I haven't done one of these update posts in awhile and I've been meaning to, so I thought today would be a good day to finally do it. Lots of posts have been about Ashton lately, so here's one for Gunnar...(another one that's more for me to look back on)
I can't believe in 2 short months Gunnar will be 2!!! It really just blows me away how fast these boys are growing up and everyone knows it makes me sad :(
But I absolutely love the age Gunnar is now. I think I smile and laugh all day at the cute stuff he does and says. Some of the things that I really want to remember that I've been meaning to write down in his journal, but haven't yet are...
He comes up to me off and on during the day and hugs me and kisses me and tells me "Wuv you Mommy".
He is still so cuddly and is such a mama's boy and I hope he stays that way for a long time.
He is the thank you boy! He still says thank you pretty much every time I or anyone else does anything for him. I love it!
He still loves his "nigh nighs" (blankies). The other night I was rocking him and he had about 3 of them in his arms and he says..."nigh nighs yummy."
He has just recently in the last month started to show interest in tv and up until about a week ago was OBSESSED with The Polar Express. Mostly just the part where they do the hot chocolate dance. He'd come up to me all day saying "hot chaw chock dance...now!" Then when I'd start that part, he and Ashton would do their own version of the dance (over and over and over again). Then after awhile he got to where he'd sit through the whole thing and really watch it. And now he'll watch any kid show that's on. So it was fun for awhile when I had something new to entertain him, but now we can only watch so much and that makes him mad!
He still copies everything Ashton does. Mostly it's so cute, till he gets mad at something and runs around saying "poopy head!" But even that is actually pretty funny out of his little mouth! Lars has to walk away so Ashton doesn't see him laughing at him.
He loves to be in Ashton's room getting into all his stuff!
He loves to play with playdough...ughhh!
He is right now in the process of getting 5 new teeth! I kept wondering for the last 3 or 4 months when he'd ever get more and now they're all coming at the same time. At least they don't ever seem to bother him.
He loves being outside and like I mentioned before loves airplanes and helicopters. Tonight out of the blue he comes up to me and says. "Like bling blanes." So I said..."you like airplanes?" and he said. "yeah, I do." with a cute little smile on his face. He says that a lot when we ask him something..."yeah, I do." He's saying so many new things every day.
Everything is "Mime!" and he can be such a little stinker sometimes!
Everyone comments on how cute his read hair is...I think 3 people stopped me in Macey's yesterday to say something about it.
These days are going by too fast and I never want to
forget all of the fun things that I love about my days being a Mom
to these 2 great little boys!
I love your adorable smile, your irresistable laugh and your sweet personality...
Love you Gunnar :)
... but Gunnar (after going down one time with me) didn't want much to do with it... 
He wanted to play on the park equipment instead for awhile.
Wait that was Lars...Here's Gunnar loving it!
He could not stop smiling...
...and we ended up staying another hour and had to drag him away. In the meantime, I had some fun going down too...
...at an Aggie game we went to last weekend.
This turned into a perfect place to take them...it's out by the airport and about every minute there was a helicopter or airplane flying directly over us! 
He gets so so excited everytime he sees one. In fact the day before yesterday he and I spent about an hour out in front of our house (while Ashton was playing with a friend) just waiting for and watching helicopters and airplanes fly over. It was so fun to watch his reactions. Since then he stands by the door basically begging me to take him out to look for airplanes 
Maybe another day...
So we went and picked up Lars at work and drove out to the one in Hyrum. (I refuse to go to the disgusting one on this end of Logan.) Anyway the boys had lots of fun playing there for about half an hour...then we dropped Lars off and headed home. Gunnar went down for his nap and Ashton and I made his Birthday cupcakes. He actually requested cupcakes this year and I gladly said yes :) So we decided to arrange them in the shape of a 5 and he wanted the frosting to be blue and green.
...that we may be playing a couple games, so I had to come up with something. So we blew up a bunch of balloons and all the kids had to rub them on their heads till they stuck and whoever could walk around with it on their head the longest won. 
Hey come on...they're 5 year olds! 
I loved the look on his face when he opened it. 
Oh wait except for this... 
...and cute, cute smile!
Our almost daily walks... 
...this is one of the things I will miss the most when he soon won't fit anymore :( 
When he was Gunnar's age (21 months)...he said to me in these exact words "I'll be back in a minute, I'm going to college." While wearing my pink slippers (no pants) and carrying his lunchbox.
