Uncle Steve came in for a brief visit and the boys ate up his time. 
The boys loved how animated Uncle Steve is while reading books. While reading Where the Wild Things Are, he would roll his eyes and gnash his teeth and scrap at the boys during that one section of the book. Eban would giggle so hard and want him to read it all over again. 
Each day, Uncle Steve spent it with one of the boys while the other one went to day care. Lucky for Uncle Steve, he came at a time when Eban needed about six shots from the doctor. So I happily chose to work that day and let him handle the agony of getting a toddler shots at the doctor’s office. I’m a nice sister, huh? 
Uncle Steve was a trooper while Eban was screaming at the nurses that he “hated the ladies” for hurting him. I guess he asked Steve why he held him down, but he quickly forgot about it and went to lunch at Chili’s after the trauma of multiple shots. They ate chips and salsa and split a chicken Caesar salad while sitting across from one another in a booth like big boys. I wish I could have been there to take a photo, but the story was good enough for me! Really…what three-year old digs Caesar salads?? Eban’s palate is impressive.
We took the boys to the zoo for an outing one day too. 
They loved running from place to place seeing the animals. They still love the little choo-choo train and the carousel which we all had to ride. 
We finally celebrated Jackson’s birthday party at a place called Pump It Up in Broomfield, Colorado. It’s a warehouse filled with inflatable jump castles and activities for all kids (and adults alike)! The boys loved it. 
Jack enjoyed riding the little car provided for little tykes but all the others bounced their socks off for one and a half hours!There were no injuries or major meltdowns - - Just sweaty little bodies all over the place. Cake and snack time was amazing as all the kids sat and patiently wait for cake and snacks after we sang Happy Birthday to Jack. I guess they were all tuckered out that they didn’t have the energy to argue. I couldn’t believe how quiet the cake room was after hours of bouncing and running around. I’m going to do this again as it was so easy!
Jack was so nice and shared almost all of his toys including Cars paraphernalia. 
A colleague of mine got them a Cars tent in the shape of Mac Truck and they wanted to sleep in it together. After a couple of elbows, that ended with both of them retreating to their own beds, but they still love playing in the tent together. SO sweet!
Another fun tidbit was on one of Uncle Steve’s last days with the boys, I told Jack that I loved him. He looked at me and angrily told me, “I LOVE EB - - ANNNNNNNNN!” So I tried it again. “I love you Jack Jack.” He stammered out in an angry tone again, “I LOVE EBAN!” Finally, I tried again. And he questioned me by saying, “I love mama?” in the sweetest tone. I wish I got it on video but it’s so sweet to hear him get angry and say that he loves Eban over anything else. I got it on video another day, Enjoy it below!
"I love Eban"
Happy Birthday to Jackson (2 years old)- Blurry, but you get it
Sharing Cheetos
