IKEA

Here are a couple pics from our trip to IKEA last week.  I have been on operation organize the pantry and had to pick up a couple things (more to come on the pantry :)  We decided to make a morning of it with some yummy IKEA breakfast and plane watching!

Two more...

Oops, I forgot to add these two awesome pictures of Noah on the yellow tractor!

A day in the country!

We have been trying to get out to my Uncle Steve and Aunt Beck's house for a couple months now and finally made it today!!!  Noah has been asking continuously to go to Uncle Steve's and I am so glad we finally made it happen.  Uncle Steve's "man cave" (aka giant shop/barn) is every little/big boys wildest dreams come true!!  There are about 15 (probably more) motorcycles of all shapes and sizes, tractors galore, all kinds of bikes, trikes and toys alongside "real" engines, jeeps and old trucks, seriously cool!  Not to mention they live out in the country with acres where the boys could just run crazy!  They met a few dogs & horses, played in a little mud and had a super fun day!!!  Bonus for me, I got to hang and have a beer with two of my cousin's who I have not seen in ages!  We had perfect weather, the boys played hard for most of the day and crashed within two minutes of getting in the car, mission accomplished!!!

Checking out Uncle Steve's toy cabinet!  He even opened it up
and let them each pick a special toy to take home with them.
Noah picked a little model Harley Davidson and Silas picked
a 1970 Chevy Nova Hotwheel.   They both had their new
 treasures next to them on their pillows tonight, pretty cute!

Checking out some bikes! Just a tad bit excited!  They both
had to wear their "motorcycle adventure" fleeces and Noah
had another motorcycle t-shirt under his.  He also packed
a special bag of treasures to show Uncle Steve which
included all his cars that he can take apart and put back
together along with a few of his favorite motorcycles!

The coolest tricycle ever!!!

Driving the scooter!
These little garbage scooters bring me back to when I was little and
Uncle Steve would orchestrate a giant garbage drop
where all the little scooters would congregate in our culdesac with the
big garbage truck to dump all their trash into bigger garbage trucks.
It was a very big deal when we were little!

Using the lever to dump all the muddy water out of the back of the scooter!

Driving the other scooter!

I don't know what that face means... :)

Good thing the fences were turned off, leave
it to Silas to go straight for the voltage...

Checking out the really old tractors/yard decor!

Noah started out wanting me on the big tractor with him but then
told me that he was big and he would just do it himself!

Another tractor, seriously, the boys were in heaven!

Driving the little green scooter!

Uncle Steve told Noah he could pick any motorcycle in the shop
and he would start it up for him and this is the one he chose.
He thought it was about his size!
Silas did not like the loud noise and turned into a little cling on...

Thanks for a fun day U. Steve & A. Beck, I am sure we'll be back soon! 

Crazy Hair Day

Noah's teacher has planned all kinds of fun theme days for the rest of the year and last Friday was crazy hair day...  Since we usually keep Noah's wild hair pretty short with a buzz cut every few weeks I knew there would not be too many options.  Knowing crazy hair day was coming up I had let Noah's hair grow longer than usual with the hope of cutting it into a sweet mohawk for the big day.  So on Thursday afternoon I usher Noah into the bathroom and start clipping away...  I got it all shaved into a mohawk but because his hair was not long enough on top it ended up looking pretty high and tight so we ended up shaving the whole thing and back at square one.  I could not send him to school looking like he was heading off to boot camp after I picked him up :)  Now we had a time crunch and not too many options.  He refused to wear my blond wig and decided he wanted to have blue hair instead.  Easier said than done, blue hair die is a little tough to find this time of year but after about a half hour on the phone calling every store I could think of I finally found the coveted blue hair in a spray can!!!

Silas checking out the blue hair!

I love that they will actually sit and pose for pictures for me now!
(most of the time)

Cheese!

Love those smiles!!!!! 

A little spotty in the back...  

Heading into school!
"My hair matches my coat!"

Life tips from Noah -

Today was dentist day at Noah's school and he has been full of oral hygiene information along with some other random tips for Silas throughout the day...

"Silas, when you turn five you have to start flossing your teeth every day!"

"Silas, when you are a grown up you don't get to play with your Cozy Coupe anymore."

"Silas, did you know your teeth are going to fall out?"

"When you loose a tooth you put it under your pillow, not in this little box the dentist gave me."

"Silas, you need to keep your pants on or we'll all get pink eye."

AWESOME!