Monday, February 25, 2008

Happy Monday!

We hope this finds everyone having a great Monday~ staying warm if you're in the north or Midwest and ready to mail some sunshine to us if you live down south! ;)

Caroline was enjoying looking at a picture of Bryce in her photo album yesterday.

I made a few cards today, and while making them, one of the things Caroline had a ball doing was playing with a handle on the armoire. She would grab it and let it flop down, making a clank noise over...and over...and over...and over...and over... Needless to say, Mommy quickly ran and got her a basket full of toys to entertain her!

Sunday, February 24, 2008

A few pics of the kiddos

Last week Congressman Costello came to Bryce's school and all of the students and staff were asked to wear their St Clare school anniversary t-shirt with their uniform. You can see how much fun he and I had the night before on his closet doors~ Blackboard paint is so fun!

This was Bryce's reaction when I told him that school was cancelled on Thursday...jumping up and down with excitement! It wasn't until 3am Friday morning that he got sick with the flu. Poor guy didn't get to enjoy the bad weather day they called school off for on Friday as he was sick in bed.

Bryce playing with his little sis in her bedroom. I'm not sure who has more fun with her toys~ Caroline or Bryce!


Little miss is wanting so badly to crawl but just isn't there yet which is fine with me. It'll be a whole different ball game when she can scoot, so I'm loving this stage and am NOT rushing the next one!

Future football player?

Nope, we don't think so!
A few days ago Bryce let Caroline play with a soft football of his that he tosses in the house. As you can see, she quickly tired of it and was much happier with her bumble bee rattle!
Click to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhilbyzdSYg

Friday, February 22, 2008

Flu bug...

I had the flu, Bryce now has the flu, Caroline is fussy...fingers crossed the bug leaves our tired house soon! Happy Friday everyone and STAY WARM!

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Ride 'em cowboy and cowgirl!

Jason taking the kiddos for a ride last night before C's bottle and bedtime!

Bryce giving her a ride with a little helping hand from Daddy-o!


This morning Caroline was trying to figure out where the light on the carpet was coming from. It was shining in from the window behind her and bouncing rays off of the chandelier. Every time she'd lean forward to grab a mark on the carpet her body would block it and it would disappear. She was so confused and all mean Mommy could do was giggle because it was so funny to watch!

Monday, February 18, 2008

A new gizmo for the Princess to play with!

Caroline and I went for a playdate earlier this week with Miss B, Elise and Eddie and his walker looked like so much fun! Belinda said Eddie just loves his and uses it to scoot all about, so we thought we'd try one with Caroline.
She wasn't too sure what to make of it...

...She likes the teddy bear toys it has though!

It's only day 2, so she hasn't mastered it just yet. She can't figure out how to move forward but she can sure go backwards like you wouldn't believe! She'll get there! HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!

Baking Boy!

Bryce had a ton of fun making the heart cake kit his cousins Kayla and Connor sent to him for Valentine's Day! It was fun to see his face when I took them out of the little tin pans. He was totally amazed that they were really heart shaped! I love it when he's surprised by things. It's so cute!
Here he is all set to decorate his cakes!


The icing was pretty messy but he loooooved the taste of it! Sweet, sweet, sweet sugar rush! ;)


Aww, what sweet cakes he made! He was so proud of himself!



The true test is about to begin.... His verdict? YUMMY! Thanks Kayla and Connor!

Friday, February 15, 2008

Let the squeels begin!

Caroline is at a very fun age right now. When Bryce was at this age it drove Jason a bit bonkers at times. You see, Bryce would squeel/scream and if I did it back to him he would proceed to do it again and again and again... and much louder as the game went on. This was often times in the car, which is what brings the bad headache memories for poor Jason! Well, Caroline has hit that fun stage where she enjoys this 'game' now. Bryce thinks it is super funny to really get her going. This is the link to see them in action (on YouTube) yesterday morning at breakfast time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHIjNDRYfDU

It turned out kind of dark, but if you put it on a full size screen view you can see Caroline's hands opening and closing and getting excited and you can see her face/mouth move so you can tell which are her noises! What a pair!!!

Caroline in mid scream ;)
In another scream...
Caroline just being Caroline! xoxo

Ooooh, one more thing~ big news from yesterday......Caroline just started eatting Cheerios and she LOVES them! This is extra exciting and new because Mr Bryce would have nothing to do with dry cereal and still isn't a big cereal fan.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Heart Day!

Bryce gives Caroline a squeeze earlier this afternoon.

She was a HAPPY girl today! She loves her big brother, too, which added an even bigger smile to her face! Here they are, filled with oodles of love xoxo

Eddie... your girl got all dolled up for you sweetheart! xoxo

Caroline and I went to Bryce's classroom Valentines party. It was AMAZING~ Kristin is quite the party planner! He had a ball and by far his favorite thing was the chocolate fountain. He's getting ready to chow down on some chocolate covered marshmallows here. Yummy!


