tool.



No cavities! And a happy kid.

Happy Birthday, Will

Our nephew, Will is 1!

His birthday is May 5th, Cinco De Mayo. Therefore, a sombrero. Muy bueno!





All that cake made him very thirsty.

Easter celebrations

We headed to Minot for an extended Easter break. It was wonderful and Gus and Nora had a ton o fun.

Q: What's better than an Easter Egg hunt?
A: An Easter Egg hunt at the Zoo.

Both sets of grandparents were there.

I enjoy Gus' expression in this pic, alot.


Go, Gus, go!
There was no risk of the animals getting any of this food. Gus inhales his popcorn!

Gma Vickie making Nora laugh.

After the Zoo event, Gus hit up another hunt at Gma Debi and Gpa Steve's house.

Nora has 2 teeth, so technically she could eat this.

The EB brought Gus the best gift ever, a new guitar.

While Gus was outside hunting, Nora enjoyed a few moments of silence indoors with her Great Gma Ethel.

Later in the day, we walked across the street from my parent's house to Tadd, Jody, Olivia, and Violet's house for a visit. It's so handy. The trip to their place takes 30 seconds, round trip, by foot.

This is the best pic I got of the 4 kids.

Olivia put the smack down on Ross! But we still loved it. It was great to catch up and see how much the girls have grown.

Back at the house, Gus roped his great-aunt LeRae into a jam session.

Whoa, Easter morning brought another round of goodies to Gus and Nora. This time, the EB came to Gma Vickie and Gpa Dave's house.



Starbucks, and Dora is the only way to do a roadtrip. By the way, it's hot cocoa that he's drinking, people. Do you think I would let Gus drink coffee?

Here's the official Easter photo. It's the best I could get!

Why does Nora look bigger than Gus? The giant bow, probably. But I cannot resist.


Another round of eggs at his Great Aunt Patty and Great Uncle Paul's house.

We also made a pit stop in Mohall. Nora loved catching up with her girl cousins, Laura and Lindsey.


And finally, before we headed back to Fargo, Gma Debi came to Gma Vickie's house for one last visit. The only thing better than being spoiled by one grandma is being spoiled by them both, at the same time.



We had a perfect trip to Minot! Thank you, everyone, for the treats, gifts, and visits.

8 months

Nora is 8 months old! This is the outfit she wore to daycare last week on 70's day.

Kidproof? Pshaw.

Gus knows that I have games on my phone. All of which he loves to play, but only if I unlock my phone, and set everything up for him. Or so I thought. I recently observed him trot over to my bag, grab my phone, press a few buttons, and within 3 seconds, he was playing Angry Birds.

My only reaction was to laugh - and then make him do it all again so I could video it. So much for locking my phone. I'll just apologize to you all now, in advance, for when you get a prank phone call from my phone. It was Gus.



Note: I like how he tells me not to touch this again. Now where would he have heard this? Hm, it's embarrassing when your children starts feeding your own lines back to you.

Pretty good hiding spot

Nora thinks she is totally hiding from us when she crawls under her exersaucer.

Busted!

This is what we do

Everyday when we get home from school/daycare, we burn off some calories in our living-dining room. Yeah, we need furniture. We also need to do alot more work on our new home before we begin buying furniture. I hate to say it, but the longer we go without anything on the main level, the more we love our makeshift play area.

Now that Nora can almost crawl, she's the one escaping from pictures.

This is who we are. This is what we do.