playing ostrich

She does this all the time.

Why?

under the weather

We've been passing sicknesses around our house for a few weeks now.

The only perk is that being sick makes our kids cuddly. Which is amazing, until your toddler pees on you as you're spooning on the couch. Ay caramba.

one-on-one

Here's Doug and Addy, off to an ice cream date last night. She was adorably thrilled. She couldn't get her boots on fast enough!

More one-on-one time with the girls is a goal we set for this year. We're not crazy strict about setting New Year's resolutions, but we are serious about our girls. And ice cream.

grace at 9 months

She sits, she rolls, she teethes (2 so far!), she claps her hands, she sings, and she just might finally be ready to sleep through the night.

She's wonderful.

this is making me laugh tonight

"I'm ready to go in coach... just give me a chance!"

High fives to Rich for pointing this out to us. MAN we love that girl.

christmas 2012

We spent Christmas up at Doug's parents house. The whole gang was there, and it was a holly jolly Christmas indeed!

Christmas Eve

New jammies courtesy Grandma Joyce

Love these kids!

Christmas Morning

Grace embracing her first Christmas

Addy modeling some favorite gifts... frog umbrella, backpack, and cowboy boots

Our sweet little peanut

Playing with da Cousins

Decorating Christmas trees a/k/a ice cream cones

Watching the boys play the iPad is just as fun as playing it yourself

 Snowy New Years Eve

Unexpectedly New Year's Eve was super snowy. Totally sabotaged our attempts at a family picture! (as well as our sick photographer and the broken hot water meter)

  

We also watched movies, played games, shopped, visited Dr. Shafer for some dental work, and ate and ate and ate. 

santa's workshop

Our garage doubled as a workshop in the weeks leading up to Christmas. We refinished a rocking horse for Gracie (found at a garage sale) and a we made a play kitchen for Addy (out of an old TV stand). 

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

After all the hours we put into these projects, we hope they play with these every day for the rest of their lives.