And so it begins...

Sibling love. One of my favorite things is to watch them interact. Today I got a preview of sibling pestering. Costco has the gigantic carts that can hold two kids, so we tried it out. Susie thought she was pretty cool. Emmett thought it would be a good time to start poking Susie. Then, he stole my berry smoothie. When I tried to get it back, he said "Mommy, you have to be nice. I drink it all!!"  Stinker!

Susie - 8 months

Susie is growing so fast. She's 8 months old. She's crawling, pulling up and standing, she has one tooth, and she loves to suck her thumb when she's tired and take baths. Sweet girl!!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is not a holiday we really worry about around here, but we did celebrate with pink heart shaped pancakes (with sprinkles).

I also planned some fun things for Emmett. We made a monster truck valentine box, and every few hours I'd slip in a little prize or treat or craft. It was so fun to watch him find his surprises!

Finally - a Real Snow Storm

It finally snowed. It's the most snow we've had since we moved here 8 years ago. Cam's work was even cancelled! It was SO fun just relaxing as a family. A friend wisely said that it's God's way of forcing us to drop everything and just enjoy time with family. It was something I really needed. We did go play in the snow with friends too. Emmett loved the snow and never wanted to come inside!!

My new favorite picture!

"I'm so excited!!"

Helping daddy clear a path to the stairs

Woaahhh!

He caught me taking pictures. "No mommy! Don't take pictures"

First encounter with snow

It's ok.

Or not.

Snow babies - they'd rather be inside!

Snacking after playing hard.

It was so beautiful. I'm so glad we got one big snow!!

Castle

Cam loves to find free stuff, and when he found these free GIANT cardboard tubes, his first thought was to build a castle for Emmett. It took many weeks, but it's done and installed in E's room. He loves his castle! The middle tube has a ladder to climb up to the second layer. The last step will be to paint some "stones" for the walls.

Park Day

You're probably thinking "Another park post?" But the funny thing about this day is that it was nice enough to go to the park in between snow storms. Crazy weather!

Susie was all smiles as always, and Emmett was in constant motion!

Jumper!

Susie absolutely loves her jumper! It makes her so happy to be bouncing!