crawling post

i am now realizing that i never posted a real crawling video.
so before this kid takes off running, thought i'd share. He has taken as many as
3 steps in a row now so i imagine it may be a week or so till full flegged walking begins. or if i can keep the floors waxed, maybe a bit longer ;)

Little Jumping Bean

its fitting that we call him Bean, huh. kid loves to jump, climb, cruise, slide and can even get to the top of the staircase without skipping a beat.

Here he is with his buddy Benjamin when we went out for sushi the other night- and they had matching hats


and taking a swim with daddy!

“Hello my fans”

Obviously Bennett wasn’t as into the jammytime story as Madeline and myself. Thanks dad for catching the little ham!

I ♥ Madeline

it may appear as if we had no son on valentine's day... but we just neglected to take any pics. sorry bean- a totally bennett post will be available in a few days ;)

Valentine's day breakfast- heart pancakes for us and madeline's special request, snowman pancakes with chocolate chip eyes and whipped cream... mmm








Valentine's day at school- junk food!


Valentine's day dinner- she chose homemade pizzas

Here's don braving the cold to grill up some sweet t bones for us


and my favorite, our friends, the wongs Eliana: 4, Benjamin: 2, came over and we exchanged valentines's last week. Can you guess which child is which?


Hint: Benjamin and Madeline have matching tights! LOL love this little guy's fashions sense. He adores his big sister... can you tell?

cyberdad

this is what happens when technology meets dad who travels a lot.



don works so hard to stay connected to the kids
but i think bennett might believe that he lives inside the machine....

snow play

because that is what the bbq looked like after the first day. and it only got worse!
so we bundled up and headed out of course!




but not before a classic 'a christmas story moment'





We all got in on the fun!


and some cozy cuddling while we waited for the hot cocoa!

brother-icide?

A: she loves him.
B: we have been trapped in our house for a week.
A+B => C

She may be trying to smother him ... with her love, of course.






but he seems not to notice bc those are certainly squeals of delight
(and now you all know why his nickname is Pterodactyl)

the dig-out.

it has been a week since snowmageddon began.
we are beginning to dig out and melt the 3 feet down to a manageable 2'.

nuff said

 

Blizzard day 1

'Uncle' Jason came to visit. Don's flight to vegas was postponed and we have eaten 18 cupcakes in 24 hours.
snow days are the best.