Leah Update

Just a little Leah update...her big birthday is only 9 days away (party goers get your pink and brown ready we weren't joking!), her second top tooth broke through giving her a grand tooth total of 4, she is down to one bottle a day and we have switched to Lactaid in lieu of whole milk because at this point she can't tolerate it on its own. Leah is walking all over the place at home and inside, but not quite ready to walk in public. She is just the best little girl we could ask for!

No Shoes on the New Carpet Leah!

Leah's first pair of sneakers came in the mail yesterday and even though we have a strict new rule about no shoes on the new carpet we let her slide because we wanted her to get used to walking in them, which he dislikes greatly!

As soon as you put them on she instantly falls to her knees: exhibit A!
Then, she throws a little tantrum and puts her head down: exhibit B!

If we don't give in she eventually smiles and gets right back up: exhibit C!

What are these things on my feet Mommy?

I had no idea that the company Saucony was owned by Stride Rite until I went to the website browsing. We are very happy with the new sneakers and we thank Great Grandma & Great Grandpa for buying them for Miss Leah. We love you guys!

Popular Guy

Seth was very eager to get going on Sunday because he had two birthday parties to go to. He was quite the popular little man. We started at Velocity first for Jude's birthday. Seth had so much fun because all of his old friends from Pat's were at the party and he doesn't see them anymore. It was also Leah's first time going to Velocity where she was walking and she wanted to try everything.

I even got into the bouncy house with her and she loved it!

Next, we headed to the arena for Jacob's skating party. Seth had never skated so he was excited to try it.

Leah tried her first cupcake and of course she loved it as well. She pretty much eats anything and yells when you take food away.

The first time around I held Seth up all by myself and he weighs 45lbs so that was no easy task. Then, we finally got a walker and he had a blast!

Seth was definitely partied out by 2:30 and took a very good nap! We had a very fun day with all of our favorite people!

Hungry Girl

Leah is our star eater and loves to eat any and everything she can get her hands on.

We are down to one bottle a day and there are only 13 days until she turns 1!

Winter Fun

We loaded the four wheeler up on Saturday morning and headed to The Castana's for some winter fun. Check it out...





The boys stayed outside for 2 hours and had a blast with the sleds and the four wheeler. Leah loved being outside too, but came in when she was hungry. Lindsey got a taste of winter and will be ready next season to play with the big kids. All four kids took super naps from the fresh air too!

New Friends

Friday night we had some friends over that we have known for a while, but never had over for dinner. We invited Travis, Lindsey & Nolan over and the boys really hit it off.


We even broke out our new Wii game that we are addicted to. When they left later Friday night Seth said that he loved playing with Nolan and that he wanted to marry Miss Lindsey. Seth is getting pretty good at our dancing game, he is so funny!

PoP

I took Seth to Power of Play at Kidnastics on Thursday morning and he was able to run and play and blow off some energy. He had a blast and it was a fun filled morning!
I couldn't get over some of the things he was able to do at the gym. He is growing up so quickly and changing everyday!

Not Digging the Boots

took the kids outside to play today and since Leah has almost grown out of her snowsuit I tried on a pair of boots that Jen lent me since I couldn't tuck her feet inside any longer. Let's just say that she disliked them greatly to put it mildly!

EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT B

She got over the screaming, but wanted no part of walking outside so we went for a little slide down the street.

After about three houses Seth said he was tired and wanted to head back.

So we slid down the slide a few times.

It felt great to get outside and enjoy some fresh air, but we are all ready for spring and summer. Forget these coats, boots and snowsuits!

Check me out! I'm full on walking, I have three teeth and it is only 2 weeks until my first birthday! I'm also home on vacation with my Mommy and Seth this week. I love it!

New & Improved

The installers came at 8:30am sharp and worked their butts off until 10:50am and then the real work began....putting all the furniture back! Thank heavens for those "moving men movers" because I was able to put both rooms back together all by myself. We are more than thrilled with the outcome and are so excited to be rid of the old stained carpet. We have made a vow to each other not to wear our shoes on it so that it lasts longer than the previous carpet. So if you come over to our house now, bring your slippers because we are taking your shoes at the door!

Home Improvements for 2010

Can you guess what we are doing to our house TODAY?

The prep began on Friday night.

See you later old, stained and gross carpet!

After almost 8 years you need to go!

The installers will be here between 8:30 and 9am. We can't wait!

Getting the Hang of It!

We went skiing on Saturday morning and both Roland and I are finally comfortable behind the harness and Seth is really improving on his skis. I think we must have taken at least 10 runs which is a lot for Seth.

Sheryl & Jess came up for the weekend and met us up at Dry Hill for the morning.

It was a GREAT way to start my week long vacation!