Happy Easter!

We had a nice quiet Easter year.  Unfortunately, we had to change our plans with Dave's family due to illness.  Despite that we enjoyed our day at home and G.B. came for an Easter lunch/dinner.  Leo loved his first Easter meal and chowed down.  He didn't seem too excited about the other Easter activities but enjoyed playing outside.

Easter egg decorating with the cousins and G.B.

Easter egg hunt

The Easter Bunny came!

Leo was not too interested in his first Easter egg hunt- but he was interested in pretending to draw on the easel

Puppy love!

The pups enjoyed Easter too!

Maya is 3

Maya turned 3 on Tuesday! She's been anxiously awaiting this birthday and now loves to declare that she's BIG!

We got her Anna and Elsa (from Frozen) and a Woody doll.  Her Elsa doll came with an Elsa dress which she wore pretty constantly for 2 days (which was was the first we saw her play "dress up").   Family members also contributed to a swing set for the kids which was a HUGE well enjoyed present! She also received other Frozen items, a picnic table for outside, a Lego Set, a larger doll house with some play princesses,  and a Power Wheels Car (s-p-o-i-l-e-d rotten)!

We had a small party with a super hero theme!  I made capes for the kids, which were super fun! This was a super fun theme to plan and execute!

Target had Justice League girly party decorations, plates, etc.  I couldn't believe it!  I was ecstatic when I found them!

I "bat-ified" these hanging balls

The kids decorated their masks

I can't handle this cuteness!

Batmobile!  Maya's cousins got her this car.  It was a Barbie Jeep but I converted it into a Batmobile!

Cousins hanging out in the swing set!

Leo is 10 Months Old

My little baby is already 10 months old- sigh.  It's going too fast.  His babyhood is flying by!

Leo now has 8 teeth!  He can climb the stairs (we allowed him to do this for the first time today) and says "Dada."  We think he also says a muffled "Maya" (at least Maya claims he can!).  He prefers to totally feed himself- no more pureed food for him!  He LOVES the swings- if you put him in a swing he giggles and giggles (video to come).  Of course, his favorite person is his big sister Maya!  He shows absolutely no interest in walking or using any of his walking toys.  He seems to think crawling is just fine and I'm a-ok with that!  He's already had 2 haircuts.  He no longer uses any type of bath seat and is a splashing maniac moving about the tub! Leo has a lot of teeth- 8!!

"Wow, she's actually paying attention to me!"

"Copy cat!'

"She's too heavy!
(yup I have marker on my nose from trying to eat it- you should've seen my face after I tried to eat a piece of blue chalk!)."

No No No

No Maya no!



No Leo No!


The dishwasher climbing happened while dealing with the wall art... The wall art is Anna from the movie Frozen apparently!

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The Kids Lately!

This winter is dragging on and on but we're staying busy with lots of activities.

Here are some recent pictures of the kids!

Maya and her cousin decorating a snowman at the Hands on House Museum

Maya driving at the museum!

Leo the fireman!

Leo with a mouth full of food!

Leo helping Uncle Rich redo our powder room!

Leo has great balance!  Giddy-up Rody!

I had to snap this picture because it was one of the rare moments when they actually played nicely together!

Maya making a bracelet

Maya playing with shaving cream

Belated Valentine's Day

Happy Very Belated Valentine's Day!

Maya's Valentine's for her Valentine's Play Date!

Leo is 9 Months Old

My little buddy is already 9 months old!  He's turning into such a little person.  Let me list his latest accomplishments:

• clapping
• signing more
• standing up on everything and transferring from close pieces of furniture
• standing on his own for just a second if he lets go

Leo- buddy, you eat pretty much anything you're given (your current favorites are black beans, quinoa, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries, salmon, tuna, cheese, and let's not forget about puffs).  You prefer to feed yourself than be spoon fed.  In fact, you often stuff so much food in your mouth at a time I have to scoop some out.

You are FAST!   This really concerns Maya because she likes to set up her doll house people in complicated ways and if you even glance her way or try to stroll by she really lets you have it.  This is a shame because you are sensitive and when she yells you cry really hard (we are working on this with Maya).  You are easy going- one morning I had to wake you from your nap to go to one of Maya's activities and you woke up and started clapping!  You love to be out and about and happily crawl among other children!  You seem to enjoy baby wearing, which is great for Mommy because that makes you portable!

Happy 9 months buddy!

Maya photobomb!