A Real Snow Day!!

I can't believe that we have actually gotten snow twice this year. Two weeks ago we got a fun surprise and got some snow not just ice like the last time. Now we only got an inch or less but this time it was the good fluffy snow that Wade could actually play in. We had the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen. We had to run to Target for something and on the way it started coming down like crazy. Wade was thrilled. He had a birthday party for a friend that day but we promised after his nap that he could go out and play. He and Josh went out in the backyard and played for about 30 minutes. He was freezing but had a blast. WK just sat and watched and wanted to go out so bad. 

February 16th was a big day for us. It was the day it snowed but it was also the day that Westin Kate took her first steps. We were all over at my mom and dad's house. Zach's parents were in town too for his mom's birthday so they got to see it too. My mom missed it because she was in the other room. Ashley was holding her and stood her up for a second and for some reason she just decided to go ahead and take 3 or so steps. We all started screaming and I think we scared the poor child. She did it one more time and thankfully Josh was able to video it on his phone. She hasn't really had too much interest in doing it again. She has taken 2 steps here and there but that is it. She would much rather crawl. Walking and talking are not real high on her priority list these days :) I am so thankful Josh and I were both there to see her walk for the first time. I don't know what it is with my parents houses because both of our kids walked for the first time at their house. Wade walked for the first time in my parents kitchen (where Ashley and Zach live now.)  I love this picture of WK looking out our back door at the snow!!

This one makes me laugh because Wade had a blast "throwing snowballs" at his sister :)

Valentines Day 2013

We had a great Valentines Day this year. We stayed home and didn't really do too much. The kids and I woke up to a cute surprise from Josh. He left some goodies on the counter for the kids and I and they were so excited. I somehow got them to both look at the camera and smile for me in their Valentines shirts!! We had playgroup Thursday morning and got out of the house for a little bit. 

Westin Kate and I got a little surprise from Josh later in the day. He sent us both flowers and they were so pretty. They actually lasted forever and I just threw them out this past week. It was so sweet that WK got her first flowers from her Daddy!!

The kids and I went for a little walk before dinner. I don't know why we have not gotten the wagon out before now because she LOVED it. They had so much fun on our walk. WK smiled and laughed the entire time. I think she enjoyed her first wagon ride!!

WK is into everything so trying to cook dinner is not always easy. My parents were planning to come over for dinner and to bring the kids their Valentine goodies. I had to call my dad to get him to come earlier because Wade and I couldn't make the pizza's because sister was into everything. She is such a mess these days. Wade was so excited about making our pizza's for dinner. We even made the big one into a heart shape!

We didn't do any candy this year (more on that later!!) But we did get the kids some little things. Wade got books, a plate, and a movie too. WK got some books, socks and some really cute red and pink snack bowls from Target. We love staying in and eating dinner at home instead of fighting the crowd and trying to go out to eat. Josh and I tried to watch a movie when they went to bed but the movie from Redbox didn't work. So we just watched TV instead.

Oh blog de blog

So most days I feel like I may stop blogging and then just last week I got my 2012 blog book in the mail and I remember why I do it. It is such a neat keepsake for the kids and me. I have to say I am so impressed with Blog 2 Print. I ordered my book a couple of weeks ago and when it came I wasn't too happy with it. All my inside pictures were really dark and the quality just didn't look as good as my other books. A phone call (or 2) and a email later and they have already mailed me a new copy. They didn't even ask for the other book back. It makes me happy because I can give WK and Wade a copy of our 2012 book. I always wonder who will want these books one day and I am happy to say they will both have one for the year 2012.

We have been doing great just really busy. It seems like life with 2 little one's just doesn't slow down very much. The weather has been horrible around here lately and we have been stuck inside a lot it seems. I am so ready for Spring and Summer. I am also ready for little missy to be able to walk. She is close and taking some steps but she really would just rather crawl that practice walking. So for now its crawling for her. I don't mind that she isn't walking except for when we try to go place inside. She wants to "get down" everywhere we go and I always feel like it is so nasty to have her little hands crawling around on the floor. Most of the time I just give up and let her do it. I would have NEVER let Wade crawl around on the playground or anywhere inside. Its funny how the 2nd one will do that to you. I am going to attempt to go back and play catch up on what we have been doing during the month of February!!

Pictures

I can't believe that I just did 6 posts in one day. Talk about being behind. Here are a few pictures from Josh's phone of the kids. Happy Valentines Day today!! I will save that post for tomorrow :) These are a few more pictures from the party...

We love Waverly Place and go there all the time. They have places to eat, our favorite yogurt place called Menchies and Spider park. The kids LOVE the park and love looking at all the fountains and fire pits. The water changes color at night and it is so fun for them. We always meet friends there in the Summer.

Josh loves to take the kids to Dick's when I am working. Wade loves it too!!

These are two old pictures and I can't remember if I already posted them?? WK wasn't feeling well so Wade decided he would try to help her feel better :)

One year old post

Finally I think I have finished all her birthday posts. I have been way behind on blogging. I decided to go ahead and get them all done since WK is playing so well by herself in the playroom. I will add her percentiles in next week! Here are some of her stats...

