Goodnight Song

Every night and sometimes at nap time, I sing songs to the boys. One of the recent favorites is the goodnight song. It is very simple but they love it. Tonight as I was singing to Sebastien he was telling me who to sing to. This is his list:

*Manti
*Daddy
*Mommy
*baby
*Sebastien
*dinosaur

-From Ice Age III-
*Rudy
*dinosaur babies
*mommy dinosaur

-From Chuggington-
*Wilson
*Brewster
*Koko
*Dunbar
After I sang to "Dunbar" he started cracking up and said, "Oh Mommy, that is so silly!" I cannot say it enough, but I absolutely love my boys. I love seeing Sebastien's little mind work and what he comes up with. Manti is also starting to put so many words together and shocks me every day. He loves his big brother and will try to copy him all the time. They definitely keep me entertained!

Train-Tastic

For those who have kids that like to watch the Disney channel, you may recognize the phrase "train-tastic". It is from the cartoon Chuggington and my boys are in love with it! Every morning I have a request from at least one of the boys to watch it.
We had our own train-tastic day on Saturday. Troy was in a hunting class all weekend and to break up the day I decided to take the boys to the depot. We stopped and got lunch first and then sat in the parking lot eating and watching trains. It was such a nice day,we even got to sit in the car with the windows down and not freeze. When we first got to the place where I normally park we saw a train sitting at the main stopping point.
After about 5 minutes of waiting, Sebastien says, "Mom, the train is going potty."
Me: "You're right, the train is going potty."
Sebastien: "No silly! The conductor is going potty. He needs to hurry."

I usually tell him the trains have to stop because the conductor needs a break. I couldn't help but laugh when he said this. He is so funny and catches on to EVERYTHING now. If he doesn't understand what we are talking about, his response is usually "what you talking about momma?"
I didn't bring the camera with me this day so I just used my cell phone. They aren't the best looking pictures but at least I got some...

Engines!

Sebastien is eating his lunch, waiting on the train.

Manti couldn't hide his excitement!

It was such a great day to see trains. We were so lucky, we got to see FOUR different trains go by. The boys loved it!

Bath Time Art & Fun

Bath time in our house is not always the most pleasant experience. Manti has never liked having water on his head or around his face for that matter. If you know all the details about Manti's first six months of life,you might be able to figure out why. He usually screams so much that after he is washed he just wants to get in his towel. Although the screaming part is a little annoying, I love when he asks to get his towel. I usually let them play in the tub for a while before the torture of washing begins. Sebastien is finally figuring out that when I say it's time to wash up, it isn't worth the fight. He likes to play in the tub until the water drains and as long as he is behaving, that is what he gets to do while I get Manti dressed. They both love to color, throw balls, play with trains and squirt the walls and occasionally me. They are too cute and I love that they are our little boys.

He loves to fill the duck up with water.

Sebastien would NOT smile. He only wanted to do silly faces.

On the other hand, Manti was NOT shy with his smiles.

He turned his head at the last second but you can see he is very proud of his artwork.

The final product! Good job boys.
They even enjoy cleaning it off the walls.

Oh no, Sebastien is getting ready to squirt the camera!
Lucky for me, he can't quite figure out the water guns.

Preparing to erase the artwork for the night.

Showing me his duck ball. This one makes BIG splashes when he throws it and he thinks it is hilarious.

They love to be wrapped up in their hooded towels.

Big Boy Bed

After much thought, we have decided to move Manti out of the crib and into his own big boy bed! We made the trade last Wednesday and he has done very well. He has does really well at night which surprised me. We will sing songs, say prayers and then turn on his music box and he will fuss for a minute, then crash. He seems to play in his room more when it is time for naps or he will just stand at the baby gate and cry. The first couple of days he only slept for about 30 minutes and has figured out that nap time in his big bed isn't so bad. It makes me a little sad to think he is already old enough for this but I definitely thought it would be easier now rather then when the baby comes.

He always has to have a cup of water and his kitty cat when he goes to bed. So cute!

My next task is to find bedding for both boys and bunk beds...I never realized how expensive they are. Thank goodness for savings!

A "Real" Mall

Living in Cheyenne, we don't get the opportunity to go to a decent size mall very often. I guess I should be thankful we have a mall here but being in Arizona really reminded us of how small our mall is. We planned a lunch date with Troy's family and then walked around the mall for a couple hours. We came upon the kids play area and the chaos began. When we first got there, there were only two or three other kids. I headed off to the restroom and when I returned it was a mad house. I could not believe how fast it filled up. The most there has ever been at the Cheyenne mall is probably ten kids. Manti was a little freaked out but Sebastien loved it. They even had an infant play area which I thought was a great idea. Here are the photos of the kiddos playing...

Manti found the one toy no one else was playing on.

Sebastien ready to slide down.
Olivia and Sebastien planning their escape.

Cute little Sydney curled up under the school bus.

The craziness in the play area.

Kylie hanging out in the infant area.
Sebastien and Aunt Megan cruising around the mall.

Crystal and Kylie pushing the EMPTY stroller. :)

Olivia and Sebastien just being cute.

The Jeep

While in Arizona we stayed at Ganma and Ganpa Egnew's house. The boys loved their cars room, all the extra space to run around and the backyard! They spent so much time out there playing it was usually a fight to get them inside. One of their favorite things to do out there...drive the JEEP! This has been around a while but still chugs along pretty well. Sebastien wasn't very good at steering and pushing on the gas at the same time so I decided to jump in and drive the boys around. They just giggled the whole time and I have to admit, I liked it too! (prepare yourselves for picture overload on this one)

Gage & Malcolm brought their jeep over too. They got very creative with this.
Sebastien was not opposed to Gage driving him around. Gage is a GREAT driver!

Lookin' cool in the jeep.

Sebastien was watching very carefully as Troy and Ganpa fixed the jeep.

(FYI: this was BEFORE I drove the jeep.)

He's trying so hard to figure this out.

I LOVE his cheesy smile!

Can you figure out why Sebastien cannot push on the gas and steer at the same time?

Manti is waiting for someone to come drive him around.

Sebastien getting some instruction about not sucking his thumb while driving.

Getting ready to go for a ride. Whoo hoo!!

I think there will be one of these at our house in the near future! They loved it and it would be a great summer activity!

Visit with Friends

We love being able to visit with our friends when we go to Arizona. It never seems like we have enough time to see everyone. For those we missed, I am sorry! We got to visit with our friend Allison at In-N-Out and see her cute baby girl. We use to be roommates and it is so weird to see her with a baby. We didn't get any pictures with her but we had a great time visiting. Thanks Alli for taking the time to meet up with us.
We also got to visit with Jason, Melissa and the kids! It was so fun to watch the kids play together. Melissa and I took the kids to the park and I don't know what the big boys did while we were gone. After the park we had a yummy dinner and then watched the kids play some more. We miss them tons and wish we could get together more often.

Emma & Sebastien walking to the park. So sweet!

Troy and Jason thought it was hilarious that Manti was pushing around a naked barbie.

Sebastien wanted to check out what baby Layne was playing with.

The "kids" table. (Emma, Stori & Sebastien)

Manti didn't get to sit with the kids but he was still happy.

The "adults" table. Yummy food!

Manti's turn to play with Layne.
They became good buddies in the few hours we were there.
Sebastien didn't want to leave his new friend.