Easter Egg Hunt

So we were curious to see how the boys would react if we sent them on an easter egg hunt. Would they even notice the eggs on the ground? Would they actually carry the baskets. Put the eggs in them? Or would they run aimlessly around the yard? Turns out the answer was yes.

They actually did a pretty good job of getting the eggs in their baskets. They even took eggs out of the other's basket while they weren't guarding it. This usually results in pushing and tears, but in this case the other would just go running off to find more eggs. Plus they had trouble keeping the eggs in their baskets, so there were always eggs scattered around for them to pick up. Basically a good time for all.





The whole set of pictures can be found here.

18 Month Pictures

I used to think getting them both to look at the camera and smile was hard. That was before they figured out that they could just get up and walk away.


 

Fun with Balloons

Matt is definitely becoming the little chuckle-head of the pair. Figuring out what makes him laugh is kind of hit and miss though. So far we have penguins, Frosties, and now Dad flailing wildly until he throws his shoulder out.

So where is Ben in this? Every now and then one of the boys will wake up early from their nap and manage not to wake up the other one. For an hour or so we get to pretend we only have one kid.

Matt and Ben: A Comparison

Both of the boys enjoy their little slide. They just enjoy it in different ways.

Touchdown Ben

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Or I guess it could have been a 3 point shot.

Matt Running

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Matt also runs while keeping a close eye on his shoes. This explains why he was still running this close to me when I took the picture.

Ben Running

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This weekend was the first nice day of Spring. So we took the boys to the park. This was the first time we've had them at the park where they could actually run around. Both of them had a little trouble adjusting to running on grass. That's why Ben is looking at his feet in the pictures.

Giggly Guys

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Magician Matt

Here Matthew attempts to levitate Mr. Bear using only the POWER OF HIS MIND!

Piggyback Rides

The boys both love getting piggyback rides. Holding on is not necessarily their strong point yet, hence the hunched over posture Jess sports in both pictures. So for now we do most of the holding on.

Matt Does Not Like Popsicles.

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In his defense he wasn't feeling well at the time. We will definitely revisit Popsicle later.

Chef Matt

Of the two boys only Matt seem interested in whatever it is Dad does while he stands in front of the stove all the time. He'll come over and tug on my leg until I pick him up so he can see what's going on. I've learned to do a lot of one handed cooking. He especially likes it when I'm cooking things that flip, like burgers or pancakes. One day I'll have to explain that you don't actually have to yell "FLIP" as you flip each pancake.

Ben Sharing Cheerios with Duncan

Duncan has learned that little hands don't always hold onto Cheerios that well.

Ben Feeding Matt Cheerios

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Ben Shooting Baskets

I'll let him enjoy the applause for awhile before I start getting on him to get back on defense.