Ear Trouble

Rexford told us a couple of days ago that his ears hurt but he wasn't sick and he acted fine most of the time so I didn't really pay much attention to it. The next day he had a fever and wouldn't let me come near his ears. He cried every time his shirt or comb or anything touched them. We took him to the doctor and she told us he has an inner and outer ear infection. He was pretty sad for a day or two and would wake up really early burning up. He will take his medicine but absolutely will not let us put drops in. I think he's feeling a little better now though and we can hopefully go swimming again soon!

Walking and Squealing

Here are some videos of Austin from the other day. He was having so much fun walking behind his little push toy. He was also having lots of fun practicing his new screaming skills.

Cruising

Austin is always on his feet lately. He has tried to take a step alone a couple of times but mostly walks along while holding on to anything and everything. Usually when he realizes he's not holding on to anything, he'll sit down. He's so much fun and laughs a lot. Here he is sporting his new little shoes.

Swimming Fun

Rexford has been working on swimming without his vest the last few weeks. He just recently started putting his head under to swim. He still needs to work on coordination and form a bit but it's big progress and we're so proud of him! Here's a video of my little swimmer.

Here a few pictures from today's swim.

Silly Sliding

Rexford's cousins, Shaelyn and Ian, got this fun water slide and Rexford got to play on it. He had so much fun sliding down with them and being silly!

Ian

Shaelyn and Rexford

Trip to Jacksonville

We went to visit Eric and Audrey in Jacksonville and Rexford had a blast playing with Ethan and helping out with Zach and Ava. The drive went well and both kids slept almost the whole way home :) We had a great time!

Ethan, Zach, Austin, Rexford, Ava

Rexford and Ethan

My Little Fireman

Aunt Alyson and Uncle Todd got Rexford this cute fireman costume for his birthday. Here he is the other day pretending to be a fireman.

Dancing and Drumming

The other day Rexford was unusually outgoing for the camera. He was in an extra silly mood dancing and laughing for quite a while. Then he started playing with the drums and Austin wanted in on the action too. Here's some of our music fun!

Rain

It was raining on the way home from church on Sunday and here is my conversation with Rexford.



Rexford: Why is it raining?

Me: The plants and trees and grass get thirsty so they need the rain. Just like you get thirsty.

Rexford: I'm thirsty, I need some water too.

Me: Well, I don't have any right now but we're going home and we'll get you a little cup of milk for naptime.

Rexford: It doesn't rain milk!

Day at the Beach

Grandma Ursic was stayed at the beach for a couple of days last week and invited us over for the day. Austin had never been to the beach before and of course had to taste the sand. He liked the water and would laugh when the little waves washed over his feet. Rexford had fun playing with his bucket in the sand and water. He also enjoyed having a sand/water fight with me, playing with Uncle Jason, and building castles with Ian and Daddy. At the end of our fun day, we gave the kids baths and dressed them in their pajamas and they both slept the whole way home.

It was pretty hot so we were glad Grandma had an umbrella :)

Austin exploring

He actually just played with it for awhile

but then he had to try and eat it...

Rexford loved running to the water to fill up his bucket

He had lots of fun in the sand

I don't know if you can tell or not but Rexford is laughing in this picture - he was having so much fun playing with Uncle Jason

Austin with sand all over him!

Austin having fun playing in the water

Rexford and Ian

building castles with Daddy

Pajama Pals

The other day we picked up some new pajamas at the store. Rexford likes it when Austin dresses like him and the only ones hanging on the rack were the right sizes so we bought them. Here are my cute little boys all ready for bed.

Bubble Bath

Rexford loves to have bubbles in his bath every night. One thing he loves is for me to scoop up the bubbles in my hand and then blow them all over the place. He thinks it's so funny and he laughs so hard. He wanted me to take some pictures of the bubbles on his head the other night. After we are done playing, the "Brian" in him comes out and he cleans all the bubbles off the wall :)

Austin's First Haircut

Brian has been bugging me for weeks about cutting Austin's hair. It was long around the ears and the back but I was nervous about Brian doing it thought he was too young :) Sunday morning Brian finally convinced me to let him trim it before church. I held him in the bathtub and Brian cut. Austin kept moving his head to try and get the scissors so we had to hold him still. It does look much better but now he looks so grown up.

Before the cut

Getting ready...

After the cut

Getting ready for church with my new haircut

After church and after a nap :)

Doctor Visits

We went to the doctor on Friday for Rexford's 3 year appt. and Austin's 9 month check-up. Rexford was so cute with the vision test. He said he thought the plus sign was an airplane which is pretty good because he doesn't know what a plus sign is yet. Austin did very well with his shot and only cried for a few seconds. Rexford is still off the charts for both height and weight at 41 inches tall and 43 lbs. Austin weighed in at 22 lbs. 12 oz. (80%) and 28 3/4 inches (75%). So they are both healthy and doing well and the doctor reassured Brian that Austin wouldn't be short as he fears :) They are both growing and changing-Rexford asks a million questions a day (no joke) and each answer is followed by another question, and Austin is cruising around holding on to things and wants to be standing all the time. We love our boys!

Birthday Fun!

Rexford had three days of birthday fun! Thanks everyone for the gifts and parties and fun!

Sunday, July 12th
Today we went to Grandpa and Grandma Ursic's house for a party for Rexford and his cousin Ian. They each got their own cake and candles to blow out. Grandpa and Grandma bought a Wii for their house for the kids to play with. Rexford needs to practice a little but he wants to try it and I think he'll love it once he gets the hang of it.

Saturday, July 11th

In the morning I took Rexford to his cousin Ian's birthday party and Rexford had a lot of fun. They had little bowling lanes and mini bowling balls for the kids. Aunt Amy was nice and let Rexford blow out some candles on a cake and included him in the birthday song since it was his birthday too. After naps, Brian and I took Rexford to Chuck E Cheese for some play time. He liked the games but got scared once giant Chuck came out so we left. Rexford and Daddy then rode on the train in the parking lot and then we headed to Papa's house for cake and presents. He enjoyed the evening and had lots of fun!

Friday, July 10th

We went to the science center with Grandma Rich and then Caleb and Alyson joined us for pizza and birthday cupcakes. Rexford had so much fun!