Super Deur Brothers

On Aidan's birthday eve we've turned him into his hero...


...and given his brother the Ba-Boom treatment.

Bad to the Bone

This past weekend I travelled back to the Iowa State campus to spend time with my fraternity brothers. As you can see from the photo below, I was completely out of control on Saturday night. That napkin clearly says "Do Not Open" and I have blatantly disregarded its authority.

Truth be told, I'm very lucky to be alive or at the least holed up in a Story County prison! I could have started a riot with my reckless behavior or things could have escalated into breaking through a mattress store door to cut off all of those "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" tags.

Mom...dad...I'm sorry you had to see this.

This is the most deviant behavior I've displayed since a trip to Atlanta in 2001 where I clearly defied the authority of this sign on the wall.

Shopping Assistant

Aidan likes to assist with the shopping by marking items off our list. As you can see, he is a very thorough crosser-outer. With that much ink on the paper we're fortunate to have avoided buying a new package of pens while in the store.

Can you tell which ones Aidan crossed out?

VIDEO: Lil' Guitar Heroes

Aidan loves watching Stevie Ray Vaughan concert DVDs and plays along with him. He's pretty good at emulating his moves and his facial expressions. His new guitar is an upgrade over the hockey stick we used to use while jamming.

Kellen takes a more featured role in this one but we still can't help but use him for comic relief. I'll be sure to apologize to him for this when he gets older.

Strap on Your...Cups?

I found the boys in the kitchen sneaking in a light aerobic boxing workout this morning. They know not to hit each other but after their imaginary sparring session we might need to wash out the cups before re-hydrating.

New Default Number

It seems now that whenever something needs quantifying Kellen has a new go-to number.

What's that number on the cereal box at breakfast? Forty-seven.

Looking at a pile of something and wondering how many? Forty-seven.

How long is the movie? Forty-seven.

He's still quite fond of the "couple weeks" when measuring time between now and our next round of visitors. Ask him how many people are coming during that visit though and he'll likely tell you forty-seven. That'll be a big party.

Ready to Party

Tonight we hit a few party stores in search of decorations for the boys' birthday bash weekend (coming at the end of the month). Aidan will be five a week from today and Kellen turns two about a month after.

Aidan was quite excited to see this giant gumball machine looking contraption during our second stop.