So Big!

Yesterday, I got a wild hair to convert the boys' cribs to toddler beds. All morning the boys kept climbing in their new beds, jumping around, and having fun. Once nap time came, they went right in their beds and were fast asleep. They did great! They woke peacefully, sitting in their beds waiting for me. Now, nap time was perfect, but I was scared for bedtime. To my surprise, it went perfectly, too! They didn't get out of their beds once. When Chad went to bed, he opened their bedroom door and put up a gate in the doorway. Though I didn't sleep well, (anticipating some kind of chaos), the boys sleep through the night. In the morning, Adam woke and was walking around in his room. When Jack woke, the gate was down so he came right to the couch with his baby and blanket. Let's hope all the following nights go as well.

Daddy's boots

Snow day!!

Yes, we did get dumped on! I'm not sure how many inches total, it's still going strong. We attemped to let the boys play in the snow. Jack would venture a few feet out of the garage. Adam wasn't so sure. I did get a few pictures, but none turned out very good. Of course, Lola, enjoyed the snow the most! Next year we will be better prepared with boots, snow bibs and a sled.

Busted!

As most of you know, the boys are now only allowed to have their binky's in their cribs for nap and bedtime. Well, Jack must have found one under his crib and he wouldn't come out! Sneaky, sneaky!

"bye-bye, daddy"

I'm so excited that my mom and her husband are coming to visit on Friday! They will drive 5 hours from Michigan so see us. Unfortunately, Chad will be in Colorado snowboarding with his best friend from Kansas. I'm actually excited to have my mom to myself. It will be a short visit, so we won't really do anything. She's just excited to play with the boys.

The boys have been really good lately. Adam's new thing is to hit stuff when he's frustrated. The other day he was mad about something and walked up to my dresser and hit it. It's hard to not laugh. But it's definitely not funny when he hits me or Jack. That's when "time out" comes in play. Adam also has discovered how to get Jack away from him. He does this loud scream/yell. If Jack even accidentally touches him he freaks out.

Jack is more verbal. He said his first 2 word sentence. "Bye-bye, Daddy". It was so cool to see how he understood how those words went together. He also said "bye-bye, Kinsey" the other day. Although "Kinsey" was not crystal clear. It sounded like he said "key", but I knew what he meant.

Live entertainment!

Introducing...."fishy", The newest member of the Moorefield family!

Grandma's are the best!

We had a great visit with Nancy! The boys and I picked her up at the airport on last Tuesday. Adam and Jack were being shy at first, but they warmed up fast. Nancy's first morning here was not a typical morning. Jack had woken up with puke in his crib. He must have gotten sick sometime in the night. So, that morning was full of screaming, crying and emergency baths. During the days of Wednesday and Thursday we mostly stayed home and relaxed. Well, entertaining and taking care of 2 toddlers isn't exactly relaxing, but we didn't do a whole lot. On Thursday, I went in my basement for an hour or so to start cleaning it. (This has been a huge project that Chad and I have procrastinated for awhile.) So, on Thursday, every time I decided to step away, Adam and Jack would cry hysterically. They are both clingy at this age, but this particular day was extreme. During dinner time, I let Nancy finish up with the boys and I went to start their bath. As I barely get up the stairs, Nancy annouces that Adam got sick everywhere. Poor little guy. Poor us too, it was disgusting! We decided that explained why he was so upset all day. After the boys went to bed, I checked on them an hours or so later. Adam had gotten sick again! Everywhere! Ugh! So, another emergency bath, while Nancy disinfected the crib and Chad took care of the bedding. Friday morning I got puked on. Again, emergency bath. We stayed home anticipating another puke episode, but there was none. Saturday all were healthy. Nancy and I took the boys to the mall, then we cleaned the basement. Yes, Nancy and I. We knocked it out in a couple hours and it looks great! Thanks, Nancy! Later, we went to Courtney's house to watch Kinsey for date night. (Once a month Courtney and I babysit for each other so we can go out to dinner with our hubbys!) Sunday, we didn't do much. Monday, we took the boys to lunch, then came home to play. Monday night Chad and Nancy had a bowling competition going on. They played the Wii for hours! Chad was a little bent out of shape because Nancy was giving him a run for his money! From what I heard, Chad won 9 games and Nancy won 8... until her next visit. Chad had better start practicing! Now, today is Tuesday, Nancy is gone and we are back to our same old routine.

Uh Oh, They're at it again!

Yummy!

Above are pictures of the boys enjoying a dessert of a Kit Kat Bar. Oh, yes, they loved it! Clearly, it was dumb on my part because 1) they just took at bath and 2) it was about 10 minutes before bedtime. Oh well, they enjoyed it. It's funny how kids just know what foods are good and naughty. I'll give Jack a bright red strawberry and he will want nothing to do with it. Then I'll hand him a brown stick and he immediately puts it in his mouth. How do they know?? Just like when I go to McDonalds, they know I've got something good, and they want it!

Burning off some energy

We love company!

We are super excited! The months of February and March are filled with visits from family. Next week Nancy will be coming to visit for a week. Then my mom and Scott are coming to visit the first weekend of March. Two weeks later Lorraine and Brooke will be here for a visit. Lastly, Bob and Nancy are coming the last week of March. Before we know it spring will be here!

What big boys you are!

