Winter Fun for Ramsey - a Few Firsts!

Last weekend's weather was TOO WONDERFUL not to take advantage of.   Until last Friday, Ramsey hadn't had the opportunity to wear his never-worn snow pants or be outside to play; it had just always been too darn cold or windy.

Friday night, we ventured out with Daddy to ice fish.  On the way down, I gave Ramsey his first sled ride.  He laughed the whole way down the hill.  Eric said he could hear him giggling the entire time from his ice house, half way across the lake!

We fished for a while, but didn't have a lot of luck; no keepers.  But, Ramsey sat really well and we had a fun evening in the warm cozy ice house.

Saturday, we took Riggs out to play and fetch.  By the afternoon, the weather had warmed up so much that most of the snow in the yard was gone, so no chance of a second sledding day.  We all got a little muddy too (ok, a lot muddy)!

C'Mon, That's Precious!

Of course I am biased, but I have a pretty sweet crew around here.  :-)

Nap time.  

Every day, Riggsy bowls his way into the room to snooze next to Ramsey. Yes, he has his own pillows too.  (Spoiled!)

Family time, opening presents.

Connor, you're not too old to be precious too!  You're a great Big Brubby!

One of our "barricades" in the living room (our antique fainting bench - which needs to be recovered and refinished).  Riggs and Ramsey were both resting their chins, after playing (i.e. trading toys back and forth - and Riggs running off with them half the time!).

Big mohawk during bath time.

A bang trim by Auntie Shana at her salon.  He did so well!!  No tears.  

We couldn't bear to cut anything but his bangs!

Ramsey's hugs are precious too; they make us melt.  His new thing is hugging....all of his loved ones and his beloved toys (Hug-Me Elmo is finally getting hugs too).  He has quite a grip!

The Building Blocks of Brotherhood

I suppose the title denotes a serious topic, but on the contrary, the boys were just having fun one day playing with the building blocks that Ramsey received for Valentine's Day.

Connor was having just as much fun as Ramsey was.  He was stacking away to see if he could use every single block.  Ramsey was enjoying knocking them down (mostly) and then helping Connor rebuild the tower.

We had to migrate the blocks to the downstairs family/play room; Riggsy kept snagging the blocks and trying to eat them.  I can only imagine the splinters he must have had in his gut afterwards!  Oye.

No Picasso.... But It's A Start!

Ramsey is no Picasso.  He's no Rembrandt or Leonardo.  But, I let him play with my highlighters today and this is what he came up with.  His first "masterpiece"!

It actually says "Mommy is THE BEST".  Ha!    :-)

All About The Hoops

Connor's love for basketball has escalated this year.  He's continued to progress and has had some good games and great scrimmages!
His team (The Golden Eagles) have played games against many larger towns in the 150-mile radius.

He's #23 below.

Dribbling here...

Below is Connor setting up for a bounce pass, which assisted a score.

Guarding the tall player here:

And taking a breather to cheer his teammates on.

Crazy Hair

After a nap.... 'nuf said!

THUNDERSTRUCK!

Ramsey LOVES music.  In fact, he has quite the dichotomy of "flavors" when it comes to music.

We started out with "Danny Boy" and other mellow lullaby songs sung by Daddy and yours truly.   During Ramsey's first few months, if he was fussy or crying, Daddy could start singing Danny Boy to him and he would instantly stop!

Then, we found You Tube (ok, gotta give props... Daddy found You Tube!).  It turns out, Danny Boy has a million versions, of which, his favorites are sung by The King's Singers of England and BYU Vocal Point.  (These are his "sleep songs").

For entertainment, he loves "Wheels on the Bus" and other baby and toddler-type songs.  And, he likes Disney (he adores Belle's singing from Beauty and the Beast).   In the last few months, he's developed a love for Barbershop Music and A Capella (again, thank you You Tube!).   Of the A Capella, he loves a version of Blue Suede's "Hooked on a Feeling" from the 70's and the Super Mario Brothers theme song, both sung by a French guy named Julien Neel.

Now... well, now we have evolved into something completely different.  Oh boy... You've been...

THUNDERSTRUCK!

As a former headbanger, I'm not sure to be proud... or scared!  :-)

Centuries-old Irish lullaby/folk song Danny Boy and AC/DC's Thunderstruck.... quite the dichotomy.