Grayson & Liam ~ May Photos

Grayson and Liam had a busy month.  Unfortunately they were sick most of the month.  I have a picture of several bottles of medicine and lots of syringes.  Our poor little guys were fighting off a lot of stuff.  Grayson continues to do well at his school.  He goes two full days a week and loves learning new things, although drop off is still an issue.  He always has good things to say about his day when I pick him up and they always send the cutest pictures of him having fun.  He will start a new school next year and will go five full days.  

  I bought the boys squirt guns and they had a blast playing with them, although Liam could only squirt the gun at his face as his finger was not long enough to hold it face forward.  I was laughing so hard, but managed to take a few pictures.  They love wearing my shoes and this makes Craig nervous.  lol.  They love climbing up the stairs and constantly say, "Watch, momma!"  They love playing with Daddy and snuggling with Mommy.  Daddy always has fun, crazy things to do with them including his homemade trampoline.  Hopefully I can share this crazy thing they do in a future post.  

The last couple pictures are the lovely mess the boys made in the bathroom.  They got the toilet paper wet and threw it on the wall.  I left them alone for 5 minutes and they trashed the bathroom.  I was so mad, but it was actually hilarious.  I'm sure these boys will come up with many more shenanigans in the coming years.

Grayson - T-Ball

Grayson started t-ball with Lil Sluggers and loves it!  This is the first sport that we've been able to watch from the sidelines.  He goes with our neighbor Jack and they have fun learning how to play baseball.  The coaches have been great and he's learned so much.  

Liam ~ 21 Months

Liam is 21 months old!  He loves to carry his puppy back pack everywhere.  Our cool little dude loves wearing his shades and loves playing in mommy's makeup.  Daddy thought it was so funny he video taped it instead of stopping him from ruining mommy's makeup.  His face masterpiece is priceless so definitely worth it!  Our little guy went potty on the toilet for the first time (Mother's Day) and was so proud.  He also went potty 3 times and pooped once on May 15th.  Hopefully he will be potty trained early since he loves doing everything like big brother Grayson.  He loves reading books and going to the park.  Every morning he wakes up and comes downstairs and immediately asks to go to the park.  He hides his pacis so he can find them later because we started taking them away.  He are trying to only give it to him when he takes a nap and goes to bed.  He gives kisses and hugs when you ask (normally sticks his cheek out when you ask for a kiss).  He is obsessed with vitamins and would take 20 a day if we let him.  He picks out his shoes and wants to get ready to head out the door.  We are so lucky to be his mommy and daddy and can't wait to see him enter the next stage...the terrible 2s!

New Words

Waffles (April 27), ouch (April 29th), Ucky, paci, babies, me (not sure of dates), ribbed, moo, quack (May 7th), baa (May 10th)

Mother's Day

We celebrated Mother's Day at our favorite brunch spot, Stella Barra.  We had a nice day hanging out with the boys and Oma at home relaxing.  Craig told me I could pick out a nice clutch purse for my present.  I have my eye on a YSL clutch and can't wait to pick it out.  We got Oma a Tory Burch tote bag and she loved it.  I'm so lucky to have such an amazing family.  My boys are my life and definitely know how to make me feel special.  They think the world of Oma and we are so lucky she spends a lot of time with us.

Astrid & Family (from Holland) visit Chicago

My cousin Astrid, her partner Herbert and their daughter Malu visited us from Holland for the weekend.  We spent the day at The Shedd Aquarium and saw a lot of fish, sea otters, penguins, beluga whales and dolphins.  The boys had so much fun hanging out with Malu, even though they didn't speak the same language.  Malu caught on to English very quickly and was very good at telling Grayson, "stop that" as he was pestering her like a true boy.  We hope to see our family from Holland again soon.  

Vegas Trip

We had fun visiting Mimi and Papa in Vegas.  Craig had his first annual company outing there so the boys and I came as well.  The boys stayed with Mimi and Papa at night while Oma stayed at a hotel right by their house.  It's so fun to watch the bond grow between Mimi, Papa, Oma and the boys.  They are so great with them and the boys love spending time with them.  We are very lucky to have such special family.  Grayson met his first love at the Mandalay Pool.  Her name was Alexa and he was head over heels in love.  She was very sweet and took a picture with him.  He is still talking about her months later.  Craig took Grayson to the shark reef at Mandalay Bay and they saw some pretty cool sharks.  We can't wait until the next time we come back to visit Mimi and Papa.  

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Liam ~ 20 Months

Liam is 20 months old!  It's amazing how fast time is flying with these two boys.  I've been studying for my Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation since the end of March so I'm a little behind in my blogging.  I didn't keep track of how many teeth came in and how many words he has said in the last two months, but he's definitely making progress.  This little boy is so sweet, shy and full of energy, but definitely has a dramatic side and a temper.  He is obsessed with his brother, loves coloring, swinging and doing Lil Kickers (soccer).  He loves to run around at practice, but isn't the best listener.  We hope to have a little soccer player in the future.