Hooray! Kyle celebrated his birthday this weekend. My sweet boy is four! Sunday was his actual birthday, but we celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, it was a fun weekend for the little man!
We've been asking Kyle what he'd like to do for his birthday for the past month or two. (I just wasn't up for a big friend party with the new baby an all.) We had it narrowed down to going bowling, SplashDown Waterpark, or Chuck-E-Cheeses. He chose Chuck-E-Cheese. We invited his buddy Carson (and his parents and little sister) to join us. It was a super fun, super easy way to celebrate his birthday, and the kids had a blast!
The Loveridge family knows Kyle all too good! They hooked him up with a super cool bubble machine. Baby brother Colby brought a gift too, it was a bubble stomp rocket. As soon as pizza and presents were taken care of, they had a great time playing games.
Eat your heart out Uncle Tom! K-man did a pretty good job on the wave-runner simulator. It was one of his favorites of the day.
Kyle woke up on Sunday morning (his BIG day!) to a decorated door and hallway. (Thanks for the idea Mary.) He felt pretty special walking through the crape paper and playing with the balloons on the stairwell. He kept saying "Happy Birthday to Me!" it was cute.
We let Kyle open the rest of his birthday presents in the morning. We got him a few fun things, but one of the best gifts was Marble Works from Grandma and Grandpa Walters. He's seriously already gotten their moneys worth of enjoyment out of it. I love that we can help him set it up and then he's content to play with it for a few hours on his own, just watching the marbles through the maze. AWESOME!!
And last, but certainly not least, the all important birthday cake. I had every every intention of making and decorating a special cake for Kyle, but a day or two before his birthday we were at the store and he saw a 'Bolt' cake. He asked Oh so nicely for it, and I realized that I probably wouldn't have the time or energy to make a nice cake anyway, so I gave in and bought a store cake. He loved it, and I didn't have to take a few hours decorating, so it was a win-win situation. We took cake and ice-cream over to our friend's, the Madrishin's, to sing and eat. Aside from being our great friends and as close as anything we have to family out here on the east coast, Kyle just LOVES 'Big Dave' as he calls him. Dave had leg surgery a couple of weeks ago and has had some associated complications. He's totally layed up and couldn't come over here, so we took our little party to him. It was good to see him and lift his spirits. Eating our cake and ice cream over there made a great close to a fun weekend for Kyle.
I Love you Kyle, Happy Birthday big boy!
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Four things I LOVE about Kyle
1. He is my sweet boy. He's got the mischievous streak that most little boys have, but for the most part he is such a lover. My favorite is when he asks me to cuddle on the couch with him in the morning under his blanket at watch shows.
2. So much energy! He is always on the go. He definitely wears me out sometimes, but I'd rather he be active and full of energy than just a bump on a log. He's always up for an adventure.
3. He loves playing with the 'big kids' especially his older cousins and the Madrishin kids. He things he's one of them. It cracks me up to watch him try to mimic the older kids. By watching them he's learned to do a 'bunny hop' on his little three-wheeler scooter, it's awesome!
4. He's on the road to being a fantastic big brother. He's the first one to run to Colby when he's crying to put his binky back in his mouth. He always helps me get clean diapers and throw away dirty ones. But the best part is that he talks to Colby like he's already one of his buddies. He asks him questions and gives him loves. So cute.
I SO love this stage. Not that I haven't enjoyed them all, but this one is nice. They are still essentially a blob and aren't mobile yet, but so much more happy because they can see the world around them better and interact more with big brother. Kyle is already paying more attention to Colby now that they can sit together and 'play'. 
Do you ever have those days at your house? I felt much the same as Colby, but it is not nearly as cute to see a 28 year old grown woman cry and throw a tantrum as it is to see a baby. Hopefully today will be better.
This was the first time that I have ever attempted to make gingerbread houses from scratch. The whole process takes a couple of days, especially when you are making more than one house, but the whole experience was so much fun. Home made gingerbread houses will definitely be a new tradition in the Pugmire house.
(I opened the door to take the picture, the snow has drifted like CRAZY. Can you see the faint light of our christmas lights buried deep in the snow?)
This post is long overdue, but late is better than never! We had a GREAT Thanksgiving. While we weren't able to spend the holiday with our family back in Utah, we did get to spend it with our east-coast family away from family. The Madrishin's hosted a fantastic dinner. Thank you! 
