Two year appointment

Micah had his two-year doctor's visit today.  It was miserable!  He hated every minute of it.  He wouldn't stand on the scale, so I had to stand on the scale, first holding him, then not.  He wouldn't stand up to have his height measured, so we had to hold him down on the table, draw lines above his head and below his feet, and use a tape measure.  He was beside himself that he had to wear a bandaid on his finger, and he managed to pull two of them off.  It took both adults to hold him down on the table for the exam.  ... No fun!

Anyway, his two-year stats are: 33 inches tall (20th percentile) and 28 pounds (50th percentile).  He's still little!

Two years old!

Here is our two-year-old boy!  Micah has been so much fun lately!  His personality is just blooming, and he is talking more and more everyday.  His current loves are playing with kitchen toys, hugging Mommy and Daddy, and performing surprisingly powerful wrestling moves on his big brother.  Micah is a physical kid.  He likes to dance, run, and make bodily contact.  We couldn't love him more!

Cutie.

GQ

Monkey

Mr. Messy

One of the perks of "helping" Mommy cook is getting to lick the beater or spatula at the end.  Micah made a ridiculous mess with his beater.  Levi thought that was hilarious, so he decided to replicate the look and paint his face with chocolate cake batter, too.

Mr. Silly

November Wacky Wednesdays

1st week: River walk along the Puyallup River
2nd week: Sherry's Berries organic produce and farm
3rd week: Hands-On Children's Museum in Olympia
4th week: Loyalty Park in Sumner

Chillin

Picking dandelions

Later on we stopped and watched a skateboarder at the skate park.

These rocks were so fun to climb!

Turkeys at Sherry's Berries

We went for a stroll around the farm

In the cockpit of a helicopter at the Olympia Children's Museum

Sitting in the fire truck

Floating personalized boats down the water table

Build-It-Yourself room!  That's Micah under that hard hat.

A lovely day to play in the park

Twenty-two months

Micah really didn't want his picture taken.  This was the best I could get.

October Wacky Wednesdays

1st week: Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
2nd week: Scholz Farm and Pumpkin Palace, Orting
3rd week: Community park on 86th and 144th
4th week: Goodwill and Starbucks
5th week: Schilter Family Farm (Pumpkin Patch), Nisqually

Two more pumpkin patch shots

Bob took these ones.

Pumpkin Patch #2

Today was our annual trip to the pumpkin patch with Bob.  We got lucky with the weather again; the sun even came out.

Goofy Levi!

Nathan got SO CLOSE to the barrel this year with his pumpkin slingshot!

Levi wanted to try, too!  However, there was a chocolate lab who was chasing all the pumpkins.  She got pretty close to Levi.  With that and all the pressure to hold the slingshot a certain way, he changed his mind.  Thankfully, they gave us our money back!

This year we went on a hay ride.  Levi loved it!!!  He didn't want to get off at the end.  Actually, before we climbed on the trailer, he was thinking he was going to get to ride in the tractor itself.  Maybe someday, buddy!

I want that one, Mommy!

Here are my guys!