Kyler -- June 2017

What a fun start to the summer! I love summer and having the boys home and to myself but there are lots of things happen too. We had an emergency room visit, VBS, lots of swimming and just having a great time together. Here are a few highlights of our adventures together this month. 

• Everything has a level with Kyler but it is a lot of fun to see the imagination 
• There was a very big fish float that Kyler loved trying to ride
• Kyler loves so many things but he also does not always pay attention so he tends to run into things
• Devin likes to hike, but Kyler often needs more incentive like a scavenger hunt on our walks
• Has really been good at playing Zelda, the old school video game I love
• We love to make apple pizzas and Kyler lets his creativity fly
• Kyler and Ryan have been playing catch often, lots of baseball bonding
• He is such a sweet encourager. told me that I was doing well with my bike ride
• While working in nursery, Kyler guessed another worker was 40 which made her laugh and tell him to add 35 to that. 
• Many times at the pool this month but Kyler has a great time naming all the kinds of dives he tries
• Having fun getting exercise we biked all over to Grandpa and Grandma's house. He kept saying he could do it and would not give up
• Grammy and Papa came to visit which meant that he could show off his swimming
• We had a great time picking strawberries, even if they were small
• Had a great time helping take care of Mr Nibbles the Guinea pig over the summer
• Kyler did like and really liked shrimp on the grill
• We often have fun playing games where we look for things that begin with different letters of the alphabet, Kyler loves to come up with different things
• While at church, Kyler was running around and fell, hitting his head hard. He slurred his speech and felt very dizzy. After time in the ER, we all went home and had a concussion diagnosed but no screens and to take it easy for a couple days. 
• Kyler has been having a lot of fun doing crossword puzzles in his school workbooks
• "Mommy, you are doing such a good job" while I was working on VBS
• We collected money for kids to have pure water at VBS. When Kyler gave money it was not for who would win the war, but "I just care about the kids."
• Had a great time driving to Princeton for a wedding weekend. 

Hanging out at the park

He had a lot of fun with this!

He is just getting so big!

Pool fun with "Nemo"

My little hiker

Oh, the classic duck bill!

Still sucks his thumb...oh boy

He loves to watch his brother

Snuggling together too!

My strawberry picker

Oh kiddo, in the ER after hitting his head

Slushies make everything better

Summer school work...yep...he likes it too

Kyler -- April 2017

This kiddo is super active and it is always fun to be around Kyler. We have had so many fun extra things this month with Spring Break. It is hard to believe that he is close to graduating from preschool and starting Kindergarten soon! Here are some of our fun adventures this spring.

• When Dev wants to walk, Ky often agrees but thankfully he was happy to take pictures of plants
• Popcorn is always more fun with you can add your own spices and Kyler went to town!
• After such a fun March and having the bracket on the wall for basketball, he was upset and crying when he saw that it was taken down
• Had a great visit to the dentist with no issues
• To keep the boys busy we put up a tent and Ky loves to put all kinds of toys into it
• Counted down to when Abby came to baby-sit!
• During church he just leaned over and kissed me on the cheek! I loved it!
• His Calvin volleyball friends came over for dinner and he loved the attention and getting to color with them
• It was fun to have Kyler request books from the library with me!
• At BSF, Kyler wanted to feed Lawson his bottle and finally got his turn this week.
• Daddy took him to a hockey game and he loved the music and all the extra things, like popcorn, shirts and even a foam hand (which he lost)
• Had fun looking for treasures when we garage saled
• We got a bigger bike for Kyler!
• Has been having a lot of fun dribbling and shooting a basketball
• Kyler loved getting to dye Easter eggs and going on an egg hunt too
• Found a new park and had a lot of fun on the new spinning toys! 
• Not sure why, but licked his hands when they were dirty at the playground, ewh!
• In the car loved talking about how Jesus makes diamonds out of us
• Had a great time at the airport with Grandpa for a field trip
• We started to watch Pokemon, see if this is the new obsession
• Ky loves to read Chicca Chicca Boom Boom to his brother and Dev always picks Kyler now to read to him
• Our neighbor told Kyler that he was her best friend =)
• With his new bike and training wheels we took a long bike ride to Grandma and Grandpa's house. When I asked if he wanted to, he said "I am up for the task!"
• He is big enough to ride in a Booster seat now!
• During his preschool concert he did great but had to be reminded to keep his fingers out of his nose
• Did so well running at the Calvin kids fun run! Maybe a runner like mom and dad!

Hockey time with Daddy!

What a handsome guy!

Getting his new bike!

American Ninja man!

Bebej basketball boys

Hanging out with his little bro

oh the silliness

My handsome Easter boys

More exploring and fresh air

Soccer time!

Why not play tablet in the closet right? 

Sunshine in the park! Yeah!

New bike, new adventures

Spring concert time 

Me and my boy!

