LEGOLAND!!!

Before we make the big move back to Texas, we had to hit LEGOLAND! We had a blast! It is definitely somewhere we will have to come back to when the boys are a bit older! There's so much more to see, when there aren't naps anymore.

Matt had a great time digging for dinosaur bones.

After the exploration in the sand, we turned in the bucket, shovel and brush and Matt earned himself a Lego paleontologist. The Lego man went for a boat ride through Fairytale Land with us!

After the boat ride, we went to play at the playground for a bit!

Jonathan even found a place to hang out. Matt checked in on him a few times.

Uh oh! I got caught taking pictures! I was also able to get a little video of Jonathan cleaning up his Legos.

We had to drag Matt away from the playground so we could see what else was in the park. We found the Volvo Driving School. Matt was very excited about driving the car...

...until he realized he was really driving the car! That woman had to follow him around the whole time to make sure he didn't try a u-turn at every turn. I think he made it about 3/4 of a lap during his time in the driving school. He was a bit broken up about it all. Maybe next time!

Time for a helicopter ride!

Matt drove while Nick posed for pictures!

After the ride, he ran over to tell me all about it.

I think the part of the park that impressed us all was Miniland. It was amazing all of the cities with all of the details! Matt's favorite part was the UPS truck in New York City!

Matt got to drive a boat around too! His was the green one.

Matt took care of the speed while Nick steered.

Here's New Orleans at Mardi Gras.

San Francisco in Miniland

Daytona 500 was incredible too. The stands were full!

Inauguration Day at LEGOLAND was incredible!

More of D.C.

There is a walk of fame full of Presidents, and it was amazing. Here's George Washington in his Lego finest!

Walking & Talking

Jonathan's new favorite thing to do is talk on the phone! He freaks out with the real one when there's a voice on the other end, but his play phones keep him amused. He has also recently started walking! I know, it's about time, but he's been too focused on getting to his destination and can't slow down long enough to take coordinated steps. He's not officially walking everywhere, but he's well on his way now and excited when he does. Check out the videos at the bottom of this post.

You talkin' to me?

The nostril flare cracks me up!

Hewo?

Too bad the phone's upside down. He looks very involved in the conversation!

He learned how to say hello when he puts the phone up to his ear. It cracks me up! Now we have graduated to grabbing EVERYTHING and making it a phone. He even grabbed his pants the other day while I was trying to change his diaper.

First steps are hard to catch since Jonathan has been trying about 3 at a time for a while now. I took the camera in for storytime the other night before bed and tried to capture a bit of his walking skills. There wasn't far for him to go, but he was still at the point where excitement outweighs coordination! Here are his trials at making it across his room. He is getting better every day, and is up to about 3-4 feet fairly reliably, and more at times when he slows down!

Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles!

Sometimes Matt decides that he needs bubbles in his bath. He loves squirting the bath gel in and then turning on the jets to make the bubbles go crazy. He goes a bit crazy as well!

Here he is actually smiling for the camera on cue! We did it!!! It is still a bit awkward for him, but it's a step in the right direction!

He likes to paint the walls of the bathtub with bubbles.

A beard of bubbles, and a mouthful as well!

A bubble hat?

Watch out for the yellow submarine!

Then there was the night he got a hold of the body wash and emptied the whole bottle into the bath when Nick wasn't looking. We didn't realize why there were so many bubbles until the next morning when the bubbles had mostly dissipated and we found the empty bottle. Oops! It's no wonder he had a blast!

Even though this one is blurry, it's a great picture of how many bubbles there were!

Jonathan's First Haircut!

Last weekend we finally decided we'd had one too many comments on how cute our little girl was, and we jumped in the car and headed for the barber shop!

Nick held Jonathan while he got his haircut, so Jonathan could get used to the barber and the tools he would hear being used on his head!

When the chair next to the boys opened up, Matt hopped up on his booster and got his hair cut too.

Jonathan's turn now!

He did really well at first!

Matt's getting his hair styled while he watches Nick Jr. on the tv in front of him.

Can you see the sad face in the midst of everything. He didn't do well toward the end of the hair cut. He had a rough time. I think he just didn't want to sit still any more.

Matt took some pictures while we were there waiting for Jonathan to finish. At least he's in the picture!

He was sleepy and sad after we finally finished. But, now he looks like a BOY!

The back view. It turned out to be a great first hair cut!

The after lunch photo. Notice the food on the face!