Happy Valentines Day!

Here are some pictures of our little Valentines... I only tried a few, I was having no luck getting them to sit still...Quinn was just too excited about going to Blair’s house...

We went to Blair’s house to decorate cookies. YUUMM!

But the real hit was Blair’s Valentine treat from her Mommy & Daddy...

Kathryn had fun at home bonding with Daddy...

Here are the girls in their Valentines Ts from Nana

Quinn is not thrilled about Kathryn sitting up.  She likes to hold Kathryn for pictures..

And a couple of Valentine’s treats...

Quinn has been asking for her own umbrella for months now.  Not that I use one (I haven’t figured out how to juggle both girls & an umbrella, so when it rains, we use hoods... and run)! But most of the kids in her school have one and she always wants to try theirs when it is raining out.  To say she was excited would be an understatement (nothing like a good accessory for Quinn AND it has Tinker Bell on it?!) Now, she is just waiting for it to rain!

Fun at home

We have been having so much fun at home lately. Kathryn and Quinn enjoy each other so much, it makes life at home such a blessing. I love that it is rare for us to be in a hurry to go anywhere, it makes it easy to appreciate the little things. I happened to have my camera upstairs the other day and was able to catch a few of our fun times.

It seems like the girls’ favorite time of the day is waking up, in the morning or from naptime. Whoever is up first gets to go in and wake up the other. If Quinn and I go in together to get Kathryn, you can hear Kathryn giggling as soon as she knows we are on our way. Quinn has her own step stool at the end of the Crib, so she can run right in to see her sister. And if Kathryn & I go into Quinn’s room, Quinn loves to have Kathryn lay in bed with her for a little while. Quinn tucks her in and lets her take turns holding each of her buddies. “See Kathryn, this is Big Bird, and this is Doggie...”

And Quinn has a new favorite hobby. She LOVES exploring in my closet. She tries on all of my shoes, and as much as I don’t like my closet being destroyed on a daily basis, it is just to cute to say no to. And, to Dean’s dismay, she has also recently realized that Daddy’s closet is pretty fun too!

But don’t worry, Quinn hasn’t forgotten her tutu yet. And as you can see, it is a wreck. She insists on wearing it 80% of the time that we are home and is not happy with me when I try to wash it....

All about Kathryn

Well, it has taken six months, but here it is, a post ONLY about our sweet Kathryn. I can’t believe Laur hasn’t gotten on me to do this ; ) Well, here she is-- our SIX MONTH OLD baby. I can’t believe it, and I know everyone says this, but time just flew by. While I’m excited for each new stage, I am so not ready for her to grow up yet!

She is doing wonderful, and just may very well be the easiest baby in the world. She is so sweet, and so easy going. She still sleeps great but doesn’t complain if she misses a nap while I make her run errands with me. She loves to laugh and her favorite toys remain her Sophie, her Moose, and most of all, she loves her big sister. She loves to play in her jumpy seat and likes to sit in her high chair and play while the rest of the family eats. Bathtime still makes her giggle and she loves when we all sit on the bed and read stories together before bedtime.

We went to her six month checkup with Dr Smith this week and he gave her a great report! She is in the 65% for all of her stats: 12lbs, 2oz; 26” tall and her head is 42cm. He gave her the all clear to start eating and recommended plain yogurt as one of her first meals (of course, pictures are below!)

Here are some recent pictures of our sweetie pie...

 Can you believe we have already raised the seat for her jumper 2 times?!

Ok, so here it is, her first taste of yogurt....step by step

hmmm... not quite worth the wait, hu sweetie pie?!

Next up, maybe we’ll try something a little more tasty... Happy 1/2 Birthday Kathryn, we love you!!

Friday, February 4, 2011
Grandpaw
Ummm, the only word that comes to mind is ADORABLE! Can't wait to get my hands on her the 27th.

Friday, February 4, 2011 - 11:38 AM
Tara
Happy 1/2 Birthday Kathryn! Before long you are going to be holding Blair instead of her holding you! You have grown up TOO fast!
Monday, February 7, 2011 - 09:00 AM
Beth
Kathryn is just precious! What an infectious smile.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 04:00 PM
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Snow Days

While Dean was away watching his Tigers win the National Championship game, we had quite a little snow storm at our house. We measured six inches on our deck, which is big time for Atlanta!  We were completely snowed in for days, but Dean was lucky enough that his flight was not cancelled, so he was able to get home just in enough time to enjoy the snow with us for a few more days. Here are some of the pictures...

Quinn was sure she could do something in the snow with her beach toys

Love this, reminds me of winter in PA.... the pile of frozen clothes, thawing out... and Quinn of course had to try on all of Mommy’s gear!

Quinn was NOT thrilled about coming inside and wasn’t so sure about the hot chocolate.. until she tasted it!

And after I was frozen solid, we started on the activities.  We tried it all, coloring, painting, moon dough...so much fun but thank goodness Daddy came home when he did!

I couldn’t get over how much ice we had, it was like we had our own personal skating rink in our back yard!  As you can see, we had a great time, but we are hoping not to see snow again until next winter!