Dilemma

Casey has quite the dilemma, as you can see by these pictures. He and Matthew absolutely LOVE to be outside, but he really hates to be touching the lawn. He doesn't fuss when he is set down on the grass, but he does everything in his power not to touch it. He NEVER stays in one place inside the house, but we can pretty much count on him staying put if we park him in the yard. Meanwhile, Matthew explores every inch of the yard and, for some crazy reason, likes to drool all over the cement and watch it change color. He also has learned that he can make a little mud if he drools on a dusty part of the sidewalk. I never thought we would need outside play clothes yet, but it looks like we do.

Hi Wisconsin

Like the Wisconsin t-shirts? Laura brought them for us all the way from Praire du Sac. A big hi and thank you to Jody, Lisa, Mark and Katie for sharing Laura for a few weeks (and for bringing us presents)! We haven't scared her away yet, and she doesn't even seem to mind when we rip up her books, play with her feet and scream at the top of our lungs...together! You gotta love family! As Jody always says, "Life is good!!!!"

Do you like our new set of wheels? It is supposed to be a chair, but we like to stand behind it and walk around. And when we tip over (which happens A LOT) it is a soft place to land. We can load stuff up in the truck bed and it even tips up and dumps out. When we get bigger we plan on dumping each other out. Casey will probably be the dumper because he is just too heavy to be the dumpee.

We hope you had a good weekend. We are anxiously waiting for Dad to come home. He was working all weekend which seriously cut into our play time with him. He'll be home soon and then the party begins!

Happy Birthday Nolan!

Dear Nolan-

When the twins heard it was your birthday Casey got so excited that he crawled out of his pants and Matthew started doing some Mission Impossible poses! One year old today...where does the time go? It seems like it was just yesterday your dad was calling to tell us that "It is a boy!" We hear that you are walking, too! Any skiing yet? (Maybe on your second birthday you can give your Auntie Mary a ski lesson.) Do you get to have some cake and ice cream tonight? Yummy!

We were so happy to see your dad this weekend...Casey loved the rides on his shoulders (sorry for all the hair pulling) and Matty loved taking his nap snuggled into him. We missed you and your mom, but we hope that you are both feeling better. Thanks for sharing him. He was a big help!

Have a great birthday big guy! Enjoy the cake and ice cream...Uncle Brian says that just because you are only one doesn't mean that you only get one piece of cake so don't be shy to ask for seconds!