The Carrot Rejection

I feel so badly...the boys HATE my homemade carrots. Hate might be an understatement. I have never seen them react to food the way they have to the carrots I made for them special with love! I don't quite understand it. I think it might have to do with the texture as they are little lumpier than the store bought kind. At first I thought it might be the taste of carrots themselves (I know I didn't like carrots growing up). I bought the baby food carrots at the store to test my hypothesis that it must be taste and couldn't possibly be the special food I made for them. Unfortunately, the boys ate the purchased carrots like it was their favorite food. I'm a little heartbroken they don't like my "cooking!"

Here's Carter's look like he doesn't understand why we are torturing him

More of the look
Carter saying, "Absolutely no more!" Blah....

Brandt also giving me his sad "I don't like it, Mommy!" look

Absolutely, no more!

I don't know if I've totally given up on making my own food. I've already purchased a ton of more veggies I wanted to make for them. We'll see if I try it again! :)

High Chair

When we got back from Illinois, we wanted to try out the boys' high chairs to see if they were big enough for them. While Carter was getting his turn in the jump-a-roo, Brandt got to try out his high chair. He loved it! He had so much fun playing with the tray that comes with it. It's supposed to entertain your child while you prepare the meal. I think it will definitely come in handy!

Jump-a-roo

The boys are finally big enough for the jump-a-roo. We've been told they aren't very good for physical development. Babies don't connect they are making themselves jump because they can't see their legs; however, both the boys love to stand so we thought they would love it. We tried it out last week and they both love it! Since I don't plan to leave the boys in it for hours, I'm sure it will be fine. They love it too much!

Below are videos of each boy trying out the jump-a-roo.

Hangin' with the Groens

The boys were able to hang out with their Great Grandma and Grandpa Groen several times while we were in Illinois and also got to meet the rest of the Groen clan. It was so fun to see everyone and introduce the boys.

Here is a picture of all four generations of Groen men

Carter and Brandt with their Great Grandma and Grandpa Groen Uncle John with Carter Aunt Michelle with Brandt This was so cute. All of Eric's cousins were so excited to meet their second cousins. The boys' grandpa fed them jello for the first time. That was pretty funny to watch! Lizzie and Samantha wanted to hold the boys so badly. We got them all situated with the boys and it was so cute. They're like little mommies :) While we were at Grandma and Grandpa Groen's, we took pictures of the boys with Grandpa's airplane and dad's helicopter. I think we might have some future pilots! Look how cute they were!

The boys were loving the helicopter. Here's Carter talking on the radio. Hey, Little Man, where are you planning to go?

Halloween!!!

Halloween was pretty low key this year. We didn't have any plans so we stayed in and carved a pumpkin, roasted pumkin seeds and watched a scary movie. Oh, and take a bunch of pictures of two really cute little guys!!

Meeting the Fases

While we were in Illinois, the boys got to meet Eric's mom's side of the family. The boys did great meeting all the Fases. It is so much fun to share our little blessings with others and watch as others fall in love with them.

Brandt with Aunt Sue and Marcy

Carter with Marcy

Aunt Sue feeding Carter
Grandpa Fase, Uncle Drew with Carter, Aunt Mardy with Brandt

Eric's mom and Uncle Drew with the boys

Eric with Uncle Drew and Aunt Mardy with the boys. We realized that Uncle Drew is the boys' great uncle and Aunt Mardy is their great-great aunt!

Grandpa Fase with Brandt

Grandma Fase with the boys

Grandma Fase feeding Carter