Random Updates

Here are some updates about life at our house:
Ethan has been really into the book "Chicka Chicka 1,2,3" and pretty much has the whole thing memorized. If you have a preschooler who's really into numbers, I highly recommend this book! He gets really excited when the 0 joins with the 10 to make 100. Whatever makes him happy, I guess we'll go with it!
He's also been really into spelling words. He knows how to spell his name, "writer," "truck," "blue," "hot," "cold," "mom," and "dad." He loves asking what letter words start with, and then he'll just improvise on spelling the rest of the word. For example:
Ethan: "What does "vacuum" start with?
Mom: "V."
Ethan: "V-e-t-h-a-n spells VACUUM!!!!"
(Repeat with "U" and "ukulele") Very funny :)

Oh, and potty training is going pretty well! yay!

Macie is such a happy little one year old! She LOVES books now, too, and she'll sit at her basket of books for a long time, looking at them by herself. Sometimes she'll grab one and walk it to an adult that looks like they might read to her. Very cute! Of course all other activity stops to read to her!
She's starting to say some words too. No one else would probably recognize them, but mom and dad definitely do! She says "book" now and we're pretty sure she's said, "blue." She also says, "chicka chicka boom boom!" (you can tell what book gets read a lot around here!)
And some other exciting news: She's finally getting some hair! At least enough to put a little barrette on the top :)

So that's life around here - well the good parts anyway! Life with a 3 and 1 year old has been very challenging lately. Ethan is prone to sudden and intense melt-downs and tantrums, especially when he's over stimulated. Macie is very strong willed and insists on getting what she wants! So, they keep mom and dad our our toes! On one hand we're looking forward to them getting a little older and independent, but on the other hand, we realize these fun years will pass way too quickly . . . .

Happy Birthday, Macie!

Macie has been having an exciting birthday! Above, she is showing off her birthday balloon and doll stroller!

Of course we had to celebrate with Grandma, Grandpa, and cupcakes today!

Macie shares a birthday with her cousin, Ben! Here he is getting ready to play in his hockey game last weekend. I can't believe he's turning 6 today!

And here's my sweet baby girl 1 year ago! My, how time flies!

Breaking News

Ethan stayed dry in big boy underwear all day today! We haven't been pushing potty training too much, but if he's ready, we'll take it!! With Macie done with formula and Ethan (hopefully) done with diapers, we will be drowning in all the extra cash we'll have around the house pretty soon!!

Birthday Bash!

Ethan and Macie had a big birthday extravaganza yesterday! Here's Macie walking around in her Birthday Girl outfit . . .

Theresa, who is responsible for the ADORABLE birthday hats, and Lily, came dressed as twins!!
Here are the wild party guests!

Gracie and Jordan from daycare . . .

Although I am definitely NO Martha Stewart, I tried my hand at making the kids' cakes.

Ethan and Macie had a fantastic day!!! We felt so blessed to have all so many amazing friends and family surrounding us, celebrating the birth of our two beautiful kiddos!

I never dreamed I'd have a skinny kid who would only eat Popsicles!

This is the result of trying to get a picture of both kids together - dangerous :)

How big is Macie? . . . .

Sooooo big!!!!!!

Ethan and Macie are so transfixed by Blue that they don't remember to sit down to enjoy the show! They wouldn't want to miss a single second!

The faces of a TV generation.

Macie is so proud of herself for figuring out how to walk! Notice the new baby gate in the background. It kind of feels like we're in a zoo.

Macie in her adorable snow suit :)

I am soooooo excited about our new computer! It is so much faster and easier to upload pictures. Now that we are up to date with our technology, it's crazy how long we put up with our old, slow computer! So exciting!

Big News!

We have big news around here! Macie is officially walking! She's so cute! She loves walking to mommy or daddy, and of course she loves exploring! As soon as I get my camera working again, I will post pictures :)