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Recently I stumbled across a blog that I really like: Sippy Cups Are Not For Starbucks, thanks to a fellow ADM (remember that?) blogger over at Are You Listening.  I could loose myself for hours (if I actually had time) keeping up with all the really great blogs that I find by chance.  Anyway, I borrowed the idea for this post from Danifred at Sippy Cups who borrowed it from Jen at (yet another good blog) Here We Go Again.  Jen suggested that all Saturday blog posts should include adorable baby pictures.  And I say, why not?  I have two incredible subjects to use in pictures.  And I have lots of pictures that I can post of them both.

For today’s Cute Baby Saturday post, it’s all about the homemade smoothies.  Fred and I took these pictures a week or two ago one afternoon after the boys got up from their naps.  For their snack I made fresh berry smoothies (see recipe below).  I think they were a hit.  What do you think?

See, I am pretty sure Oliver liked my concoction (did you notice that he kept spinning while he slurped? He does that all the time now)!

And if a smile, messy face, and smoothie speckled shirt is any indication, Calvin liked it too! (ignore the diaper inserts hanging on the deck railing, I like to air dry clean diapers, but I don’t have a clothes line, it’s one of those to-do things we haven’t gotten done yet)

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Yummy Berry Smoothies

• 1 cup yogurt (I used vanilla but strawberry would be good too)
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 2 cups of frozen mixed berries (I had previously frozen blueberries, strawberries, and black and red raspberries that I used this time but you could use any mixture or even just 2 cups of a single berry)
• 1 tbs powdered sugar

Mix all ingredients together in a blender (I used the “puree” setting) until smooth.

I was so worried that Cal would scream and cry this year and we wouldn’t get a picture of him with Santa. I should have known better. My little guy isn’t afraid of anything. His little brother isn’t so sure about the jolly ol’ guy though…

As we enter the holiday season, Calvin and Oliver wanted to send an email to Santa.  I thought I’d share it with you…

Dear Santa,

Mom and Dad have been reading us Christmas stories and told me that you bring presents to all the good little boys and girls. Mom said that we could write to you and tell you that both Oliver and me (Calvin) have been pretty good this year.  Even though I’m climbing all the furniture and getting into everything I possibly can, I’m still a good boy, says Mom.  My little brother has been pretty good, he’s too little to really get into trouble like I do.  Mom says just give him time, he’ll get into enough trouble later.  Oliver and I came up with some things we’d like for Christmas (Mom added a couple things too):

• Little People play things, like this boat or barn
• Blocks
• Puzzles
• 18 month clothes for winter (Calvin)
• 0-3 or 3-6 month clothes for winter (Oliver)
• Toddler slippers, size 5
• The movie Up
• Books
• Wrist rattles
• Play gym
  

We’ll leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve as a trade for some presents.  Maybe some carrots for the reindeer too.

Love,

Calvin and Oliver

p.s. Please don’t skip our house if Oliver isn’t alseep, he still wakes up a couple times a night because he gets hungry.  Mom promises to keep him out of the living room so you can drop off our presents!

Aren’t they sweet?  Of course, the season is more about giving than receiving, so we’ll be helping the boys understand this as well!

Ok, maybe these aren’t his first steps… instead it was his longest walk at that time.

Calvin’s new thing now is to bring books to Sara and I and make a whiny “huh” noise. This “huh” noise means he wants to us to read that book to him.

Tuesday while I was at work Sara texted me saying that Cal brought her the Sonic game for the Wii and started whining “huh.”
He wanted to play video games!

When I got home Cal did the same to me, but instead of putting in the horrible “Sonic and Secret Rings” game I pulled out the Smash Pack for the Dreamcast and loaded up the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

Cal figured out that the buttons made Sonic jump. He loved watching the Hedgehog jump and loved the “boing” noise even more. The game held his interest for about 5 minutes, until he decided it would be more fun to pull out and put back the controller plug.

Here is an image of Cal playing Sonic the Hedgehog for the first time: