Well, we did it.....first hair cut....BWWAAAHHHHHHH!!!

It was a tough decision, but after being called girls twice, we needed to make the plunge.

Here is a picture of the boys this morning, precut.

Connor- precut with a head full of curls!
Logan precut with his curly hair
Connor went first, then Logan.

Connor all done!

Logan went next. the two pix above are of Logi.

Logan all done!

Both recieved a sucker and were absolute gems. Never cried once and were so good. We recieved a little card with thier first curl in it and it had the date, time and age of thier first cut. Kudos to daddy for the fantastic pictures!!!

Logan on the left, Connor on the right. I think the cuts make them so identical. I have been calling them the wrong names all night long.

Trevor's first skating lesson for Hockey

Watching the Zamboni
Pic with the Zamboni in the background
Trevor holding his exclusive skate school pass.

The hockey program is very reasonable and includes the equipment, which is nice. He really enjoyed his first lesson, but was disappointed about not getting to go on the ice. They worked on proper skate fit, walking forward and backward and balancing. He still had fun and was beaming from ear to ear with the skates on.

The neat thing about the program is that it is USFS (US Figure Skating) accredited program, so each time they complete a skill level, they get a badge and certificate. Trevor is an official member of the USFS association. Once he gets through the basic skills, he'll get to start hockey.

So our big boy will be 7 next week. And a big boy he has become.

We saw the new pediatrician last week. He is 49 1/4 inches tall and weghed in at 58.4 lbs of solid muscle. He is in the 75th% for height and 80th% for weight. Not too shabby and growing as he should. He had some lab tests done that came back normal. he also started some new asthma medications. He ended up getting a chicken pox booster, but now, there are no more shots (except the flu) until he is 11 years old!!!!

Trevor's school picture.....so grown up!

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Nanny!

Last night the boys were playing with my cell phone and Connor called Nanny (he was puching buttons) so i hung up and she called right back. But I snapped this picture. He was giggling and saying "hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" in this really high-pitched voice. So cute!

Fun at The Magic House.

My hard-hat guys.
With Alex and Anna, our identical friends.


Little Pizza Chef
Connor serves Logan
So The Magic House is this very great hands-on Children's museum. They ahve a wonderful little area for babies and toddlers and I was able to sneak some weights on the boys. Logan was weighing in around 22lbs and Connor around 24 lbs. Now that was fully clothed and not sure just how accurate, but it sounds about right to me.
We met up with my friend Jeanette and her ID girls, Anna and Alex. WE had lots of fun exploring with our hands.
WEll the boys have yet mastered another gross motor skill, and that is climbing out of the crib. I clocked Connor at just about 7.5 seconds to fully scale the crib wall and get down. :thump: So now we are looking to invest in some crib tents. We are still a bit too young for big-boy beds and I am still WAY not ready to go there.
There are molars attacking from al areas, so the standard runny noses and drool are in order. Thier language develops more everyday. I have noticed their vocabulary booming around diaper changes now when Logan says "EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW" about his poopy diapers and Connor repeats me in saying "OH. It's stinky". They also both consider it a huge priviledge to wipe each other's bum while saying these phrases. It is really cute.
WEll, that's all for now, folks! Post more later. We miss everyone!

2007 The Great Balloon Race 2007- balloon glow and before party.

Prior to the balloon glow, our friend Jeanette (who lives across from the park) invited us and some friends over for a lite bite and wine. The boys immediately fell in love with the watermelon (but it was messy).

First time eating watemelon. YUM! They loved every bite!
Connor
Logan

So we found out that every year there is this big Balloon Race in St Louis that happens at Forest Park. Well, the Friday night before the race, they have the Balloon Glow and blow up all of the balloons and light them up. It was very cool to see these balloons up close. Sadly, it was quite windy, so they had to be deflated after being up for only 30 minutes. The pictures arent that great as I had turned off my flash and so they blurred. I posted only the more unconventional balloons (which Trevor loved).

More pictures....

Trevor
Connor
Logan

Here we are at 19 months old

They are just too cute for words. Thier little personalities are just booming these days. Logan takes no crap from Connor anymore and is doing a good job at standing his ground. Both like to discipline themselves and tell each other "no no" when they do something they aren't supposed to do. For instance, they keep climbing in front of the TV. Logan will get out and tap himself on the hand and say "no no". he knows better, but the adventure is worth it, right.

Also, the other day Logan fell and hit his head. Connor brought over his lovey to him and said "awwww' in a high pitched voice. Logan reciprocates too. It is so cute to see them being "brotherly" toward each other.

Lately they continue to present us with more challenges. We have had to revamp our baby proofing as they had figured out the gates and how to crawl over them. They were getting up the stairs and into the kitchen, which are both off limits. We found this really great gate. It is extra tall and has a walk- through gate. It is great too as they cannot climb it!

As you see, they are none too thrilled with thier new challenge. They were very upset when I put it up and they cried for about 2 hours about it. They got over it and now we are very happy with it. We have had to order a new gate also to go in front of the TV. We had to get a big one from online that attaches to the wall. It too is white with the same type of skinny rungs. Hopefully this waill save the TV from damage. The TV is LCD and they poke it with thier fingers and I about have a heart attack every time they do this!
They both have many teeth right now. We had some molars come in on top and some more on bottom. We rearely eat baby food and have discovered a lot of new fruits and veggies we loooooooove.

A loving and touching story of two brothers using teamwork......

Logan really wants to get over the fortress in front of the TV, so wonderful brother Connor says, "he ain't heavy, he's my brother".....
Now, Connor climbs up just as proud as can be......

The whole time they didnt know i was watching them "did you see that flash,Logan?" "Why no, Connor, it must be our ancestors twinkling with glee at our big boy accomplishments"

So then I caught them and with a swift "NO" Connor gets down looking so innocent
''No, mother, I would never do that. I told Logan he would get caught.......". Logan just knew he was caught.

ARG! Pirates in a treasure chest!

Logan

We love our spaghetti!

Connor

Look at this treasure! (Logan on the left)

Our bottom line!

Look at Trevor's tan line.

Trevor is a first grader!

Sorry about the pix being turned. GRRRRR. AS you see, he loved his first day back on Monday the 13th. Mom is loving the time alone at naptime! WOO!
Every morning the babies go out with me to watch him leave on the bus. "bye 'rever" they say waving. So cute! I let them play at this early hour becasue the heat continues to rise during the day. In the background, you can see the limb that fell during a severe storm on Sunday night. It blew my flower pots 50 feet away!

Manchester Aquatic Center-Our insanely cool public pool!

Connor and Hayden get ready to have some fun!

With the weather nearing 100 degrees or more everyday, the only real way to cool off is to get out and enjoy the water. While Korrie and Nanny were here, we hit the local pool for a day of fun. The wonderful thing about our aquatic center is that there is enough room to play and enough fun for everone at all ages!
Trevor with Logan in the "jumpers" . I am a particular fan of these as they keep the babies safe and contained while I catch some rays!

Look at theose slides!
You can click on this shot to enlarge it and see the toddler area.

Hayden a nd Simon in the raibow sprinkler

Nanny get's a reminder of what she is striving for in the future- retirement with the kids!
Simon- the little dolphin
Connor enjoying the jumper.

Hayden having fun in the swirling whirpool. It is inside the lazy river.

punk rock boys!

"hey, I wanna be a rock star!"

The boys sported wild hair after getting lotioned up for some fun in the sun!