Birthday Parties!!

They had a party on their birthday at school and a 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Birthday party"

on Saturday at our house. This week has been quite a celebration!!!

Ben & Eli can't wait to get outside to try out their new trikes that Grandma & Grandpa Psota gave them. Meanwhile they'll just have to play inside with all of their other new toys. They got some really cool stuff too! Thanks everyone!!!

We're TWO!!!!

Happy birthday Ben & Eli!!!

I can't believe my babies are 2!! We had a birthday party at school for them on

their birthday. Nana & Grandpa even came up to join in on the fun, and the boys had an absolute blast! They had cupcakes and party favors, complete with silly string and confetti. Their AWESOME teachers, Jennifer & Kyla helped make it so much fun by decorating the room. Here are two video clips of the boys singing "Happy Birthday" to each other and playing with their party favors, well as a few more pictures from the event. We're having the family birthday party at our house this weekend and Grandma & Grandpa Psota are coming down to visit. Can't wait to see them!!

Ben still hasn't figured out how to use his little blow-thing. Saturday is the big birthday party though, so we're hoping to master it by then!

SNOW!!!!

We're going sledding at Grandpa's house today. I'm sure I'll have more pics & videos to post from that. Here's one from the other day in our back yard. Of course, the first thing Eli headed for when I set him outside was his slide. He missed it, I guess! They're laughing at me eating snow in this video. Too cute!

Happy New Year!!!

Ok, so we finally, FINALLY had a snow day and I finally have some time to post on my blog. I have so many pictures on my camera from the holidays and such, and I thought I'd better get them on my computer (an onto my blog) before their 2-year birthdays roll around. Feb 25th is right around the corner!!

Christmas was an absolute blast this year!! (Well, except for the Santa visit.) I don't think Ben and Eli really ever got the whole concept of opening presents, but they sure had fun ripping the paper off. They were always more excited about playing with the wrapping paper and throwing it in the trash bag than they were about what was actually inside the package. I think their birthday will be a whole different experience though.

The highlight of Christmas was their Thomas the Tank Engine train table. I still can't believe how much they play with it!! No other toy has ever held their attention for more than 10 minutes...unless it's a book. Now that's another "Story!" They can still sit with a book and "Read" it forever. It's so cute!! They know all of their shapes, colors, animals, objects and even letters. It's amazing how you can randomly point to any letter of the alphabet and they can name it. They're so smart! (Ok, I'm a little biased...)

We also spent time with Grandma & Grandpa Psota over Christmas. Here's a picture of Ben & Eli and all their cousins!

They still love to sing too. They can sing all of "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad, ABC's, Away in a Manger, Jesus Loves Me, Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star." It's so funny to hear them just bust out in song in the middle of nowhere, like when they're in bed or in the car. They just love to sing!!

We finally took the baby gates down and now they have free reign of the house. They're doing pretty well with it, and love running around in circles downstairs. I like the fact that they're getting more exercise! Last weekend we made our first attempt at potty training. We put them through "Potty Boot Camp!" I found the book on the internet and I think it's a pretty good system. They both did really well, but I don't think they're 100% ready to be trained just yet. Still, it was a good start. They now tell me when they go potty in their diapers, so I know they're at least aware of what is going on. Hey, it's a start!

Today we're going to go play in the big snow when they get up from their naps. Can't wait!! Ben has been wanting snow forever. He finally got it!! I'll try to post more pictures later. (I promise, Aunt Jaime!!)

Oh, and I couldn't end this one without a picture of my favorite "Naked cowboy!"

Enjoy, Y'all!