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Mickey Mouse

So for santa brought Milo a big stuffed mickey mouse (he loves mickey mouse) and over the last few months Milo has tried to carry it around, but its about the size of him so its no easy task for him! So while at walmart this week we picked up a small mickey for him to carry around and he has been sleeping with it every night and nap! He loves mickey mouse :) Here he is with mickey today at nap time.


And here is Rio in his crib tent in a quiet protest of nap time.... hey atleast hes quiet

its saturday

And we are being lazy at home :)


What a beautiful boy!

Say CHEESE!!!


He could watch out that window for hours!



Someone didnt want his picture taken today

We have a very smart 1 year old on our hands

Who ate all the funions?

That is what daddy is going to ask when he gets home, well mommy has proof it wasn't her!

Milo at the playground

OOPS!!

i left my camera at home yesterday when we went to the playground so we dont have pics :( sorry! i do have a video or two on my phone but they are about 15 seconds long each haha but i will upload them and post them anyways! They should be up in the next hour or so :)

Happy Monday!

We are going to the playground today and will have more pics later tonight or early tomorrow!

brothers ...

Milo wants to do everything like his big brother ...
please excuse the mess they have both recently discovered the joy of trowing toys! Mommy couldnt be happier ... really

Rio is GROUNDED!

The mess we call "the boys room"


Rio enjoying his new tent (or his fort as we call it! hehe)


Milo in the tub with Daddy

Milo stacks everything lately or puts everything in thing in baskets and carries them around.

HAHA I can ground a 2 year old right? Well we got our crib tent and Rio has been doing wonderful in it! Hardly even fussing when i put him to bed! Well today I made the boys some lunch noticing we only had a few peach slices left and these two LIVE off of fruit and i knew i was risking a temper tantrum by even giving them the few slices i had and then telling them there was no more left .... but i risked it. So I get them all set up in their chairs and give them their trays full of green beans, turkey, cheese and a few bites of peaches. They both go for the peaches first and fuss once they are done like "hey mom more peaches!" I ignore them and go to the computer to upload the blog while they are busy eating WELL i hear a noise but brush it off assuming it was Rio hitting his tray with his sippy cup (he does that a lot) well soon after i hear another noise .. this time it was like splashing water hitting the floor and then a scream! I run in to find Rio holding the peach container standing by the sink covered in peach juice coughing! Not only was my floor covered in 24 ounces of sticky peach juice (yes 24 ounces! we buy the bigger plastic jars with a twist on lid) , Rio was coated in it his face, hair, clothes, diaper, feet everything!!! He had tried to drink it and I'm sure it was too heavy and it just toppled over on his face basically drowning him in peach juice! As bad as i felt for him for breaking it in i was so angry with him for getting out of his high chair! So i wiped him from head to toe with a wet towel and he was done with lunch! ... he wasn't grounded until i went to clean it up and realized when i changed the laundry (our laundry room is in the kitchen) I had set the clean basket on the floor in the kitchen and the clean clothes were now soaked in peach juice! That is when I grounded more poor 2 year old!

I cant wait for nap time!!!

(i wish i would have grabed the camera for all of you to see the mess ... but i didnt even think about it)

I guess lunch is boooorrrrinnnggg

Rio using his request book to ask for blocks

cheese faces

milo chasing sofie

heres milo and the new kitty

boogy boy Milo

oh boy ...

This week has been long! Rio loves to climb and always has since he was about 7 months old! Well on his 2nd birthday he learned to climb out of his crib so we moved him into a toddler bed that night and gated the door ... 5 minutes later he was over the gate! So we put up another gate on top of it and went through a few weeks of him crying at the door or falling asleep on the floor with toys until he figured out when hes tired to get into bed and cover up and go to sleep! Well now that we have worked that out he has been waking up at night (hes still gated in) but he has been turning on his light and climbing his dresser! To add to this we got Milo into his crib in the last 2 months and hes doing great sharing a room with Rio wait did i say IS? i meant WAS doing great sharing a room... until Rio decided one night to drop some toys on poor sleeping Milo's face! Fallowed by climbing into Milo's crib this week and bouncing on his bed to wake him up! One morning we even found them sleeping together in the crib! Kinda cute but kinda dangerous because Rio doesn't understand when hes hurting someone. Well the crap hit the fan this week Rio climbed in while Milo was happily sleeping and decided to STAND on Milo's FACE! Mommy to the rescue heard and muffled cry and cough and ran in and saved him! After asking everyone for advice and getting some crazy advice and ideas from people we were saved by an email from Grandma Kim saying she did some research and found that they make mesh crib tents to keep kids in and cats out! (and she was ordering one for us! did i mention shes my favorite mother-in-law? haha) So after some talking we decided we will give it a shot and if it wont keep Rio out of Milo's bed, maybe it will keep Rio in his crib! (his toddler bed will easily convert back) So after all of our hard work and long nights of getting him to sleep in his toddler bed he just cant keep him self from climbing so we will be going back to the crib for a while! mommy is really going to miss him coming out of his room in the morning and finding her to cuddle! But will enjoy the uninterrupted sleep!
Poor Milo :(
In other news Rio has been doing great with his therapy! Still no words out of him but he is doing good with eye contact and showing us things he needs. We also started a want/request book with him with velcro objects or pictures on it that he can take off and give to someone when he wants it like snacks or blocks etc. Our therapist told us he is the youngest she has tried it with! and after 3 weeks of trying he figured it out this week and has taken off with it! When he sees me get it out he comes running to see what he can have and picks something right away and gives it to me to request it :) hes really coming along and is such a joy to have in our lives!
Here is a new video of Rio wit his favorite toy!
(by the way he is not talking in the video i just tend to say things that sound like what he says to remind him hes close to words!)

i know its a little late but ...

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Walkers do an elf disco dance

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I know its a lil late but ...

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YAY new family photos!

Oh boy was this fun! Even tho it was a very hectic 45mins we got some good pics and are glad we went! Rio wasnt real happy about it but he sat well and played with bubbles, milo on the other hand wanted to RUN everytime i held him or sat him down! so we put him in a basket to keep him still and it worked for a few mins haha ... i hope everyone loves the new pics!

rearrange

The Boy's room got rearranged this week! Here it is (sorry pics are from my phone)



rio lounging watching TV

Milos so cute

My camera batteries were dead so i got this on my phone so its not the best video but you can still see and hear him :)

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Here is a new video from new years of Rio with his blocks ... oh and that would be Aunt Becky singing in the back ground ... not Brandy hehe sorry Becky!

a few pictures and quick thank yous

This is mommies favorite chrismas present this year! A shelf and baskets to organize the billion toy we have! (Thanks Grandpa Dennis and Grandma Kim!)

If you build it, he will climb it!

Rio playing with his cool cars and race track this is a daily thing in our house lately (Thanks Grandpa Jeff!)

Heres Rio on New Years Eve at grandma kims playing in the kitchen with his blocks in his new fort!

Please take time to notice the cute striped shirt hes wearing that fits great with some growing room! (Thanks Uncle Steve & Aunt Kathy! Milos are adorable also!)

a very tired Rio playing peek-a-boo with mommy

he is in love with mickey mouse so instead of taking him out of the toy box he joined him in the box!

Milo is finally getting some hair and its WILD in the morning!