Taz strikes again

A long time ago, my mom and Dan nicknamed Ryan Taz. They called him this due to his propensity to go from room to room and destroy it in the blink of an eye. It only gets worse when he gets tired. Also a long time ago, Joel and I transitioned Ryan into a toddler bed. He did great, but for some reason after a few months he decided he wouldn't sleep in it anymore, and went back to his crib. Today when I put the boys down for naps, Ryan figured out how to crawl out of his crib. I had a couple large piles of Kaleigh's clothes on Jake's dresser to put away (after the room switch Jaz got her dresser). I was having a meeting with our social worker and suddenly heard a lot of commotion from the kid's room. Ryan had tossed all the clothes, diapers, humidifier, and basket of lotions off the dresser, ripped the sheets off Kaleigh's crib, and was making Jake seriously mad by being in his crib while Jake wanted to sleep. What a stinker. I couldn't help but reach for my camera.

Size Comparison

Here's a picture of Braeden's foot and Kaleigh's foot. Keep in mind, if you use Kaleigh's adjusted age-(based on her actual due date, not her birth date) she is one week older than Braeden. Kind of a fun way to see just how small she really is.

Finally...more pics of Braeden

Due to all the illnesses we've had running through our house, we've been unable to visit with Baby Braeden. I haven't seen him in a little over a month, and it's been driving me nuts. We just couldn't risk getting that little...er chubby guy sick! Thankfully, we've all been healthy for a while, and Dan and Sarah brought him up for a visit today. I can't believe how much he's grown. He's a totally different baby from the last time I saw him. He's absolutely adorable, and I simply couldn't get enough snuggles and kisses in before they had to leave. He's looks like a combination of Sarah, Dan, and Ryan as a baby. No matter who he looks like....he's cute as can be.

Another child in the house...

We are excited to welcome Jazmin back for her 3rd stay at our house. The last few visits were on the short side while her foster parents went on vacations. This time she's going to stay for a few weeks! We're taking her to give her current foster parents a break. They are super busy, and we are happy to give them some well needed respite. Once again, I can't share pictures, but she is not only cute....she's a total ham:)

Sledding Again

We took the boys sledding again. We went to a local hill we tried earlier in the season. It's very close by, and just the perfect size. With the warm spell we've been having, the hill was very packed down. You could go really far on just a normal sled. One spot was super icy, and the kids were going down it without sleds. Ryan saw this, and thought he should try it. We were a little leary at first. Most of the kids looked over 6 and Ryan's just 2. But, we let him do it. He then proceeded to do it about 15 more times!! He loved it, and eventually started trying to go back down when he was only 1/2 way up the hill, he just couldn't wait to get to the top. We also brought Great Grandma Peterson with us. She was able to enjoy watching us all sled, and got lots of good pictures on her camera too.

Monkey See...Monkey Do?

A couple days ago, I forgot to hook the "lock" on our fridge door. Jake got into it, and made a bit of a mess. Thankfully, the dogs were ever so willing to help clean it up. Then this morning, Ryan pushed a "step-stool" over to the counter, and spilled yet another jug of creamer. Man, that stuff is NOT fun to clean up, it doesn't soak into paper towels, and takes forever to rinse out of washclothes. As you can see, neither of them were very happy about what they did. Even though I stood there taking pictures and telling them it was okay. No use crying over spilled....creamer!

Video of Walking Nakey Jakey

I have been trying to capture video of Jacob walking for almost a week now. That's how I got that random shot in the bathroom of him in the mirror. Anyway, after some pleading from Nana this morning, I finally was able to set him upright, and walk away and capture the video. It's not very long, but it sure is CUTE! Way to go Jacob, mommy and daddy are proud.