6mo Valentine

I know Valentine's Day was awhile back, but the moms' group that I'm in just did our exchange this week. Anderson and I made cookie hearts for the kiddos, and they were super-fun! I got the idea here. Besides being vibrant and cute, the cookies tasted wonderful. Anderson enjoyed it because we were making blue and red snakes -- however he kept pinching off the snake's "head" for a cookie dough treat. :)


Spencer turns six months today! Some big milestones for the little man are:

1) he's sitting up
2) grabbing and sucking on his toes
3) eating rice cereal --soon to be veggies!
4) rolling over, and over, and over
5) crawling -- yes you read that right. He is a movin' and groovin' little man. It's not the most graceful thing, but he's on all fours lifting his arms and legs. Sometimes he's getting a little confused about which body part to lift next (it's quite entertaining for mom), but he definitely has forward movement.

our little conductor

Spring Tease

The weather we've had this week is awesome! However it's going to make me dislike the cold even more when it comes back! We decided to take advantage of the sun and made a trip to the Topeka Zoo yesterday. We had a great time, and I think the animals were lovin' the warm weather too. We didn't hit Gage Park -- we'll have plenty of opportunities later. This was my solution to a no-mud outing. :)

pretty fun when the lions get this close

aj realizing there's a flamingo really close!

spencer enjoying the sun!

ok, this is just funny -- he insisted on wearing my jacket when i got back from volleyball. he reminds me of a wizard -- mama's little harry potter, scar and all!

Frosty

Yesterday was a snowman-building kind of day. Anderson was all about making sure he had a hat, and it's a good thing I had enough supplies in the kitchen for the rest of the face. Eyes - chestnuts, nose - carrot, mouth - almonds. Pretty sure the squirrels have ripped him apart by now. :) Spencer has been watching Anderson with such awe that he's starting to become a mover and shaker WAY before mom is ready!

does anyone else see a problem with this???

he has been wearing this hoodie since sunday a.m. -- still on

a little too much tummy time :)

Big Trip

This past weekend we took Spencer to Chicago to visit my brother and sister-in-law. Crazy, I know. I mean seriously, who takes a baby to Chicago in the winter?! Who visits Chicago in the winter!?! Well, when Southwest is having amazing fare deals, we've gotta go. Anderson stayed here and played with his grandparents. Pretty sure he had more fun being the center of attention than having to share it in Chicago. Even after being gone 3 days, I still got a resounding "NO!" when I arrived to pick him up at Grams'.

way too much fun with grandparents!

Spencer has turned 5 months! It's harder to get a picture of Spencer alone -- once I put him in the chair Anderson wants to join. Anderson's "CHEESE" looks more like a grimace these days. :)

i love how they're holding hands!

Sledding and Sitting

We had a pretty low-key weekend trying to get stuff done around the house. Before it gets yucky and colder again next week Tim went to play in the snow with Anderson. He received this awesome sled that looks more like a sleigh -- perfect for little guys who have balance issues sledding! We have just enough of a hill in our back yard for sledding fun. They had a blast, and of course Anderson didn't want to come back inside. Spencer and I had bath time fun while the boys were out -- and he's starting to do a pretty good froggy-sit these days. What a big man!






Spencer also had his first taste of rice cereal! He gobbled it right down, but his initial reactions weren't ones of enjoyment. Oh, and the Christmas bib is because I couldn't find our regular ones.

Snow Graffiti

We ventured out in to the snow today to see if I have a budding Picasso on my hands. We had fun, but of course it was like 15min prep for 10min of fun. I filled up some water bottles with colored water and let Anderson go at it. Mostly mom had to help because we're just learning some of that dexterity.

art in progress

what a cheez

mama's little trooper

Anderson never climbed out of his crib before we moved him to a toddler bed. But now climbing IN to Spencer's bed is a new fun adventure. I only let him do it once -- mostly because I wanted to see if he could.

Dinosaur Days

I have a stomping, roaring, teeth-bearing little dinosaur on my hands. Anderson loves his dinosaurs and we spend many afternoon stomping around the couch. There's a great PBS show called, "Dinosaur Train," that teaches kids about the different types of dinosaurs - and I've learned tons! Yesterday we had a dinosaur lunch and Buddy (Dinosaur Train) was able to sit with Anderson while he ate. Needless to say, he gobbled up his sandwich! :)