Monthly Archives: March 2014

March

Movie night. I believe we were watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. I love how Silas is totally into the picture while Kieron and Avery are like, “Mom, you’re blocking the TV!”
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Our reader.
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My knight and viking preparing for battle
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Notice Kieron’s tough guy expression
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Jonathan took Avery and Kieron to Nana’s house one weekend, so it was just me and Si at home. On Saturday, we had a late play date with Ethan at Caroline’s. Here are the boys at about 9:30 pm.
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Avery and Kieron like to go to the swamp in the woods behind our house to explore and try to catch fish.
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At the park with my three amigos
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We surprised Jonathan and visited  him at his office at the end of his work day. The boys had just had haircuts across the street.
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The brewery is very close to Jonathan’s office, so we decided to walk there for dinner. Avery loves the big brother duty of holding Silas’ hand.
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We went to Bellevue Park one weekend. Avery and Kieron were pretty busy running around, but we got a few cute shots of Silas.
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Back at home
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Silas Turns Two!

Our baby boy turned two on March 1st. We celebrated with a small car-themed birthday party. Silas thoroughly enjoyed himself, loved being sung to, and left most of the present-opening to his older brothers, who were happy to help out.

At two years old, Silas is loud, expressive, happy, and likes to be the center of attention. He knows what he wants, and he wants it now. He doesn’t see any reason why he shouldn’t do what his big brothers do, and wants to be involved in whatever they’re doing, whether it’s a good idea or not. He does not think he needs a bib, prefers not to use a booster seat, likes Legos, and would really like to ride a bike. He mimics what his brothers say, complete with their intonations. He has a pretty deep voice for someone his age, his favorite word is no, and he loves cars, playing outside, dogs, and his big brothers.

At his well child visit last week, Silas weighed in at 26 lbs 4 oz, and was 34″ tall. This makes him our skinniest, shortest two-year-old yet.

Happy birthday Silas Tristan! We love you!
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Setting up for the party
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The spread
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Bode
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Avery brought his magic set down and performed a couple tricks
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Girl Scout cookies make a great bribe for pictures
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Late February

This was a fun day. We’d originally planned on going to the zoo, but it was too rainy out. So we decided to visit the Fremont Troll with the boys, who had never seen it before. Then we ate burgers at Red Mill and headed to the Pacific Science Center. We stayed there for a long time, and decided we weren’t going to go home until it was time to put the boys in bed. So once we got hungry again, we walked to McMenamins for dinner. We finally returned home with three tired boys who happily went to bed!

I love days like this, where we throw caution to the wind, decide it’s okay to let Silas skip a nap every once in a while, and go where the day takes us!
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Hey boys, do you want to see a troll under a bridge?
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At the Pacific Science Center
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Movie Night, watching Frozen
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Silas and his line of cars. I think this boy loves cars even more than the other two!
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Playing so sweetly together
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Did you know that you can play telephone with the storm drains? So much fun!
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Avery and Liam
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Who cares if it’s only 55 out? It’s sunny! Let’s have a picnic!
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My baby’s last night as a one-year-old
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The Piano

We’ve wanted a piano for a long time, and I’ve been keeping an eye on Craigslist since shortly after we moved into our house. The right one finally came along, so we brought it home. The boys are having fun with it, and I think lessons are probably in our near future.

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Avery stayed up late the night we brought the piano home. Here he is with it right after we got it in the door.
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February

We had a fun start to February, celebrating an impressive and historic Superbowl win! We watched the game at home with the boys. Here they are enjoying Seahawks cupcakes.
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Hiking at Tiger Mountain
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Silas is still practicing potty training. It’s going so-so.
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Shower time
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Avery conquered his fear of going to the top of this large rope jungle gym.
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On rainy days: play-doh time
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Puzzle time
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And tea time
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We took the boys out to The Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner one night. They had such a great time! We had a twenty minute wait to be seated, so they kept busy weighing themselves on this large scale. We got a seat by the window and watched several trains pass by during our meal. With pasta, bread, applesauce, and spumoni ice cream, everyone was happy and well fed!
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Avery with his friends Hamza, Aubrey, and Drithi at recess.
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Silas had his first ride on the glide bike. He probably needs to grow another inch or two before he can take off, but he was excited to have a whack at it. Unfortunately for him, it wasn’t quite as easy as he thought it would be and he got a bit frustrated.
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At the party store with Avery. Party season is just around the corner at our house (2 in March, 1 in April, 1 in May, and 1 in June).
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At a basketball game.
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Look at the expression on his face! He’s so proud of himself!
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Snow day!
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