A few weeks ago our good friends 2 boys had their bday party at a great hotel here in Des Moines. It just so happen to fall on the weekend of Kate and Will's "half birthdays" as well. Now we don't normally make a big deal over the 1/2 bday, but we were getting some major cabin fever, so we needed a good excuse to do a little partying at the hotel. The kids are so excited to be 4 1/2 and 2 1/2 now!
Will had his 2 1/2 year well check that week. Let's just say he's a little slow on the weight gaining. He weighs in at a grand 25 lbs. at 30 months of age! He has saved me some great cash though, as he is wearing all the 12 & 18 month winter clothes that he wore last year. Despite his small stature, he has figured out how to kick hard enough in his lifejacket to hold himself upright and swim by himself. YEA WILL! He loves swimming with his big sister. Kate continues to be a great fish in the water. We're trying to drop the lifejacket with her, which I think will happen very soon!
Kate Kodak took this shot. This was late into the evening.... trying to where out the kids for little sleeping in the next morning. Of course that was just a dream. They were up and ready to get in the pool again at 6:15am!
The next day the hotel put on some great free kids activities for the little ones. Spin Art was a ton of fun!
Finally, we ended the weekend with a little step back in time. I once told Kate how when I was little my mom would "wet braid" my hair at night, so it would be curly the next morning. Well, she had to give it a try. And here she is!! Kinda freaked Brett out at first. He's kind of a creature of habit, and this hair do wasn't what he anticipated to see bright and early Monday morning. She loved it!!
