Oma and son

My husband's mom and dad (Oma and Opa) came to visit this evening!  The kids were so excited to see them drive up to the house!   They were waiting out on the porch and screamed when they saw their car.  :) After we unpacked the car and got their room ready, we ordered Chinese food and had a nice dinner together.  With all the cleaning and frenzy today, I never took a single picture!  Unheard of!  :)  SO, I snapped this picture right before everyone went to sleep.  Don't Oma and Erich look so much alike!?  

Swing time

Today was pretty crazy...we were getting ready for my in-laws to visit so we spent a lot of time cleaning, organizing, cleaning, organizing, more cleaning....you get the idea.  But, in between all the "fun", I made sure to give my baby boy some "swing time".  He just loves to hang out and swing on our porch as high as I can push him before his nap.  He'll go into a "trance-like" state and just stare off into the trees enjoying himself.   I actually gave him his sandwich on the swing today...talk about busy!  That is why he looks like a chipmunk here.  I slowed him down for a minute to shoot this close-up. :)  I just love that face.

Pancakes

Erich made us  all blueberry pancakes this morning, and somebody was VERY excited to eat them!  This is our little helper sitting on the counter, very patiently waiting for his breakfast.  It is fun to cook when you have this sort of adorable company. :)

Cuddlebugs

Both boys were still sick today...  At one point, I let them both watch a little TV and found them like this on the couch.  How precious are these Cuddlebugs?  I thought this was a good Valentine's Day moment.  LOVE... You have to admit - this makes you smile. :)

Brothers in a tub

My silly, silly boys.... aren't they so cute?! They have so much fun playing together!  This is them in the bathtub tonight.  They are both sick, but it doesn't effect their mood.  They giggled and laughed through coughing fits while playing "throw the foam letters at each other's head" tonight.  :)  I love their happy smiles.  One day, they will be each other's best friends....and that makes me soooooo happy.  There is nothing like a sibling....

Valentine's Day Orchid

My amazingly sweet hubby and sons bought me an early Valentine's Day gift today.  A NEW ORCHID!  It's so pretty and unique with white flowers and pink/purple stripes.  I LOVE IT!  It even has a red vase (my favorite color). :)  I'm a lucky lady.  I rushed to take a picture of it on my porch before the sun went down tonight.  

Tissue mischief maker

My poor little boys are both sick... they pretty much laid on the couch or slept in bed all day long today.  My baby boy had more energy and spunk than my older son, who was pretty listless all day.   Here's an example of what I am talking about...  I have both a before and an after picture that will paint the scene for you perfectly. 


BEFORE:   

At one point today, I looked at the two of them on the couch watching "Cars" and thought "How cute" and shot a picture.  Then, I walked into the laundry room to grab a new basket of clothes out of the dryer and walked back into the living room - I was gone no more than 3 minutes - and this is what I found......  


AFTER:

Classic.  Look at that mischievous little face!  ;-)  He was pretty proud of himself and having a heck of a time!  I couldn't help myself and started hysterically laughing and got my older son's attention to show him what happened.  I mean... he was covered in tissues!  But, he didn't even notice or bat an eye.... My poor sick boy. :(