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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Devin -- April 2017

April is so much fun, especially now that the weather is getting better and summer is just around the corner. We also had the first time that both boys had spring break! It was a lot of fun to just get to hang out with kiddos and have time for Devin at home, but it is also great to see how much he has grown as well. We had a bit of a rough patch with sickness at the end of the month, but it is also a wonderful time to be outside and took full advantage of it too. Here are some of this months highlights.

Loved going out to get the mail with me, even in his footie pjs
Working on pulling up his own pants
Devin loves donuts, just not the actual donut part (frosting only)
For some reason Devin is terrified of the library doors and often has to be carried through them
While on a walk, Kyler pushed him on his tricycle. When Kyler asked if he wanted to be pushed more Dev said "yeah, yeah"
We put up a tent in the basement and he loved to just put lots of toys in it
He brings me his PECTS cards for Apple all the time (picture card used for communication)
He also bring me his PECTS card for outside, even if it is raining!
When it was time to go back to school, Devin was SO excited to see one of his favorite aids, Miss Nicole
Devin sat on the potty and had a few drops in! YEAH!
When reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar he likes to do motions for Sun, Look and Big =)
He will often use the board to communicate "I go home" at the end of the day
Netflix has the Very Hungry Caterpillar and it soon became his favorite video to watch.
We went to the ECC to play and brought pizza. It was so cute to see you light up because you know this place and you loved looking into the windows too
For Easter, we went to Grandpa and Grandma's house, and of course he loves to sit by the counter because that is where he gets treats
Was given a wonderful Easter Bunny Cookie from Steenstra's Bakery from Aunt Lynsey and treated it a lot like he does donuts...frosting only
Kyler was very thoughtful and found Color Crew one of Devin's favorite shows on his tablet
Poor kiddo had such a bad stomachache that he threw up every 15 minutes in the middle of the night
We went to Frederick Meijer Gardens with Grandma and Devin loved to look around, but was a bit overwhelmed so wanted me to hold him the whole time
When Kyler started to read to Devin, he soon became his favorite reading buddy and brings him books all the time saying "Kkkkk" to have him read to him
At the end of the month had a terrible fever and had to be picked up from school. The temperature stayed for a couple of days.
Even with the fever he wanted to cuddle so he had his foot on my arm or leg to still have some contact
As soon as he started to feel better Devin joined me for the Calvin 5K run! He loved riding in the Burley and fussed whenever I started to walk. What a great coach.
When I was done running and it was time to go into the gym, he did not want to get out and every time I took him out of the Burley he would climb back into it. Silly kiddo!
Devin surprised us by loving the egg and cheese flatbread from Subway, so now we get to pick up food that does not just come with fries. Yeah!

loving his bike and glasses...

...super cool dude!

Having fun showing us the playground at his school

He likes these bouncy toys

Going down the slide!

Where are my teachers?

Watching his favorite shows

Boy time on the couch...with boots

Oh the fun in tub time

Best Buddy Brothers!

Someone is not feeling well

All smiles with his bubble mower

Exploring the playground at HCS after we drop off Kyler

Improvised headrest

This sweet and silly boy!

I must watch my brother!

So strong!

Not sure what to do with this ice cream cone!

Taking mommy on in games

Monday, May 6, 2019

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!

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Devin -- March 2017

March is always very interesting as we are trying to get out of winter and just get back to enjoying the sunshine. We keep trying to keep life inside fun but all wanting to go outside as soon as we are able. Devin is one that really needs to be outside and he loves to hike and push things all over the place. We have all been so thankful for all that he has learned this past month. Here are some other details!

