Playing with their cars

Zachary and Nicolas spend countless hours playing with their cars.  Many of them are characters from the Disney movie "Cars" but some are not.  They never leave the house without a car or two in hand.  They have been a great motivator and surprise gift for when they've done something good and a great piece of currency to be put in "time out" when they have been bad.

Here is little video I took of them playing together with their cars.  Even though I was right in front of them, it was like I wasn't even there...

Livin' on a prayer...

The radio was on in the boys' room and Livin' On A Prayer came on.  Here is a video of Zachary and Nicolas singing, dancing and playing air guitar.  The boys get a little camera shy when they know I am taping them...



Normally they hold hands when they sing "take my hand and we'll make it I swear".  That's why Zachary said that Nicolas was not there to take his hand.  How cute is that?

Why deep down fathers want a son...

The boys got baseball mitts quite a while ago but were no where near ready to start using them.  Steve decided one day it would be fun to try them out.  So, out came their mitts as well as Daddy's very old mitt.  The three of them had a blast!

I could see from the look on Steve's face that he was just so excited to be able to play in that way with his boys.  I know that he could have done the same thing with a little girl, but it just wouldn't be the same.  He has such great memories of playing sports with his father that it is more like passing on the torch.  He is so looking forward to coaching their baseball teams (or basketball, or soccer, or whatever else they decide to play) and I guess this gave him a glimpse into our future...  I know he would coach a team for a daughter if ever we were to have one and love every second of it as well.

Here are some cute pics I took of the fun...

Zachary showing off his mitt:

Nicolas trying on his mitt:

 Daddy pitching the ball to Zachary:

Look Mommy, I caught it!

Nicolas decided it was more fun to carry his cars in the mitt:

Trick or Treat!

The boys had so much fun trick or treating this year.  They chose their costumes (Ooh and Aah - the blue and red monkeys from the Disney Channel) and thankfully Mom-I was able to make the costumes for them.  They looked so cute and enjoyed visiting all our neighbors to get candy and chocolate.  If we lingered too long chatting, they made sure we knew it was time to move along to the next house!  They even got in the spirit and usually said trick or treat when the person answered the door.  A thank you and a big smile came when the candy was dropped in their basket.

Here are a few pictures of our amazingly fun night!

Zachary as Ooh:

Nicolas as Aah:

Trick or treating at our first house - Dave and Wendy's:

Walking down the street with Daddy:

Walking up to another house - all on our own this time!

 

 Our pumpkins designs chosen by the boys - Sally and Doc Hudson from the Disney movie Cars:

 Our pumpkins in the dark:

Just give them a box...

The boys discovered an empty box and and so much fun with it.  They love to hide in it and stash all their cars inside.  It's so funny to see.  I guess what they say is true.  Forget the gift, just give them the box it came in...

Nicolas:

Zachary:

The two boys together:

Now it's Nicolas' turn for a big accomplishment!

Tonight before bath the boys both sat on the big potty like we have been doing every night.  And tonight it was Nicolas' turn to pee on the potty!  He was so proud and to see the look of excitement and pride on his face was adorable!  We made a round of phone calls to let everyone know all about it just like we did with Zachary.

The boys are pretty easy to coax to sit on the potty.  Now it's up to me to figure out the best times to put them on to see results.  They have really been trying but our timing has just been off...  Now it's time to train Mommy and we should be well on our way to having them on the potty train!

Zachary's big accoplishment

After his nap this afternoon Zachary decided he wanted to sit in the big potty.  And he peed!  We are very excited with this first step and started making phone calls to tell anyone (who would care) that we knew were at home.  He was also very excited to flush the toilet afterwards.

Nicolas tried to sit for about 15 minutes and nothing.  But at least he's willing to try.  Maybe next time...