Christmas Train

I just love this train that my grandparents bought for Daniel when he was their only grandchild. They got it in Germany and the instructions are in German so it was apparently a nightmare for my dad to set up that first year! Thirty or so years later, he's pretty good at it and my boys certainly are enjoying it!

Cookie Time!

Every year as Christmas nears, my mom invites the boys over to her house to make cookies and this year was so much fun! Jack was very interested in it for the first time and really did a great job rolling the dough and using the cookie cutters. He also did well and putting on icing and especially excelled at eating cookie dough and the finished cookies! Graham, of course, was not much help with the making of the cookies, but he did his job of eating them and made a big mess. He also entertained us with his singing. Love these little guys. Can't imagine Christmas without children around!!

Memorial Day

The Biggs clan had a very busy and fun Memorial Day weekend this year! Nothing big, just lots of family time and lots of eating. On Monday we met Randy's brother, his girlfriend Kasey, and her daughter Haley at the zoo. It was Graham's first trip to the zoo since last year so it seemed all new to him and none of us had seen the baby elephants yet. We spent lots of time at the petting zoo and climbing and sliding in the children's area. Then we headed toward the elephants, stopping along the way to look at the lions, tortoises, peacocks, and even snakes! Jack was fascinated with the snakes. While we were watching a zoo worker was trying to move one of them so he was holding a rat as bait. This made mommy say "eek!" and Jack was a little scared too, but fascinated nonetheless. Finally we made it to the elephant pavilion. Graham loved the waterfalls more than anything. He loves water in general! But Jack and Haley were excited to see the cute baby elephant. We actually left Jack with Uncle Kenny when we headed home to put Graham down for a nap. He was having so much fun!

Afterward, we headed to my parents's house for swimming and a cook out. My dad had the heater in the pool turned to 82 just the way I like it. :) Jack is getting braver and braver each time he gets into the water. He's so independent. And now that we have the puddle jumper floaties, Graham is actually pretty independent as well! I love those things! He gets to swim on his own but his head is kept safely out of the water. This is such a lifesaver for me since G hates being in one of those boats but also hates being held!

Here are a ton of pictures:

Playing at BB and Grandad's House

Easter Saturday

The boys spent the day before Easter with BB and Granddad. They had so much fun opening their Easter eggs and going outside for an egg hunt. Graham, of course, was ready to dive into the pool, but we managed to keep him dry.

Off-Roading

Jack just loves his Jeep! BB and Grandad's house offers the perfect terrain for it, too!

Thunder! Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...

BB and Granddad took Jack to his first Thunder game. He, of course, had a blast. Anywhere that has popcorn and Sprite and encourages you to yell at seemingly random times... a four-year-old's dream!