Our Little Smiley Boy!

Blaine is starting to smile and "talk" so much. The first smile pictures I captured with my camera was when he was sitting with daddy in his recliner. Looks like we might have another daddy's boy.

He also loves to sleep, especially on mommy!

Bath Time is Fun Time!

The first few times I gave Blaine a bath in the tub, Bryce was my little helper. He would pour water on him and use the washcloth on him. After that he wanted to take a bath with him, and now he wants his own bath time back without his little brother getting in the way. Here are a few pictures of them taking a bath together!

Put em up!

2 Months Old!

Blaine was 2 months old yesterday! He is growing and changing so much. He is so much more alert now, he smiles so big, is starting to coo and talk, makes eye contact, reaches for objects, always kicks his legs and moves his arms, and holds his head up. Last night he even slept for six straight hours! Love it!

 Mom, what is happening?

Of course big brother had to get in on the action!

And we are done!

Chicago Day 2

The boys must have been worn out from the day because Bryce slept in until 7:30 (he is usually up at 6:30 everyday) and Blaine slept 6 straight hours! We grabbed a yummy breakfast at the hotel, and took a cab to Lincoln Park Zoo. We spent the morning at the zoo. The kids loved it and it was all free! We then ate lunch, and headed to Michigan Avenue where we went to the Lego Store and the American Girl Store. Nannie was very generous and gave each grandkid some money to spend. Bryce and Hayden had fun picking out some new legos and Izzy had fun in the American Girl store. They are some lucky kids! We then headed to Union Station to catch our train back to Kewanee. What a fun weekend! Thank you Nannie!

Looking at the snakes!

Bryce kept saying, "Ssssss"

Izzy was always looking out for him

Watching the Polar Bear! This was very cool!

They loved it!

Cheese!

They had this cool climber maze in one of the buildings. The kids had so much fun!

 

He loved chasing the birds at the zoo!

The Lego Store! I love his face in this one!

So happy!

This is how he feel asleep on the way back to the train station. The only nap he got in 2 days!

Mr. Blaine passed out after a fun weekend!

Our Trip to Chicago, Day 1

Last Sunday and Monday, we took the train to Chicago for a few days with Nannie, and Brett and Jo and the kids. We had so much fun! We talked about just having Shane and Bryce go, and Blaine and I staying home. But we decided to all go and I am so glad we did. Traveling with an almost 2 year old and a six week old was stressful at times, but we made it with only a few meltdowns! On Sunday we took the 8am train from Kewanee to Chicago. We checked into our hotel, got some lunch, and walked to Navy Pier where we enjoyed the afternoon at The Chicago Children's Museum. We then headed back to the hotel so the kids could swim and ended the night having some delicious pizza just down the street from our hotel. I have alot of pictures to share, so brace yourself, this is a long one! I will do another post of what we did on the second day!

Bryce loved riding the train!

So did Blaine!

Sitting with Nannie

Enjoying his ice cream!

Uncle Brett singing to Blaine!

Hayden was very serious about his ice cream!

Sweet little Izzy

So much to look at

He loved the fountains at Navy Pier!

Daddy put his head in the water and he was telling me all about it!

At the children's museum at Navy Pier, he loved playing in the water room!

He looked so darn cute in this little, or should I say big, jacket!

Painting with water!

More fun at the museum, he liked anything that he could drive!

Having fun at the hotel pool, daddy and Bryce in the background!

Of course we had to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse before we went to bed. What a fun day!