MOBY AND KELVIN

SEPTEMBER 2009 -- FIRST SNOW!!!

Playing in the snow takes tons of energy. Let's make scrambled eggs to refuel -- hey, how do you break the eggs?

Oh yeah, I got it!

With a full tummy, it's fun to do some art

Or practice some writing...

AUGUST 2009 -- NEW HOME IN LARAMIE

Oh, who cares about a house -- but there was this awesome dirt pile nearby!!!

And after a rain, we really could get into it!

But not that easily out (mom, get that camera out of my face and pull me ooooout!!!)

Well, this is just to show you the dirt pile was fun even when dry

The clean-up wasn't all fun (well, it was partially fun)

Then mom and dad decided we are better off playing inside

We obliged once we realized Wii is tons of fun

Yeah!

JULY 2009 -- LEAVING ANN ARBOR

We were sad to leave our teachers..

We got together for a fun last dinner

and said goodbye to everyone:

Georgia, Amanda, Jody, Catie, Sue Boo, and Sue Too... sniff, sniff

And then our moving truck came... Got stuck at the beginning of our driveway, so the friendly city of Ann Arbor fined us for blocking the sidewalk... Au revoir!

We took down all our artwork

Until we left nothing behind...

And we we off, on our big trip to Wyoming, sleeping in hotels

Going all the way to over the rainbow...

Refueling at another hotel...

It wasn't fun to see the inside of our moving truck...

First, when we arrived in Wyoming, we stayed in a little log cabin in the mountains

We thought it was the best (but mom didn't appreciate the mice --yikes!)

And in the University's visitor house

And in hotels,

Preferably ones with a slide

Yipeee!

Until we found our new home!

Then, we could really start having fun! Watching a fishing competition,

Exploring the jungle

And forests

And back in civilization, checking email...

MAY 2009

April showers bring May dandelions

Did you know how colorful dinosaurs were? Yup, these are dinosaurs, and don't try to argue with us!

Mom said three plus five is eight. I better double check

Finally, some peace and quiet in this room... Let me do some math!

Boy, time flies when you're having fun!

Or when you're learning about time...

Or when we have very little time to quickly get the trucks and ourselves muddy from head to toe before Mom realizes what we're about to do!

Let's gooooo!!!

Our new favorite swing (we just don't understand why mom gets dizzy watching us on it -- we sure don't feel dizzy)

Yes, these are cars with a steering wheel and a seat. The author has signed the piece himself.

APRIL 2009

Happy Easter! Teta Zuza and Ujo Pedro sent us an idea for coloring eggs. The boys especially liked cracking the shells before dyeing them.

And on Easter morning, we went off to hunt.

Why did the Bunny hide all eggs is such silly places?

After we found all the eggs, our friends Jennifer and Darien showed us how to open them.
Go figure, some eggs had chocolate inside!

Then we traded them

and compared (must make sure my brother didn't get a better loot!)

Kelvin cleaned up afterwards...

But missed the dust bunnies under the bed :-)

MARCH 2009

And here we go again, the fourth time already: Happy Birthday to us!
First we celebrated at Jody's. Moby didn't quite enjoy it (I forgot why, but I am sure he had a good 4-year-old reason for it)

And then we celebrated at home. Moby is fully recovered (maybe the glass of wine helped?)

And the gifts, we can't forget the gifts! Teta Zuza and Ujo Pedro sent us an awesome US states puzzle. Super important: now we know where is Wyoming, and how we get there from Michigan, and that Texas is the biggest state, and that Georgia is the peanut state.

Yum, lots of candy from Grandma Margie's friend Linda -- thanks!

And Marisa came to visit us from Chicago. In case you don't remember, look below:

Yup, Marisa, remember now? She knew us already when we barely knew us...

Just before the winter went away, we got out last gift: wet snow, perfect for royal snowmen!

Off with the king, long live... the felt-hat snowman!

FEBRUARY 2009

It was too cold to go outside. No problem, there's lots of climbing places at home too!

Ooooh, finger paint!

Or 'hand' paint?

