Loving Life

3/2/11

Head-bandit

I was cleaning the kitchen, when I noticed Harrison walking out of my bedroom. When I looked up again, he was sporting my sparkly headband. He looks "pretty cute" as Harrison would say.

Brian and I are were lucky enough to dash away to Vegas for a couple of days. The boys stayed with GiGi and Pa and Miss Beth had them the last night (thank you all!) We had a fantastic time, complete with adult beverages and nice dinners, uninterrupted sleep, gambling, shows and dancing. We missed our boys so much, but it was GREAT to get away!

Our view from the MGM Signature

Night out to Coyote Ugly (oh we sooo went there!)

Poser

Wish I could say we won a ton of money, but no such luck

Walked a mile in the cold wind to get a picture by this dang sign

2/21/11

Playdate!

Momma and her boys try to do a playdate with our baby friends as often as possible. It's the key to our winter boredom survival! So last week we headed out to see the Hursh twins andNoah. While it was absolute chaos, it was much needed and so fun! Brooks puked his orange lunch on poor Krista's beige carpet and Harrison pooped his pants. I was in the kitchen when I hear Krista ask Harrison to repeat what he said.. "I pooped" is what I hear. So much for those big boy underwear!

All in all, I was thankful for an afternoon with my girlfriends and their sweet babies! And my large McDonald's coke, of course!

Noah wants to crawl!

Big boys

The lonesome lady, Vivian

Sweet cheeks, Oliver

Harrison and the dogs bonded over yogurt melts

Mommas and babies

Buddies!

Oh Harrison!

Harrison Reid

first-born sweetness

nearly 2.5 years old!

loves his "baby Brooksey"

has mastered 25 piece puzzles

gives the best bedtime snuggles

loves Poptarts and Nutrigrain bars

still very shy, but loves his friends Garrett and Griffin

hates all veggies

goes to preschool 2 morning a week

memorizes his monthly bible verse from school

working on potty training

loves apples and caramel

has 2 crowns at the back of his head, which makes haircuts impossibly hard

can name about 10 dinosaurs and recognize them in books

"wuv you bomba" makes me melt everytime

clearly we need to work on pronunciating Ms (see above)

knows his letters and their sounds

Harrison, you are the sweetest and most gentle child. Your desire to learn and discover fascinates us every day. You are very much a little sponge and remember everything. You love Brooks and help to take care of him whenever you can. When he's napping, you constantly ask where he is. We love watching you interact with Brooks and help him learn new things. We are still working on sharing and potty training, but you aren't doing too shabby!

Harrison, thank you for being such a great little guy. Momma and Daddy love you so very much!

This was after Harrison had been put to bed. He came and sat at the top of the steps with his blankets and helmet. Apparently bedtime was keeping him from a very big game.

Love apples and caramel from McDs

Love his big brown eyes

And ketchup. How could we forget ketchup? Harrison LOVES his ketchup. He used it as war paint this day.

Jump!

The boys love to jump on our bed and I am always up for free fun! Brooks just rams into the pillows and Harrison bounces around like a kangaroo. They could do this for an eternity, but I usually get tired of saving someone from falling off the side and breaking limbs.

Pausing in the play to say CHEESE

One of my favorites!

Action shot

Brooks-growing up so quickly

And sweet Harrison

2/14/11

Valentine's Day!

Harrison's "wee-school" had an ice cream party today, so Brooks and I ventured in to attend. They both had a fantastic time... and too much ice cream.

2/11/11

The Bounce Spot

Since the weather outside is quite frightful and these boys are driving me insane, I took a fieldtrip to The Bounce Spot. Harrison was a little timid at first, but found a sweet little friend who encouraged him to try all the big slides. Check out the cute clip of video with his buddy Tyler giving him a high-five. Too sweet.

2/5/11

Hey Baby, Need a Ride?

Harrison has enjoyed pushing Brooks around the house on this little car. It's moments like this that make me excited about the days ahead. I can only hope that these little guys are the best of friends.

Mischevious Little Boy

Oh the terrible twos... Harrison is an absolute pro at throwing fits, demanding fruit snacks, begging to watch Cars or Toy Story, pushing his brother, and saying "I can't!" Most of these times leave me feeling cornered and frustrated, but occasionally, he has me laughing. A couple of these I tried to grab on the camera....

This day, Harrison had refused his dinner. It was about his bedtime and I had just made myself a PB&J. I walked into the kitchen and came back to find this... Harrison LICKING my sandwich. Really?! Cue the begging, whining and whimpering when I told him that that was Momma's dinner!

And this photo..ahhh. This was the day Harrison helped himself to my deodorant and applied it liberally to his cheeks and forehead. And when I took it away because that cannot be good for the face, he screamed like I had forced him to eat it.

1/26/11

TV Time (in Jersey Shore Tshirt time tune)

Post-bath, post-milk (notice the buddha bellies?) TV watching boys.

And they're watching Diego, not Jersey Shore... we leave those shows on the DVRfor momma.

Baby Brooks in Blue

I may be partial, but I think Brooks looks fantastic in this bright blue.

1/23/11

Toy Story on Ice

Brian and I took Harrison to see Toy Story on Ice Saturday. This was his first show and I was a little nervous about how he would do, but he was a little superstar. Baby Brooks spent the night at GiGi and Pa's house, so we thought we would make an evening of it. We asked Harrison where he wanted to go for his special dinner and he chose of alllllll the places in the world... McDonald's, of course.

His face (as well as Brian's) was priceless

A family photo to mark the occasion

1/20/11

Long, Snowy Days

The weather has been cold and snowy lately, which makes for extremely LONG days. Being trapped indoors with two children and no agenda does not bode well. So we improvise!

Tent Adventures

Attack of the giant baby

A quick pic with Momma before tramping off

again like the wombat that he is.

So we splurged and bought the new Xbox/Kinect bundle. Brian and I had our

first "game night" complete with gigantic beers and wine. Good times!

1/11/11

Littlest Colts Fans

We like football at our house. The boys got Colts

jerseys for Christmas and look pretty

cute in them.

Brooks!

Harrison!

1/5/11

Brooks:10 months!

Where does the time go? Our littlest boy has turned into Mr. Personality. He still chooses crawling as his means of transport. He is a big fan of the-throw everything on the floor so my mom can pick it up-game. He has also discovered the buttons on the TV. He loves ravioli, peas and fruit but is still not a big fan of his bottles. He has just in the past week started pointing at things. He is constantly getting beat up by his brother, but we know that one day soon, Brooks is going to pummel Harrison.

We love you so much little man!

1/1/11

Christmas in a Nutshell

Christmas seemed like a whirlwind this year. I worked Christmas Day (and the 3 days following) so we celebrated on Christmas Eve. Add to that a sick baby and you can imagine the craziness of our week. True to the Ludwig tradition, Brian was in the ER with Brooks the day after Christmas. Diagnosed with RSV bronchiolitis and an ear infection, he was dosed with some good old fashioned Amoxicillin and albuterol. We had been planning on traveling to Iowa to visit family on Wednesday, but the IA crew were all sick, as well. So... we've been hanging around Indy, enjoying some much needed rest and family time.

Cookies, milk and a note for Santa