Lions and tigers and bears...

Last week Friday Geoff took the day off, and Jaylen had off of school for mid-winter break, so we took a trip to the Woodland Park Zoo! The boys had a blast... Jaylen's favorite was the hippos, but they kinda scared Trevor (actually really scared him - he was trying to claw his way out the back of the stroller I think!). But we got to see gorillas, a lion, a tiger, bears, elephants, giraffes, a jaguar (my favorite), pink flamingos, zebras, and a whole bunch of other animals. It was a great time. They also have this cool thing called Zoomazium - an indoor place where kids can run, slide, play, and just get out some energy! That was a big hit with the boys too.

Here's Trevor with his huge lollipop...

Jaylen checking out the elephants...

and Daddy and Trevor too...


Me and the boys by the jaguar exhibit...



Leaving the zoo (Jaylen was too tired to walk!)

Happy Birthday, Geoff!

Last week Thursday (March 5) was Geoff's birthday... So the boys and I brought doughnuts to his work to share with the guys. Of course Jaylen and Trevor had to have the "sprinkle" doughnuts!

Trevor and Daddy (notice the green sprinkles all over Trevor's face!)

The boys checking out the yard (they love to see where Daddy works and all of his tools).

That night we got a babysitter for the boys and we went to CJ's Beachhouse in Birch Bay for dinner. It was SO good! I got the salmon - it was so pretty I had to take a picture. :o)

The "Bounce House"

Last Saturday, I took the boys to the Jump Around Fun Zone with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and nephew Zack. They have a bunch of inflatable bounce houses and slides. I didn't really know how Jaylen would react since it's really loud in there with tons of kids running everywhere, but he just ran right in and went all over the place! This was the only picture I got since my camera battery died right after (*sigh*), but you can see he was having a good time! Trevor was a bit intimidated by the bounce houses and slides, so he pretty much stayed by the little slide and playhouse for smaller kids. But one of the staff took him to the top of the big slide and slid down with him (parents are not allowed to go up there with the kids). He loved it, but couldn't quite get himself up there on his own. We were there for about 2 hours, and you should have seen Jaylen's red face! He definitely burned up a bunch of energy that morning!

Green Eggs and a Ham!

Jaylen is such a picky eater, and I've never been able to get him to eat eggs. Well, we borrowed from the library a DVD with Dr Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham on it, and the morning after watching it, he asked if he could have some! Well, hey! I was ready to give it a shot! He was pretty excited as he helped me make them... Did he eat them? Well, he had a couple bites, and kept saying, "Boy, I love green eggs." But that was about it! Oh well, that's more bites of eggs than I've been able to get him to eat before, so I won't complain! And he had fun too... So well worth it. :o)

Coffee Time

One day last week, Geoff called and left a message on our answering machine for Jaylen (while I was at the school with the boys). He said he was on his way home and would love to have some coffee, so he asked Jaylen to make him some. Boy, did this make Jaylen's day! He loves to drink coffee, but he also loves to help make it. Well, this time he got to do it all on his own!
In the first picture he has his hands around his mouth... this is what he does sometimes when I tell him to smile. Having Aspergers, he can't quite connect emotions and expressions. He knows when people look happy or sad, but if you ask him to smile or show you a mad or sad face, you never know what you're going to get!

Jaylen filling the cofee pot...

Big week....

This has been a big week - Tuesday the boys had dental check-ups, yesterday we had a meeting at the school for Trevor to start in the birth to three program, and today we had their checkups at the pediatrician. Tomorrow morning we'll be going to Trevor's classroom to check it out and meet the teachers. He will start next week - just Thursday mornings from 9 - 11. He'll have speech therapy during this time, and they will also keep an eye on his adaptive and motor skills. He qualified for occupational therapy for adaptive on the original eval done by the health department, but he seems to be right on for his age, so there's really nothing specific for them to work on. We'll see how he does, we always have the option to take him out if we don't like how things are going, or for any other reason. My hope is that when they re-evaluate next year, things will be pretty well on track and he won't need to go into the preschool program. We'll see! I kind of have mixed feelings about Trevor going to the program, part of me thinks he's just fine, why are we doing this? The other part knows that starting speech now will only help. He's starting to get really frustrated when we don't understand him. And I think the time with peers will be a good thing. The check-ups this morning went pretty good. Thankfully, Geoff's work was shutdown today due to the snow, so he was able to come with. I was so concerned about getting Jaylen in there and not so worried about Trevor, but Jaylen did great and Trevor was the one who cried half the time! I was really impressed with how Jaylen just walked right in, no problems; talked to the doctor and nurse, everything. I never know how he's going to do in different situations, so I was quite relieved that he did so great! Jaylen is still 95th percentile for height and over that for weight (52 pounds), and Trevor is still 90th percentile for weight (31.5 pounds) and over the 95th for height! We got some big boys! Jaylen also impressed the doctor with his counting by 5's and 10's... he loves to show off how smart he is. :)

Woohoo! Trevor is 2!

Yesterday was Trevor's second birthday... I can't believe my baby is 2 already! We had his party on Saturday night, what a fun time! Uncle Bryan made balloon animals for the kids, and we had a pinata too... Trevor had so much fun - he loved it when everyone sang Happy Birthday and blew out the candles all by himself. He got the hat in the picture from his Oma, he had it on almost all night!