Fun things the boys are doing

I have to tell a few of the cute things Tyler has said lately:

While looking at a book we saw a praying mantis... 'Look mommy, there is a mantis, it is also called a walking stick, and it also pray's'

He calls Chuck E. Cheeses... Chuck E. Jesus

No trophy's around here... they are called 'tropheets'

Tyler's version of patty cake: "Patty cake, patty cake, Make a little man..."

Tyler's new thing is to ask tons of questions about everything... he usually words it the same way... 'Mommy, can you tell me about drive?', 'Mommy, can you tell me about weather?' , 'Mommy, can you tell me about a snail?' ... which brings me to a story about a snail. Ick!

I really, really try to let a boy be a boy. I let him play in the dirt, pick up bugs, squish them, whatever. The other day in the back yard we found a snail out of it's shell thingy. Tyler see's it and wants to pick it up... I said go ahead but never thought he would actually want to pick it up after touching it and feeling how slimy it was... well, I was wrong. He not only picked it up but let it slime around his hand for a few minutes (I know - way disgusting). Here is a pic of Tyler's pet snail that we had to put in a bug habitat and bring in the house just to discover the next moring that it was gone. I hope it shriveled up and that I don't have a snail somewhere around the house. Gave me the hebbe-jebbies! Needless to say, we had a good hand scrubbing and bath after that!


Colby:

Colby took his first steps - on his own - on May 3, 2007!!! He had been walking for a little while before that but he had to have at least one of mommy's or daddy's fingers to hold onto. He just had to build his confidence first. In these past 3 weeks he has definitley mastered the art of walking... he can, and will, go just about anywhere he wants! He even knows how to climb the stairs. Imagine my surprise when I came in the house and found both Colby and Tyler upstairs. Yikes! I make sure I keep the stair gate closed at all times now!!

He loves to take baths and do whatever big bro is doing... and he loves to steal Tyler's leftover juice boxes that are accidentally left out!! This was Colby's first time to ever taste juice and the funny thing - I couldn't pry it away from him. I think he liked it!!!

He puts everything and anything in his mouth. I think two of his favorite things to eat are mulch and rollie-pollie bugs (we called them doodle bugs growing up). We are outside so much, I at least pull about 3 a day out of his mouth... who knows how many get past without me seeing!