• weighs around 21 lbs...She weighed 20.5 lbs in the office and was in the 29th%
• 28 inches long and bless her she was only in the 14th%
• wears mostly 12-18 month clothes 
• size 3 diapers but we are doing 4's at night and now at naps so we are moving up soon
• size 2-3 shoe (really needs a 2 for length but her foot is so chubby we sometimes go up!)
• eats all table food and is on whole milk (only nurses once early in the morning-we plan on stopping this soon now that I have weaned her at night)
• is a really good eater and actually likes veggies more that most fruit-loves baby food fruit and fruit pouches though
• is sleeping so much better-still wakes up once anywhere from 12-3am but if we just give her the paci and pat her bottom for a minute she goes right back to sleep until 530am
• nurses at 530am and then goes back to bed until 7-30am
• takes 2 naps a day but we are working on dropping the morning one soon
• plays really well by herself
• has 4 teeth and two more coming in
• her top right middle tooth and the one beside it are FINALLY coming in. Soon she will have all 4 on the top and two on the bottom
• her gums look swollen all over so I think she has a lot of teething going on
• really likes her paci still but goes to sleep almost every day without it in 
• still has not gotten attached to a blanket or lovey even though I keep trying to get her to like one
• can stand by herself for a few seconds but really has no interest in walking just yet
• has big brown eyes and very little blond/brown hair (however I keep seeing pieces sticking up so we do have hope!)
• still takes a bottle every now and then at night after naps but is getting so great with sippy cups and can drink from a straw
• LOVES remotes, cell phones, the Ipad and my computer (pretty much anything she should not have!)
• loves to open drawers and cabinets and pull things out!

Thirty-One

In the midst of all the craziness and birthday fun for Westin Kate I had a birthday too and turned 31. I am still not even sure how that happened either. I still feel like I am 25 or younger. Clearly I am not!! I had a good birthday. Wade went to school and then mom kept WK while Josh, Wade and I went to Moe's for lunch. It was nice seeing Josh twice that week for lunch. My birthday is just 2 days before WK's. Its a little crazy right now but I have a friend who told me that her mom and her have birthdays in the same week and they love it  now. They do spa days and fun trips together for their birthday's. That makes me excited and I had never thought about it that way before.

Mom and Dad cooked dinner that night and my mom's side of the family came over since they live in the area. We had a great dinner and then Mom and Dad watched the kids while we went to small group. We ended the night watching The Bachelor together and it was a great night. Josh let me pick out my own birthday gift and I went to Moon and Lola and got a cute cute necklace. It is gold and it has a big "S" charm and two little "w" charms. I love it!! Here is a picture from my birthday dinner at Mom's house. And if you are wondering why Wade's head is blurry it is because we can't keep this child still for a second to take a picture. This is our fun but crazy real life :)

February 6th, 2013

On Westin Kate's 1st birthday I tried to take pictures of everything we did so I would have a little "day in the life" post so I could look back years from now and see exactly what we did on her birthday. So here goes...

We started out with a little breakfast and some play time at home before we headed out to take Wade to school.

This is a daily event at our house...crawling away as fast as you can and heading for the stairs!! You can see in a couple of pictures down from here that she has mastered the stairs. Going up that is! She also played some with Wade and with her balloons from her party.

Time for school! We came home after school and she helped me put some clothes away in her closet and then it was time for her morning nap. She loves to sit and play in her bed or look at her books for a few minutes before going to sleep.

After her morning nap we played some in the playroom and drank a little milk :) We met Josh for lunch at Subway so he could see the birthday girl!  After lunch we did a little shopping in Walmart that took WAY too long because I had these sweet babies with me. Then it was time to come home for naps.

After their afternoon nap we decided to go on a little bike ride to the park. Westin Kate thinks she is a big girl now that she gets to ride her bike. She loves to wave to everyone while we are walking.

After playing for a little bit we headed back home to have dinner with my family. My mom was sick and could not come. She was so sad because she is hardly ever sick but was actually pretty sick and did not want to spread germs to the birthday girl (or anyone else!) While we were waiting on the food to cook Ashley and I dressed WK up for her 12 month old birthday pictures. We also had one of my old dresses from my 1st birthday and so we got some pictures of her wearing it on her birthday. I can't believe how good the dress looks considering it is 30 years old!!

My big girl wearing my old dress!! This is her favorite place to stand and play and I pray that when they installed these rails that they put them in good. 

Time for some birthday dinner. Josh grilled for us and we had some veggies too!

I love this picture of our crazy and busy one year old...I guess she was done eating :)

Daddy with the birthday girl. She got a little birthday treat. Girl scout cookies. They were the peanut butter one's so we let her have PB for the first time. Thankfully she did fine with it.

Here she is opening her birthday presents that we saved for her. We saved a few little goodies so she could open some on her actual birthday. 

It was a great day. I hope that she had a great birthday. We did baths and then bed and I forgot to take pictures doing that. I was worn out from our busy day.