The Big Storm

When I told the kids it was supposed to get windy and stormy, they set up a viewing area by the door so they could watch the weather.

 They got quite a show and weren't disappointed.

February Happenings

The kids helped me remove the massive tomato plant from our backyard in preparation for spring planting.

We had fun looking at all the animals at the pet store and picked out a fish to bring home.

We named him Eugene, and we love having a fish.

David built a house for the dinosaurs he got for his birthday.

The kids baked cookies with Natalie.

Mary and David read stories together.

They also did some backyard cooking.

We had pink heart-shaped pancakes for Valentine's Day.

We made bread together.

 

Double Birthday Dinner

We had a birthday dinner for Heather and David on Monday.

Heather had lots of help opening her gifts.

 We finished things off with the cheesecake I made for dessert.

David's Third Birthday

David turned three on the third! We started the day with monkey bread for birthday breakfast.

David and Mary helped frost the cake.

We opened presents before dinner so there would be a little time for playing.

 David chose macaroni for his birthday dinner with cake for dessert. It was a great day celebrating a great boy.

Three Years

David is three years old and as active as ever. He loves to wrestle, climb, and jump, but also loves to snuggle and give kiss attacks.

David can count to five and is starting to put words together to form short sentences like "More food please Mama."

He likes tigers, dinosaurs, sharks, and pretty much anything that roars or has sharp teeth or both.

He enjoys building things like mountains of pillows or Lego creations.

David is a good eater and loves to announce that it's "eat time."

He is a wonderful little guy!

Three Months

Hannah is now three months old and getting more charming by the day.

She likes to play and loves smiling at people. She is also becoming more conversational with her noises.

She usually enjoys getting her diaper changed and will happily hangout on the changing table after she's clean and look around and talk.

Hannah loves attention and wants to be part of the things going on around her. She likes to sit on our laps at the table so she can be with everyone for meal times.

She has rolled over, but mostly stays on her back or rolls to her side.

 

We are thrilled to have Hannah around; her biggest danger is getting smothered with affection.