Happy Birthday Mama!

Last weekend, we got to go to Fargo to meet Papa & Mama. It was lots of fun. They brought these cool hard hats that me and Papa wore. I still wear it all the time at my house

Then Paige came to visit us, along with Nikki, Chas, Chad and Tiff. We had a good visit & played with the puppies (through their kennel doors, though).

We all had a good lesson in sharing - with toys and puff corn. I think we ate almost the whole bag that night!

Later after Taryn fell asleep, me and mommy got to go swimming. It was lots of fun. I especially liked looking at myself in the mirror.

After we were done swimming, I took a bath & Lucy wouldn't leave me alone. At first we thought it was because she loved me so much, but then we discovered it was just because she was thirsty.Here are some pictures of Taryn - she is getting so big. She likes to get into everything and then I have to take it away from her. Sometimes mommy makes me give it back, but sometimes I don't have to, because it is not for babies (only big boys like me). Then I help find her something new to play with.

Mommy said she got 2 new teeth this weekend! She loves to eat anything & everything, as long as it is not baby food. She will not eat that anymore. It won't be long before she is walking too. She stands by herself for a long time but is scared to take that first step.

It is our Mama Nodland's birthday today! Happy Birthday, wish we were there to give you lots of hugs and kisses, but instead I got to have chips for a snack (in honor of you!)

We love you!

ZooBoo ??

So my mommy told me about this thing called "zooboo". It's where you get all dressed up for Halloween and go to the zoo. They have all sorts of booths set up, where they give you candy! So this afternoon, me & Taryn got on our costumes to go see this wonderful place - that gives you candy for free!

Here is Taryn before we left. Grandma bought her this Piglet costume this summer. PS - there is extra stuffing on the belly, her tummy isn't really that big.

Here I am before we left - I was Blue, from Blue's Clues.

When we got there, there were so many people and such a long line just to get in, that we left. Mommy thought that waiting in a line that big, would make none of us too happy. She said we have plenty of candy at home. So when we got home, we took some pictures in our front lawn.

Oh, I also wanted to show you my Mr. Potato Head. I was playing with it with daddy today & he said I did such a good job, that we took a picture.

Have a great week & a happy Halloween!

Lies . . . .

I feel it is my duty as the oldest of the kids with blogs to give the rest of you a heads up. I have found out that mommies & daddies do not always believe what we tell them.

1. When they come in your room at nap time and you are sitting up in bed, starting at them, but making a snoring noise . . . they will NOT believe that you are sleeping.

2. When they go in their bedroom, find your drum & computer on the bed & the bedding is all messed up, they will NOT believe that you were not playing in there . . . . even if you shut off the lights before you left the room.

3. When they find water all over the bathroom floor & you are holding a bucket while taking a bath . . . .they will NOT believe that you did not pour the water on the floor.

4. They will, however, believe that you ate all your supper, even if you gave it to the puppy.

Have a great week!

A few pictures

We haven't done anything real exciting lately, so here are a few new pictures for you to enjoy.

Taryn is sure growing up fast. She is always pulling herself up on stuff. Here she is peeking over her pack 'n' play.

My new breakfast of choice . . . . plain hot dog bun. I love them!

Taryn discovered herself in the mirror. She was so excited to laugh and talk to that "other" baby.

She sure is crawling around alot, too. Here she is talking to Tucker.

I have become addicted to the computer that grandma got me last year. I spent all morning sitting in my room, matching letters. I am gonna be so smart!

2 sides of Taryn

So now that my sister is getting older, she is starting to show some real personality. She loves to watch me play and now that she is crawling, she is getting into my toys!

Here are two videos showing the 2 sides of Taryn.

1) Taryn growls. Yep, you read it right, she loves to growl. She growls when she is happy & when she is frustrated. Here is a short video of her first words - in growl form.



2) Here is a video to show her girly side. We like to think she is admiring her nails :)

Now that I'm 3 . . . .

I have got to step up my game. I haven't been teaching Taryn the things she needs to know. Here are some of my first lessons:


1) Chocolate pudding is the best side dish to pizza. Whoever invented pizza & pudding should get some sort of award.



2) Big turtles are the coolest! But maybe only if you are a boy. My buddy Carson & I love them.

3) As much as I tried to show her the cool animals, Taryn just was not into the trip.

4) Even though mommy didn't like this idea, I thought the best way to bond as brother & sister, was to put all my blankets, 2 pillows and myself into Taryn's crib. She was sleeping when I climbed in, so she cried at first, but after she saw it was me - she was all smiles. I still don't know why mommy was mad.

5) I taught Taryn that you have to supervise everything mommy & daddy do. Daddy would not have gotten his garage cleaned up, if Taryn wasn't there to keep him going.

6) When you turn 3, you get super cool presents, like this castle bouncer! I got this from my papa Jim. It even comes with swords (which mommy was really happy about)

7) Being 3 is the best! Sometimes you can skip naps to play. I love it!

Look How Much I Have Grown!

It was my 3rd birthday on Friday! It was awesome. I got lots of presents, but mommy will show you the pictures of them to you later.

We wanted to show you how much I have grown in the past 3 years.

This is me just a couple of hours old

This is me at 6 months with my very first baseball cap

This is my first birthday party

Here I am at 2 years old - riding my trike

And here I am showing off my big boy muscles at age 3.