Q-Tip Art

The boys are getting more mature and/or I'm getting braver, because I let them both paint at the same time.  The paints were washable, and I was a crazy OCD person  with the wipes, but still, it's not something I would have even considered 6 months ago. (I think...I might have had them both paint before, and if I did, it's probably on this blog, but I've blocked out the memory.)  Our project was the Pinterest-inspired Q-tip painting.  Both boys loved it, and I loved not having paint brushes to clean, so we'll definitely be doing it again.
 

Even though he wasn't into the dots, Hayes seemed to enjoy having something besides a blank sheet to paint:
 

Grant took it very seriously, and was heartbroken when Hayes smeared some of his dots.  Love this painting pose:

And these are Grant's new favorite pajamas.  He's been playing Wii Lego Star Wars with Kyle whenever we'll let him ("21 days a week" is his request) and loves it.

 

At the car wash

The car was much overdue for a wash after our icy winter, so we took it in for a professional cleaning.  This was a first for Hayes, and he was extremely concerned about the car when he saw it go through:
 

 

A police officer's car went through before ours, and while he was waiting for it to be dried, he gave the boys a ton of badge stickers.  On the way home, Hayes stuck one on Zeeby and declared it was to "keep warm."  Nothing beats sticker blankets.
 

Go Canes!

We met up with our BC+C buddies to watch the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team practice at the PNC Arena.
 

We started at the top while we waited for the rest of our group to join us:
 

But the boys were so excited that we headed down, all the way down, to the glass for an awesome view.  Some how both of my boys scored pucks (or "hocks" as Grant insists on calling his) which they clutched like gold.
 

Catching these two boys sitting still is about as rare as seeing a shooting star:
 

Group shot?
 

Loving the view:
 

 

One more for Hayes

Hayes had one more present from Ceci and BobBob that we held off opening until the weather cleared up a bit.  It got up to 50F today, so we called it good enough.  Grant was on point and ready to help Hayes with opening:
 

Joy from our golf-loving boy:
 

The boys ran around with the balls and clubs while Kyle put the kit together:
 

Hayes' form left a little room for improvement:
 

Coach Daddy to the rescue:

 

Grant was a natural:
 

The boys both loved it so much that the worst part about it was having to wait for their turns. I'm looking forward to being a PGA Tour Momma... ;)

Bon Voyage Migi!

Before we took Migi to the airport, we snapped a quick, cute picture!
 

Two for Hayes!

I don't know how it happened, but our baby turned two today!   We're taking the boys to Great Wolf Lodge this year in lieu of separate birthday parties, but we still spent the day celebrating.  Hayes is wearing his "2" shirt that he painted yesterday.  He started the day with birthday waffles and then opening his gift from Grant, the Batman Jail.

 

We ran outside to check out the snow which magically fell all day long in some of the biggest snowflakes we've ever seen, but it never stuck.

 

Then Hayes got very into opening his present from Migi, the Toy Story dump.
 

Both boys were amazed by all of the things the dump could do:
 

Hayes is a bit obsessed with Charlie, so she made his day by stopping by for lunch and cupcakes.  Hayes puts his hands around his face like that when he is "yelling" for someone.
 

Our mini cupcakes:
 

Can you tell someone loves his big brother?  Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?
 

Blowing out the candles:
 

A bit of bowling:
 

And we wrapped the day with a bit more unwrapping...

which included some baseball books for our future all-star...

 

And some stamping markers for big brother...
 

...which he was happy to share with the birthday boy...


And for the record, there were no naps today...or yesterday...we're hoping turning 2 doesn't mean the end of naps for this one!!