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Sunday, June 9, 2019

Kyler -- May 2017

This kid always makes life so much fun and busy. I cannot believe that he is going to be in kindergarten next year! Time really does fly. We are all excited to get outside more and enjoy the sunshine. Kyler has loved getting to ride his bike more and more, maybe soon we will get rid of his training wheels too! Here are some of the fun adventures we had this month!

Excited to ride in a Booster Seat in the car now!
Loves to do Color by Numbers!
Grandma took Kyler to the park so that I could take care of his sick brother
He loves to be in the tub for "relaxing"
Library time and picked out Pokemon chapter books!
Had fun surprising Daddy at Calvin for his Professor of the Year award. He wanted to sit in class with the students but that might have been distracting
While I run on the treadmill, he cheers me on!
At Wendy's he loves to drink the mango iced tea
During reading time he was being quiet and told me that "I am reading in my mind mommy"
Took a long bike ride all the way to Grandpa and Grandmas house!
Had the stomach flu and had to take a bucket in the car to drop brother off at school
When feeling better, told me that he was proud of Jesus because after praying He had healed him
Due to being sick, Kyler had to miss out on soccer and a field trip
Had a great time reading outside for a picnic.
Talked with teachers about what would be best for schooling next year, skip kindergarten? 5 day or 4 day? We decided to do 4 day kindergarten
Had a great time at the playground with Daddy and did the monkey bars all by himself
When Devin received a big boy bed, it was cute to see Kyler wanting to read to him in there
I came home from a long run and told Kyler that I was stubborn and did not want to give up to which he said "Don't say that about yourself mommy, your perfect!"
Tried wearing my Fitbit and had so much fun running around with it to gain 10.000 steps!
Made apple pizza snacks
Had fun exploring a park and jumping right into the creek with lots of splashing!
While stretching I often employ Kyler to walk on my back...feels so good!
Helped me to pick out plants and put them in the soil
Last day of Preschool and we all headed out to play on the big kids playground!
Went to Wedgewood Park and had fun feeding the ducks, but the geese were a bit scary
Preschool graduation was super cute and later he picked out a stuffed Pokemon called Flareon and then went to watch Boss Baby the movie!
Kyler could live on popcorn and slushies
Ryan and Ky are really competitive when playing Mario Kart
Memorial Day parade fun and even shared with other little kids that did not get much
He is growing up so much by helping with trimming bushes and later roasting his own hot dog over the fire!
He was super kind to Duncan in the bath and kept telling him that he was his favorite dog of all time
Had a great time breaking a large ice cube to "excavate" toys

A bit messy eating?

I guess we are just messy???

Poor kiddo was so sick and had to still ride to drop his brother off at school

Feeling better and enjoying some Pokemon cards!

Snuggling on the deck, not as happy as Dev

Having fun jumping on the mattresses

Having fun making apple pizzas

What a creative kiddo

Someone likes to play in the water

My Biggby buddy!

The Legos begin here!

He kept working on them!

Playground fun with old neighbor =)

Playing in the river...

...and getting wet

Helping me in the garden!

Feeding the ducks, lots of fun

Look at this kiddo and his soccer form

Ice cream bigger than him!

His graduation gift...Flareon to the movies!

Reading to watch a movie

Graduation Goofiness

What a cute...

...preschool graduate!

Hiking...

and explroing

Playing in the water to experiment

Excited for the Memorial Day Parade

My silly boy with his first Lunchable

Silly kiddos, love to be next to each other

first soccer season done!

Excavating ice cubes

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!