Oops

The blog has slipped my mind a bit these past few months. Here's a quick catch-up on what's been going on ...

This is Calvin's little friend, Greyson. We hang out with Greyson and Hayley a lot - they are our weekly playmates and boredom lifesavers. And we joined the Woodland Park zoo! This was our first time at the zoo ... and right before Calvin fell and got his first really good bloody knees.

 In early July we went on a little eastern Washington tour, spending some time in Yakima and then attending the Whitworth Institute for Ministry conference in Spokane. It was big fun.

We finally got Calvin into the pool - he liked it a couple times, and a couple of times he hated it. The kid is a mystery sometimes. 

Playing ride a little horsie with Nanny and Papa!

Kees LOVED the water. Water in his face and splashing doesn't seem to bother him at all, which is exactly what usually sends Calvin into hysterics. He spent lots of time hanging out in the pool.

The kids first trip to Whitworth! It was pretty special for us to have them there for the week and to see them enjoy it so much (well, Calvin at least)

Now that Kees is sitting up so well, the boys can finally take baths together! This is SO much fun and such a sweet part of having two little kiddos. They can also sit together in the shopping cart now too. Simple things, but it's been so great the last month or so to see them start to (semi) play together. 

Hanging out with Daddy

Our backyard has been such a blessing. It's all nice and fenced in and Calvin just loves to be out there. He plays with his water table, plays with the sandbox, draws little roads and train tracks with the chalk for his cars ... it's big fun. 

Still loving his books!

And look who's on the move! Kees is rocking the army crawl. He's pretty darn fast for someone who's scooting around on his belly. He's also managed to pull himself up to standing a few times, only to immediately fall down. He's also getting up on all fours and starting to rock back and forth, although he hasn't done a real crawl yet. He also really enjoys holding our hands and walking around. He's getting big so fast!

And crawling means that he is in to EVERYTHING.

Sweet little love. I should say ... I don't have many pictures of Calvin because he is currently going through an "I hate the camera" phase. Every time I ask him to look at me and smile he turns his back to me. So ... hopefully pictures of Calvin will reappear when he stops being such a stubborn little two year old ;).