Second Son Turns 2

When Guy was born, everyone told us that we wouldn't have as much time to chronicle his every milestone like we did with Lincoln. It seems that advice is coming true, as it's been almost a week since Guy's 2-year appointment and I'm just now blogging the results. In the meantime we've had lots of fun playing in the snow, building a snowman, and watching Cars again and again and again (Guy is the same age that Lincoln was when Lincoln fell in love with that movie).

Guy clocked in at an impressive 27 pounds at his checkup. He's in the 50th percentile for height and weight, and 80th percentile for head size. Luckily he didn't need any shots, and it looks like he's on target for all of his developmental milestones.

Below is a collection of Guy photos that Lincoln, our budding photographer, took with my iPod. Enjoy.

Winter Fun

We finally got some real snow this week - enough to cancel school for two days and leave us with cabin fever.

Earlier this week the high temperature was 10 degrees at best, but we still ventured outside for some snow fun. Guy has proven to be a summer boy. He doesn't care much for the below-freezing temperatures. Lincoln, on the other hand, really enjoys it.

Today, with the temperature climbing into the low 30's, we went back out to do some sledding. Guy wasn't into it, so he stayed inside with Linda. Lincoln and I did a little sledding and practiced skiing a bit before we hit the real mountains next month.

Christmas Recap

Now that we've had a week to settle back into our regular routine, I thought it would be nice to give a recap of our Christmas holiday. We've already mentioned Guy's birthday - after we returned to KC we had a Christmas/New Year's celebration with my parents at Mary and Randy's house. Mary got a birthday cake for Guy, and he had a blast blowing out the candles.

Also that night the kids (and the adults) had lots of fun opening gifts and generally causing a huge mess. My mom got all of the boys Star Wars light sabers.

We spent the Christmas weekend with Scott's parents. We braved the cold to practice our shooting skills and ride on Mike and Shirley's new four-wheeler. We also got to do some ice-skating - the river had flooded a nearby park and then froze, creating a huge sheet of ice. The boys had lots of fun exploring the ice and we managed to stay (mostly) upright.