Van 7 weeks old and a crazy 2 yr old

Life is general good here at the Voelker household. Van is getting big now. He sleeps better at night, cooing at us and starting to show an interest in toys. His casting process is going really well. Van will get his 6th cast Tuesday morning. As it looks he will need 2 more cast after tomorrow and then will have a small procedure preformed in his Achilles heel. After that he will then be wearing some feet braces. We are very optimistic and know that things will turn out just fine.

As for Myla, well she is in her "trying 2's". She can be the best little girl and then easily turns into devil Myla. She through her first big tantrum on Saturday morning. It lasted 1 hour because I asked her to pick up her Legos before she got her Milk. Myla screamed and cried, begged for her milk and was rolling around on the floor. Finally she stopped, picked up her legos, I gave her the milk and things were just fine. I won the battle for now.

Van Haven Voelker 6 1/2 weeks old

Van started to smile this week. It was just precious and full of love. So I was able to finally catch a smile on film.

Halloween cities style

We took our first road trip with Van for the Halloween weekend. Van did great in the car-we stocked him up with milk and he sleeps the whole way. So we spent Halloween evening at my parent's house. Myla was a butterfly and Van a pumpkin. And Lance a choir boy from Winona senior high!

Myla had fun trick or treating. But she had more fun passing out candy to all the kids at my parent's house. The kids would come up and say "trick or treat" and Myla would give them a piece of candy and say "trick or treat" back to the kids.

Van 4 weeks old

Van is doing really good. He is awake for longer periods and seems to really be absorbing his surroundings. I am waiting for a smile from him anyday now. Enjoy the video and pictures of Van and Myla on turning 4 weeks old.

Boo at the Zoo

Last Saturday Myla and I joined Michaela and Connor at Boo at the Zoo. The kids got a chance to trick or treat, look at animals and show off there costumes. Myla was a butterfly and Connor a front end loader. We also ran into the kid's friend Zoey who was Cinderella. We all had a great time. For me it is so fun to see Myla enjoying Halloween and really experiencing things for the first time.

a visit from Grandma Marcia

Grandma and Myla by the lake, holding the grandkids, making cookies with Myla

My MOm was up all of last week spoiling us all!! We had a great time getting out and about

in Duluth. Thanks for the visit Mom.

Van 2 -3 week old pics

Just some new pics of Van. I will try to get better about posting but it is alot of work with a newborn and a 2 yr old.