We just got back from the doctors office. The boys have really grown since their last visit. They both weigh 22 lbs! Both are in the 90 percentile for their large heads (it's a Harris thing). And Jack is 2 inches taller than Adam, bringing him to the 45 percentile. I'm not sure how accurate that is. It's obvious that Jack's taller, just not that much taller. Anyways, both are healthy and took their shots like the strong big boys they are.

The doctor suggested transitioning the boys to regular beds in May. That would give me time before the baby comes. Wow, that just seems like such a HUGE ordeal. I need to read and research how parents do that with kiddos sharing a room. Dr. Costlow also encouraged me to get rid of the binkys. So, when Nancy comes next week, we might tackle it. I'm not sure if I'm ready. I need to come up with a plan and stick to it.

As I just said, Nancy is coming next week. We are so excited. It will be nice to have family around for a week. It seems like forever since we have seen anyone. This winter is going really slow. It doesn't help that it has been sooooo cold lately.

**I apologize for any misspelled words. My spell check is not working**

Just like mommy, the boys love to color!

Teeter Totter Time!

Adam and Eve's first kiss, uh oh!

New Year, New Blog, New Memories!

Finally a new year! 2007 was a great year for the Moorefield's. The boys celebrated their 1st birthday, Chad got a promotion and we moved to Columbus, and we have so many great new friends! We all are healthy and happy and excited for a new year to begin.

2008 will be more fun and hectic than ever. As most of you know, we are expecting the LAST Moorefield to our family. As of today I am 9 weeks pregnant and the baby is due August 14. This addition was a huge surprise to us, but after lots of time of freaking out, we are finally excited. More importantly, there is only 1 baby this time!! This will be a whole new and hopefully easy experience for us.

This year will consist of potty training 2 boys, moving from cribs to "big boy beds", decorating a nursery, bringing home a new baby, sleepless nights, lots of family visiting (as often as possible :), fun with friends, continued success with Chad's job, and Lot's of happy days in the Moorefield house.

Adam and Jack are getting so big and are doing the funniest things lately. Adam's new thing is to kiss everyone. Any friend (between kids their age or friends my age) that comes over he tried to kiss. Lola gets wet ones on her nose, but mostly Jack is his first choice. Adam puckers up and gets right in his face. Jack will sometimes kiss back, but usually he just laughs. Adam has also discovered his shadow. He will find it and walk back and forth trying to figure out what it is that's following him. Both of the boys love Baxter. Poor Baxter gets pounded on all day long. I think he secretly likes it because he will lay right in the middle of them. Chad is trying to teach them how to be "easy" and just pat Baxter. Then the boys will go up to Chad and pat his head. It's so funny.

Jack loves dogs. He walks around the house saying "doggie". He not only says doggie all day but he also "woofs" like a doggie. He especially likes to chase Lola, which she gets scared about, and he likes to yell at Lola. He can get a little bossy! Both boys like to run everywhere now, they like to watch Shrek movies, drink out of straws, have their shoes on, chase each other then push each other down (which usually ends with someone in tears), throw their food on the floor, hit, take each others toys, give hugs and read stories.

Chad and I are good. Chad has been on vacation this week, which has been great. Though we had big plans of cleaning the basement, we have really just hung out with the boys. I have started watching my friends little girl once a week now. It's great because it's a guaranteed play date once a week. She's a couple months younger than the boys and she can definitely hold her own with them. We have decided to spend the money I make on a cleaning person. Someone who comes every other week to clean sounds like heaven!!!

Home for the Holidays!

The boys and I are ready for our trip home. We are leaving Sunday morning and plan (I pray we don't have any delays) in Kansas City around 1:30 p.m. My dad will be meeting us at the airport so he can help with the boys while I get the rental car. If the boys are good and ready for a nap, then we will head straight to Wichita. Chad will be meeting us in Kansas City the following weekend. This will be my second time flying with the boys by myself. Hopefully it goes as well as the first time. If it's the trip from hell, at least it's a direct flight and a short one too.

Other than packing and cleaning, I'm ready. Tonight I am hosting the New Albany Moms Club Night Out. Once a month the Moms Club gets together WITHOUT KIDS! Gwen is in charge of planning the events and since she hosted last time, I offered to host this time. Of course, only if Gwen helped me! Looks like it will be a small group, since everyone either has plans or is sick. About 10 moms will be bringing a gift under $10.00 and a dessert. We will just hang out and play the gift exchange game. Hopefully Chad comes home early to help put the boys to bed...

Last Christmas...

Happy B-Day Chad!!

Today Chad is 35! Wow, when did that happen? Last night, our good friends, Tim & Jessi, took us out for a really nice dinner. Today we had a very relaxing day. Of course Chad slept in, until the boys woke him up at 8:30. Chad's present from me was what any husband would want for his birthday (not what you're thinking...) I gave him compromise. Chad has been wanting to rearrange our bedroom, but I didn't want it the way he wanted. So being the giving wife I am, we changed it how he wanted. To my surprise I like it. Later, we went shopping and, as usual, we bought stuff for the boys. We came home to eat dinner and have some cake. Since the cake served 48 (I couldn't help myself, Costco has really good cakes), I delived leftovers to several of our neighbors. We ended the day watching Shrek the Thrid with the boys. It was a good day!