It's party time!

Caleb had his Spiderman Birthday party.  It was a very special and exciting day for him.  We sent out special Spiderman birthday invites which Caleb thought were pretty cool.  Caleb isn't much for cake and brownies so I tried to figure out something to get him instead of a cake.  I opted for a birthday cookie decorated with Spiderman.  The bakery did it for me and did an amazing job.   However it was packed with frosting so he still didn't eat it.  Oh well it looked adorable.  Grandma Kooiker made the 2nd cake per his request (chocolate with white frosting) but I think he maybe had one bite and that was it.  He's obviously not my kid if he doesn't like cake and brownies :-) 

We set the pool up and Daddy finished the sandbox before his party so he was able to play in both of those for a while.  We had pizza from Pizza Ranch followed by cake/cookie and icecream.

He got some new sand/beach toys, a couple spiderman things, a new skidloader for either inside or outside.  He got a new play-doh set, pliers just like his brother.  He also got a cool remote control car, money and a football. 

I can't believe my baby is FOUR!

Caleb had a check up at the doctor which included 4 shots in each leg :-( but he was a trooper.  He measured in at 38 lbs and 41 inches.  He's tall an thin like his Dad.  Surprisingly his brother was a 1/2 inch taller at his 4 year check up.  I still think Caleb will end up being the taller one.

Here's a few pictures from his party.

Mother's Day Weekend

The boys and I went over to my Mom's the day before Mother's Day.  We brought her and my Grandma a nice hanging basket.  It was a very nice day and we were able to get to the park.  On Mother's Day we went to church and afterwards we went to Pizza Ranch to eat and had a great day.

Easter 2012

I can't believe Easter is here.  The Easter Bunny made a stop at our house this morning.  The boys hit the jackpot with a new bike helmet, sticker book, tattoos, chick that hatches in water and a few candy items.  Last night we went over to Grandma and Grandpa K's house and dyed Easter eggs with Cousin Caden and Aunt Gina.  Then we had supper and watched a Easter movie.  It was a fun night.  After breakfast at Church this morning we headed to my parents house for dinner.  The Easter bunny made a stop there too and the boys had a blast finding all the Easter eggs the Easter Bunny left outside.  It was a good weekend for all of us.  We attempted a annual family picture but Isaac wasn't in the mood as usual :-)

Trip to Brookings

We took the kids to the Brookings Children's Museum and they had a blast.  There was so much to do at the Museum.  We were there for 4 hours but could have stayed there longer.  They have everything from the dinosaur exhibit, fixing the car,  dressing up like a cowboy, getting groceries and checking out at the grocery store, dancing like an Indian and much more.  All the motel rooms were booked in Brookings so we stayed at a place in Sioux Falls so the boys could do some swimming.  On Sunday before heading home we stopped at Falls Park and let them check it out and I attempted some photos of the boys.  They don't like to cooperate so well sometimes with that :-)  It was a wonderful weekend and they were sad when we had to head home!

Sledding fun

Grandma and Grandpa K went on vacation for about 10 days so we had the luxury of borrowing their 4 wheeler.  The boys had a blast, especially when Daddy hooked their sleds behind and pulled them really fast.  They laughed and giggled the entire time, even when they tipped over.  After a few days the snow was really beginning to melt so there wasn't much to sled on but they certainly tried!

Happy Valentine's Day!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Roller Skating

A couple days ago it was Roller Skating with the Awana group from church.  I wasn't exactly sure how this was going to go with the boys, especially with Isaac's shoe sensitivity.  When we got there we tried on a pair of regular skates and as suspected he hated them.  Luckily they had the type of skates that could attach right to his shoes so we went that route and that seemed to satisfy him. 

I wasn't sure how actual skating was going to go based on the first few minutes that all 4 of us were on our skates.  We were skating on the carpet to get over to the rink.  Isaac was behind me and to prevent himself from falling he grabbed onto the back of my t shirt which as I'm sure you can guess, caused me to fall almost on top of him.  We had a discussion about why we don't do that and then went to the rink.  Caleb skated by me and did an awesome job, he hardly held on to my hand.  Isaac went with Ross and surprisngly he did hold onto Ross most of the time.  The boys had a blast.