When shopping at Aldi, he helped to put things in the cart
Had a great time in the Bilibo chair and then will get his turtle in his lap too
Devin could eat a banana all the time!
Trying to get new food in our eating out rotation, he loves the egg and cheese from subway.
He has now started going to school for the whole day and coming home at 3pm 4
When we drop off his brother, Dev loves to just walk into the classroom like he should be there too!
He still screams the whole time he is getting his haircut
We had friends over and Dev loves watching their little boy play
Anytime I make a cake, Devin wants to eat the fondant
When taking care of Zelda the guinea pig, he loves to help dump the bedding into the crate
Has been working on learning Sign Language and showed us the sign for bear and fish
At school we are supposed to send in food that he might not like (peas) but when they are trying to have him not want them...then he wanted to eat them!
Loves to say "mom" over and over again
Big brother had to get stitches taken out, but he did not want to even enter Urgent Care just because of his fear of automatic doors
Loves to eat a WHOLE apple, seed and all
Devin does not like Jell-o at all though
When going to the ENT, he fought a lot but soon had a lot of earwax cleaned out and the tubes in his ear looked great
We love to look at fish at the pet store
"Can Kyler have some of your grilled cheese?" handed his brother half of his sandwich
After one of the aids was gone for two days, he ran to her when she was back!
At Grandma's retirement party, Dev loved just watching the elevator open and close

working on our art, even if he doesn't like it

snuggling with this nugget

look at that smirk...will he smile?

Best Smile EVER!

Such a handsome guy after a haircut!

Boys hanging out together

This little guy is cashed out!

Monday, March 4, 2019

Kyler -- March 2017

March is always a very fun time when the weather starts to change and we are all able to go and stretch our legs out in the nicer weather. Kyler also had a lot of other fun adventures, including getting to go to Calvin to learn about turtles and of course the fun of the March Madness brackets. There were fun times at the museum for school and with mom and dad as well as visit from friends. Kyler also had his first stitches in his life, but I am not sure if they will be his last. Here are more of his March adventures.

We have had a lot of fun setting up Dominoes and watching very complicated Domino set ups on YouTube.
His reading has been great and he has been reading "Go, dog, Go!" to me in the car on longer trips
He has such a big heart and will clean up the living room without being asked so we have more "snuggle time" after Devin goes to bed
Grocery shopping with the boys used to be easier, but now they both do not fit in the cart, and when at Family Fare both cannot fit in the car cart and Kyler gave it up to Devin, what a sweetie
Had fun having him try a Fluffernutter sandwich
Loves to "Rough house" with Grandpa
Dancing is always fun, but Kyler's new dance move lately has been a lot of spinning
Has been doing so well getting his hair cut lately, and chatting with the workers
He loved watching the Kids Baking Championship with me, maybe a future baker in my life!
Made a space station at school out of trash and recycled things. He really liked to focus on "symmetry"
Our great friends came to visit it us from Ann Arbor and Kyler had so much fun playing with their oldest boy after a big crash, we did not hear anything until their son told us that Kyler was bleeding. He had jumped and fallen, and then went to his room to cry but then came up and had a huge gash in his eyebrow!
We had a long time in urgent care and 3 stitches. He did not cry and was very brave until they had to put a band aid on it!
Very grump at times and starting to complain about things being fair often
Kyler loves to pet the kittens in the vets office
There have been times with people have not wanted to share or play with him and that has been a hard lesson for Kyler to be exposed to, mommy as well
At school there was a field trip to the Planetarium! You had so much fun playing with kids and learning about the stars!
Pointed out a statue and yelled that it was the Statue of Liberty which made your teacher giggle and it was just so precious
He loved doing the bracket and liked to pick Butler because of "Butt and Ler"
Has really started liking watching PacMan on television as well as the game too
Devin was at school so he had a great time going to the museum again with mom and dad to see the Whale Exhibit and crawl through the giant whale heart replica as well as playing games about a whales shape and speed
We had breakfast at Anna's house, which you seemed to wonder "who is Anna?" but still loved his M and M pancakes
We are starting to look at bikes for you too! I think you are going to love having a two wheeler!
Had another kid at school say that he did not want to be Ky's friend anymore, and poor Kyler is just so heartbroken, this poor sweet boy, what a kind and caring kiddo
It has been fun sharing old shows with Kyler, like Double Dare and David the Gnome.
When Devin was having a very grumpy day, Kyler came and told me that he was sorry that it was a hard day and gave me a hug. He is just so precious
"Mom, your boobs are in the way" when he tried to shut the door by my bra was hanging off the door knob.
Has become so good at riding his scooter!
This boy loved getting to feed a bottle to Lawson his cousin
loves his neighbor, but now we are going to have to say good-bye as they are going to be moving away
Loved getting to play with cousins at Grandma's retirement party
PJ day at school, so much fun wearing his slippers and jammies!