In days at our Place

We have had awful winds this past week. I try and take the boys out but Connor will get frustrated because the wind almost pushes him over. So we have spent a lot of time inside. The basement has become a haven for me. Both boys will go down and play while I can have some quiet time upstairs. Kale is so cute how he tries to copy Connor. If Connor has a hockey stick Kale quickly finds one and is banging it on the floor. If Connor is playing with a balloon Kale will find one too. Connor will head downstairs by himself but then stop and ask if Kale can come with him. I hope and pray that the two of them will not just be brothers but best friends.

Lane, Jesse, & Damon came for a sleepover the other night. They always gravitate to our stairs to play. This time Connor joined in the fun. They would fill a rubbermaid of balls and take them to the top of the stairs and then dump them down.

"Mom I'm ready to play hockey"

Connor loves hockey. Tim took him skating Sunday afternoon while Kale was sleeping. I wish Iwas there to see it but Tim said he skated the whole length of the ice plus some on his own.

Hockey Star

Well it has been a couple weeks but we took Connor skating or the first time. He was so excited. All week he kept asking to put his helmet and skates on. He was wobbly at first but got the hang of it pretty quickly. He fell a couple of times and they were quite dramatic episodes (hence no nap) but he still loved it. He even skated on his own about 10 steps. I was so proud of him.

Trick or Treat

Kale was 9 months old on Halloween so I figured I'd get some shots with the pumpkins before we cut faces into them. He is crawling everywhere now super fast and pulling himself up on things. The other day while I was visiting mom he stood on his own for about 12 seconds before gracefully seating himself on his bum. He is definitely playing the "making strange" card now. Connor was awful at this age to and now he isn't so bad - so this to shall past.

Kale was having a rough day. I didn't get many perfect shots but figured I gotta document this one all the same. I had to bribe Connor with a gummy to get him to sit still. Who says bribery doesn't work??

Connor loved being a hockey player for Halloween. He hasn't stopped talking about it and keeps asking us to take him skating. The only public ice time in Cremona is 1:30 - 3 Sunday afternoons - right in his nap time. So it has been hard to go.