Push Please

Wes & Addie love to swing. What I need to work on now is getting Wes to learn how to pump. I hear, "Momma push please," about every few minutes. That gets really tiring, because he likes to go really high all the time. He always has this scared, but excited look on his face when he goes high. Addie likes swinging too, but it always makes her extremely tired. There have been times where she has almost fallen asleep while swinging.

Pretty Little Addie

Pretty little Addie.

This is pretty little Addie showing why she no longer gets pedi's...

Addie's Big News!

I'm now 8 months old and my two bottom teeth finally came through AND I learned how to crawl! I totally have this really cool crawling method too. I move my arms and legs but keep my belly on the ground. Mommy says I look like a lizard. I guess I don't mind looking like a lizard, because I just love how my brother likes to crawl around on the ground with me. We have a lot of fun racing around the house. He's pretty cool when he isn't trying to sit on me and such.

Wesley's First Movie

We decided to try to take Wes to his first movie. We went to Cars 2 at the good old Strand Theater in Sturgis. He was so excited. He loved getting a popcorn and pop and he made it through the super long 30 minutes of previews. He sat through about the first 30-40 minutes of the movie and then he was like, "bye bye." He wanted to go. We figured that he probably wouldn't make it through the whole thing so it wasn't a complete shocker. We walked around downtown for a little bit and then he wanted to go back into the theater. I felt so bad telling him that we couldn't go back.

Mental note: when a toddler wants to leave a movie, just take him out to the lobby to run around a bit and then ask him if he wants to go back in. :)

Best Cousins

I think Wesley has found a best friend at 2 years old. He adores his cousin Elliot and I think the feeling is mutual. He is constantly asking us where Elliot is. It's pretty cute.

4th of July - 2011

This year's 4th of July theme was pirates. Ahoy matey!

This is Addie's very tired pirate impersonation. I guess I should have taken her picture at the beginning of they party.

Addie went on her first pontoon boat ride and loved it. I think she is like the first baby ever to not fall asleep on a boar ride. She stayed awake and looked around the whole time.

She enjoyed the kiddie pool and was especially fond of the yellow shovel.

Addie with Grandma Jean!

Boats, Boats, Boats

Wes has one true love this summer, boats. He enjoys riding in boats, watching boats, and even merely looking for boats while riding in the car. And believe me, if he sees a boat while we are driving he shouts out, "boat, boat." He won't stop saying it until you acknowledge that you see it as well. The great thing about Wesley's love of boats is that it is getting us to drive down to the river/beach several times a week. It has been great taking our walks along the river and beach this year versus our usual walk around the neighborhood. Thanks to Wesley for initiating our new favorite family activity.

Lake Michigan - St. Joseph

Wesley Hasselhoff :)

Wes and Camryn Kolzow playing in the sand (and bucket of water).

Wesley LOVED throwing rocks into Lake Michigan.

Wesley was tending to the two beach babies-Macey Kolzow and Addie.