Christmas 2011

Strike a Pose. Forgive the blurry images, I asked Grace to stand still and she informed me, "I just can't stop dancing Mother!"


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Lucky little John received 15 different cars this morning

And Lily was by far the most aggressive gift opener.

about a boy

Little John turned two today. I cannot believe how fast time is flying by! So here are somethings I will want to remember about two year old John when I am old and gray.
-John is so sweet to "baby illy" I am always finding her clutching toys he has given to her. recently John has started playing a game with her where he crawls on the ground so she can crawl after him and then they laugh and laugh. We only run into trouble when he tries to feed her. Oh yeah and he recently realized he can pick her up. I have to watch that kid like a hawk!
-John loves nursery. he never crys he just runs right in
-When he gets really excited he just starts jumping up and down
-Usually when John kisses you it is a kiss about three inches from your face and he makes a little popping sound. every once in a while he will plant a big wet one on my face.
-John is always trying to get outside or in his words "side pleeease"
-John loves cars and balls. He is actually pretty good at throwing and kicking. He is a boy through and through
-John loves swimming
-John hates the grocery store and I usually have to bribe him with fries
-John gets into everything. This morning he got a new gallon of milk out of the fridge and dumped it all over the living room carpet. Then he went back and got some butter milk to dump all over my chair. naughty and freakishly strong
-john always tries to steal the book from me during story time. control issues? he loves playing a game where I say a word and he finds it in a picture on the page
-John can count to ten
-John can be really cute and fold his arms and bow his head during prayers but it takes a bit of convincing
-The first thing John does when he gets up is say "Grace?" and go looking for his big sister and partner in crime
-John and Grace like to steal food from the fridge and have "picnics" I found them sitting on a blanket in the process of eating a giant box of blueberries one day. they also stole and ate three heads of romaine lettuce in one afternoon. crazy little vegans.
-Grace calls him John-o. On a side not she also nicknamed Lily lils, which I love.
-John just recently started calling me mudder (like Grace) instead of mom
I really love that cute little man! If he weren't already asleep I would go attack his little face with kisses
And to end here is a picture of my little mohawk baby when he was just 6 days old

update nov-dec 2011

*I cannot get the pics to line up with the right captions. sorry but blogger is hating on me

So here is a little picture catch up.
I turned 29. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!


Grace had a very important conversation. (the babies were sick and missed out)


"Pleeeeeeeeeeeease Santa"


Then little Miss Grace had her first haircut ever.
Before

During

"Mother stop taking pictures."

"I think I like it. My hair is so stylish."


And here is one last one of John. I attempted a photo shoot with him but he just wont stop moving so all his pics are blurry. Unless he is saying cheese and making this face.

Pinterest Link Party

I am linking up to allthingslovelyblog.com for a weekly pinterest party. Today Baby G and I tried to recreate this beautiful birthday cake originally from Sweetapolita for yours truly (http://sweetapolita.com/2011/06/love-cake-sprinkles/)Ok the original is giving me all kinds of attitude so here is my attempt.

Butterfly Fairy Ballet Princess and trunk or treat

The keeper of the candy

John decided to spend trunk or treat in a comatose state

My Precious

PinerestParty

Confession: Far too often my bedroom/closet are a total disaster. Scarves, jewelry, shoes, and clothes EVERYWHERE. So when I saw this cute earring organizer on imsharingthewealth.blogspot.com I knew I had to make one. Here is the inspiration and below is my version.

Peter Pan

John was not in the mood for pictures but here is the little guy anyway.

John thought Lily might want to dress up too.

Ta-Da!

for grandma

sorry this took so long! Peter Pan to come.

baby style six months

Lily decided to take a walk on the wild side and embrace animal print. I think she totally rocks the look.

Hair

Tried a new hair do today and liked it. The quality of these pictures are questionable but it is actually really hard to take pics of your own hair do!

Pumpkin Farm 2011

Today we trekked out to a giant pumpkin farm. Above is a nice picture of the family after finding our way out of a giant corn maze. There were rides...




A pioneer village



A giant pumpkin sling shot





Here are some of me and the kids. Note Grace's expression while I am hugging her!




Kids and pumpkins



And one last pic of Little Miss Lily

Park Action