On The Radio

This morning, I was downstairs with the boys while Brandon was showering. I heard the water go off and then Brandon "scream" Woo Hoo! I thought - Wow, he's pretty excited about his shower - It must have been a good one :) But I decided I'd better check with him just in case it was something else. And it was! His songs have been on ldsradioonline.com all morning! The fame is beginning people! Get the autographs now! Just kidding :)

Fountain of Kurt

He wishes we could come here every day and spend the entire day. He loves this fountain!

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Trying to get a picture of both boys...

Don't you love how Luke is looking at Kurt?

Growing

I didn't get these up as the dates past, so here is Luke growing thus far in life...

DAY 1

1 WEEK

1 MONTH
2 MONTHS

3 MONTHS
4 MONTHS

"She was from Iowa and I had once heard of Iowa..."

Thanks to MammaRue's (and GG and Grandpa) "surprise" visit, we survived our first few days and now first week of being in Iowa. Since our landlords were not prepared for our arrival as they were supposed to have been, we had to spend half of our time cleaning the place before we unpacked anything. We did the beds first so that we'd all have have somewhere to sleep. Then Mom got the bathroom cleaned for us while GG (oh, that's Great Grandma Ames in case you didn't know...that is her chosen Great Grandma title) and I cleaned and unpacked the kitchen so that we could at least function amidst our boxes. It was very nice to be able to have a real meal again after a week of burgers, pizza, etc. We had a great dinner on Sunday to help us celebrate Kurt's birthday. We also kept Grandpa Ames busy checking out all the "broken" aspects of our house. He and Brandon were pretty busy with that and fixing what they could. We're still waiting on other things from our landlord, but have unpacked everything that we can thus far. Our dining room is still pretty full of boxes so we're simply living in and around them.
But we couldn't have done it without their help!! Because, lets be honest, they did pretty much everything while I snuggled Kurt, fed Luke, distracted Kurt, fed Luke, bribed Kurt with snacks, fed Luke... :) So, THANK YOU MammaRue, GG and Gpa Ames!! I only wish you could have stayed longer to play with us after all the work was done.

DISCLAIMER FOR BRANDON: He wanted to make sure that I posted that it doesn't look like that where we are...you have to exit the Iowa City limits before you see cornfields :)

Terrific Two!

Super yummy dinner... roast, potatoes, carrots, and delicious Iowa "Popcorn"

It was really fun to have family around to help us celebrate Kurt's first two years in our family.

He kept sticking his head in all the bags to see what was inside before he finally pulled it out.

Big Smiles for his trains. After he opened the train set, we could barely get him to focus on the rest of the presents (the trains). He plays with them night and day.

POEM from Papa (Bascom)

Zip-a-Dee-Dee, Zip-a-Dee-Do!
Someone there has just turned two!
I wonder who it could be.
I think it's a boy whom we all know,
Who simply continues to grow and grow
With a smile as big as the sea.

He likes to help as big brother,
And loves little Luke like no other.
He eats all the food he can see.
He runs to fetch the diapers
Or bring a big box of wipers,
And he gives all his hugs for free.

He is always helping mother
And he never is a bother,
He's as good as he can be.
He picks up his toys and book,
He shoots baskets and plays with trucks
On Sunday he's found in nursery.

So who do you think this little boy is,
Whose dad is proud that he is his,
Who loves to play in sand and dirt,
With golden hair and blue, blue eyes,
That match only the color of the skies?
It must be that noble boy, Kurt!