Idaho and Island Park

Jeff took the boys for a week to his family reunion in Island Park. This was the first time I was ever away from the boys for an extended period of time, and boy did I miss my kiddos! I have to admit the first couple of days were nice and quiet, but after that I was ready to have them back.  The fact that both of them got sick during the trip, didn't help to ease the separation. Andre had fever and was very hoarse, he got a prescription of antibiotic. Harper picked up from Andre and got viral croup and had to stay at the hospital overnight, with IV pumping steroids to help him breathe. Fortunately his recovery was quick and the next day he felt and behaved like nothing ever happened! That was tough for me and I kept calling Jeff almost every hour to check on the status of the little guy. But the good news were that both of them recovered very quickly and were able to enjoy playing with their cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles.

Andre got to see 6 moose during the trip, take a canoe ride with  Jeff and uncle Ryan (unfortunately Harper didn't get to go, since Jeff also got sick), the boys got to enjoy playtime with their cousins Coleman and Brooke, swam in the swimming pool and much more. Here are a few pictures from their trip.

Playing with cousin Cole

Picking raspberries

The cabin in Island Park

The boys looking at the trout and the birds

What a silly kid! Love the face!

Ben, Diantha, Cole and Brooke

2 out of 6 moose of the trip

Canoeing

Yellowstone's hot spring, one of many. Once again, love Andre's expression

Faces of Harper

The other day Harper looked so cute that I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures before heading to the gym. (You can tell I had hard time selecting which ones to post, so I posted them all)

I just love this little guy!

Natural History Museum

I took the boys to L.A. Natural History Museum on the first Tuesday of the month, since the admission was free. The boys liked it there, but I think they are a little too little to enjoy it to the fullest. I think by far their favorite part was the Pavilion of Wings, which was a live butterfly exhibit. I was rather disappointed with its size and the quantity of the butterflies, but the kids enjoyed it none the less. Andre even got to 'hold' a butterfly, which flew away before I had a chance to take a picture. Boys pretty much ran through all of the taxidermy animal exhibits, only here and there pausing to look closer at the the setting. Andre liked looking at the bones of dinosaurs and other animals. All in all, the trip was a success.

At the entrance

Awwwwww

My cute little guys

Hands on - comparing jaws

Pushing the buttons

Brotherly love

This picture was too cute not to post. I love it when the boys are being nice to each other. Though those moments are few (got to blame it on the age) they are so precious. I just love my little cuties!

Andre had his well check up yesterday. Here are his stats:

Weight - 38.9 lbs or 17.6 kg (74th percentile)
Height - 41.5 in or 105.4 cm (75th percentile)

He also got his vision and hearing checked. Andre did great on the vision test. It was really cute to watch him cover his eyes and name the letters the nurse was pointing at. He did great and his vision is perfect 20/20 (which is better than most kids have at this age). He also had a hearing test, and once again he passed with flying colors.

The cutest part of the whole visit was Harper imitating and doing everything Andre was. When the nurse asked Andre to take off his shoes, Harper quickly dropped to the floor and started removing his shoes as well. I had to hold him back while Andre was getting weighed as he was trying to squeeze onto the scale with him. And pretty much the whole visit went the same way, when Andre was taking the vision test, Harper was trying to cover his eye and call out random letters. What a cutie!