a nice holiday with family and friends. In lieu of
celebrating with you all, here are a couple shots of
our little bunnies...
Man, the boys are growing fast! If we look hard
enough, I think we can actually see them developing
before our eyes! In our last post, we told you Iron
got his first tooth. Well, the next day, tooth No. 2
made its debut! Here's a micro shot of Teet and Tot.
Meanwhile, Benton finally pushed past his sickness
that kept him in sour sorts and out of school since
the beginning of the year. He had a respiratory
infection with mild pneumonia. Tough stuff! Here he
is being sweet and then silly after practicing with
oral tastes. (No, that's not a creative headdress...
it's a bib Grandma Hills made him!)
Back to Iron, there's more going on inside his
mouth than the invasion of teeth. He's discovered
his tongue! Lately we've been graced by Mr. Licker
in most photos...
And check out the tongue action in this
cute video of Iron introducing his shirt and
pants to Benton's Sock Monkey!
The boys still seem intrigued by each other. Iron is
wide-eyed fascinated by everything Benton does,
and Benton simply finds Iron amusing. Here's a shot
of both boys enjoying a morning moment in B's bed.
Apparently, little brothers taste good!
But not every bonding moment is cannibal. Here
are our two goofballs in Daddy's office chair.
They're showing off for Grandpa Otto, who was
watching them via Skype. (Looks like Mr. Licker
made another appearance!)
When Benton's not around, Iron is trying to be
like big brother. Here he is eating like a big boy
with his first attempt at solids. (Note: Mommy
and Daddy don't have any experience at this...we
made it way too thick for him this first time!)
And when Iron's not around, Benton likes to play
with little bro's toys. Here he is with Mushy, a
rubbery mushroom that squeaks when you
squeeze it. Or at least it used to squeak...until
Benton got his hands on it, that is...
There are definite signs of spring around Seattle.
Experts say we're blooming about six weeks early,
so some of our flowering bushes in our yard have
already bloomed and are now losing their flowers.
Nevertheless, we're enjoying our mild season with
fun activities like visiting the Woods/DeFrancisco
family at Sara's parents' house on Lake Rosieger.
Here's a shot of Sara, Willa, Tam and Iron on Sara's
parents' deck.
And here's a shot of just Iron and Mama. Look
at that glassy water!
People often ask us how we capture so many
Iron smiles. It's pretty darn easy...he's a
ridiculously happy kid who's not afraid to
ham it up. And the way Daddy makes him
laugh is priceless!
But Iron isn't the only one lighting up the world with
his smiles. Does it get any better than this?!!
Some of you know that recently Tam was introduced
to a new product targeted toward moms of babies. The
owner, who's based in Seattle, sent her some samples,
and she was instantly hooked! Soon thereafter, she
asked Tam and the boys to participate in a photo/video
shoot for a Web site testimonial. Check out Tam's page
here. A few photos (see below) and her story are posted
now, and video snippets should be uploaded soon.
Unfortunately, Benton was too sick the morning of the
shoot to participate.
We'll leave you with an ocular mystery. Molly
the Monkey, pictured below, has lost her eye.
We're not sure where it went, but we're all quite
distraught over here. Molly was Benton's first
friend...she's quite the matriarch of his brood.
Oddly, Terry the Pterodactyl is down to one
eye as well. It went missing the same week as
Molly's. We've yet to solve this eyeball bender...
