Taking off to Africa!

Here's the crew after being dropped off at the airport! The boys were so excited!

Lewis' school picture

Such a handsome little man!

Acting out Jemima Puddleduck

This is Lewis pretending to be the fox reading over his newspaper. And, he has Beau pretending to be Jemima Puddleduck, sitting on her eggs in her nest.
:-)

All by himself!!!

Lewis wrote his name tonight all by himself! He has done it a few times before when he's looking at it and copying. This time, he just wrote it all by himself! :-) Clever thing!

"Quiet time" woes

Oh my stinking goodness...literally!
Here are the gory details.

Lewis has been a great little napper. Last month was totally consistent with good, long naps. Last week, they all of a sudden stopped happening.

He's been good about staying in his room quietly and entertaining himself. The trouble is, that entertainment has come at a serious cost.

He has broken his blinds (really broken so we'll have to replace his custom, wooden blinds). He ripped the paint off his radiator. He broke the strap that latches his guard rail to the bed and lost part of it. And now today...ugh!

Apparently, he went poo in his naptime diaper and took it off right away to throw it away (nothing really on his bum...he must have taken it off quickly). But, before doing so, he thought he'd get a little artistic. GROSS!!!

It was already dried when I came in.

YUCK!

Don't even pretend your job is harder than mine. ;-)

Beau - Twinkle

Beau is singing the cutest version of Twinkle, Twinkle these days. It's a combo of twinkle with abcd and some "woompie, woompie" mixed in!

So cute and clever!
2 videos below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lylffVoeZXw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O3_hwFlCjg

Hot cross buns

Lewis figured out how to play hot cross buns on the piano all by himself!!! We're so amazed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYgARsU1v2M

Lewis exercising

Lewis looks pretty great working out on the bike!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEJCoSl0jw

Lewis at the Nutcracker!!!!!

He's so, so excited!
We can't wait for it to start!

Cutting the Christmas Tree

Here are the boys, hauling away our proudly chosen Christmas tree! They had lots of fun helping to choose the very best one!

Playing outside

:-)

Shopping date with my cute nieces!

We found H&M!

Haircut for Beau

Look at this cutie-pie!!!
SUCH a handsome little boy!

The first two pictures are after trimming it into a bowl.

Then, we layered. A proper cut for our little boy who will be two before we know it! We couldn't catch a smile for the final presentation...he was so ready to be done and go get dinner!

Thanksgiving at Pre-school

Lewis is off from pre-school next week, so they celebrated today. His little hat says "Chief Lewis". This is his good friend, Caroline, and his lovely teacher, Shannon Lingerfield. He also brought home a beautiful hand-turkey drawing that said, "I am thankful for my brother."

Such a sweetums, this boy!

Cutie-Beau

This cutie pie loves the playground. He tried every single swing in succession today!

He is in dire need of a hair cut...maybe later today...

And, as I write, I'm upstairs with Lewis who is on the potty. Beau in the meantime has discovered he can open the fridge by himself. I'm not sure I'll have any food left by the time I get downstairs. I can just hear him running back and forth to the fridge very excitedly!

Had a what?!?

Lewis is in the living room working on his tower. While working, he's singing over and over again,
"Frosty the Snowman had a wife who couldn't keep up!"

Should I be offended?!?

I did just inquire, and Frosty's snowman wife can't run as fast as Frosty, apparently!

Train ride!!!

We had a fun day on Saturday! We took the boys to the children's museum in New Hope, and then we went for a ride on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. It was a blast! Lots of choo-chooing! (mostly from the train, but we had brought along our little wooden train whistle for added effect!)

Somersaults

Lewis taught Beau how to do somersaults the other day. The funny thing is, Lewis doesn't really have them down, but Beau is a pro! They love it. Whenever we turn on music now, Beau thinks it's somersault time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQHjHR40Wgw

Lewis Talk

A few weeks ago, Lewis gave his first talk in primary. He was so cute, so excited, and did a wonderful job. Here's a video of him practicing at home. It's a little more fidgety than the real deal, and it's missing the cute church clothes, but fun to see.

We had a family home evening the week prior where Lewis, Rachel, and I brainstormed ideas for the talk by drawing pictures. Then we chose a few ideas and took photos to go along. Lots of fun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YmnyoSAu2s

Newsies...Amazing!!!

We just got out of Newsies on Broadway. It was fabulous!!!

We are the kings of NY! Carryin' the banner!!!

Tap class final routine

Lewis just finished a little summer tap class. He had tons of fun! Here's their final dance performance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-RZs_mZWEk

Family night

Here are the boys getting ready to be reverent for family home evening ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsVGRniWUOA

Cheese

Here are Beau's new favorite activities!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_uWPw5NtDo

Lewis' "flip" jump move

What can we say...the Wasden boys like to jump off things. That's not news! And, these boys do it with style too! :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzIW1VOnWM0

Lewis jumping into pool

Now check out this cutest ever boy with his big jumps!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaTHvOrKWGw

Beau jumping prequel

This one actually came first...more Beau jumping!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3AtqsH0lEk

Beau jumping

This little boy is the cutest!!! He loves jumping. As you can see, his jumping skills are definitely at the advanced level for a not even 18 mo old! He has also learned from his brother that if he gets hurt, he should show his hurt finger to mommy with a really good cry. Then she kisses, and we go back to being happy. So funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya41_XXztbE

Ready to roll!

