Happy!

While I was bathing Zade last night, Dace came up behind me and tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and he smiled and said "happy!" It was so cute! I have no idea how he decides which words to try or what but I definitely needed that pick-me-up at the moment. He continued saying it proudly for the rest of the night. Pretty sure it's his new favorite.

Favorite Words

Dace always gets so excited when i tell him we can call gramma to tell her his new words. but as soon as the phone is on his ear, he gets shy. so today when he was in a chatty mood, i recorded this.

Storytime with Dace

I promise I did not reposition either of them. Dace wanted me to take some pictures so I got my camera, he grabbed a book and climbed up beside Zade. This is the rest....

Lovin' Them Boys

These 2 are really starting to interact. It is so fun to watch! They are going to be the best of buddies.

Dace's favorite shirt. When he's wearing it, he taps his chest and says "ham!"

Look at that perfect bowed little mouth.

Sweet little hands

First time with play-doh. HUGE hit!

How the boys occupy themselves while I'm cooking.

It's been a while since I posted a foodie pic. This was Dallin's bday breakfast- french toast with fresh cream and mixed summer berries. Delish!

Father's Day

I have wanted to attempt these ties for a while and so today was the perfect celebration to try it out. Both tutorials I found online- my sister sent me the one for Dace's tie here and then Zade's onesie tie I found through Heather's blog here. Both were really simple. Dace's was a little tricky and took a bit of time to figure it out but now that I know what to do, I'm gonna whip him up a whole wardrobe of ties to rock the nursery in.

We ate a late lunch/early dinner after church- grilled ribeyes, grand rolls, cran-raspberry sparkler, baked corn on the cob (if you have never baked corn on the cob, try it now! It will rock your world and you will never steam or boil it again.) and banana cream pie. Zade went to bed at 630- his Sundays are always a mess without a proper nap schedule and Dace is on the couch with us with a bowl of popcorn soon to retire for the evening himself.

Happy Father's Day shoutout to all the grandpa's out there. We love you all- Dana, Larry and Randy.

Sitting up

Zade wants nothing to do with the baby recline position anymore. He wants to be straight up, alert and attentive. Even in his carseat, he fights to sight up straighter. I introduced him to the bumbo today and I think (hope) he really likes it. So far, so good.

In Dace news, we were at the mall today at the indoor playground and then Dace likes to run around the halls for a little bit. This is easy to do because the place is always deserted. As he was running along, a man passed us and said "He gives a whole new meaning to the word adorable." I smiled and thanked him. Truer words were never spoken. That's one for the baby book.

Weighing In

A few people have been asking about measurements and I finally got around to measuring both of them. Here is where they stand:

Dace, age 2, 28 lbs, 35 inches
Zade, 3.5 mos, 18.6 lbs, 24 inches

Yup, only 21 months and 10 pounds separating the two. Crazy!

And just because I love this outfit so much, here's another game of who's who. Good luck.