Mess Makers

Claire likes to ensure that she puts on enough chapstick, so she digs her finger into the container to put chunks of chapstick on. She also likes to use it as a face moisturizer. She has rubbed chunks of pink chapstick under her chin, on her cheeks, and of course on her lips.

 This boy is about as destructive and messy as they come. He has found his love for Nutella, so the girls have adopted him into their group. He is a pro at climbing onto the kitchen table and has managed to spill an entire gallon of milk and break a vase. It is a good thing he is so cute! He has dumped out our big bag of fish food onto the carpet a couple times now, but hopefully my new container will stump him for awhile. He also decided he didn't want to wear his winter hat outside... so when you don't want your hat, where is the best place to put it? In the toilet apparently...

Pregnancy and Pizza

 I always love pizza, pregnant or not... We have been working on perfecting our pizza making skills and I think we are about there. Yum!

I rarely post pictures of myself on the blog. I think everyone would much rather see all the cute chillin's, but I thought I would show the belly. Under 12 weeks left!

Spoon Feeder

 This little boy likes to be independent. He sometimes can't get all the food on his spoon that he would like, but he likes to do it all by himself. He is getting so big (and he knows it)! He likes to point out exactly what he wants. When he doesn't get it, he usually walks backwards until he crashes into something (sometimes quite a ways!) and then will crumple onto the floor in sobs.

Sledding!

 This little boy loved every minute of being outside... until he got too cold from continuously face planting in the snow...

 The girls loved to eat the snow and had a great time sledding with Pa. Theodore kept wanting to climb back on the sled. Everyone had a great time.

The girls were much more nervous when they went sledding without Ma or Pa. We miss the snow and would love to have another day of sledding. At least we got more snow this year than last year.

Theodore the Cowboy

Theodore LOVES his horse that his Pa made. He isn't too fond of hats, but after a couple attempts, I got some decent pictures of my little cowboy. Sure love you Theodore! Poor Claire was laying on the couch for the last couple days of our VA trip. Thankfully we are done with the sickness!

Fish Hatchery

 During our stay in VA, we took the girls to a fish hatchery. They had a fantastic time! It was pretty cold outside and we should have brought some warmer coats for them, but they didn't seem to mind being cold for an hour.

 We even got a big bucket of food to feed the fish. They loved throwing in handfuls of food. There were so many fish. They would all jump up and splash all over the surface when the food got thrown in.

There were some narrow bridges and walkways, but they did a great job walking along without falling in. Marie was very protective of Claire and didn't want her to get too close to the edge. Everyone had fun!