Arguing at the dinner table - already

Since we are still having computer difficulties (one down, one to go -thanks JA for working so hard to get us back up and running:) and I cannot share any pics with you, I thought I'd share with you a snippet of our dinner conversation one night last week.

Brock: "I hear an airplane!" (these boys have super-sonic hearing-best for hearing airplanes, fire trucks, and big trucks rumbling down the busy road near our house, but not for hearing what Mommy tells them to do, like pick up their toys:)

Kyle: "No, Brock, that is the furnace!" (our furnace in this house is quite noticeable when it runs, and I think that he's heard us discuss it:)

Brock: "NO! Airplane!!"

Kyle: "NO!! Furnace!!"

Actually, they were both right. The furnace was running and an airplane was flying overhead. Too cute how they stand their ground with each other already.

Also, even though the birthdays are over and Christmas has long since past, we still hear frequent strains of "Happy Birthday to You", "O Christmas Tree", and "Little Drummer Boy (otherwise known in the Leman house as "Rum-pa-pa-pum":). They are quite the singers - even on key most of the time, and break out into spontaneous song on a regular basis.
Oh, the fun we have:).

Happy 2nd Birthday!!

It's hard for me to believe, but my boys turned 2 years old today!! The past two years have flown by, and it seem like just yesterday that they were born. We've had lots of birthday celebrations this weekend, and today was just a day to play with new toys, play in the snow, eat leftover birthday cake, open the last present, and sing a few more verses of Happy Birthday To You!!

Here's Brock, waiting patiently to open his gift from Mommy and Daddy. He looks like such the patient boy, but what you can't see is that he has already torn the package on the other end:).

Kyle really was patient about the present because he was very distracted by the balloon string that Daddy tied around his wrist!!

Brock, showing off his Thomas Choo-choo Beach Towel

Kyle, modeling his Thomas Choo-choo beach towel.

Oops!! I'm a little out of order, sorry!! Here they are digging into the presents after Kyle finally got the balloon off of his wrist and could concentrate:).

Pre-present pic. Brock, thrilled with more pictures and delayed present opening, and Kyle, still working on that darn balloon!!

Eating birthday cake - a highlight of the 2 year old birthday, along with opening presents and being sung to. Last night at their family party, they were so thrilled with the "Happy Birthday to you" song, that they kept asking for encore performances, and their aunts, uncles, and grandparents were more than happy to oblige:). I think that we heard the song at least 4 times - just during cake time:).

"I like cake, too!!"

And a little trip down memory lane, for those of you, like me, who just look at this and smile. We had no idea on that day what a wonderful ride we were in for:). We love you, Brock and Kyle!!!