We didn't really do anything too exciting while she was here, but had a great time nonetheless. She helped me throughout the week with dishes and laundry, which was AWESOME to have a little break. Thank you SO MUCH mom. I was also able to get some sewing done, since she was happy to hold and entertain #2. We'll definitely miss you and can't wait for the next visit.
(Colby loves to stand. He does most of the work, he just needs somebody to steady him.)
I realize that to many of you this may not seem at all monumental, but for us, this is definitely something to write home about! Kyle was/has been/still is such a terrible eater that I hardly know what to do with Colby. What? A baby who CRIES because he's hungry? To that I say AWESOME! It's a bonus that he's started holding his own bottle. (Honest, Kyle was over one and onto a sippy cup before he ever held his own drink.) 
And two absolutely adorable lions they were! I still need to get a picture of the two of them together. - When I asked Kyle what he wanted to be this year, he asked me first what Colby was going to be. When I told him that Colby was going to wear the same lion costume that he wore as a baby, Kyle wanted SO BAD to be a lion too. He wanted to match Colby. They made a cute pair, and I figure I won't have too many years left that he'll want to match his baby brother.
And just for fun...a picture of Colby in the spirit of the season! Thanks for the cute outfit Aunt Wendy!
Kyle LOVES preschool. I am so glad that we decided to put him in a "real" school this year. He asks every morning when getting out of bed if it is a school day or not. If the answer is not, he gets pretty bummed. On the plus side, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings are happy around our house. (He even eats his breakfast quickly...AWESOME!!)
He's four months old now and such a sweet loving baby. I am completely infatuated with him and his kissable body! (Those cheeks are sweet as can be!) At his four month check-up he was 13 lbs. even and 24.5 inches long. Growing like a sprout. He LOVES to be talked to, especially by big brother Kyle, and has just started laughing the last few days. I am so lucky to have such cute boys! (not at all biased)
Colby Max is two months old! What's even better is that he's survived a "very loving" big brother's constant attention. Kyle adores his little brother, which we are so thankful for, but we have to keep a pretty close eye on Colby when K-man's around!
Two months stats...
These pictures are just for fun. The fam always likes to see as many pictures of the boys as they can get! I love this picture of Kyle. He loves bubbles...who doesn't?
And last, but certainly not least, a picture of our little caboose! He's seven weeks old, so hard to believe!
The Loveridge family knows Kyle all too good! They hooked him up with a super cool bubble machine. Baby brother Colby brought a gift too, it was a bubble stomp rocket. As soon as pizza and presents were taken care of, they had a great time playing games. 
Eat your heart out Uncle Tom! K-man did a pretty good job on the wave-runner simulator. It was one of his favorites of the day. 
We let Kyle open the rest of his birthday presents in the morning. We got him a few fun things, but one of the best gifts was Marble Works from Grandma and Grandpa Walters. He's seriously already gotten their moneys worth of enjoyment out of it. I love that we can help him set it up and then he's content to play with it for a few hours on his own, just watching the marbles through the maze. AWESOME!! 
And last, but certainly not least, the all important birthday cake. I had every every intention of making and decorating a special cake for Kyle, but a day or two before his birthday we were at the store and he saw a 'Bolt' cake. He asked Oh so nicely for it, and I realized that I probably wouldn't have the time or energy to make a nice cake anyway, so I gave in and bought a store cake. He loved it, and I didn't have to take a few hours decorating, so it was a win-win situation. We took cake and ice-cream over to our friend's, the Madrishin's, to sing and eat. Aside from being our great friends and as close as anything we have to family out here on the east coast, Kyle just LOVES 'Big Dave' as he calls him. Dave had leg surgery a couple of weeks ago and has had some associated complications. He's totally layed up and couldn't come over here, so we took our little party to him. It was good to see him and lift his spirits. Eating our cake and ice cream over there made a great close to a fun weekend for Kyle. 
I Love you Kyle, Happy Birthday big boy!
(To get an idea of his size, he's wearing a premie onesie...it's by no means tight on him! He's our little peanut.)
Colby loves his binky. 
Tummy Time!
Best buddies already.
FREEZER JAM!!!
We are definitely in full swing of getting ready for the baby around here. Yesterday's task was putting together the new sit-'n-stand hybrid double stroller. (Which I am SO EXCITED about.) Today we made room in the cabinets for bottles and bought another pack of diapers and wipes. Tomorrow's main task is to get to my doctors appointment and pick up the bassinet that I borrowing from my friend. We're getting close. What ever we're going to get done has to be done in the next two days! Wish us luck.
