Friday Favorites

 

Owen's crazy hair!

 

Maren snuggling with her aunt and baby cousin!

Friday Favorites

Maren has learned how to climb. . .

So, we had to find a safer way to look out the window. 

This has resulted in a new game that involves stacking as many toys as possible on the windowsill.



Owen and the Tunnel

Owen must have heard that I dedicated an entire post to pictures of Maren playing in the tunnel because he decided to perform a day later.  We now have baby traffic jams in the tunnel. 

The Minnesota Zoo

Josh and I took a couple of days off work this week to do some spring cleaning and to spend some extra time with the kiddos.  Thanks to some amazing friends, we have a membership to the Minnesota Zoo, so we brought Owen and Maren there for the first time this week.  It was still a little chilly for the outdoor exhibits, but we all had a great time exploring inside.  

We checked out Discovery Bay first, which was a highlight for Owen.  He loves water and could watch fish for hours! There were a lot of excited squeals from the little guy in Discovery Bay.  

Checking out the tide pool

Note Owen's hand in the water. . . A few minutes later he had a minor meltdown in front of the penguin exhibit when we wouldn't move the glass and let him put his hand in that water.  

 After Discovery Bay, we walked the Tropical Trail.  Maren was really interested in all the different trees.  

Who needs animals with all these cool trees around? 

Lunch Break

A highlight for both kids was playing in the Bee Hive room.

They both loved checking out the mirrors in the "hive."

Considering they are still getting the hang of walking, they did a surprising amount of climbing.  

 Finally, the aftermath of an exciting trip to the zoo!

Growth Charts

We recently added growth charts to Owen's and Maren's room and made our first marks when they turned 14 months last weekend.   

Our tall man is just over 31 inches tall.  

And he is a big fan of his growth chart!

Miss Maren is 30 inches tall.  She was much more interested in the maker than in being measured. 

She eventually got her way when we looked away for two seconds. 

Maren and Her Tunnel

Today we brought Owen and Maren to Ikea for a little outing and came home with a tunnel.  We didn’t think the kids would show much of an interest in the tunnel right away, but Maren proved us wrong.  She had such a good time playing with it this afternoon, I actually feel guilty for not buying it for her sooner!

Cooper was also excited about the tunnel and just couldn't stay away!

Look at that face!

 After crawling through the tunnel for awhile, she realized she could make it roll.

Friday Favorite

In an effort to update the blog more often, I am going to try to post a favorite picture from the week on Fridays.  Here's my favorite this week!

This smile can only mean one thing - he is playing with his puppy!