Balls and puddles...Beau's play date

Beau and Nyle playing ball...their favorite!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn1K548Ac_E

Beau and Nyle splashing and passing the ball together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbvYvFhiYxc

More splashing. Beau thought it would be fun to try and do a headstand in the water puddle!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CfR08CwpTg

How cute is this boy's smile?!?

He's up to the 75th percentile for weight. Is anyone surprised? This kid loves to eat! To be fair, he's also almost 75th percentile for height now too. So the increase makes sense! Love this smiley boy!

Peek-a-boo

Such a cutie face!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA_tI6-haXk

Our cute brothers

Lewis has become so good at helping Beau. Here he is helping him down the steps.

Outside time before bed

Just a little play time outside before bed the other week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBzlMz95Gw

Easter egg hunt

Here was our little egg hunt at home on Easter morning!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSY4eRDzhuk

Grocery store entertainment

Pretty cool moves from Lewis in the yogurt aisle!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kteknxQKcRs

Beau's favorite book

He's a little distracted by the camera, so this doesn't even quite show how into this book he is! But, cutie-pie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFEX1ZZHzAo

Wedding singer

Cat, you may have picked the wrong singer for your wedding song!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3crTcykdfA

Happy birthday Fogo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BT3lpWyVBm8

Love you tons and tons my preshy spring girl!!! I wish I could give you an HOUR of tick!!!

Love you!

Happy birthday Auntie Fogo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdrgbV2eovg

We love Auntie Fobes so, so much!!! Happy birthday to my cutest 27 year old sister! ... And, merry Christmas too! You deserve multiple holidays!
:-)

Someone liked the family night treat!

Mmmmm!

Happy Beau!

Beau was excited to borrow Lewis's cool shades from "beach day" after school. It's the little things that excite!

Beach day at school!

So excited!!!

The dance star at the Christmas concert in Franschhoek

One of the most fun memories from our Christmas in South Africa was participating in the Christmas Carol Walk and Concert in downtown Franshhoek. We actually just stumbled upon it just as it was beginning. After processing with the group through town, we arrived at the concert stage in one of the main squares. The choir and band performed and the audience sang along. That wasn't enough for our little Lewis who quickly found his way to the front and danced the entire concert away. He was such a hit! 

1. http://youtu.be/JT-MuUG3U-4

Mary's Boy Child...step dancing begins

2. http://youtu.be/lYSwyKEesnE

Ding Dong Merrily...great ending

3. http://youtu.be/WHxP2DGoW_c

Go Tell It on the Mountain...running and jumping

4. http://youtu.be/IHhcVXqg2jQ

Oh Holy Night...modern...it's long, but wait for the ending

5. http://youtu.be/URiIOHUqKig

Feliz Navidad...the end...weird lady tried to dance with him, but he's not having it

Every last drop!

Lewis loved his ice cream just about as much!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty_n5cKMFjw

More chocolate!!!

Here's Beau going to town on his Serendipity sundae!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twiLTZhKdI4

Saving the climber

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X663-rdURO8

Beau's important phone call

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWawGeYe0fY

Lewis's cool new move

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B4c1LtGJqc

He's no Scott, but he's got some moves! Now picture that same move half an hour later with no seat cushion and Beau sitting in the chair. Luckily everyone is still happy!

Beau & his fork

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xNEFFWYhEw

Sandbox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3OqLADlQMA

Beau playing on the couch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ0N3JJ2w4o

Brotherly love

Lewis just loves his little baby brother! He's into holding him now...here on their chair...the other day on the swings at the park!

First dentist visit!

Lewis came with me to my dentist appointment last month so he could get familiar with the idea. So, he was very, very excited to go today! Doreen was the BEST with him! She let him operate all the gadgets and turn on the motion sensor light. She was so nice! In her words, Lewis was a perfect doll, and he made her day! He was so cute and sweet! And, no cavities! ;-)

Beau eating

Just a cute little one from the other week of Beau eating...always fun to watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOptaBPkYtk

Love my little worker bee!

Lewis really wanted to go down to the basement to do laundry with me. I had to work hard to convince him I couldn't because I needed to stay with Beau. He finally agreed to go down on his own (which he sometimes does to play). A little while later, he knocked on the door. "Mommy, I have the laundry basket!!!" Sure enough, he had taken the clean clothes out of the dryer, put them in the basket, and hauled them up the stairs! What an amazingly helpful young man!

First day of Primary!

So, was he the cutest new Sunbeam or what?!?

Lewis had his first day of primary on Sunday. He's the youngest kid there, but he did great! His teacher said he loved his little class. And, he raised his hand and answered a few questions in sharing time with all the bigger kids...including answering what song they had sung the previous week...when Lewis wasn't there. He loved having his Daddy lead the music, and he sang "I am a child of God" really loudly!

Boys at the playground

These boys are the cutest!!! We had a great time playing together after Lewis finished pre-school today!

Love 60 degree days in January!

We had a lovely walk today in Princeton! Crunching leaves, throwing rocks in the stream, mostly avoiding mud puddles...we loved it!

School pictures

I picked up Lewis's first school pictures yesterday. So cute!

Smiles song

In case you need a little pick me up today, here's Lewis with a lot of Christmas energy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc7g7ZqVq3M

~Norah