A Big Month

February has been an eventful month, but thankfully things are slowing down now for us.
Last weekend we moved George's crib into a "big boy" bed. He gets in and out of it all day when he is playing, but still stays in bed and cries in the morning. Every morning I have to remind him that he can get out by himself now.....hmmmm I think he might be playing me for the extra hugs and kisses!

He wasn't super happy with us crawling into bed his first night because he wanted to continue playing. So far he has yet to get out of bed in the middle of the night...however I remember with his sister those awful nights of walking her back to bed every 20 minutes so I'm sure those nights are yet to come!

I am realizing how red his hair looks though after looking at these photos!

Things must really be slowing down now around the Rollins household. Don't they look so bored!

Being silly on the couch...just wait Dr. Jekyl will turn into Mr. Hyde very soon. George is one of the moodiest kids I know...from this to screaming tears in a matter of seconds. I'm not so sure that the girl of the family will be the dramatic one for us.

How to make an airplane fly

Bubby's rendition of how to fly an airplane (...lots of our ornaments are planes so you can imagine the fun we had watching this!)

1. You always must make the "pshew" sound and fly the airplane updside down.

2. Then even out your plane at the bottom of the turn.

3. Finally he should take a corner sideways (just a little "pshew" sound this time).

Ahh the joys of attempting to take Christmas photos again this year...they each seem to be saying hmmm...how can I get out of this?!?!

You kidding me you're taking more pictures mom..how's this?

And last, but not least the ....mom if you take yet another picture I'm going to scream!

Halloween Fun

Our first Halloween in our new house was a great one! Lilly was Princess Aurora, and George was a St. Bernard

Ready to get some candy! Holding the gourds they picked out earlier this month, and the "toys of the day". Lilly has her buffalo and George has...the hairbrush...the pink one of course!

And yes, the brush even had to go trick-or-treating with us. Not quite sure what the fascination was that day with the hairbrush, but for some reason he would NOT put it down!

They made it about an hour, which was around our block, and then we were pretty cold.

George wasn't too big of a fan of the pumpkin carving although he LOVED dropping the scooper in the pumpkin and asking us where it went.

The finished projects. Lilly asked not to make too scary of faces this year.

This was the first year that Lilly really got into helping to take the guts out.

Vacation

We had a GREAT time on vacation this weekend! We spent the first two days at Avalanche Bay in Boyne Mountain and then two days in Frankenmuth. Sorry for the order of the photos, I still can't figure this thing out!
Yesterday Lilly and daddy got to learn the story of pretzels and make some of their own. They tasted GREAT!

At first Lilly didn't like the waterpark, but later on that night she warmed up and even rode on the water slides with daddy!

This is as close as Bubs would come to the water. Most likely due to the loud horn and large spray of water right when we got to the waterpark...mom's bright idea to take him down the water slide probably didn't help matters either.
The hit of the Frankenmuth hotel was the play area. All weekend we heard "I see you"!

On our way home we stopped at Uncle John's Cider Mill to get our pumpkins, donuts and cider for the year. 72 degrees didn't feel like pumpkin weather though!

Riding with Kermit..the hit of the arcade. Even better when there aren't any coins in and it is sitting still. The fear in his eyes is that it might start moving again! However, when it is off he didn't want to leave!

First Attempt

Here is our first attempt at a FULL haircut for Bubs. There has only been one other time when we have shaved some off of the back. It was tough for mommy and she still says that he looks like an old man, but I thought it was time when daycare kept putting the top into a mowhawk. Surprisingly he sat completely still although it took me quite some time because his hair is so incredibly fine!



Lilly showing off her big sister moves! I'm not quite sure how much she got to eat, but she's not much for sweets...her brother on the other hand wouldn't let anyone else get a lick in. Believe it or not they each only had just a few chocolate spots on their clothes!

big boy!

Bubby found a new fun outdoor game this weekend...riding the toy truck down the driveway. Of course not riding it the way he should be but rather having someone push you while sitting in the dump part! Ahhh boys!

Bubby also got moved from his high chair to a booster at the table. He was really getting frustrated that he couldn't color or play play-doh right with his sister so I set it up for him to play at the table. Naturally he then wanted to eat at the table and actually made much less of a mess!

Usually this smile means that he is trying to get away with something. I think that maybe he thought he wasn't supposed to be at the table or something. Either way we are all happier because mom isn't washing the floor 6 times a day!

4th of July

Ok..so I had to start with the exciting update...this year we decided to plant our first ever family garden and it has turned out GREAT! Here is a photo taken last night. So far we have gotten about 3 ziploc bags full of green beans, and 3 huge zucchini with many more to come! All in all we planted watermelons, potatos, green beans, zucchini, pickle cucumbers, strawberries, green peppers, tomatos, and blueberries!

For the 4th of July we went to the Battle Creek airshow. Lilly was the most sensitive this year that she has ever been to the noise. Apparently a sub bun makes great earplugs though!

They also learned that the extra step on the tricycle makes for a great seat for brother...I'm really enjoying them starting to "play" together.

Bubs thought that the drink cooler spout was a faucet for washing your hands so he spent a good 20 minutes "washing" his hands by putting them under the spout and then rubbing them together.

Looking at airplanes with dad wearing the Blue Angels shirt that daddy did as a kid...notice the food in his hand...Bubs' favorite part of the airshow..you can munch on food all day and not get in trouble!