(This was before we went to school, I added them backwards. Oops!) Caroline looks on, excited, squeeling, banging on the table...as Bryce stands up on his chair to get a birds eye view of his Valentines presents from Jason and I.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Photo shoot~ Round #2

When Caroline and Eddie were about 3 1/2 months old Belinda and I got a picture of them lying down on their backs just like this. Look what happened when we tried to recreate it. Someone was being a diva and not wanting to have any part of it at all! And look at Eddie putting his hand on her shoulder, probaby wondering what in the heck was wrong with her!

Awww, Elise brought Caroline's pacifier to her to try to calm her. She is the sweetest little girl. I thought that was so cute!

Playdate!

Caroline and I had a playdate yesterday with her oh so handsome little boyfriend, Edward, and his cutie patootie big sis, Elise. Miss Belinda got Caroline a Leapfrog floor play piano. Eddie has one, too. They're both playing with them in this 1st picture below. Thanks Miss B, it was played with a bunch last night (by me, Bryce AND Caroline!), and even more today... We love it!




Caroline, Eddie and Elise playing together.


Caroline and Eddie taking a play break to watch Cody, Elise and Eddie's doggy. He was so good with the kids and Caroline liked watching him run about!


Eddie was cracking me up! He would slide his piano to the side so he could see his little girlfriend. Awww, what a sweet boyfriend he is!

B and I got some fun pictures of the kids!

Friday, February 8, 2008

Friday, Friday, Friday = Fun, Fun, Fun times!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE! XOXO

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Chugga Chugga Choo Choo!

We have the best new super duper fun morning thing going on in our house! The other day Bryce and I hooked up an old scarf to a laundry hamper and so the 'train game' was born for Caroline. Bryce gets a big kick out of taking her all around the upstairs and Caroline is equally thrilled with this activity! You should hear her squeal and giggle all the way around!

She was all set when he got home from school to go on another ride around the house. She got excited when he brought the hamper in her room because she knew what was happening next! Her little hands started opening and closing really fast, she was smiling and 'talking', and just EXCITED! What a good big brother Bryce is to her. THIS IS ONE LUCKY GIRL!

I did this in a previous post and it worked, but I'm not 100% sure how I managed that! I'm trying again with a mini clipit~ Click this link to see... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyigD2H7CI If it does work, look closely at her hands and you can see them going a mile a minute!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Our little angels

Bryce giving his baby sister a smooch~ Boy does he love her!

She was dressed in little pink pants that had a tutu attached and her shirt had angel wings on the back that day.
Big news today...Caroline's first tooth started to come in! We knew it was on its way because her little cheeks have been so rosy and she has been chewing on EVERYTHING!

Monday, February 4, 2008

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday Everyone! Hope you are all as smiley as our little ray of sunshine!



Sunday, February 3, 2008

Just a few more photos this weekend...

Bryce working hard on his snow fort to have a snowball fight across the back yard. Jason and little Zac (a neighbor) were building another fort on the other side of the yard. It was crazy weather~ Snow on the ground, but not so cold... Bizarre but lovely!

Little Miss making a big old mess with some water. She loves tipping it up and getting some of it in her mouth. Messy, messy, messy baby!

HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY EVERYONE!

Hi Ms. Belinda!

B, this one is for you... Posting right back at ya chica! I'd better get busy making some smallish hair bows for Princess Caroline! I'll have to put the big ones away until she's older. Her hair grows so S-L-O-W! It's probably more likely that I am anxious and have no patience! Make sure you give E and E big hugs and squeezes from their little friend! xoxo

Saturday, February 2, 2008

SNOWY WEEKEND!

Bryce is having some FUN, FUN, FUN this weekend! It all started Thursday with snow in our neck of the USA. We got the call Thursday night after 9pm that school was cancelled for Friday. Then, double fun news when Jas found out the base was also closed on Friday! So, my boys played outside a LOT! Bryce was thrilled when Jason surprised him with 2 sleds on Friday morning... What a good Daddy!

Here he is going down the hill across from our house. Hold on!

Jason took Bryce and some neighbor boys to sled at the public school's hills Friday and again Saturday. This photo is from Saturday afternoon. We had LOTS more snow on Friday~ it was already really melting away by yesterday when this was taken. Today it's pretty much a soppy mess so no sledding. Bryce is bummed out. (Tyler, Isaac, Bryce & Zach)

Caroline and I played inside on Friday! Nice and warm and a sunny outfit to help us think about spring time!


Look~ Her hair is getting long enough to put tiny bows in it! She is so excited about it, too ;) Can't you tell?!?!