brothers

Nana and granpop brought Micah a chocolate bug from Germany. He was really resistant at first, then he tasted it...

they love to climb in and out of things and shut and open doors. They will try to scare each other while they are hiding.

the marbles at granpop's house

Sam started walking in May. So far, he is following in Micah's footsteps, late walking/crawling and a whole lotta talking...

they love to hide in our laundry basket while we try to get ready

Micah is very much into watching movies and eating popcorn. The lights HAVE to be off so he can "see better"

Sam crawls up the stairs so fast. He thinks it's a game. He will chase Mardi as fast as he can. He calls every do "wowee" (for Chloe). He can't say his r's very well and I love to hear him say "wook!" He is definitely more daring than Micah. My mom says he reminds her so much of me as a baby.

Trying to catch him walking with his Frankenstein pose, but he caught me.

He says "cheeeeese" anytime we get the camera out

Trip hiked the most difficult train on the south rim of the Grand Canyon with his friends in May.

From L to R: Jas Henry, Drew Mattox, Trip, John gordon Campbell, and Rob James Not pictured: Chess Rybolt

bathtime fun

While daddy was hiking in the Grand Canyon we were having fun each night in the tub. MIcah loves to drop the colors that disolve in the water. We did a different color each night. Sam is very much into splashing.
This was red night...

blue night...

Granpop and Nana kept them one night for me. Sam loves to read books at bedtime.

spring time

Sam LOVES to swing. He is learning his animal sounds and will say "thank you" when you give hime something. Still not walking. Seems to be following in Micah's footsteps.

The MSU girls on our annual get together at the beach. It rained all weekend, so we came home whiter than we were when we got there, but still had so much fun.

micah goofing off with me at bedtime. Daddy is hiking in the Grand Canyon this week. He was so cheesy for the camera. I got this big smile, then he would laugh hysterically and throw his head all the way back on "basketball pillow"

these chairs have multiple roles...

Striking a pose. By the way, these are his work goggles that he sleeps in every night and wears most days.

The southtrace pediatrics gang also takes an annual beach trip. ironically, it rained this entire trip too!

Our wonderful, sweet nanny Amy. We love her so much and so do the boys

"watering" the plants

we keep them entertained by letting them stand on my laundry basket in the bathroom and look out the window while I try to get ready for church.

suckers and potty training

enjoying his reward for going in the potty

one very small victory

the first poo triumph. he was soo excited!

Easter 2010

Poor Sam needs to start walking to give his knees a break. Thanks Micah for sharing your Spiderman knee pads!

dorks

Buddy and all the boys

crazy pic

Micah's new scooter from the Easter bunny at Zay zay's

The best we could do

on their way to hunt eggs Easter morning

Micah insisted on putting his eggs in the pumpkin instead of the Easter basket I prepared for him. He then insisted on filling the wagon and dumping them on the kitchen floor, then filling, then dumping and so on...

I hid the eggs before Micah woke up and sam followed me around and threw each of them as fast as I could hide them

Oh the Easter bunny came!

Dying eggs. Micah wound up in time out during this process.

Thanks Nana for our Easter egg hunt!

Look at those blue eyes!