Dress-up, Boots & Hats

I've been trying to clean out and organize our closets recently. While I was organizing our coat closet, all of the winter clothes were piled up in the dining room. That pile of clothes was an endless supply of fun for Henry and Walter! They designed some interesting outfits.



Making some alterations...


Walter discovered that having a bag over your boots makes it rather difficult to walk...thank goodness for helpful big brothers.


Rain boots on your hands don't make things easy either...


With Dad

I found the boys out on the porch checking out a bee one morning. They're both wearing their new pajamas and rain boots.




Back to the dining room clothes pile - Walter found one of Dad's hunting caps and Henry found his Farmall cap. I sure do love these two!

Walter is Two!

I am very late in getting pictures together, but one month ago Walter turned 2 years old! It's hard to believe how much he has grown since he came home in August. He is such a delight!

As of right now, he is talking up a storm. Walter loves the color yellow. Trains occupy most of his play and reading time when he isn't running, climbing, or doing exactly what his big brother is doing. He is a joyful and enthusiastic singer (and loud, I might add). Walter prefers to sing all day long, especially his favorite hymn, "Holy, Holy, Holy." As soon as he knows we're going anywhere in the car, he asks if he can drive and then moves on to more important business: "Johnny." If it were up to Walter, we would listen to Johnny Cash singing "Ring of Fire" continuously in the car! We are seeing more and more of his personality, too. He keeps us laughing with his sense of humor and sweet laugh. Little MinHo has a strong will and doesn't give up easily, but has a tender heart for others and knows when somebody needs a hug or their blanket. We are blessed to have two amazing sons!

On the 12th, we celebrated with a spaghetti dinner (a Walter favorite) and ice cream cake at Grandma & Grandpa A's house.



Waiting patiently for some cake.


Yeah - the cake is ready!


Blow out the candles...Let's eat!


Henry showing Walter how to open presents.




It's a train!


Grandma and Grandpa A. gave the boys some fun toys - they both enjoyed trying to blow bubbles!
















Proudly modeling his new favorite T-shirt (it has a train on it, you know) from Aunt Mimi #1 and a familiar pair of rain boots.


The next day, Friday, we drove to the Grandma & Grandpa L's house and celebrated with the Mimis. We were excited to have our dear friends, Mary and Addie, join us, too!

Three Cutie Pies enjoying cupcakes...








Walter and Addie saying "goodbye."








Opening presents










Henry opening and closing...and opening and closing a musical birthday card. These are big hits at our house - they are usually considered to be THE gift. Honestly, I think we could have wrapped up some batteries and Walter would have been over the moon! It's the little things in life, right?

Is it too early?

According to my memory, the month of May was wet and cool (at least in our area), but that didn't seem to bother the Henry and Walter. One evening (almost a month ago!), Nate decided to do some yard work. The boys were having fun running around, riding bikes and "helping" dad. At one point, Nate told Henry that he could use the garden hose to spray out a dirty bucket. Walter came over to see what was going on and was a little shocked when Henry doused him with water. Within a few minutes both of them were soaking wet, laughing and screaming. It was a little chilly, and the water was freezing, but they couldn't have had more fun.

The Rest of April

It only took me 6 weeks to finish going through the Disney pictures! The rest of April wasn't nearly as exciting, so there are not very many pictures...

Bookshelf or Climbing Wall? Almost everything in our house has dual purposes - what the item was invented for and how the boys use it.








Korean meal with the cousins...


Easter: Henry woke up first and immediately spotted a few treats, so we let him find his share of the surprises while Walter slept. Walter got a lot of "help" finding the remaining eggs from his big brother! After church we had lunch at Uncle Merle and Aunt Jan's house with Nate's extended family. The boys enjoyed an egg hunt there as well, thanks to cousin Andrea.

There really isn't way to explain how chocolate and jelly beans fit in with Jesus' resurrection, so although Henry and Walter know that they got some candy on Easter, they know that we celebrate Easter because Jesus is alive!




These two love fruit, especially cantaloupe!