Spring?

At least my fruit trees are trying to give us spring--hopefully the weather will cooperate soon!

Fun Times

So we thought about getting a dog, then decided a fish was more our style. Max and Tate love having a fish, and are great helpers dishing out the fish food!

Great-Grandpa spinning Tate around on the chair

Who stole the cookies from the cookie jar? MAX!

Great-Grandma, Max and Tate playing their kazoos. (Mommy and Grandma have a deal that the kazoo's stay only at Great-Grandma's house :)

Playing tug of war!

Tate the Great is 4!

Tate had a great time celebrating his 4th birthday on February 26th. It is hard to believe we have had this great little guy in our family for four whole years. We think he is great! Happy Birthday Tate O' Bug!

The party room at Dimple Dell rec center/pool all set up for the big day

Playing in the pool

Tate had a construction themed cake. He was thrilled that he could keep the toys on top!

Tate and his party friends

Tate and Grandpa Craig

The Birthday boy!

Tate's birthday dinner request? Pancakes and watermelon!

Tate and Ashlyn shiverin' before jumping back in the pool

What do you wish with a bump on the head?!

Yea for Pictures!

My computer card has been impudent lately, and wouldn't download onto the computer. Of course I eventually won the fight (as with a toddler, you just need a new strategy!) So here is basically an overload of belated picture from Christmas until now.

Vegetables and meat for the toy dog. Cheerios and graham crackers for Tate.

A night of Wii fun!

Lindsay and Jaxon as Christmas trees!

The entire Goeckeritz crew

Gingerbread House night (Max was already in bed!)

Max and Daddy reading the paper (and the toy catalog!)

Following in Daddy's Footsteps

Tate and Lorelei at the Children's Museum

Tate's favorite thing is this helicopter at the children's museum

Picasso and Monet working on their masterpieces

Tate's tumbling class

Max measuring up at the zoo

Tate measuring up at the zoo

Apple? Check. Chocolate Eclair? Check. Breakfast? Check.

Tate and buddy Evan working hard at the Children's MuseumOfficer Max

Evan, Tate, and Max going for a drive at the Children's Museum

Ashlyn and Tate and the zoo

Baby Chick!

Last weekend I had the opportunity to do some Easter portraits of a little girl across the street. The local IFA just recently received a shipment of baby chick's and was kind enough to let me borrow one for an hour to do the pictures. I brought it home, and it had an instant fan club. Tate named it "Kicksy the chick."








I will post more pictures and info soon....we've been having some problems getting our camera card to play nice with the computer!

18 Months!

Our cute little Max had his 18 month checkup today. He is growing great on his own little curve (it just happens to be below the 1st percentile-he's not even 20lb's yet!) He really is doing great though. He had to get 4 shots, but was very brave and only cried a little. I took the boys out for ice cream afterwards, and that seemed to assuage the owies. And, as usual with any sort of momentous occasion, I had to get some pictures. So here is my little guy...

And of course a picture of big brother Tate!

Tate's Preschool Program!

Tate had his very first preschool program today! It was held at the Draper Theater. Tate was so thrilled that he "got to be on a stage and everything!"