Kyler -- August 2015

We had a very busy end of summer with visiting Princeton, having Ryan home for "Twenty Daddy Days!" and gaining a new cousin. We are so happy to be able to spend time together as a family and we love getting to see how much Kyler is growing. We ended this month with having Kyler get to visit his new school and boy can he not wait to start! Here are the fun things we did this month:

• Went out and picked blueberries out at Reender's. Kyler loved to "fill" his bucket and often brought berries to Devin to eat. We picked over 28 lbs all together
• Helped Daddy to wash the CR-V and when he was goofing around Daddy would tell him "get back to work" when he was goofing off (jokingly) and then when Kyler would be sitting he would tell him self "get back to work."
• Mommy took Kyler to get a hair cut and we got it really short for the summer. 
• Has been really good about riding his balance bike and stopping at the edge of the street, then looking all over and waiting for me. He will often tell me when it is safe but still had to wait for my okay
• We baked blueberry muffins together and had fun watching American Ninja Warrior...which he LOVED
• At the Farmer's market, there was a kitten who just loved him and it was so hard to not want to bring him home! Daddy would hate it, but I may someday approve
• With a new development by us, we go and explore the new streets and the large hill that he loves to ride his bike down...maybe sledding in the winter?
• We have begun to go out to redeem library reading rewards, such as a Marshmallow Magic Milk from Biggby. He LOVED it
• Daddy days started with Ryan staying home and Kyler had so much fun doing bike rides, exploring tunnels and seeing ground hogs
• When Kyler hurt his ankle, he had to have a band-aid on but would only wear it if Daddy wore a matching one.
• Had a great long hike at the Hudsonville Nature Center (Kyler requests going there more than any other place, even places with playgrounds). 
• We had Kyler help us bring cookies to some new neighbors
• I made grocery flashcards for shopping and he loves to go through his "list" when we shop
• Kyler got an ice cream cone for making good choices, but when he dropped it and Duncan ate it he was really sad, so he drank all of Ryan's shake!
• Went to Boulder Ridge Animal Park and he LOVED feeding the birds, giving giraffe's carrots, telling us all the facts that he would hear and holding a baby chick and bunny. He even gave the bunny an Ugga Mugga
• We got to meet our newest cousin, Sullivan (Sully) Franklin Leep. Kyler was very excited and actually fairly quiet and gentle around the baby.
• We had a bonfire with friends next door, but Kyler came up looking for us and became upset because he could not find us. He was worried so he made sure to check on Devin which woke him up and sent me in the house because the monitor was going off. Poor kid was so sad, so we had him join us out for the bonfire and soon he was happy as a clam
• We bough him a new bike with pedals to try with Daddy, but he has a hard time getting peddling
• At the front of church, he did a really good job being quiet until after the prayer when you shouted "I opened my eyes a bit"
• Had a great time eating his own personal pan pizza from his reading club
• He has started to read on his own! We have been listening to him repeat books but we tried to do a few new books and sure enough, he is reading!
• At the garden center, Kyler told an employee that he loved him...we are working on his differentiation.
• Enjoyed Orange Leaf yogurt and you loved adding things and later trying to get Devin to try it. 
• Has had a great time playing with our Light Sabers
• When we visited Baby Sully, Kyler wanted to know if we were going to take him home, but when I told him that I could not feed him, Kyler said "Well we can just buy another high chair"
• Had a really good trip out to Princeton, loved riding his bike with his cousins, helping Grammy make dinner and enjoying rides in Grammy's car
• We went to celebrate Parker's birthday, run around in the backyard and later got to help reveal that his new cousin would be a girl in January
• Kyler had an itchy eye, which we thought was allergies, but soon we found a sty in his eye
• We watched "Star Smore's" on Sesame Street
• Had a great time at the Hudsonville Fair, including five extra ride tickets due to reading this summer. He loves the Ferris wheel and even after eating dinner at the HCS tent, he kept wanting to get Grandpa and Grandma to ride it with him.
• Has started to help put dishes in the dishwasher and set the table. He has also enjoyed vacuuming the floors
• We enjoyed watching old movies and having popcorn, he loves his popcorn
• Had a great time in the 3:18 room during church doing stickers with his buddy Cohen
• After walking, wanted to help push Devin in the stroller rather than ride his bike
• Went to visit Kyler's school and had a great time meeting students and playing on the playground. 

Having fun picking blueberries

Loving on his brother

This kid loves to read

Enjoying a treat from the summer reading program

Howdy cowboy

Enjoying some frosting! Yum!

Had fun at the Grand Rapids Children's Museum...having fun sorting

Stacking lots of blocks

stacking wheels!

Giant Light bright!

Climbing wall!

Construction site fun!

Someone is pretty excited

Hanging out in the dog house!

At the Boulder Ridge Animal park 

He loved these just as much as the real animals

Feeding birds with mommy, he loved it!

He was so excited every time there was a new bird!

They did love to swarm the sticks

He liked to try to get other birds...

...he liked the white birds 

Such a great smile and fun!

Feeding the giraffes

Check out that black tongue!

More bird fun!

He just loved being there.

Holding a baby chick

giving the little rabbit an "Ugga Mugga"

Giraffe fun with Daddy

Enjoying a carrot from our garden

Fun in the rain

Dress up fun!

riding the stationary bike! 

now riding Grammy's three wheel bike

snuggling with Grammy time

Fun with Parker

Hudsonville Fair fun!

Playing with the playdough cookie cutters

So excited for school with his new backpack