Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Our Trip to Utah
We got the opportunity in April to travel out to Utah to attend the admitted student reception for GW and were lucky enough to be there shortly after Evan Washburn was born. It was really fun to meet him. So tiny and so cute and I'm so jealous because all he wanted to sleep. Now that's a baby I can handle!
Winter Days
So maybe after reading the last post you have some idea why I haven't been keeping up on our blog. I've been sicker with this baby and weirdly enough I've had "afternoon" sickness instead of morning. This is great for getting things done in the morning and helping me feel like not a totally unattentive mother, but has had the effect of me getting nothing done in the evenings besides watching insane amounts of bad T.V. But the 12 week mark seems to be magic so I'm back online. Yeah!
Usually I love winters in DC because they are so easy. We get the occasional bad week and have to stay inside, but this year it just seems like it never got better. Tragically this and the pregnancy have made the boys a little stir-crazy. So here's a few highlights of what they've been doing while I was laying on the couch.
In theory I do not advocate weapons and if I was a mother of girls I think I'd still advocate that, but since I have 2 boys, I know first-hand that if I do not give them something "safer" to use as a weapon, they will find their own. Seriously, the attachments on my vaccum, drumsticks from their toy set, pencils, sticks, paper towel rolls fished out of the trash can, forks while they're eating lunch, literally whatever they find that is stick-like. So when I saw these foam swords in the Target dollar store, I jumped on them. I only pull them out after the boys are already swatting at each other with something else and then I trade them (that somehow makes it okay in my head) and they love them- so what more can I say?
Since we're moving in 5 weeks we've been collecting boxes and those have come in very handy. Ethan especially loves building castles and Isaac is happy as long as there's at least one door to crawl in and out of. Here they are "inside" one of their castles.
And here's a different one Taylor built for them. If you notice, there's a slight hole on the right side and a foot sticking out on the left. Taylor let me sleep in late one morning and this is what I woke up to: Ethan absolutely in heaven behind his castle, sprawled out watching cartoons.
Yep, see he's totally happy with this "daddy-watches-me-while-mommies-sick" arrangement.
Some of the action first-hand.
And I had to include these shots because they really do like each other and rarely play alone. This was so adorable with Ethan trying to read to Isaac and open the little flaps.
Of course cuteness can't last forever!
Well, maybe it can. Did I mention I love Isaac's curls? Ethan has stick straight hair but Isaac has this amazing, soft, springy, curly hair. Tragically wasted on a boy but I'll take it!
See they even like to watch cartoons sitting together on their little couch. Thanks Aunt Barb! They love it!
Usually I love winters in DC because they are so easy. We get the occasional bad week and have to stay inside, but this year it just seems like it never got better. Tragically this and the pregnancy have made the boys a little stir-crazy. So here's a few highlights of what they've been doing while I was laying on the couch.
In theory I do not advocate weapons and if I was a mother of girls I think I'd still advocate that, but since I have 2 boys, I know first-hand that if I do not give them something "safer" to use as a weapon, they will find their own. Seriously, the attachments on my vaccum, drumsticks from their toy set, pencils, sticks, paper towel rolls fished out of the trash can, forks while they're eating lunch, literally whatever they find that is stick-like. So when I saw these foam swords in the Target dollar store, I jumped on them. I only pull them out after the boys are already swatting at each other with something else and then I trade them (that somehow makes it okay in my head) and they love them- so what more can I say?
Since we're moving in 5 weeks we've been collecting boxes and those have come in very handy. Ethan especially loves building castles and Isaac is happy as long as there's at least one door to crawl in and out of. Here they are "inside" one of their castles. 
And here's a different one Taylor built for them. If you notice, there's a slight hole on the right side and a foot sticking out on the left. Taylor let me sleep in late one morning and this is what I woke up to: Ethan absolutely in heaven behind his castle, sprawled out watching cartoons. 
Yep, see he's totally happy with this "daddy-watches-me-while-mommies-sick" arrangement.
Some of the action first-hand.
And I had to include these shots because they really do like each other and rarely play alone. This was so adorable with Ethan trying to read to Isaac and open the little flaps.
Of course cuteness can't last forever!
Well, maybe it can. Did I mention I love Isaac's curls? Ethan has stick straight hair but Isaac has this amazing, soft, springy, curly hair. Tragically wasted on a boy but I'll take it!
See they even like to watch cartoons sitting together on their little couch. Thanks Aunt Barb! They love it!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
F. Y. I.
Ok, so we've been a little lazy on our blog of late, so I figured I'd start us back off on the right foot. I've been instructed to think "pink" thoughts for quite some time now, but 5 fingers and 5 toes is all I'm hoping for. Currently the "sea monkey" is measuring 4 days bigger than it (she?) should. We'll find out for sure on around October 4th.
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