no legs

nothing runs like a bode

boden got a chance to drive papa's combine tonight, with uncle mike. the video is a bit shaky because the camera man was skipping through a field whilst carrying heidi. they aren't actually harvesting any crop, because the grain head just broke and boden is taking the combine back to the shop.

everybody sleeps

i have that sesame street song running thru my head.... you know the one? 'everybody sleeps, everybody sleeps, everybody close their eyes, dah dah dah dah....' ok, i don't really remember all the words, but do you get the drift?

this past week, both heidi and boden, have taken naps in some new places and with some special people. heidi did not nap well on friday during the day, and though she tried, just couldn't possibly keep her eyes open at supper. she started rubbing her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep. too cute!!! reminds me of some stories about her papa at the dinner table..... ;-)

speaking of papa..... papa and grammy were over for a short bit last sunday afternoon and papa decided to stretch out and catch a little nap. boden insisted on getting papa all set up with stuffed animals and a blanket, then climbed in with papa to sleep too. with the wiggly bode, i'm not sure how much of a nap papa really got.....

below are some pics for your enjoyment of the occasions:

into mcthin air

it is hard to see boden in this photo because of how high he is. we went to the playground at mcdonalds and the kids sure enjoyed it. boden had fun climbing around on the structure and heidi was enraptured watching all of the activity. it took boden a while but he eventually worked his way almost all the way to the top, all by himself.

look

so, it has come to my attention that blogger is not letting you comment on our posts! sense we love to hear what you have to say, i poked around a bit and changed a couple settings. try it and see if you can post now. if you can't, please let me know!

had to, had to, had to post this pic. i'm afraid you can't really see the expressions good enough in the small size. click on the picture so you can see it bigger and get the full effect. when i first looked at this picture, i laughed and laughed! heidi is looking right at me, who knows what she is thinking by the look on her face! i think she may be starting to realize what a crazy family she was born into.... :)

also, if you didn't notice (the only reason why you couldn't have would be if you were so intently studying heidi's face), but really? who dresses boden these days??? it certainly couldn't be his mother??? :)

trouble

i think we are in for trouble with these kids. if you have been keeping up on our blogs, you may remember a few posts ago when i told you how boden was all kissing on the little girls at church? well...... heidi seems to be entrancing boys already herself. we have noticed from the beginning that grandpas, uncles, and the such seem quite taken with her, and often people we encounter from time to time seem to be taken under her spell. this sunday though, was one of the worst. we went to 'el ranchero' for lunch (if you have never been there, would recommend it. it is a locally owned mexican restaurant.) anyway, heidi was all kinds of making eyes at the male waiters and bus boys. turning all around in her high chair to flirt between bites of mushy baby cereal. i would say at least 3 or 4 of the guys came over and knelt down by her and were all touching her head and hands and speaking sweet nothings to her in spanish. one guy actually rolled her away at one point (the high chair was on wheels). we were pretty stunned at first. eric and i exchanged looks and i got up and followed. he rolled her over to the register where you can buy candy out of a jar and grabbed a couple 'laughy taffys' to give to boden and heidi. it may be all fun and cute at this point, but it really causes one to seriously stop and wonder about the future..... :)

not down

heidi pulled herself up to a standing position for the time! the photo actually shows her second time, but the first time looked just like this.

ready

cousin nathan is soon ready to be a dad. he did a really good job of feeding heidi tonight at mcdonalds.