Disney on Ice!

This week we got to go to Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic! It was fantastic. It was such an enjoyable experience. We got to go to dinner at the World Arena and even got to meet Mickey Mouse! Unfortunately, Lucas was not too fond of Mickey. He was terrified! Thomas and Kevin certainly enjoyed meeting him though. And the show was great—the kids just loved it. They danced and clapped, and awed and ohhhhhed. It was so much fun! Here are a couple pics from the night: Kevin, Thomas, and the one and only Mickey Mouse

Krupp Family with Mickey (the only way we could get Lucas this close to the terrifying mouse)

Aunt Jessica and her three little nephews

Jessica, Jerry and Kay Peoples, and Grandma Traci

My three Disney fans!

Grandma Traci and Thomas

Little Lucas, with his three little Mickey figures

Jessica and Thomas

Jessica and Kevin

Brandi and Kevin

Colorado Weather

Another good week comes and goes. This week we were busy with the snowfall. We actually didn’t get quite as much as I thought we were supposed to, but enough for the boys to enjoy! Kevin even taught Lucas how to do snow angels. Kevin was so proud of Lucas for making an angel! He is such a good big brother.

Despite the snow, on Wednesday, somehow Colorado Springs hit temperatures in the 70’s. Therefore, when we were at Papa and Grandma Slade’s, the boys got to run around in the backyard. They loved it, and it makes me anxious for summer.

Kevin got to go to Fort Collins with Grandma Traci on Thursday and Friday night. They went up to set up all of the graduation details for Ryan. Kevin had a blast. Ever since he has gotten home, he has been non-stop about all of the fun that him and Uncle Ryan had. They got in the hot tub, went to Chuckie Cheese, went to Uncle Ryan’s school, and watched “Princess and the Frog.” He is just too cute!

Lucas has a new hat. It is a Buzz Lightning hat, and he doesn’t want to ever take it off. He is such a hat person. It is so adorable though because he would sleep in the hat if I let him! And Thomas is really doing well with the whole potty-training thing. We are so excited that training him has been so easy. He’s just such an independent person and once he is determined to do something, he just does it.

Here are a couple of pictures from our warm, spring day play:

Lucas in his Buzz hat

Thomas, exerting some of that abundance of energy

Kevin, just hanging around

Kevin and Papa, eating snacks and swinging on the swing

Thomas: fixing the lawn mower

Lucas, just hanging out in the warm sun

Rest and Relaxation

Well, the boys are doing great. Last weekend, Kenzie came over and played with the boys. She is becoming more vocal and didn’t hesitate to let the boys know when they were on her nerves! It was really funny because Thomas sat on the little car that she was playing with and she yelled at him. That little boy jumped right up and looked at us with complete surprise. At least there’s one person that can put that little kid in his place! We told Kevin that Kenzie was being a little shy and needed to warm up a bit and so Kevin sat next to Kenzie and said, “You don’t have to be scared; you need to realize that we are family.” It was so cute! And then he felt her head and said to us, “I think she is warm!” Lucas just played in his own little world, with his little Mickey and Dora figures.

On Thursday, we played a lot of pretend with dressing-up in pirate costumes. Lucas is so cute because he puts on his pirate hat and then bends his little pointer-finger like a hook and walks around saying, “Arrrggg.” He even makes his soft, little voice go deep and gruff. It is adorable!

This past weekend, my Mom, Marianne, Jessica, Brittani, and I had ourselves a “girl’s weekend.” It was amazing. We went up to Denver, stayed in a hotel, went shopping, ate great food, went swimming, watched a chick flick, and finished up our stay with some much needed massages! We had such a great time!

Anyway, here are some pictures of Kenzie and of my little pirate kiddos:

A little cruiser...Kenzie just loves the boys cars

Kenzie, just chillin' since the boys went to bed!

Thomas and Lucas

Kevin and Kenz

Thomas loves his ice cream!

My sweet Kevin

Lucas, hiding under the table

Captain Hook and Smee

Pirate Thomas

School, Independence, and Mickey Mouse

Well, now that the birthday partying has come to an end, the Krupp family enjoyed a more relaxing week. Of course, we still managed to keep busy!

The boys are just getting so big! Thomas is really starting to do well with his potty-training, and he is really into doing things all by himself. He insists on picking out his little clothes, dressing himself, putting his clothes in the washer (love that one), and so on. He is just really establishing his independence. It is adorable. Of course, he is still as ornery as ever!

Lucas is going through more of a Mickey-phase than he was before. Each morning, he wants to wear a shirt with Mickey on it, and at night, he wants his Mickey pajamas. Luckily, for his birthday we received Mickey pjs and shirts, so I am able to accommodate his wishes for the most part. He is really starting to be more vocal and assertive, which is good since he has always been so shy.

Kevin is now in junior kindergarten at his daycare. He is doing really well there. They have him writing words, which he is getting pretty good at. He brought home a paper in which he wrote “dinosaur and daddy” and he did a really good job with it. He is also getting better at his basic addition and subtraction. His little brain is such a sponge, and the best part is, he thinks school is fun!

Well, here are just a couple of pictures:

My little Super Hero!

This smile is going to get him out of trouble!

Batman Lucas to the rescue!

My three sweethearts: Lucas, Kevin, and Thomas