eleven months

ten months

nine months

eight months

february fun

brothers, keeping busy

made my friend maria's sunday sauce for the superbowl

we are not an american football family (we're more interested in the other football - soccer!), but that didn't stop us from feeling some excitement over the Super Bowl.  after a fun afternoon playing in the snow (while i worked on my sunday sauce), i bathed the boys & got them in their pi's in time for the game.  we spent the evening feeling totally american : )

kaanie didn't catch much of the game

maxin' and relaxin'

love those feet

good morning!

…the many faces of kaan

king of the hill!  playing in our neighbor's yard.

i love their parallel play

emre is loving gymnastics - and has really improved!

this kid keeps me laughing, all the time

so serious about his trains

somebody has started rolling his way around the house

lazing about on a snowy winter day - these are the days i love best with my boys

morning sunshine!

loving his paddington from auntie sawah

me & my boys

m&m cookies for emre - homemade cookies are a weekly thing around here, now that baking supplies are abundantly available

my sweet emre

such a good napper

watching the big boys play

brudders

my tito

one of our many sunday afternoon adventures

kid loves snow...

…and tiny shopping carts

a rousing game of 'who's under the blanket?' at school

just another afternoon nap in the car after falling asleep on the way home from school

working on his roll… i try to entice him by putting toys just out reach

ben & his boys

seven months

…and not lovin' the squash!

emre turns three!

we continued emre's birthday celebration with a trip to mama & papa's, where he was thoroughly spoiled, followed by even more celebrating at home.  we are so proud of our three year old boy, who has grown in leaps & bounds this past year.  he's handled becoming a big brother, the move, a new school & countless goodbye's to people he adores wonderfully.  he LOVES trains (hence the theme for all of his birthday celebrations), legos and dressing up like his heroes (police & fireman).  he keeps us entertained while nearly driving us crazy all the while.  this kid!!!

a favorite activity in auburn: swimming with papa at the ymca.  by playing this chasing game, emre started swimming on his own!

opening presents from mama & papa: books, a scooter, an easel & a potting kit for planting seeds with papa

love mom's improvised birthday candles!

more frosting

mom & dad did a great job keeping the boys busy

on the way back home

we came home to a birthday package from australia - thank you teyze for the many thomas the train toys, books & clothes!

present from mommy & daddy on his actual birthday: fireman costume

all that birthday fun wore the boys right out