It was very odd to have a spring break again. Neither Kenney or I have had one since high school. We decided to use part of the week to let Kenney get some papers and projects completed for school, so he will not feel so overwhelmed once school started again. He was actually very successful in this. We then headed to Childress to celebrate Kyler's birthday and go camping with the family. For some reason we only go camping when I am pregnant! The boys had a great time playing with everyone, especially cousins!
Damon and Gentry attempting to keep up with the big kids
Damon loved being able to drive himself
Kyler wishing we had toys this cool, even if it's pink
Yeah, he thinks he's cool!
This is his smile face
We asked Kyler how he got dirt all over his face and he said that he did it. We aren't sure how it happened, but he was jumping on the trampoline looking like this!
I would like to say that this face isn't typical, but it is. It reminds me of some of the pictures of Kenney as a kid.
Kyler loved the tent. He played on and off in the tent throughout the day and was super excited to sleep in it!
Kyler woke up and walked around like this for a while. He went to all the tents and just stood there looking in with his mask on!
Damon woke up with a dirty face because he moves so much in his sleep that he rubbed the bottom of the tent onto his face.
Kyler sharing his doughnut stick.
Damon walking around with Daddy
Kyler had a great time with cousins. Conner and Jace are much better at the posing thing!
Kyler and Avery waking up Savanna and Kacy sleeping in the back of the pickup. Papa told us that he would bring a tent for Kenney and the boys (I slept in the camper). We didn't realize that it was for us and Savanna, Kacy, and Kaden. They all chose to sleep elsewhere. I can't say I blame them!
We are not quite sure what Damon was doing, but I think this is hilarious. We did not pose him like this; this is just our funny little boy!
We are not the most exciting family in the world, but somehow the boys find things to do around our tiny apartment. They keep us entertained by the funny things they do and say. It has been so nice to have Kyler wanting to play with Damon. He will say, "Damon, let's go play in my room." This is a new thing that is amazing. Both the boys playing and having fun (most of the time), and they always make a HUGE mess. I cherish this time even if it only lasts about 10 mins. However, the last few days Kyler has been using that time to go poop in his pants. I am trying to weigh the odds of two boys playing vs. cleaning dirty underwear! These are just a few of the things I find the boys doing.
Damon climbed into the toy organizer. I think the square he climbed into was at least two or three off the ground.
Basketball is almost always involved
It is hard to find a happy-medium goal height. Damon needs it a little lower, and Kyler obviously needs it higher.
Kyler loves movies, but Damon is still not really interested. Damon will lay down and get covered with a blanket to at least appear as if he is watching.
This is one of Kyler's first attempts as riding his new scooter he got for his birthday. Kenney showed him how to use the break, and he sometimes gets too focused on using the break rather than watching where he was going. He caught on really quickly and successfully used the break by the third time he tried.
Damon no longer stays in his bed :( I am not too happy about this new adventure in our lives. First, it scares me that he can and does climb out. Second, there is nothing to keep him in his bed. We have lowered the rail so it's not quite such a big drop, but it is amazing that he can do this.
Some funny things Kyler has said lately:
"Dang it"
(Yes that came from me, so now I have to be really careful with what I say) The sad part is that he uses it correctly.
"Mommy, it's dirty. Clean it up."
I had not had a chance to clean off the counters after making lunch because our water was turned off, so there were crumbs all over. He climbed up on the counter and told me to clean it up!
"Ever"
He says this word with a lot of passion. We are not quite sure what it means, but when he is angry or serious it is his final statement.
"My legs hurt. I too little."
He says this every time I ask him to cleanup or he needs something. If he wants a drink, and I tell him to go get his cup, he will tell me he is too little or his legs hurt.
"ARRRGHH"
He does this to mimic me also. Usually when I find a big mess I have to clean, I will say this. So now Kyler does too. He always does it after I do, but he also does it while he is playing or doing other things when he gets upset.
I can't believe Kyler is 3!! Well, some days I think I have really only been a parent for 3 years? It has to be longer than that, and then I think about how big Kyler is and how much he has grown. It's crazy!! This was the first year that Kyler really got excited about his birthday, and it was so much fun!
We love our Kyler Dude. He is really into Superheros these days and loves Spiderman, Ironman, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor. We have multiple conversations everyday about them. He loves to play outside, occasionally play with his brother, say funny things, use the iPad constantly, watch movies, sing songs, play matching games and games with letters, go to the park and storytime, and spend time with his Daddy! Kyler is never boring and always up for an adventure!
He got a big package from Grandma and Grandpa Hill and was super excited when he found so many cool things, especially the Captain America stuff!
Here's our little Superhero
The punching bag was a huge hit too!
Kyler wanted ice cream cones for his birthday this year! I was more happy about that than anyone. I love ice cream, but even better than that was the fact that I didn't have to come up with some way to make a Spiderman or Batman cake. I do not possess those kind of creative skills!
It takes a lot of concentration to show 3 fingers. Every time someone would call and ask him how old he was, he had to hold up 3 fingers. He is getting much better (and faster).
Ice cream everywhere! He ate the entire cone. I was pretty amazed, but I guess not really surprised!
Damon enjoyed his ice cream just as much. He had it everywhere. It was in his belly button, on his hair, under his chin, and everywhere in between.
Kyler was a little anxious to blow out the candles this year! I think he blew them out 3 times. I guess he's making up for years past!
I don't think I will ever stop being amazed by the weather in Texas. We can have all 4 seasons in one week! This past week we had a blizzard, and today it's 79 outside. How does that work? It was fun to have the snow, but it was too wet and windy to play in it so the boys just watched it from the window. Papa Dude also came to visit us and only brought a lighter jacket because there was no blizzard predicted when he left home. He came to do a presentation, and then the entire university shut down because of the weather. We were able to have Papa Dude and Daddy home for an extra day and a half. It worked out really well for me! Then yesterday with all the snow gone and weather in the 60's, we were at the park!
They said we got about 6 inches of snow. Amarillo got 20 so we were pretty satisfied with our 6! Poor Papa Dude got delayed going home with cancelled flights, but eventually made it. The airline lost his luggage on the way here, so I would be surprised if he ever tries to come see us again!
This is a long video, but pretty funny to watch two little boys trying to catch a light. I knew cats and other animals did this, but my children? It kept them entertained for a while. Kyler kept saying, "I got it!" every time that the light went off. It was pretty funny to watch.
This is what we had to deal with every time we had to leave Papa Dude. He spent two nights at a hotel, and then we took him to the airport. After throwing a major fit in the car on the way back home each time Kyler was separated from Papa Dude eventually we just got this pathetic whining. I completely forgot to take pictures with Papa Dude in them, but the boys LOVED having him here!
That little smile of success when he made it to the top!
Kyler's little ornery grin!
Peek-a-Boo
All the boys kicking around a ball. Of course all the other boys at the park had to join in too. I guess I am justmeant to be surrounded by boys.
Why do boys always end up playing in the dirt?
Hold on Kyler! He acutally held on pretty well, even when he started swing himself.
For some reason the ball helped to balance Damon on the slide.
The expression we get every time Damon wants to make sure we see something that is amazing to him.
