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Evan has always loved my headbands – and he has alway taken them and put them on himself to wear. Well the other day he put my headband on and told every one that he needed to do his exercises. So he started to do what sort of appeared to be jumping jacks. It was pretty funny…I took a few shots and a video, which will be up soon. Not sure where the exercising came from, but he was definitely into it.
The following link includes the pictures that were taken when we were still in the hospital – day 2. We bought the CD which gives us all access to the pictures. So feel free to download any of them or I send them to your favorite photo place to print some.
Grandad Muller visited this past week and I think he had a great time. He was suppose to only come out in July, but could not wait to meet little Will and Cora. They are changing so fast, he did not want to miss a thing. Dad had a baby in his arms most of the day and was up every night with us, helping feed the babies. It was awesome. Evan also enjoyed his Big Grandad’s visit. Thanks dad for coming and we look forward to your return in July. Thanks a million…you cannot imagine how the extra hands come in handy :). The extra help also allowed Jen and I to go out last night – it was nice to get away.
I have finally gotten around to posting new pictures of Will and Cora. If you click on Year one – there are several new groups of pictures. Check out our little ones over the last few weeks.
Evan has had his tricycle since his first birthday, but he has never really been too excited about riding it…until his new friends next store were out on their bikes and Grandma decided to help Evan ride. Grandma Zelazny tied some rope around the handle bars to help him peddle and she pulled him along to get the hang of the steering and ride. He did a great job and actually enjoyed riding the tricycle, which is the first time we have seem him excited to ride.
Thanks Grandma for the good idea and helping Evan get the hang of the tricycle.
Now we figured out he is a little big for the tricycle, which is why he has had trouble peddling…guess it is time for a big boy bike.
Evan, Will, and Cora
Some days Evan is in the mood for pictures and other days he wants nothing to do with pictures. But the days he is in the mood, he wants you to take shot after shot and he says over and over, “take another great photo” and of course wants to see each one you take. So today he was in the mood and wants to be in the photo with his brother and sister. So he got on the floor with them and we began to shoot away. The pictures are great, not only because they contain three pretty cute kids, but you can also see how big all three of our little ones are getting.
A few months ago when the new Super Mario Brothers game came out – some of our friends bought and Evan loved watching us play. Soon after that, we gave him a remote (that did not control anything) and he thought he was playing. Shortly after that – we actually gave him the controller and he started playing. When one of our friends saw him playing – she asked me if he was watching the demo and I told her “no – this is Evan actually playing”. She was surprised he could move all around and so was I!
When the twins were born, I decided to get the game for him so he could play it here at home. We play for a little bit everyday and it is now his newest favorite thing to do. He has gotten better and even though he dies quite a bit – he can definitely get through boards with and without my help. For the most part – he listens to me when I ask him to “not move” or “jump over there” and I look forward to playing with him after work!
Will and Cora have been getting bigger as the days go by. We measured their weight and they are both already 7 pounds. There legs are filling out, they hold their heads a little stronger, their newborn outfits are fitting a little tighter, and Cora has a nice little double chin forming. We go back to the doctor on the 22nd for the official update. But with their weight gain and changes, they are staying awake a little more, which allows for some “playtime”. We have brought out the play mat and give them a chance to have some tummy time and back time playing under the fun toys. They still have pretty random arm movements, Cora more than Will, so they do hit the toys whether they mean to or not.
On Sunday Evan, Jen and I went to the Brookfield Zoo with Krista. It was a beautiful day out and we were able to get away and Vickey and Teagen stayed home with the babies for the morning. Evan loves the zoo and loves the animals, so it was a fun time for him and us to be able to spend some quality time with him. Krista was nice enough to meet us there and we had a nice time catching up with her too. Evan loved the bears and giraffes. He also spent some time with the goats, brushing their fur. He had a blast on the carousel before we left – he road on the anteater :).
Jen always takes such nice shots with our kids. I wanted to share a few with you.
Jen, her Coke, and Cora.
Jen and Will.