The Helmkamps

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Happy 2nd Birthday Lane Samuel!

We celebrated with Lane as a family at our house on his actual birthday, and then got to go to Tama for a joint party for he & Zane that next weekend. Fun to get to be with everyone @ Jana and Billy's "new" place.

Drivin' the Birthday train

Presents for the birthday boy

Good find on the crane dad!

Lane's train cake...my first attempt at a 3D cake.
Fun, but a bit more of a challenge!

Here's another year little man--we love you Baner!

Mom and the birthday boy

The boys all went for a brief sled ride behind Billy's 4-wheeler

Birthday boys--Zane & Lane

February 2015

Happy Guys

Spoiled rotten by Aunt Kara :)

Reading with Dad

The line up

Two goof-balls

My two puppies...Bugs & Fritz
They went through a stretch of playing puppies,
which involved lots of this

Feeding Jess

Maybe he didn't like the light in his eyes!

Jack is a good little worker.

Little plop :)
Jesse likes to try to pull himself up to sitting if he's laying at
an incline, so the Bumbo is great for him at this stage.

Nothing like a sleeping baby!
(I can't believe how much he reminds me of Jack at this age)

Lane and his chocolate

The boys use plastic tubs (intended to keep toys organized)
as boats. Lane wanted his boat in his bed for nap the other day...

Runny nose + cheerios = Lane's new party trick

We got an AWESOME snow the first of the month.
Couldn't pass up an opportunity to get out in it!

Jesse is a happy, content little guy--what a fun addition to the family!

"Snorkle-diving"

Thumb-sucker #3...maybe it's hereditary

Monday, February 2, 2015

Happy Birthday Jack!

And we have a four year old!

Breakfast in bed for the Birthday boy

This was one happy guy all day :)

Getting the annual height measurement
(Ryan wasn't actually choking him!)

Marcie took Jack to get a donut...they came back with
one for everyone. And this is how Lane felt about that!

Guitar cake

He kind of liked his headlamp from Jana!

I love how he gets just a little shy while being sung to :)

Love this little guy!

I'm hoping he doesn't get any ideas, assuming whatever
kind of cake he asks for is what he'll get as a gift!

Party people...thanks for coming to celebrate Jack everyone!

Lane and Jesse

Lane has really enjoyed Jesse so far. We're not sure if it's just to try to please us or not. He's gotten more ornery lately though, so this post is to remember how it was for the first few months, as this might be changing quickly!