This is what I would look like in glasses. These are Dad's, and I can't see a thing through them!

We caught up on reading...

No paparazzi, please!!!

Thomas, our friend from daycare, had a birthday party -- can you find us here?

Amira and I got to be royalty for three minutes (at least mom thought this looked like a throne...)

JANUARY 2009

Happy new year!!!

This was our winter paradise: snow, more snow, and some blue water for squirting

Hey, and green, too -- that's my favorite color.

and we're off!

Sometimes I just want some peace...

Huh, now guess who is me and who is my brother?

Well, last time I dressed like this I got a bucket full of candy. (doesn't seem to work today..)

If Kelvin dressed up, I will too!

December 2008

We prepped for Santa by getting new haircuts. (Usually Dad does it, and we get a bunch of chocolate afterwards...)

I didn't like it any better in the salon.

Well, they sure made me look snazzy!

And then Dad and I got treats out of the ... whaterver that was.

Santa came! Santa came! And brought just the toys we admired in the toy store! How did he know???

Let's see what's in here.

And what did I get? (for anyone wondering, the puppy by Kelvin's feet is not the real deal)

And after Christmas, we went to Colorado to visit Grandma Margie and Grandpa Larry. I fastened my own seat belt!

FALL 2008

Hey there! We're playing with colors today -- mix-n-match, and spill and pour, etc.

What do I get if I mix red water with a really dirty-looking water?

Slowly, carefully... I am improving my fine motor skills here, right?

Moby's blue period...

And more art projects, this time on dry land

It's a build-a-monster project, see?

This is the fingerpaint ogre project -- quicky, take the picture so I can see what I look like (given Mom's horrified face, it will be fun!)

One rainy afternoon, we had an awesome playdate with David and Ellie.

We started our dinosaur week in daycare with a trip to the dinosaur museum. Here are all our friends and two of our bestest teachers, Amanda and Catie.

OK, now, I really want to know: who is bigger, me or this dinosaur?

What can be more fun than a couple of empty lego containers???

um, maybe the lego blocks...

Preparations for candy day --pardon me-- Halloween. Moby tried the Thomas costume first.

Kelvin figured he'd get most candy in his fireman costume.

Then, of course, Moby had to be a fireman too.

And here we go: the last day of fall (12/20), the first day of snow!

August 2008

Laundry day!

Off to work, just like Dada

the joys of late summer...

great packaging -- or who needs legos?

No snakeophobia here :-)

Now guess, who looks like who?

Moby's disappearing pancake magic

We are into all kinds of art projects -- gluing pompoms, for instance

concentrate, focus, the glue must be poured juuust right

I think this is how dinosaur babies were born

Or like this?

Let's pretend we're babies

Me too! (don't ask me why but this is how I pretend I am a baby)

OK, now let's play teachers!

Yeah, me too!

July 2008

Aaaah, summer, hot days, fast cars...

Mom and Dad attempted another vacation. I thought putting stickers on my tummy was a natural part of being on vacation.

Mom thought a ride on a carousel was a natural part of being on vacation...

Good grief, who came up with those things? Gotta hold on for dear life...

When we returned to Ann Arbor, adults deemed us potty-trained and our wonderful teachers threw us a major Potty Party! All the other kids came too.

Look -- we're talking a major achievement here! No more diapers, from now on it's Nascar and Batman undies. And Dora panties for Amira, of course.

Even Georgia came to the party. Georgia is one of our teachers, and I LUW her!

OK, done celebrating, gotta play!

June

Hi again. Remember we showed you our favorite park last December? Well, we've got a new one: it's called the "Park kde maju najvacsie hojdacky na svete" (translated, "the park with the biggest swings in the world"). It's possible the park has a different name but we think this name fits. Don't you?

Other than swings, there are a ton of other great things there -- like this little stream.

Of course, there are awesome playscapes too. With this one, you can rock climb to get to the top

or crawl through the tunnels.

Either way, you get to slide down like sooooo!!!

This is another part of the park -- we think, if we keep going this way, we wind up in Ohio. Or Arizona. We're not sure, we usually just get to the bench to rest and have a snack.